Tag Archives: Family Doctor

Stop your kid from starting smoking

Posted on January 1, 2011 by drlesliegreenberg

90% of tobacco users start before age 18 (read this: while they still live in your home). I am a mother of three who feels passionately about my children not using any form of tobacco. As a physician I have … Continue reading →

Posted in lung conditions, Pediatrics, smoking, throat conditions, Uncategorized | Tagged Dr. Greenberg, Dr. Leslie Greenberg, Family Doctor, Family Medicine, family physician, family practice, kansas, nicotine, smokeless tobacco, smoking, smoking education, snus, wichita | Comments Off

Good Riddance Day! Emotional baggage be gone!

Posted on December 29, 2010 by drlesliegreenberg

Today NYC’s Times Square today hosts its fourth annual Good Riddance Day. This event allows individuals to bring paper (bills, love letters, photos, divorce decrees, notes of a least favorite memory) to ceremoniously shred. It is concrete, definitive and visual– … Continue reading →

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Mammograms. No big deal. Just get one.

Posted on December 16, 2010 by drlesliegreenberg

There is no controversy that women aged 50 to 69 need screening mammography. The question is whether women older and younger benefit. Studies have estimated that mammography detects about 75% of breast cancers in women in their 40s, compared to … Continue reading →

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Is the shingles vaccine right for me?

Posted on December 10, 2010 by drlesliegreenberg

Do you want to avoid a painful rash and long-term nerve pain? Are you older than 60? The Zostavax vaccine, which decreases the chance of shingles, has been in short supply (and is expected to be through 2011). Our office … Continue reading →

Posted in Dermatology, General Medicine- Adults, infections, Uncategorized, Vaccines | Tagged chicken pox, Dr. Greenberg, Dr. Leslie Greenberg, Family Doctor, Family Medicine, family physician, family practice, kansas, shingles, skin, wichita, zoster | Comments Off

Do you wheeze?

Posted on December 5, 2010 by drlesliegreenberg

Do you cough without a cold? Do you get winded easily? Hmmm. . . asthma comes to mind. Frequently asthmatics are not adequately controlled. Symptoms are frequently a wheeze, cough or feeling “tight.” Some have a cough that they just … Continue reading →

Posted in General Medicine- Adults, lung conditions, lung conditions, Pediatrics, Uncategorized | Tagged asthma, Dr. Leslie Greenberg, dyspnea, Family Doctor, Family Medicine, family physician, family practice, kansas, lung conditions, wheeze, wichita | Comments Off

Kids and bladder infections

Posted on December 1, 2010 by drlesliegreenberg

Can kids get bladder infections? Yes. 1 in 10 girls get a bladder infection before age 16. Only 3% of boys do. Boy babies under 6 months are more likely to get a urinary tract infection (UTI) than girls. After … Continue reading →

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Wound care 101–cub scout badge time

Posted on November 16, 2010 by drlesliegreenberg

I assisted at my son’s Cub Scout meeting and helped dispel some wound care myths. Lots of questions need answers. . . here is how I address wounds. Allergies? to latex, antibiotics or anesthetics (the medicine to numb a wound)? I don’t want to … Continue reading →

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Menopause

Posted on November 10, 2010 by drlesliegreenberg

I went to a ‘Menopause The Musical’ a few years ago: utterly hysterical. It may only be funny onstage. I have seen two patients this week in their 40s who have all the symptoms. . . including a little denial. … Continue reading →

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When should women have their first pap?

Posted on November 5, 2010 by drlesliegreenberg

Common question. New guidelines. Let me share. . .ACOG (The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecology) released a position statement delaying pap screening in adolescents. A pap is now suggested at age 21 unless the patient has HIV or a weak immune system … Continue reading →

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ADHD

Posted on October 22, 2010 by drlesliegreenberg

Will ADHD stimulant medication cause kids to be short? I was asked this by a neighbor. Hmmmmm. . . .good question. ADHD affects 1 to 6% of the general population. It can cause pervasive cognitive, academic, emotional and social problems. Patients have a … Continue reading →

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