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.
|
Women and Chest Pain
In the past I have discussed the issue that women with chest pain are less likely than men to receive the recommended treatment for a heart attack.
|
Vitamin D
There is growing concern about low vitamin D levels, not only in older individuals, but also in some young adults.
Thirty to 50% of older adults, who fracture their hips secondary to osteoporosis, have low levels of vitamin D.
|
NFL Linebackers
National Football League players are getting bigger and bigger each year, especially the linemen. How healthy is this? A recent study tried to answer this question.
|
Computers
The introduction of computers has had a huge impact on our daily lives.
|
Erythema Ab Igne
A 10-year-old was seen by his doctor because his parents noticed a red, flat, reticulated or lacy rash on the top of both of his thighs. Except for slight itchiness he had no other symptoms.
|
Meralgia Paresthetica
A 28-year-old teacher sees her doctor because, during the weekends, she frequently develops a tingling sensation, numbness, and burning pain located on the side of her thigh.
|
Dangerous to Your Health
A good example that almost anything can be dangerous to your health was the finding some years ago that something as benign as oxygen was the most common cause of blindness in children.
|
Whooping Cough
An increasing number of cases of whooping cough are now being seen. This resurgence is due to a number of factors.
|
Falls
Injuries due to falling, especially in the elderly, are a common and serious problem. Approximately 16,000 people die each year as a result of a fall.
|
A Parent's Diet
Do the dietary choices parents make have an influence on what their children eat? One would think so but a recent study says they do not.
|
Arthritis
Osteoarthritis is very common in older individuals and is associated with pain in many of the joints.
|
Persistent Insomnia
Persistent insomnia is not uncommon.
|
Hearing Loss and Music
Most people are aware that musicians are at risk for developing a hearing loss when exposed to the very loud music that they play.
|
Hot Dogs
The warm weather is here and that means outdoor cooking on the grill. Usually lying next to hamburgers on the grill, are hot dogs.
|
Compulsive Hoarding Syndrome
Periodically you read about a person whose home is cluttered with old newspapers, trash, and 40 or 50 animals. You wonder how someone could live in such a mess and why do they do it.
|
Cheerios
Who ever thought that Cheerios Whole Grain Oat cereal would get into trouble with the Food and Drug Administration or FDA.
|
Coping with Death
Many people have a great deal of difficulty dealing with the death of a loved one.
|
Sweating
Many things the body does we take for granted. Our heart just keeps on ticking away and most of the time we don’t pay much attention to it.
|
Finding a New Doctor
How do you find a new doctor? You may ask a friend or call the local medical society for some recommendations. If you are computer savvy you can check on the background of the doctors in your community.
|
Hospitalists
If you are admitted to a hospital it is possible that your doctor may be someone you never previously met.
|
Salt and High Blood Pressure
Although there is general agreement by most medical researchers that there is an association between consuming high amounts of salt and high blood pressure, some controversy exists regarding this.
|
The Flu
You have already heard enough about symptoms and prevention of the swine flu.
|
Canker Sores
A recent article reported a new treatment for canker sores.
|
Household Dangers
Parents, just when you think you are aware of the many potential household dangers to your children; here is one you probably never thought of—the round glass table that adorns your living room or kitchen.
|
Social Networking
A great deal of media attention has been given to social networking web sites such as MySpace and Facebook after the reports that some adolescents provide photographs of themselves exposing more than they should.
|
Covering Your Cough
Here is an easy way to determine if a person is over age 30? Do the cough test.
|
Medical Stigmas
As we learn more about certain diseases, our viewpoints concerning them change.
|
Psoriasis
Psoriasis is a relatively common skin condition occurring in approximately 2 to 3% of the population.
|
Children and Cars
Parents should look at a car as something potentially harmful that can seriously injure their small child.
|
Benefits of a Pooch
Studies have shown that having a dog can be beneficial to your health.
