Medicine For People! Free Newsletter Archive
2012
January 2012: Agnes' Gift
February 2012: What I Learned From Windshields
March 2012: The End of Life: Who Decides?
April 2012: Check-List for Elder Health Care
2011
January 2011: Walk!
February 2011: The Making of a Doctor
March 2011: The Secrets of Sleep
April 2011: Multiple Vitamins Part I
May 2011: Multiple Vitamins Part II
June 2011: Multiple Vitamins Part III
July 2011: Shingles Vaccine, Vitamin D, Walking, The Loan
August 2011: Welcome to the Doctor's Table
September 2011: Cost-Saving Services
October 2011: Potassium – The Salty Little Element that Makes Us Go
November 2011: Potassium – Common Deficiency, Simple Fix
November 2011 Supplement: Potassium-A Closer Look
December 2011: Good Health at Any Weight
2010
January 2010: New Year's Revelations
February 2010: Bone Health
March 2010: Bone Health: Understanding the DEXA Scan
April 2010: Do You Need a DEXA - The Marketing of Fear
May 2010: Osteoporosis and Osteopenia: Evaluate Your Risk
June 2010: Smart Bones Stay Strong
July 2010: Three Ways to Look Inside Yourself
August 2010: Colon Cancer Screening Part I
September 2010: Colon Cancer Screening Part II
September 2010 Appendix: On Colonoscopy
October 2010: Colon Cancer Screening Part III
October 2010 Appendix: Additional Information
November 2010: Temples of Technology
December 2010: Vitamin D Update
2009
January 2009: Good Germs, Bad Germs
February 2009: MRSA – The Latest Health Scare and What You Can Do About It
March 2009: Food That Doesn’t Go Down May Come Up
April 2009: Women and Heart Disease
May 2009: Death With Dignity
June 2009: All in the Same Boat
July 2009: Mortality. And the Most Expensive Medical Care in the World.
August 2009: Dealing With Addiction
September 2009: An Open Letter to Barack Obama
October 2009: How Seniors Can Cut Their Risk of Death in Half This Winter
November 2009: Stay Healthy this Winter
December 2009: Navy Brat's Dreams Come True
2008
January 2008: Love Your Colon - Honor Your Anus
February 2008: Diagnostic Testing, Healthy Lifestyle Classes, Influenza
March 2008: Evolution of a Doctor
April 2008: Integrating Western and Alternative Medicine
May 2008: Alternative Medicine Hall of Shame
June 2008: The Heart Detective at Work
July 2008: What About Hope?
August 2008: Deodorant; Sprains and Strains
September 2008: Managing Your Medications
October 2008: Medical Fads and Fantasies, Flu Vaccine, Hepatitis
November 2008: Women's Health: Osteoporosis, Hormones
December 2008: The Woman With a Hole in Her Heart
2007
January 2007: Brain Health as We Age Part Ten: The Hippocampus - The Seat of Memory
February 2007: Brain Health as We Age Part Eleven – Reason for Hope: Nutrients to Preserve Memory and Sharp Thinking
March 2007: Brain Health as We Age Part Twelve: The Final Chapter
April 2007: Supplements: Beware the Lowest Bidder
May 2007: Depression, Dementia, and Lithium
June 2007: The Long and Winding Road
July 2007: Annual Pharmacy Price Update - Overseas Medicine
August 2007: Resist the Hype; Summertime Scrapes
September 2007: Prescription Medications - When to Use Them; When to Lose Them
October 2007: What is Science? - Colon Cancer Screening Update
November 2007: How to Talk to Your Doctor, Flu Vaccine, Vitamin D
December 2007: What I Learned in Jail
2006
January 2006: New Year's: Resolution or Action?
