Americans spend $14 billion … each year on vitamins and supplements. Do these chemicals provide health benefits to us, or is the entire thing mostly a scam? The answer is that it is mostly a scam. With few exceptions, the best science demonstrates that virtually...
Imagine that every pipe in your house started leaking… Not too good for the house. A similar process is what kills the victims of Ebola virus. Ebola is one member of a family of incredibly nasty viruses called viral hemorrhagic fevers, which includes hantavirus...
If you are a one-celled animal, life is pretty simple … Your entire body is in contact with the environment at all times. You can grab oxygen and nutrients at will. It is sort of like being accidentally locked in Albertson’s overnight. Face it, you’re not...
Summer Colds Those of us living in the Pacific Northwest are used to a rather prolonged cold and flu season that usually strikes right around when the kids go back to school in the Fall. However, very often a cold virus also circulates in June or July. This year, we...
January has been a busy month for us … Our practice relocated from up the street to our new space in the Cabrini Tower. The views are spectacular. Thanks to our friends and patients who came to the open house and had a personal tour. There are two medical issues...
