Category Archives: General Medicine- Adults

Want to start smoking again after a stroke?

Posted on October 29, 2012 by drlesliegreenberg

Patients who started smoking again after an ischemic (not-enough-blood-getting-to-the-brain) stroke raise their risk of dying by nearly threefold within one year.  The risk of dying increases the sooner the smoking relapse occurs.  Patients who start smoking within 10 days of … Continue reading →

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Does your tween have acne?

Posted on October 25, 2012 by drlesliegreenberg

Acne in teens.  Recently,  I saw a tween for a knee injury.  Upon completion of the visit I asked him how his skin was doing.  His mom energetically piped in that his current skin condition was good for him and that … Continue reading →

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Fellow Wichitan, do you have a question about community water fluoridation?

Posted on October 15, 2012 by drlesliegreenberg

A former CDC Oral health expert is in Wichita… so here is your chance to have questions answered by one of the nation’s leading water fluoridation experts.  Stop by in person or submit questions online. WHAT: Attend a discussion lead by Bill Maas, a … Continue reading →

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Wound care 101

Posted on October 4, 2012 by drlesliegreenberg

We all get wounds–which heal most of the time without problems.  Our bodies are amazing and can heal most wounds under the right conditions. The ideal conditions are a clean, moist and friendly environment. Keeping wounds “clean” does NOT mean using … Continue reading →

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Early glucose control important in prediabetes

Posted on September 27, 2012 by drlesliegreenberg

Reach the goal of fasting blood sugar under 100!  Bringing down blood sugars as soon as possible in prediabetes provides the best shot at preventing disease progression.  This comes into play when a patient has a fasting blood sugar that … Continue reading →

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Diverticulosis rarely progresses to diverticulitis

Posted on September 18, 2012 by drlesliegreenberg

What does this mean?  Diverticuli are outpouches in the bowel.  Diverticulosis is the condition of having diverticuli.  Diverticulitisis when these diverticuli get inflamed.  Diverticulitis may present as right lower abdominal pain.  Diverticuli are more common as we age and with history of … Continue reading →

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Fluoride. A hot topic here in Wichita.

Posted on September 4, 2012 by drlesliegreenberg

In November we, Wichitans, have the opportunity to vote.  The question is should fluoride be added to the water.  Here is a link to some interesting information which has been fact-checked. You have two choices.  Will you research the question of fluoridation?  … Continue reading →

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Newly-found risk of older sperm

Posted on August 24, 2012 by drlesliegreenberg

This is an interesting overview on an article in Nature which addresses older men having children. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/23/health/fathers-age-is-linked-to-risk-of-autism-and-schizophrenia.html?src=me&ref=health Hope this helps.

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Want to decrease your risk of psoriasis?

Posted on August 23, 2012 by drlesliegreenberg

Try running.  A Nurses Health Study with 116,000 patients showed that the most physically active patients decreased their risk significantly of getting psoriasis.  But, interestingly, other  forms of vigorous activities such as bicycling, swimming and playing tennis did not decrease … Continue reading →

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Recurrent vaginitis has a new treatment

Posted on August 14, 2012 by drlesliegreenberg

Bacterial vaginosis is a non-STI (sexually-transmitted infection) affecting the vagina with discharge and odor.  Women who used a probiotic vaginal suppository had fewer recurrences of bacterial vaginosis.  The suppositories contained Lactobacillus rhamnosus, L acidophilus, and Steptococcus thermophilus.  Women who ate L Acidophilus yogurt … Continue reading →

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