Barry Bittman MDA child frequently complains "My tummy hurts and I can’t get back to sleep." This condition, called "recurrent abdominal pain" (RAP), is extraordinarily difficult to diagnose and treat, and often evolves into an ongoing source of frustration for...
Diabetes, the seventh leading cause of death in the US with more than 800,000 new cases each year, is rapidly become a household word. While diabetes increased 33% nationwide from 1990 to 1998, it rose 70% among individuals aged 30-39! In "Diabetes...
Deep within the essence of who we are there's a sound, a vibration, an emanation that expresses life from every cell. As a physician focused on integrative medicine within the traditional healthcare setting Dr. Barry Bittman in "Deep Within:...
While physicians of our era do not use Star Wars type miniature diagnostic scanning modules the size of Palm Pilots, doctors in Beverly Hills are now offering comprehensive whole body CT (computerized tomography) scans to detect diseases before...
Forget the excuses and put on your sneakers. In "Diabetes and Heart Disease: reducing the risk" Barry Bittman, M.D. reports new research showing that not drugs but exercise may enable diabetics to lower their risk of heart disease by helping to...
Multiple Sclerosis is a central nervous system disease, where a person's immune system mounts an attack against its own myelin (nerve insulation) of nerves in the white matter of the brain and spinal cord. In "MS: an early treatment strategy worth...
In 1995, 256,844 American women died of all types of cancer combined. Yet there were twice as many deaths attributable to heart disease! Compare the level of media coverage that breast cancer receives compared to heart disease in women. In "Heart...
If you're agonizing over a number of symptoms for which your physician cannot find a cause, in "The Elusive Diagnosis: when dis-ease leads to disease" Barry Bittman, M.D. offers a fresh perspective for taking a positive step toward a healthy future...
Industrial experts and consultants are finally becoming aware of the fact that headaches, backaches, and other health-related issues are the consequence of not only ongoing pressure in the workplace, but also lack of sense of control. In "Out of...
If you've been looking for a reason to quit, what you're about to read may actually startle you - 1.1 billion of you who presently smoke or use tobacco products. According to a recent article on the website, www.nationalgeographic.com, "by 2030...
