Dr. Murray Feingold
Dr. Murray Feingold's "Medical Minute" appears weekdays at 11:41 AM and on weekend mornings at 6:41 and 10:41. His interview feature, "One on One with Dr. Murray Feingold" can also be heard on weekday mornings.
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Poor Communication
A common cause of spousal disharmony is poor communication. This frequently takes place on shopping trips to the mall.
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Hypertension
High blood pressure or hypertension is very common cause of death due to a heart attack or stroke.
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Adolescence
Adolescence is one of the most difficult and trying chapters in a person’s life. It is a perilous journey that starts in childhood and ends in adulthood.
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Cyberbullying
Bullying is not new. However, in recent years it has received more attention and greater efforts, especially at schools, are now underway to address this issue.
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Human Growth Hormone
We hear a great deal about athletes using human growth hormone but it is being used much more frequently in another way—the prevention of aging.
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Hot Flashes
Hot flashes or flushes are a common symptom in women who are undergoing menopause.
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Zinc
There has been a great deal of controversy concerning the effectiveness of zinc in treating symptoms of the common cold.
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Stuttering
Stuttering is not rare, affecting about 1% of the population.
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Doctor's Treatment
You are not feeling well so you go to your doctor to seek some relief. Medications or some other form of therapy is prescribed and hopefully shortly you will be feeling better.
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Compassion
Physicians must have compassion and empathy for their patients.
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Sense of Smell
Most people take their sense of smell for granted. However, studies have shown that 20 to 25% of people have difficulty in detecting odors, or have a distorted identification of odors.
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Funerals
Funerals are emotional experiences. There is sorrow, but very frequently there is also an aura of joy as one recalls the goodness and the happy times experienced with the person who has passed away.
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Transplant Surgery
Here is an interesting and disturbing story relating to transplant surgery.
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Isolation
Spending too much time alone maybe hazardous to your health. There are many reasons why people may become isolated and don’t relate to others.
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Drug Advertising
It was about ten years ago that Americans first heard and read advertisements in the media concerning prescription medications. Today, the public is inundated with advertisements extolling the virtues of many drugs from Lipitor to Viagra.
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Breastfeeding
There is almost a unanimous opinion that, whenever possible, babies should be breast fed. This concept is particularly supported in hospitals and birthing centers.
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Immunization Shots
Most parents agonize over watching their precious little babies receive their immunization shots.
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Weight Loss
Most people are concerned about how many calories they consume and the types of food they eat.
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Tanning Salons
The most dangerous time to be overexposed to the sun is during childhood. Sunburns during this time are one of the leading causes of developing melanoma during adult life.
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Bad Choices
When it relates to our health we sometimes make bad choices.
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Postpartum Depression
Postpartum depression takes place in approximately 10 to 15% of mothers within the first year following delivery.
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Childhood Experience Management
Many adults, when they undergo a defeat, loss, or setback, experience very similar emotional feelings they had as a child under the same circumstances. Unhappy childhood experiences stay with us and return, when, as adults, we undergo some type of adversity.
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Dog and Cat Allergies
It’s a sad story that happens too often. Because junior has developed some type of allergy, it is recommended that the family get rid of their dog or cat. This can cause a great deal of emotional turmoil.
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How Are You?
I recently asked a friend how he was feeling. She said fine but he knew this could change very quickly because within the next hour he could suffer a heart attack, or be told that he had cancer. His life would drastically change in a heartbeat.
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Hip and Knee Replacements
Hip and knee replacements have become so common that there are now concerns that these procedures may overtax the present health care system.
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Baby Boomers
In 2011 it is estimated that 78 million baby boomers will turn 65. Is the health care system ready to take care of this huge influx of senior citizens?
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Not Knowing
There is a saying, “What you don’t know won’t hurt you.” From a health point of view, not knowing maybe very serious.
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Magnets
I have previously discussed the potential dangers of magnets that are present in many toys used by youngsters. Now, a new report again stresses the dangers of magnets.
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The Electronic Pill Box
We are now in the pill-taking era. More people than ever before are taking medications. However, studies have shown that many individuals forget to take their medications as prescribed.
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FTLD
Most people have not heard of frontemporal lobar degeneration of FTLD. This is unfortunate because it is responsible for 20% of all cases of dementia. It may be mistake for Alzheimers, Parkinson, or some type of psychiatric problem.
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ADHD
A generation ago children were not diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity syndrome or ADHD. That does not mean they did not have ADHD.
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Infant Injuries
The way parents hover over their infants you would think it would be almost impossible for the little ones to injure themselves.
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Breastfeeding
Because of the many benefits to both mother and child, it is recommended that, whenever possible, mothers breast feed their babies.
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High School Reunions
High school reunions maybe hazardous to your mental health. I just received an announcement concerning my high school reunion and it is a “biggie.” However, at this stage, they are all “biggies.”
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Getting Better
If you are sick and require treatment, two basic steps must be taken to get better.
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Temper Tantrums
Temper tantrums in children ages of 3 to 6 are considered to be part of normal development. However, at times, temper tantrums may also be a sign of an underlying behavior problem.
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Frowning
You may have heard the saying, “turn that frown upside down.” The frown is due to the loss of elasticity in the area of the mouth.
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Infallible
As people get older they start losing abilities that they once possessed such as flexibility and vision. Another loss not as obvious is their sense of being infallible.
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The Choking Game
Most people are unaware of the “choking game.” It consists of self strangulation or strangulation by another individual by using hands or a noose.
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Insomnia
Insomnia affects people of all ages. A recent study was done to determine how often it occurred in adolescents.
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Deafness
The most common type of deafness affecting newborns is associated with an abnormality of the auditory or hearing nerve.
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Aspartame
Here is a quiz concerning aspartame also known as Nutrasweet and Equal.
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CPR
There is no question that it is a very scary situation when a person becomes unconscious in a public setting and requires cardiopulmonary resuscitation. This is true even for doctors or nurses who are not in a hospital setting with professional support and equipment available.
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Falls
Here are some astounding statistics. 5.8 million individuals age 65 and over have fallen at least once during the preceding three months. A third of these people needed to be examined by a physician.
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Celebrity's Physician
You would think that a doctor would be happy and flattered to be asked to be a celebrity’s physician. However, there is another side to that story.
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Arguments
It is my impression that as couples get older they argue more. There are a number of physical reasons to explain this.
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Pancreatitis
Although pancreatitis is not rare, many people are not well informed about it. The pancreas, which is located behind the stomach and small intestine, has two major functions.
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Stand or Sit
Does it make any difference to a patient if the doctor is standing or sitting during the doctor’s initial evaluation? A study was done, in an emergency room setting, to determine if the doctor stood or sat altered the patient’s perception concerning the amount of time spent with the patient.
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Urinary Incontinence
The inability to control ones urine is called urinary incontinence. Although it occurs in men, frequently due to an enlarged prostate, it is more common in women.
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Organic Foods
Years ago when you went food shopping there were not many choices concerning the types of food you could purchase.
Today, there a variety of choices including organic foods.
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Humor and Age
Have you noticed, as you have gotten older, other people may laugh at the punch line of a joke and you don’t? It could be that you just didn’t find the joke funny. Or, it could be that you just didn’t get it.
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Quality Time with Kids
Do parents spend more quality time with one child than with another? Perhaps not intentionally but according to a recent study it does happen.
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Cell Phones
Although cell phones have made a tremendous impact on today’s life styles, some people overdo it.
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Health Differences
Is there a widening breach between women and men? Or, are people just talking more about the differences between the sexes.
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