Crazy idea? Perhaps not. Nearly 80% of the cost of US health care is based on the treatment of eight chronic disease conditions: Obesity, diabetes, cancer, lung disease secondary to tobacco use, mental health, high blood pressure, heart disease, alcohol/drug…
YES. It absolutely does. While there are billions of dollars spent each year around the world to discover better treatments and possible cures for various cancers, physicians like myself have known for a decade that there is scientific evidence…
Some of you may be at a point in your life where you realize you have to make activity adjustments due to the physical changes of aging. Unfortunately, most of the people I see tell me they chose to make…
Many patients who come for evaluation are concerned about whether the presence of their enlarged, bluish varicose veins predispose them to blood clots that could, “go to my heart”. The short answer is: unlikely. The main reason to be concerned…
The driving force for recommending use of anti-cholesterol medications (“statins”) is that if a certain group of patients take these drugs over several years, statins can reduce the risk of heart attack, stroke and death. These particular patients have already…
Let’s face facts. The United States population is aging. Adults are having children at an older age and we are all generally living longer. These simple truths require physicians to constantly evaluate how aggressively they should recommend a particular treatment,…
“Doctor Dworkin, I know I should exercise but I hate running.” Or, “My knees are bad and jogging makes my back hurt”. Sound familiar? I have previously written that it is my belief that the benefits of exercising 3-4 times…
Who should be evaluated for treatment of their leg veins? The answer is mostly based on symptoms: Do you experience throbbing of the bulging veins under your skin? Do your legs swell at the calf or ankle at the…
It sure does. However, to get best results the varicose veins of your legs should be causing pain, swelling, throbbing, itching or leg heaviness. An evaluation by an experienced vascular surgeon is worthwhile. Typically, your physician can diagnosis an underlying…
Aspirin works! But, not for all people. One year ago I wrote to you about how this blood thinning drug clearly reduced the risk of a SECOND heart attack, a second stroke or second vein blood clot. And, I suggested…
