In the olden days, and by “olden” I mean … last year, vaccinating patients against pneumonia was simple—we gave everyone one shot at age 65 and that was it, but new recommendations have created a lot of confusion. Let’s remedy that and rock your world at the...
“What is a super bug and how do you …” make one? The term “super bug” always reminds me of the 1972 Black exploitation film Super Fly, starring Ron O’Neil. The movie’s trailer featured the tagline, “He’s got a plan to stick it to the man!” Back then,...
When I was a kid… one of my favorite rides at Disneyland (other than the Matterhorn) was Monsanto’s Adventures Thru Inner Space. In it, you boarded a vehicle which pretended to gradually shrink you down to the size of molecules. I’m not the only one who...
“Doctor, my immune system is so weak… I’ve caught every cold and flu this year. I’ve been sick constantly for three months and I can’t get well. Can you work up my immunity? Is there anything I can take to protect me against all these infections?” Every winter,...
We’ve all seen the horror movie where … we think the bad guy has been killed off, but he is really hiding in the basement ready to attack the girls at the sorority as soon as the cops wrap things up and head home. This is just how shingles works. Shingles is a...
In 1955 just one artist, Elvis Presley … had five of the Billboard top 15 songs, including top of the chart “Heartbreak Hotel.” Better yet, 1955 was the beginning of the end for measles in the United States. That year, 3–4 million people, mostly children,...
