Dr. Flora Stay It is not unusual to see ten different physicians or dentists for a health issue, and get ten different opinions. These different opinions may be based on the doctor's approach towards healing. It takes four years of medical/dental school education, followed by one to four years of...
By Greg Katz Let's face it when you're newly diagnosed with a chronic or life-threatening illness your life can seem like one long never-ending doctor's appointment. Managed care has changed how doctors see patients, namely making the appointment times shorter and they now see more patients...
By Dr Cris Cuthbertson Everyone needs a general practitioner or primary care physician, and most have trouble finding the one that is right for them. I want to blow open the mistakes people make and help you figure out how to get it done. Many patients I speak to "make do" with their primary...
by Dr Christine Cuthbertson When doctors act inappropriately, it is alright to complain. A friend of mine recently visited a doctor, when she was feeling crook with a cold and had “pinched something” in her back. She felt so rotten that she saw a new doc to get a quicker appointment. The...
By: Tracey Markow The average woman pays more attention to her children’s medical history or pet’s vet schedule than her own health. Though research has shown that the more involved and informed patients are in managing their own health, the better their outcome, many don’t recognize...
In th British Medical Jour nal this week, researchers looked into several common misconceptions, from the belief that a person should drink eight glasses of water per day to the notion that reading in low light ruins your eyesight. "We got fired up about this because we knew that physicians accepted...
Personality Clash Do you tend to like taking the lead or would you rather let someone else be in control? We all have unique ways of approaching life. If you and your doctor have personalities that constantly clash, talk to him or her about the problem or consider moving on Not Enough Information So...
For 10 years, Barbara's gut told her she needed to get a new doctor for her daughter, and for 10 years, she didn't listen, even as her daughter got sicker and sicker. The doctor had diagnosed irritable bowel syndrome when Barbara's daughter was 13. Day after day, year after year, she had...
Rodney waited for 50 minutes in the examining room for his physician to come in. By the time his doctor arrived he had already counted the ceiling tiles five times and even named a fly that had found its way in with him. He also needed to visit the restroom, but was unwilling to get up in his examining...
By Linda Carol Wilson One of the most important things in taking care of yourself is understanding your doctor's advice well enough to carry it out. While that sounds simple enough, here in the United States studies have shown that approximately 90 million people don't understand their doctor's...