Photograph of Skeeter Lifting Weight Courtesy of Trish BrakkoBrats Photograph of Man Lifting Weight Courtesy of Paul Moore How to Age Well by Building Strength and Muscle Tone Guest Blog (Part Two in the Strength Training Series) by Kim Miller, American Council of Excercise Personal Trainer Our muscles have an innate capacity to respond to [...]
Archive for May, 2010
The Art of Aging Well: Build Strength and Muscle Tone
Posted in Exercise, tagged 10 repetitions for lower body, 8 repitions for upper body, ACS Personal Trainer, aging well, allow muscles to rest, American College of Sportsmedicine, American Council of Exercise Certified Personal Trainer, bicep curl, Bodysmart, Brakko Brats, build strenght, chest press, Cleveland State University, fatigue each muscle group throroughly, free weights, hip abductor, hip adductor, Inc., Kim Miller, Lattisimus Dorsi Pull Down, Leg Curl, Leg Extension, leg press, less disease, machine weights, more fun and more vitality, muscle moderately fatigued, muscle tone, Shoulder Press, Skeeter, smart strength program, Tricep Press Down, Trish, Wellcoaches on May 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Oh, My Aching Back! (Dr. Vee Contributed to AOL Health Article)
Posted in Exercise, Seniors' Health, tagged "Healing Back Pain" by John E. Sarno M.D., Craig Antell, Deborah Huso, Dusan Zidar, Elena Weber, exercises, ice or heat, low back pain, Mitchell Yass, MRI of back, osteopathic physician and founder of New York Rehabilitation & Wellness, physical therapy, physical trainer and owner of PT2 Physical Therapy & Personal Training, tension myoneural syndrome, Vandana Bhide M.D. on May 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Photograph of Golfer by Elena Weber Photograph of Woman Exercising on the Beach by Dusan Zidar 10 Questions About Lower Back Pain By Deborah Huso (AOL Health Writer) According to the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 80 percent of Americans will suffer from back pain at some point in their lives, and for [...]
The Tylenol Recall–What a Headache!
Posted in Child Safety, Children's Health, tagged acetaminophen, American Academy of Pediatrics, Benadryl, berry flavor, bubble gum flavor, certirizine, Children's Motrin, Children's Motrin Cold, Children's Tylenol, Children's Zyrtec, diphenhydramine, dye-free, generic, grape flavor, hospital Tylenol, ibuprofen, infants' Motrin, infants' Tylenol, McNeil Consumer Healthcare, mcneil product recall, Motrin Infant Drops, NDC Code #50580-721-04, over the counter cold medicines, Tylenol, Tylenol Cold, UPC #300450205049 on May 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This week I went to my sample closet looking for recalled versions of McNeil children’s products. Yes, even some samples were recalled! Fortunately, I found out that I don’t have samples of any of the items. I used to be upset that I rarely received samples of Tylenol or Motrin brands, because it is nice [...]
Feeling Patriotic (and Groovy)
Posted in Uncategorized, What's Up, Doc? on May 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
American Flag of the United States of America (USA Flag) Originally uploaded by jcolman May Day is always special to me because it is the day I became a United States citizen (Star Spangled Banner music quietly playing in the background as you read this post). Photograph Courtesy of Jonathan Colman Last updated May 2, [...]
Is It a Wash? Antibacterial VS Regular Soap
Posted in Infections, tagged antibacterial soap, clostridium difficile, cold, colds, community acquired, flu, germs, handwashing, hospital acquired, influenza, methicillin resistant staph aureus, regular soap, rhinovirus, sing happy birthday, soap, staphylococcus aureus, vancomycin resistant enterococcus, wash for twenty seconds, wash hands on May 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Photograph of Child Washing Hands courtesy of Rob Monroe Photograph of Petri Dish Courtesy of Ruth Rogers Should you use antibacterial or “regular” soap to wash your hands? Should you use soap at all? I had a teacher in medical school who believed that rinsing hands was as good as using soap. Wrong! Studies show [...]
No PayDay Loan Needed!
Posted in Health Care Policy, What's Up, Doc?, tagged family practitioner, internist, life of primary care doctor, payday loan, pediatrician, primary care doctor, Renee Rendler-Kaplan on May 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Photographs Courtesy of Renee Rendler-Kaplan I love American ingenuity. There is always somebody ready to capitalize on somebody else’s misery. First, thanks for the many kind words from people who had no idea about the “hamster on a wheel” life of a primary care doctor. I discussed how difficult primary care doctors (internists, pediatricians, family [...]