February 2006: Brain Health as We Age: Part One – How the Brain Works
February 2006 Part 2: Nerve Synapses Close Up
February 2006 Part 3: Supplemental Information
March 2006: Brain Health as We Age: Part Two – Oxidative Brain Injury of Aging
April 2006: Brain Health as We Age: Part Three – The Little Engines That Could
April 2006 Supplement: Brain Aging Supplemental Information
April 2006 Supplement 2: CoQ10
May 2006: Glucosamine, Brain Health as We Age: Part Four – Circulate and Stay Sharp
June 2006: Brain Health as We Age: Part Five – Inflammation
June 2006 Supplement: Microinflammation
July 2006: Brain Health as We Age: Part Six – Microinflammation and the Brain
July 2006 Supplement: Review of Brain Aging
August 2006: Health Care Finance Reform: Small Changes; Big Results
August 2006 Part 2: Health Care Experiences
August 2006 Part 3: Medical System Overview
August 2006 Part 4: Solutions to Health Care Reform
September 2006: Brain Health as We Age: Part Seven – Homocysteine, Folic Acid and Vitamin B-12
October 2006: Brain Health as We Age: Part Eight – Phosphatidylserine Preserves Brain Function thru Membrane Support
November 2006: Brain Health as We Age: Part Nine – Dementia – Know Thy Enemy
December 2006: Shingles Vaccine
2005
January 2005: Medicine, Money & Your Health, Naproxin Update, Toxic Ayurvedic Remedies
February 2005: The Secret Life of Glucose, We Get Mail, LASIK - Risky or Wonderful?
March 2005: Calcium, Leukemia Survivor, Save Money on Pharmaceuticals
April 2005: A Second Look at Mammograms
May 2005: The School Sisters of Notre Dame
June 2005: Health & Aging
June 2005 Part 2: New Food Pyramid, Help for Tired Legs
July 2005: Colon Cancer - Preventive Screening
August 2005: Water, Your Number One Home Remedy, Discount Drugs at Costco
August 2005 Part 2: Melanoma Is Epidemic. Or Is It?
September 2005: Skin Cancers and Skin Lesions, Body Mapping, In Memorium: Rita Herkel
September 2005 Part 2: On-Line Evaluations of Physicians
October 2005: The Weight Control Issue
November 2005: Physical Therapy
November 2005 Part 2: Getting Ready for the Flu, More on Physical Therapy
December 2005: How We Spend Our Lives, Holiday Wish
2004
January 2004: Chick-Chack for Lice, COX-2 Inhibitors, Estrogen, Health Savings Plans, Health Care Payment Wars
February 2004: Vitamin D, Television and Children, Estrogen, Malpractice Insurance
March 2004: Vitamin D, Sinusitis and Fungus, Antibiotic Resistance, Prescription Refills
April 2004: High-Dose Statin Drugs, When Pharmaceuticals Help, Head Lice Redux
May 2004: Sun and Your Health, Puritanical about Pain
June 2004: Drugs and Their Side-Effects, Phen-fen: Good Drug or Bad?
July 2004: 2C9, Drug Detoxification, and Drug Side-Effects, Toenail Fungus Ads
August 2004: Natural Treatments for Osteoporosis, Headline Writers Boot it Again, Services for Business Needs
September 2004: A Letter to Our Readers, A Lesson in Acceptance
October 2004: Aspirin and Heart Attacks, "Purifying" Rashes, Influenza Vaccine
November 2004: Nutritional Supplements, Combating the Flu
November 2004 Part 2: Vitamin E, Mixed Tocopherols, Mail Order Drugs
December 2004: Folic Acid and Your Health, Wellness Tune-up
2003
May 2003: SARS, Disaster Preparedness, Coral Calcium, On-Line Pharmacies, Drug Pricing
June 2003: Loss of your Privacy Rights, Natural Menopause, What's New in Medicine?
August 2003: Vitamin A and Osteoporosis, Summer Hours
September 2003: Supplements At Risk, Stopping the Niacin Flush, No-Fault Illness, "Solutions" Weight Loss Program
October 2003: The AMA, Zinc and Macular Degeneration, Malpractice Law Reform, Glossy Brochures, Free Information
November 2003: Anxiety and Depression, Head Lice Hysteria
December 2003: Sleep, Medical Privacy, Seasonal Affective Disorder
2002
January 2002: Longevity Calculators
February 2002: Fitness ratings, toenail fungus, ear infections
June 2002: Depression in the news, new Home Remedy service
July 2002: Estrogen, No Cure-No Pay service, Vitamin A
August 2002: "Medical Privacy" Law, Discount Prescription Drugs, Exercise and Arthritis, Halitosis
October 2002: On-Line Pharmacies, Ear Candles, Flu Shots
November 2002: New Test for Heart Disease Risk, Medical Research Bought and Sold, Multilevel-Marketed Multiple Vitamins, Letters!
2000
December 2000: Nurse Practitioner, TV Show
