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Straight, No Chaser: First Steps to Take If Someone Gets Poisoned
How would you respond if you or someone in your home became a victim of an accidental poisoning? What if you stumbled across a family member who intentionally swallowed a bunch of
Straight, No Chaser: Why You Get Grey Hair
This is a lot simpler than people make it. Gray hair is a happenstance of life. At the end of the day, genetic, racial and chemical considerations determine when you go gray.
Straight, No Chaser: About Hair Loss and Male Pattern Baldness – Alopecia
I tell people all the time, “I’m shaved, not bald.” Whether or not that’s a distinction without a difference, alopecia (defined as partial or complete hair
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Straight, No Chaser In the News: Lead Poisoning
In the news is the story of dozens of cases of lead poisoning in Flint, Michigan, resulting from elevated levels of lead in the city’s drinking water supply. This followed&n
Straight, No Chaser: Splinters
Ah, splinters. You know them, you hate them. Honestly, it’s frustrating for me to see you in an emergency room with a splinter in most cases because one of the first things that
Straight, No Chaser: Tetanus (Lockjaw)
If there could possibly be anything cool about tetanus, it’s that the overwhelming majority of us have never seen it and never will. At first thought, that could seem odd becaus
Straight, No Chaser: Questions You Should Ask When You Have a Laceration
I wonder if any of us avoid lacerations over the course of our lives. It seems that everyone I know or every patient I have cared for has a scar and a story to accompany it. Fortun
Straight, No Chaser: Life Begins (to End) at 40 (Unless It Doesn’t) – The Skin
September is Healthy Aging Month. A big part of healthy aging is prior healthy living, particularly as you reach the age at which your unhealthy habits begin to catch up with you o
Straight, No Chaser: Tattoo Removal
You may find it interesting that people have been obtaining tattoos throughout recorded history. You may also find it interesting that of those getting tattoos, approximately half
Straight, No Chaser: Hot Tub and Barbershop Folliculitis
Follulicitis. You know it well as hot tub rash, barber bumps, ingrown hairs and many other names. The first thing you need to know is the ‘itis’ means inflammation, and the fol
Straight, No Chaser: Keloids
Have you ever seen a keloid? Do you suffer from keloids? Do you know someone with them and wonder what’s occurring? Here are some answers. Some people, more commonly African-Amer
Straight, No Chaser: Shingles – Return of the Chickenpox
It’s another interesting night in the ER. My nurses are hounding me because there’s a patient with a rash, and they don’t know what it is. They’re so good that they rar
Straight, No Chaser: Your Questions About Human Bites
The votes are in, and it appears that Jaws (from James Bond fame) found the previous post, well… biting. Here’s your questions and answers about human bites: 1)
Straight, No Chaser: Animal Bites
We love our pets, and animals in general. Is there one about which a movie hasn’t been made? In most cases they are sources of entertainment, if not love. Unfortunately, they
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 k
Straight, No Chaser: Foot Corns and Calluses
It’s really not my intention to be corny or callous here, but it’s almost in the name. This Straight, No Chaser looks at two very common problems of the feet. First thin
Straight, No Chaser: Ingrown Toenails
The overwhelming majority of cases of ingrown toenails I see come from people chewing on their toenails. So the really, really Quick Tip is keep your feet out of your mouth. If onl
Straight, No Chaser: Your Questions About Measles – Could You Recognize It?
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) calls measles, a virus that lives in the nose and throat, the “most deadly of all childhood rash/fever illnesses”. About
Straight, No Chaser In the News: Measles Outbreaks and Not Getting Vaccinated
A case of measles was just confirmed in suburban Chicago. Here’s a cautionary tale to those who rely on non-medical sources to guide their health decisions. The measles vaccine
Straight, No Chaser: Fifteen Tips to Care for Diabetic Skin
In the previous Straight, No Chaser, we discussed the frailty of diabetic skin and discussed how that sets one up for skin infections, abscesses, ulcers, amputations and even dea
