Sports-Related Concussions

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Sports-related concussions have been gaining attention lately.  Far, far too late in my opinion.  It is almost like our thinking about this issue has been as impaired as the post-concussion brains of the afflicted athletes.  Our cavalier attitude, so entrenched for so many generations, is truly bizarre.  Before I get too self-righteous I need to […]

Strength Training, Health, and Body Image

A large new study of adolescents in the Minneapolis area surprised and excited the study authors and a writer for the New York Times.  They found that many of the girls and over 1/3 of the boys were doing things (changing eating patterns, exercising, taking protein drinks or using steroids) to improve their body composition.  […]

The Wisdom of Effective Annual Health Screening

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A recent article in the NY Times caught my eye.  I couldn’t have agreed more, and also less.  Titled “Let’s (Not) Get Physicals”, it was a reflection on the problems with conventional routine physical exams.  http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/03/sunday-review/lets-not-get-physicals.html?pagewanted=all The time-honored tradition has been for a thoughtful patient to see her/his doctor for an annual exam.  The article […]