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GERD is the Word for heartburn and more

Pineapple upside down cake was something I had never experienced until my TV news producer asked me to talk about Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) with a cookbook author. I had never heard of this cook (her name escapes me– well, more likely the trauma created by her has caused a mental block. For artistic [...]

Flu Season 2007: Achoo!

Hypocrisy is as prevalent as all the Starbucks stores. (I think there are Starbucks inside Starbucks– is that a double shot?) I was just driving behind a car plastered with so many pro-USA stickers it looked like tattoos on rocker Tommy Lee. Then somewhere in the collage of pro-USA stickers I saw, “Hyundai.”
Even doctors [...]

Find The Right Doctor: Something Tom Cruise Wouldn’t Like

Finding a new primary care physician (PCP) can be quite an undertaking. For example, pretend you’re the beautiful Brooke Shields. You just had a baby and you’re not feeling so hot, so you Google to find a new PCP. There are a ton of doctors’ names, and you click on a few hoping to find [...]

Diverticulosis: Deep Pores…In The Colon

Heidi Klum, former supermodel and host of Project Runway, says, “In fashion, one day you’re in, the next you’re out.” She’s right— look at designer Isaac Mizrahi. One day he was in Nieman Marcus; now he’s in Target.
In his documentary, Unzipped, Mizrahi introduced us to the world of high fashion and dealing with supermodels like [...]