When patients come to me for advice about specific medical problems, they usually have been told that they need medication or surgery, and they are seeking ways to avoid those treatments. Sometimes they have already tried medications, which have...
Headaches. Just thinking about the word can give you one! Headaches are an annoyance to some of us and incapacitating for others. The causes for headaches can be very simple or enormously complexa, ranging from the every day stress of life to...
The major cause of death in this country is from diseases of the cardiovascular system, and the most common disease is high blood press
Children who are unable to verbally express their emotions may act it out in displays of anger, withdrawal, or with physical symptoms such as abdominal pain, fatigue, headache, hives, and insomnia. Dr. Janet Zand discusses ways to help your child...
This nine-year old white, male child was referred to The Center recently because of "chronic migraine headaches". He began having migraines while in kindergarten. They were relatively infrequent until one year ago. At that time, he started to...
Pneumonia ;Despite medical advances, including the use of antibioti
Headaches are so common we tend to dismiss them as an annoyance, rather than a condition that needs serious treatment. However, a headache, like any pain, is the body's way of telling you something's wrong. Another myth is that a headache is a...
Traditional Chinese Medicine discerns two stages to the average cold. The early stage is mild and lasts from a few hours up to a day or two (invasion of wind and cold). These symptoms may arise following exposure to a cold draft or air conditioning...
Women's Health: Menstrual Cramps ;Menstrual cramps are also called dysmenorrhea or painful
Keep Your Kids Healthy This Season ;Parents take heart. Contrary to popular belief, there is
