Tag Archives: kansas

Gallstones

Posted on April 22, 2013 by drlesliegreenberg

Ugh!  About 10-15 % of the adult US population gets gallstones.  If symptomatic, this leads to hospitalization and gallbladder removal. What is the gallbladder?  It stores bile which is released by the gallbladder after a meal to help digest the food.  During … Continue reading →

Posted in General Medicine- Adults | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Gallstones

End-of-life planning

Posted on April 12, 2013 by drlesliegreenberg

This topic, to some, is like dragging a reluctant dog to the vet. This is definitely an issue that is best considered and planned for. Recent media reports an 87-year-old resident in an assisted-living facility whose nurse “refused to give … Continue reading →

Posted in General Medicine- Adults, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on End-of-life planning

Rethink calcium supplements

Posted on March 31, 2013 by drlesliegreenberg

There was an NIH study of 388,000 people, both men and women.  Calcium supplements were caused to increase the risk of cardiovascular death in men.  In women, no association was found between calcium supplements and cardiovascular death. Dietary calcium–calcium from food– … Continue reading →

Posted in General Medicine- Adults, heart, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Rethink calcium supplements

Are you a motorcycle rider?

Posted on March 28, 2013 by drlesliegreenberg

Interested in keeping your noggin’ intact?  Motorcycle crash victims who wore a full-face helmet were significantly less likely than those wearing other helmet types to have a facial-bone fracture ( from 26% to 7%) neck spine fractures (from 11.9% to … Continue reading →

Posted in General Medicine- Adults, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Are you a motorcycle rider?

Cholesterol Mythbuster

Posted on March 22, 2013 by drlesliegreenberg

Researchers have been looking into the thought that raising HDL (the good cholesterol) levels will decrease cardiovascular events (like heart attack and stroke). But, “say it ain’t so!”… the NIH study of over 3,400 patients showed no impact on major … Continue reading →

Posted in Cholesterol, General Medicine- Adults, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Cholesterol Mythbuster

What being a family doctor means to me. . .

Posted on March 18, 2013 by drlesliegreenberg

Being a family physician gives my life a framework.  I am thankful for my past which helped me reach this life occupation. my dad was a physician and introduced this way-of-life to me as a youngster at University of Nevada the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on What being a family doctor means to me. . .

Depression in women. common and potentially devastating.

Posted on March 15, 2013 by drlesliegreenberg

  How prevalent?       10% of US adults have a mood disorder. 45% of them are classified as severe. Women as compared to men are 50% more likely to experience a mood disorder during their lifetime, and 70% more likely to … Continue reading →

Posted in Emotional health, General Medicine- Adults, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Depression in women. common and potentially devastating.

How to make winter skin look more radiant?

Posted on March 12, 2013 by drlesliegreenberg

Skip the tanning salon for a winter “pick-me-up.” Tanning beds are bad news. The beds use bulbs that produce mostly UVA light– a type of radiation that encourages pigment production by damaging skin’s deeper layers. UVA exposure sharply increases the … Continue reading →

Posted in Dermatology, General Medicine- Adults, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on How to make winter skin look more radiant?

Pardon me? Would you repeat that? Say that again?

Posted on February 28, 2013 by drlesliegreenberg

Hearing loss varies with age. At least 25 percent of patients older than 50 years (and MORE than 50% of those older than 80 years of age) have hearing loss. Listen with headphones? We may underestimate the vulnerability of ears … Continue reading →

Posted in General Medicine- Adults, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Pardon me? Would you repeat that? Say that again?

Women’s health maintenance schedule

Posted on February 25, 2013 by drlesliegreenberg

Health maintenance in women Premenopausal women: Preconception counseling.  Take a daily vitamin.  Folic acid 400 to 800 mcg a day–to help with spinal cord development in developing fetus. Contraception counseling, as desired. Screening for sexually transmitted infections, as needed. HIV … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized, Women's Health | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Women’s health maintenance schedule