Travel writers were busy this summer advising tourists how to handle common medical problems without having to find a local doctor or pharmacy overseas. Dave Harcombe, a pharmacist in the UK set [...]
Author: Dr. Micozzi
What’s on the menu?
You’ve probably been to a restaurant or two that has started posting “nutritional facts” on their menus. Some restaurants have taken up this trend willingly. Others—in places like New York City, [...]
Bringing home the bacon
I’ve already told you (at least twice) about the nutritional benefits of eggs. And how they may be one of Nature’s perfect foods. But what about the other half of America’s favorite breakfast? [...]
Food fight
More and more people want to feed their families healthy foods. But as I warned you last month (in the Daily Dispatch “Big Food takes over the organic market”), big business has been years ahead [...]
Clear and (ever) present danger
All of the talk about the West Nile virus reaching possible outbreak proportions reminded me of the frenzy that occurred following the release of the movie “Outbreak” in the mid-1990’s. When the [...]
Better late than never
Former U.S. Senator (and NBA All Star) Bill Bradley (D-NJ) was on the morning news recently, talking about the need to work together in Washington to address our impending economic disaster. And [...]
The best beverage for healthy bones (hint: it’s not milk)
By now, you’ve probably heard of the “French Paradox” which burst onto the scene of epidemiologic-statistical studies about 25 years ago. And left the government control freaks in this country [...]
Something wicked this way comes
Late summer and early fall have always been deadly seasons for mosquito-borne illness in America. More than 200 years ago—in 1793—there was an epidemic of mosquito-borne yellow fever. Witnesses [...]
Physicians behaving “badly”
It has been well established for decades that the most effective way—by far—to convince a patient to stop smoking is to have their physician tell them to stop. So the CDC is up in arms about the [...]
Pushing the envelope
Yesterday I discussed the never-ending scientific quest for eternal youth. But short of that, some people will settle for ensuring their genes make it to the next generation. No matter how old [...]