Tag Archives: Andover

Lung cancer screening

Posted on November 21, 2014 by drlesliegreenberg

Wow! Lung cancer accounts for 27% of all cancer deaths in the United States. 7% of Americans will be diagnosed and 6% will die from it. Among heavy smokers, 33% of them will die from lung cancer. In the 1960s … Continue reading →

Posted in Cancer, General Medicine- Adults, lung conditions, Uncategorized | Tagged Andover, cancer, cancer screening, CT scan, Dr. Greenberg, Dr. Leslie Greenberg, Family Doctor, family physician, family practice, kansas, low dose CT scan, lung cancer, wichita | Comments Off

Prostate cancer screening. To screen or not to screen?

Posted on November 17, 2014 by drlesliegreenberg

The US Preventive Services Task Force recommend against routine prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing. The PSA test was introduced in the late 1980s. This lab test showed us that the incidence of prostate cancer increased dramatically compared to when we could … Continue reading →

Posted in Cancer, General Medicine- Adults, Male issues, prostate cancer, Uncategorized | Tagged Andover, cancer, Dr. Greenberg, Dr. Leslie Greenberg, Family Doctor, Family Medicine, family physician, family practice, kansas, prostate cancer, PSA, screening test, wichita | Comments Off

Nuts and bolts on colon cancer screening

Posted on November 14, 2014 by drlesliegreenberg

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force tells us who and when and how to test for which disease. Their research takes into account patient population characteristics and the evidence. Who should be screened for colon cancer? All adults 50 to … Continue reading →

Posted in Cancer, General Medicine- Adults, Uncategorized | Tagged Andover, colon cancer, colon cancer screening, colonoscopy, Dr. Greenberg, Family Doctor, Family Medicine, family physician, family practice, fecal occult blood, flexible sigmoidoscopy, kansas, wichita | Comments Off

Cancer screening key issues. Why, who, which test do we use?

Posted on November 10, 2014 by drlesliegreenberg

I recently read a great article demonstrating biases in the evaluation of screening tests. This is timely as last week I had a 75 year old female visibly upset that she no longer needed regular pap smears. She sighed and … Continue reading →

Posted in Cancer, General Medicine- Adults, Uncategorized | Tagged Andover, cancer, Dr. Greenberg, Dr. Leslie Greenberg, false positive, Family Doctor, Family Medicine, family physician, family practice, kansas, screening test, wichita | Comments Off

Mindless weight loss

Posted on October 31, 2014 by drlesliegreenberg

This would be great, right? Well, if you use the following rules, then you will mindlessly eat less and may lose weight. keep kitchen counters clear. The only exception is you can keep a bowl of fruit in sight. There should … Continue reading →

Posted in General Medicine- Adults, obesity | Tagged Andover, Brian Wansink, Dr. Greenberg, Dr. Leslie Greenberg, Dr. Wansink, Family Doctor, Family Medicine, family physician, family practice, kansas, mindless eating, obesity, wichita | Comments Off

Recognizing and treating teen depression

Posted on October 27, 2014 by drlesliegreenberg

October is national Mental Health Awareness month. No one is immune from mental illness. Adolescents are especially vulnerable to mental illness and are a major at-risk population for developing severe depression. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that … Continue reading →

Posted in Pediatrics, safety, Uncategorized | Tagged Andover, Dr. Greenberg, Dr. Leslie Greenberg, Family Doctor, Family Medicine, family physician, family practice, kansas, teen depression, teen suicide, wichita | Comments Off

Which complementary medicine modalities are worth doing?

Posted on October 24, 2014 by drlesliegreenberg

Consider taking fish oil to decrease high triglycerides. The American Heart Association recommends 2 to 4 grams per day of fish oil with DHA to help decrease triglycerides. The most common side effects of fish oil is bloating and belching … Continue reading →

Posted in General Medicine- Adults, Uncategorized | Tagged acupuncture, Andover, complementary medicine, Dr. Greenberg, Dr. Leslie Greenberg, Family Doctor, Family Medicine, family physician, family practice, glucosamine, kansas, probiotics, wichita, yoga | Comments Off

Warts. Do I need to treat them?

Posted on October 17, 2014 by drlesliegreenberg

No. There was a study of 1100 children. 1 of 3 of them had at least one wart. One year later (without any treatment) 1/2 of all the warts were gone. This was especially true in younger and nonwhite children. … Continue reading →

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Do you need to fast before cholesterol lab?

Posted on October 13, 2014 by drlesliegreenberg

No… but, occasionally yes. A study of over 209,000 cholesterol labs found that if we are only looking at total cholesterol and LDL (bad) cholesterol, that patients do NOT need to fast. The triglycerides (another part of the cholesterol/lipid panel) will … Continue reading →

Posted in Cholesterol, General Medicine- Adults, Uncategorized | Tagged Andover, cholesterol, do I need to fast, Dr. Greenberg, Dr. Leslie Greenberg, Family Doctor, family practice, fasting cholesterol, high cholesterol, kansas, LDL, wichita | Comments Off

Head lice

Posted on September 22, 2014 by drlesliegreenberg

I know…it’s hard to NOT be disgusted if you or your child gets head lice. But, don’t overreact. It’s benign. It’s treatable. And, it’s nothing to feel dirty about. The head louse (the plural of louse is lice) is a … Continue reading →

Posted in General Medicine- Adults, infections, infections, Pediatrics, Uncategorized | Tagged Andover, Dr. Greenberg, Dr. Leslie Greenberg, Family Doctor, Family Medicine, family physician, family practice, head lice, kansas, louse, wichita | Comments Off