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Straight, No Chaser: Sealed with a (Wrong Type of) Kiss – Zoonotic Diseases
It’s interesting how we take animals for granted. Many of us touch and handle them, play with them. Some people keep their pets in their faces, allowing them to kiss and lick the
Straight, No Chaser: Extracting Ticks and Preventing Tick Bites
Springtime is the beginning of the outdoor season for many. Whether you’re camping, hunting, playing paintball, hiking or engaged in other activities in the woods or tall grass,
Straight, No Chaser: Avoiding Mosquito-Bourne Diseases
Sometimes things occur so frequently that you become sensitized to the real danger they present. This thought occurred to me when I saw Bill Gates talking about efforts to elimin
Straight, No Chaser: Brain Health – Mental Gymnastics to Keep You Vibrant
I always found it odd that we assume our brain will simply perform in every way we need it to once developed. It seems reasonable to me that if we choose to diet and exercise in an
Straight, No Chaser: Electrical Injuries and Lightning Strikes
As I watch lightning lighting up the sky, it makes me wonder if anyone out there is unlucky enough to be getting struck. The annual probability of being struck by lightning is app
Straight, No Chaser: Travelers’ Diarrhea
This is the time of year in the U.S. when you wished you were somewhere else. (Hawaii, Africa, Australia or Mexico for a Valentine’s Day cruise, anyone?) Unfortunately, somet
Straight, No Chaser: Spotlight on Health Concerns When Traveling – Vaccines and Illnesses
Traveling is exciting, but it presents multiple challenges to your health. To best meet these challenges, preparation is everything. Before you travel and every time you travel, yo
Detoxification, General Health and Wellness, Hematology & Oncology/Blood Disorders/Cancer, Health Prevention
Straight, No Chaser: The Cancer Prevention Workbook
We continue with simple principles to avoid various forms of cancer, but in today’s Straight, No Chaser, we add some detail about the what’s and whys of the conversation. T
Detoxification, General Health and Wellness, Hematology & Oncology/Blood Disorders/Cancer, Health Prevention
Straight, No Chaser: The Cancer Prevention Checklist
I’m going to present this information two separate ways: today a checklist, as simple as possible; and tomorrow with the same information explained briefly but with detail. You l
Straight, No Chaser: Do You Have Moles?
Odds are you do, but we’re not talking about the animal variety. It’s Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month, and so if you do have moles, you should
Straight, No Chaser: Healthy and Safe Swimming
Did you know this is National Healthy Safe and Swimming Week? Whether you’re an avid swimmer or only deal with it on a vacation, it’s important to be reminded how to be safe wh
Straight, No Chaser: Heat Illnesses Awareness (Heat Exhaustion, Heat Cramps, Heat Stroke)
Heat Awareness Day occurs the last Friday in May instead of the first weekend in July because prevention is better than cure. Once the rains calm down across America, it’s p
Straight, No Chaser In The News: HIV Vaccine Awareness and Update
The search for an effective HIV vaccine continues. Let’s take this space to bring you up to date. The first (and at that point only) vaccine developed to date that has shown any
Straight, No Chaser In the News: Zika Virus Update
The Zika virus continues to be in the news, especially regarding its effects on newborns. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the number of pregnant
Straight, No Chaser: What To Do You If You Suspect a Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD)
It’s been a long and productive sex week here at Straight, No Chaser. We’ve run the gamut of common sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and other genital conditions, and li
Hematology & Oncology/Blood Disorders/Cancer, Infectious Disease, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Health Prevention
Straight, No Chaser: Cervical Cancer – The Sexually Transmitted Cancer
Let’s put this take home message up front: here’s a pretty good demonstration of the value of vaccines. I hope that each of you resolves to get any children you care f
Straight, No Chaser: Prevention and Treatment of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
If you have carpel tunnel syndrome (CTS) or are at significant risk for developing it, you really should learn strategies to either prevent, limit progression or treat the conditio
Straight, No Chaser: Healthcare Disparities
In large part, this blog exists to inform individuals of all backgrounds about the risks that lead to abnormal health outcomes. Our hope is that once you discover the risks, you’
Straight, No Chaser: Distracted Driving
I find lawmakers fascinating. For example, when states fail to pass distracted driving laws in the name of “freedom,” aren’t they basically signing off on Darwini
Straight, No Chaser: Advanced Maternal Age
Times have changed. Marriages are increasingly career-focused, and couples more and more choose to have babies later in life. It is helpful that these decisions can now be a
