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Whooping cough coming our way!

Posted on May 21, 2012 by drlesliegreenberg

I’ve been asking for a year or two for unimmunized patients if they’d like the “tetanus with pertussis vaccine.”  Pertussis is whooping cough.  It is a cough that adults may get which is annoying, lasting for months and embarrassing.  In addition, … Continue reading →

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The 2,3,4,5 Principle of Men’s Health

Posted on May 19, 2012 by drlesliegreenberg

Men often do not seek health care before they desperately need it.  This means… men may not have a family doctor who knows them; that does not mean they do not need one.  The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force helped create the … Continue reading →

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Chest pain may be an unreliable factor for heart attacks…

Posted on May 15, 2012 by drlesliegreenberg

Journal of American Medical Association (JAMA) recently published an article showing chest pain is often absent in young women with heart attacks. Women with heart attacks are more likely to have a heart attack without chest pain (compared to men).  … Continue reading →

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Bearing Beef’s Bad news

Posted on May 10, 2012 by drlesliegreenberg

I live in the “beef belt” with neighbors driving cars with license plates reading “EAT BEEF.”   But, I must report on studies showing eating red meat is harmful. Eating red meat is associated with a significantly increased risk of total … Continue reading →

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Are you a Yeast-infection-sufferer?

Posted on May 4, 2012 by drlesliegreenberg

Some women don’t ever get vaginal yeast infections.  Some women seem to never be WITHOUT a vaginal yeast infection.  A new study gives options to get rid of chronic yeast infections. First we, physicians, need to make sure that the … Continue reading →

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Skin cancer. Free Wichita screening.

Posted on May 1, 2012 by drlesliegreenberg

2 million skin cancer diagnoses in the US each year.  75,000 of those are melanoma (Boo!  Hiss!)  Melanoma accounts for 75% of the skin cancer deaths per the American Cancer Society.  If melanoma is caught (and removed) early, the long-term … Continue reading →

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Vitamin E. Men, don’t take extra.

Posted on April 28, 2012 by drlesliegreenberg

If a little is good… a lot is NOT necessarily better.  A 7-year study of more than 35,000 men showed that extra vitamin E can significantly increase your risk of prostate cancer. The study used a dose of 400 IU a day … Continue reading →

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Interested in “barefoot running?”

Posted on April 25, 2012 by drlesliegreenberg

Fellow Wichitans… Barefoot and minimalist running expert Jason Robillard is speaking FREE this Thursday  April 26, 2012 (see details below). Barefoot running may be better for the feet and may reduce the chance of repetitive stress injuries.  Robillard will discuss how to … Continue reading →

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Still taking vitamin B12 injections? Move over shot. A pill may be just as good.

Posted on April 20, 2012 by drlesliegreenberg

For years patients with low blood counts due to low vitamin B 12 levels came in the office once a month for a Vitamin B12 injection.   Two good studies compared intramuscular injection to oral route.  Both forms raised low vitamin B12 … Continue reading →

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How to decrease your chance of getting an (or another) ankle sprain…

Posted on April 17, 2012 by drlesliegreenberg

Ankle sprains are common.  Once you have had an ankle sprain, you are more likely to get another ankle sprain… unless you help rehab your ankle.  An external ankle support (especially during physical activity) can significantly decrease an ankle sprain.  … Continue reading →

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