|
Work Related Ailments
As women enter the one time male dominated work place, they are also developing many of the illnesses that were mainly present in men, such as heart disease.
|
Sudden Death
How many times have you heard someone say, after hearing that a friend suddenly died, “I just talked to him last week and he looked great.”
|
Medical Studies
Questions should be asked concerning the results of all medical studies. However, some studies need more scrutiny than others.
|
Move-a-phobia
Many people are afflicted with what I call Move-a-phobia and Change-a-phobia, that is, a fear of moving or making changes, such as moving from one home to another, changing jobs, or something even as insignificant as changing phone numbers.
|
Religion and Serious Illness
What role does religion play when a person becomes seriously ill? Are religious beliefs helpful during these stressful times?
|
Cruciferous Vegetables
If you enjoy eating cruciferous vegetables, also call crucifers, you are fortunate because they are very healthy foods.
|
Melanoma
Of the three common skin cancers, basal cell, squamous cell, and melanoma, melanoma by far is the most serious.
|
Decreased Heart Attack Death
Recent studies have shown a decrease in the number of deaths due to heart attacks.
|
Cyberchondriac
Have you heard the terms “cyberchondria” or “cyberchondriac.”
|
Cell Phones vs. Passengers
Is talking on a cell phone while driving more distracting than talking to a passenger?
|
Today's Music
When I was age 16 or 17 and driving with my father listening to my music on the car radio, he would gently, but firmly, request that I turn off, what he considered, not music, but noise.
|
Fat Necks
According to recent findings from the Framingham heart study a fat neck is associated with an increased risk for heart disease.
|
Chondroitin Sulfate and Glucosamine
I have written 17 medical minutes on the subject of the treatment of arthritis with chondroitin sulfate and gluscosamine.
|
Resting Heart Rates
Studies have shown that men who have a high resting heart rate are at a greater risk of having a heart attack than men with lower resting heart rates.
|
Thoracic Surgical Errors
A recent article in the annals of thoracic surgery reported the results of a survey sent to members of three pediatric cardiac surgery teams concerning the presence of errors that they have noted during surgery.
|
Wheezing
If your preschool child is a wheezer, he or she is not alone. It is estimated that about one third of children this age have intermittent episodes of wheezing.
|
Child Stimulation
Parents try many unusual ways to intellectually stimulate their infants and young children, sometimes even before the baby is born. Such as playing classical music, supposedly loud enough so the fetus can hear the familiar strains of Mozart.
|
Child Endangerment
There was a recent newspaper report that police in Kettering, Ohio were charging a 39-year-old mother with child endangerment.
|
Vitamins
Over the years the topic of 17 Medical Minutes has been vitamins. Here is number 18.
|
Zagat
You are thinking about going to a certain restaurant and you want to know how good the food is. Many people will turn to the Zagat guide that rates restaurants.
|
Private Practice
It wasn’t that long ago that the vast majority of doctors were in a private practice, either solo or with a small group of other physicians.
|
Severe Back Pain
You bend over and all of a sudden you have severe back pain. If it’s uncomfortable enough you may see your doctor. Should you get a MRI or CT scan?
|
Defensive Medicine
A recent survey of 900 Massachusetts physicians by the Massachusetts Medical Society showed the 83% of them practiced defensive medicine.
|
Military Injuries
Most people are aware of the more serious traumatic injuries that military troops encounter during wartime.
|
Diabetes
What percentage of individuals over the age of 20 have diabetes? A recent study showed that 13% of the people in this age group have diabetes. This is an increase from a previous study done in 2005 in which 7.7% had this disease.
|
Cell Phone Chatter
Since the cell phone became an integral part of our daily existence, we have become subjected to listening to other people’s conversations, whether we want to or not.
|
Kidney Donation
It is not too uncommon to hear about a family member, or even a total stranger, donating his or her kidney to someone who needs a healthy kidney to survive.
|
|
Archive
|
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.
