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Glucose Intolerance: Pre-Diabetes is not so sweet

When I was in college, I saw a crazy, steamy movie called, 9-l/2 Weeks. There’s a scene beside an open refrigerator in which blindfolded Kim Basinger eats unidentified food given to her by Mickey Rourke. Oscar-winner Basinger reportedly said later that Rourke’s breath smelled like cigarettes the whole time, so I wonder if she opposed […]

Growth Hormone Deficiency: Is there a fountain of youth for some?

I’ve always been the shortest guy– in school, among my friends, among my colleagues. In my medical school class picture, I’m standing in the front. No one wants to play volleyball with me because I can’t spike the ball. I have to have all my pants altered because no one makes 29/29 pants. Everything in […]

Insurance Changes Policies: only to suit themselves

Welcome to Charlottesville! If you aren’t sipping coffee with John Grisham at the Mudhouse, you might be jamming with Dave Matthews at Gravity Lounge. Ok, maybe not. But at least both of these venues are smoke free to help you live a little bit longer and better. Living a healthy lifestyle […]

Fractures: Broken up

“High on a hill a lonely goatherd, Lay ee odl lay ee old lay hee hoo!”
I love The Sound of Music. I have even been on The Sound of Music tour in Salzburg, Austria– twice! But you know what? I love every song except… “The Lonely Goatherd.” Now the puppets are great to watch, but […]

Basal Cell Carcinoma: BCC is not Blind Carbon Copy

Cooking is an art form. When I was a medical student, I didn’t know how to cook. Everything I made was either a salad or a sandwich. One time I invited my now partner-in-life to dinner. I served a baked potato, but I didn’t have any butter– so I did what Martha Stewart would do– […]

HPV: Kathy Griffin–Please Spread the Word!

Kathy Griffin is a goddess. Yes, move over Venus– Kathy is here! She recently performed at The Paramount– run by the fabulous Chad Hershner– and brought da House down (as Queen Latifah would say).
Kathy has a Bravo network reality show that documents every funny and bold moment of her life as a stand-up comedian and […]

Glucosamine & Chondroitin: Arthritis pill not that great

Pain is something that’s awful, prevalent, and hard to describe to someone else. Some people experience pain, others share the pain (and yet still others just cause pain).
I was shopping at the local ABC store. (Mary Poppins sang, “A spoon full of sugar helps the medicine go down,” but did not include “A small […]

Page the doctor: When is it appropriate

Nirvana had a hit song, “Rape Me.” Do you know you can actually download that song so your cell phone rings to that? Hmmm. “Rape me…Hate me…Waste me…” Ooo, he was one angry child!
I first heard of Nirvana when I was skiing in Vermont on a rainy day. I was soaked, cold, and had just […]