Not to say that medications aren’t important, even life-saving. They frequently are. But just as doctors usually begin a treatment regimen with the least invasive option first, a diet long of fruits and vegetables would go a long way toward preventing the need for expensive medications down the road. Eat well!
Today’s hot button issue
A few of the topics covered in this issue: medical marijuana in Georgia; Ray Rice, the NFL, and domestic violence; Jameis Winston, the NCAA, and STUDENT CRIMINALS – Oops. Did I just say STUDENT CRIMINALS? I meant student athletes; the Affordable Care Act; a breakthrough pancreatic cancer treatment; amazing (truly amazing) skin graft news… And that’s really just the tip …
The HOTTEST issue yet!
…containing the latest installment in our view of The National Hot Car Witchhunt. There is a time and a place to call 9-1-1 when you see a child left alone in a car. But is that time and place when the parent is gone for less than five minutes? How about a little application of The Golden Rule before you …
A word to all doctors… and patients
Six and a half years ago (August of 2006), I was diagnosed with colon cancer. I had surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation, the whole nine yards, and have pretty much felt fit as a fiddle ever since. I remember coming home from the hospital with a prescription for a massive amount of Oxycontin (or perhaps it was Oxycodone). The prescription was …