Tag Archives: Dr. Leslie Greenberg

How to pick a probiotic?

Posted on April 17, 2018 by

How to pick a probiotic? Did you know that in 2012 3.8 million adults and 300,000 children were known to be taking probiotics?!  This is a 400% increase in 5 years. What does a probiotic do?  It transiently changes the … Continue reading →

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NEW Cancer Screening Recommendations

Posted on April 10, 2018 by

  NEW Cancer Screening Recommendations. To help diagnose breast cancer, the American Cancer Society suggests mammography starting at 45 years of age with annual screening until 54 years of age and then every other year after 54. To prevent cervical … Continue reading →

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AARP Bulletin with medical tips from yours truly!

Posted on April 6, 2018 by

AARP Bulletin with medical tips from yours truly!Disclaimer:  Talk to your doctor about your specific knee pain.  If you are walking around with bone-on-bone arthritis, you may need a total knee replacement (and NOT be a candidate for conservative management).  … Continue reading →

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Kidneys. How important are they?

Posted on April 3, 2018 by

Kidneys.  How important are they?  REALLY IMPORTANT.  I have told my kids that the organs that I think are most importance… in order of importance is the brain, then heart, then the kidney. Kidney disease affects 47 million people in … Continue reading →

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Palpitations. How to evaluate them?!

Posted on March 27, 2018 by

Ever have your heart make a weird pitter pat? Palpitations.  How to evaluate them?  Palpitations are very common of which the most concerning cause is cardiac.  Other possible causes are adverse effects from both prescription and over-the-counter medications, psychiatric illness … Continue reading →

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Shingles?! Prevention and management.

Posted on March 20, 2018 by

Shingles?! Prevention and management.    Shingles is also called herpes zoster and it is caused by the reaction of the chickenpox virus (aka varicella zoster virus).  One million cases of shingles occur annually in the US.  We each have an … Continue reading →

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Medical students have their own brand of “March Madness” and it’s called Match Day!

Posted on March 16, 2018 by

Medical School graduates in the Class of 2018 (at EVERY medical school) have their own brand of “March Madness” and it’s called Match Day! When is it? March 16, 2018! At 9 am PST  all the medical students around the … Continue reading →

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