Charles A. Bertrand, M.D., FACP, DIM-CD (Ret.)
Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine at
New York Medical College
and at the Medical University of South Carolina
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AGING/ELDERCARE BONES CANCER CHILDREN DIET/VITAMINS HEART SEX MISCELLANEOUS Loading
DO IT YOURSELF HEIMLICH (re-visited )
What is the Heimlich Maneuver and when should you apply it?
HEALTHCARE FOR THE FUTURE
Medicare, preventive medicine, end of life care, insurance... what should it be for the future?
The history of the EKG
Can you diminish the chance of brain deterioration (Alzheimer's, dementia, stroke)?
Should you get a flu shot... and in what form?
What are the benefits of walking? Does it really help prevent or delay abnormal brain disorders?
Top ten health stories of 2004.
What is the present status of medical care in Afghanistan?
Does a moderate amount of alochol help decrease the risk of heart attacks or strokes?
Recognizing the key factors that may lead to a stroke is a key to possible prevention.
What is a really good night's sleep?
What does it take to become a centenarian?.
Why is water intake so important to our health?
Sitting too long without exercise, as in air travel, can be dangerous.
How does exercise help prevent serious medical disorders?
Who decides when it's time to go to the emergency room, and how fast do you need to get there?
How important is exercise for post-menopausal women?
New statin medicines may help lower further heart attacks.
For years the VA health care system has received bad press about its quality of health care- but does it deserve a "bad rap"?
What do stress tests really show?
What is the effectiveness of the Flu Vaccine, and who should get it?
Regular exercise helps prevent strokes and hip fractures.
Who should be vaccinated to protect again tick-borne lyme disease?
When you are rushed to the Emergency Room for chest pains, it may or may not be a heart attack. Accurate diagnosis is the key to proper treatment.
Remarkable improvements have occurred in anesthesia, so that you can feel much more comfortable about being "put under."
What can you yourself do to reduce the costs of the medicine you take?
With a new treatment, nearly 80% of those who used it in a recent study reported significant or complete pain relief.
A number of studies show that people who have a drink a day had about half as many heart attacks and anginal pains as those who are abstainers or consume less than a drink per week.
Do fat people die earlier than slim people? You might be surprised at the answer.
"A 1999 study -- conducted in New York City at the combined Cornell-Presbyterian hospital centers and published in Britain (The Lancet, vol. 354, pp. 99-105) -- provides genuine hope for early detection of the disease."
New medicines and treatments for knee injuries promise relief for both youth and the elderly.
Is Viagra as successful as it's "hype" claims?
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