By Carol L. Kornmehl, M.D., FACRO As the population ages, more people, especially those with light complexions, are being diagnosed with and treated for skin cancer. There are three main types of skin cancer: basal cell, squamous cell and melanoma. The most favorable kind is basal cell and melanoma is the most serious form. Most skin cancers are caused by longstanding sun exposure. Also, as the ozone layer becomes more depleted, the incidence of skin…
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CFS: New Insights, New Hope by Kim McCleary, President & CEO of the CFIDS Association of America It started like a bad case of the flu. But two months later, when the symptoms felt as fierce as that first day, Annemarie began to question her doctor’s “it will run its course and you’ll feel better soon” approach to her care. Although the lab tests he ran weeks later came back mostly within “normal” range, Annemarie…
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By Jonathan Galland Fall is the perfect time of year to enjoy wonderful fruit and vegetables from the farm. As the days grow cooler the fall harvest arrives with apples, pears, squash, pumpkins, cabbage, broccoli and Brussels sprouts at farm stands in the countryside and farmer’s markets in the city. The bright orange of a pumpkin and the distinctive aroma of an apple give us the chance to reconnect with the land. This was the…
Read More...Radiation Therapy: A Beneficial Treatment for People who Undergo Total Hip Replacements
By Carol L. Kornmehl, M.D., FACRO On September 17, 2007, New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine underwent a single radiation treatment to his hip area the morning of his hip replacement surgery. The purpose was to prevent the recurrence of a medical problem he incurred, after his shattered hip and thighbone were operated on after an automobile accident he sustained last April. The condition is called heterotopic ossification (hereafter referred to as HO). The role of…
Read More...Chemo Therapy for Negative Lymph Node Breast Cancer: Who Needs It?
By Carol L. Kornmehl, M.D., FACRO Why do people with breast cancer need chemotherapy? The reason is that despite the best efforts of the healthcare team to remove all traces of the tumor, breast cancer can still recur. Even early stage breast cancer can return months to years after the original diagnosis and treatment. It can come back as a local recurrence (in the treated breast) or as a distant recurrence, also known as metastatic…
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