Your insecurities will be a struggle for you for the rest of your life. That’s encouraging, isn’t it? It gets better, but it takes time and changes in your own life. I don’t normally tell the world (through blog land) what I’ve done to get to the place I…
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome falls under the newly created a more correct umbrella term of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD). As you may guess, FASD covers a wide range of symptoms and effects that may affect a baby born to a mother who drinks during pregnancy. The effects on the…
Lucky Vitamin is happy to add the brand Vitalah to our site. Vitalah offers effervescent multivitamin products formulated especially for adults and children. Vitalah Oxylent is a premiere, unique blend of high quality, essential nutrients that creates a synergistic environment enabling the body to function at peak levels. Oxylent…
In the November issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology, The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) has issued recommendations to providers regarding efforts to support smoking cessation in pregnant and postpartum women. The article states that while about half of women smokers stop smoking during pregnancy, about 13% of women…
The rise of methamphetamine abuse and addiction in the United States has been well documented in the media and medical journals. We read of its serious health implications and how it quickly devours a person’s private, professional and social life. Cathleen Otero, M.S.W., M.P.A.; Sharon Boles, P.H.D.; Nancy K….
As this economic downturn seemingly continues endlessly, we often have patients inquiring about cost effective contraception. Upfront costs of contraception may be misleading. Birth control pills (OCPs) range in cost from about $10 for generics to $45 for branded pills per cycle, yet 5% of couples conceive while using…
Mood Disturbance and Associated Symptoms Across the Reproductive Life Cycle of Women Saturday, November 20, 2010 9:15 am to 3:15 pm The precise relationship between psychiatric symptoms and female reproductive function remains to be clarified. Investigators continue to examine questions related to premenstrual symptoms of worsening of mood and anxiety,…
Best Price $9.99 From Jeffrey T Junig MD PhD, the writer of the award-winning blog, Suboxone Talk Zone comes an e-book that answers the most common questions that he receives from readers about Suboxone and opiate dependence. Patients have been excited by the development of buprenorphine-based methods for managing…
Over the years we have been presented with pregnant patient’s concerns about something that a well intending friend or relative has warned them to be cautious about. We asked our staff to share with us their favorites. Here’s a brief, albeit entertaining, list: Reaching above your head will cause…
When it comes to acne issues, women sometimes have a larger burden to bear. Lament it as we might, they’re often judged more on looks than men. Their hormonal systems make them more prone to developing acne at certain times. Treatment options can be more expensive for them and…