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Hemochromotosis | Too Much Iron!

When I was a kid, I used to read everything from Spider-Man to X-Men, but Iron Man was never one of my favorite comic book heroes. Who would have imagined in years to come that all these superheroes’ stories would become blockbuster movies? I guess it’s like Bonnie Tyler’s hit song, “I Need a [...]

Low Potassium

Low Potassium makes muscles cramp. Low potassium causes weakness in the legs. Low potassium cause cardiac arrhythmias. Low potassium can stop a person’s breathing.

B12 Deficiency

“She may be weary, Women do get weary, Wearing the same shabby dress…” Don’t you ever get tired and demoralized, feeling like you’ve been run down by a 100-ton freighter?
This is not a multivitamin commercial, as I’m not an advocate for multivitamins; I’m an advocate for eating balanced healthy meals to get vitamins [...]

Uric Acid – Stoned

Does Rush Limbaugh have a neurological movement disorder and Oxycontin withdrawal? When he mocked Hillary Clinton’s emotional talk during the New Hampshire primaries, his body movements were jerking around as he did when he mocked Michael J. Fox, who suffers from Parkinson’s Disease. Why is he so polarizing?
Most Americans I know respect the opinions [...]

Low Potassium: more than a cramp in your style

K is such a powerful letter! A “Mart” isn’t good enough. Kmart is so much better. In fact, in my little home town of Kenton, Ohio, the only major shopping center is the Kmart– and a few years ago when rumors of bankruptcy abounded, all the Kentonites didn’t feel oK. They thought the world was [...]

Lead Poisoning: a heavy topic

Do you have a lead foot? My brother and I learned to drive in rural Ohio from parents who used to drive in New York City. So we didn’t have just lead in our feet. We had lead, uranium, titanium, and Rush Limbaugh’s gigantically obscene belly in our feet. Imagine the terror we created on [...]

Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma: NHL doesn’t stand for hockey

Drama– what does it mean? When I moved to LA., I met one billion people who worked in the Hollywood “industry.” I had never heard the expression “drama in one’s life,” though, girlfriend, I’ve definitely lived it in the past. (At least I hope it’s in the past.)
I have a friend who doesn’t like drama [...]

Lab Specialist: The techs behind the scence

Don’t you love dogs? If dogs had a thumb, I wonder if they would create a peaceful society. Lassie was a loving Collie. Rin Tin Tin was a beautiful German Shepard (not a killer like Cujo, the rabid St. Bernard). Benji was an amazing mixed breed. Snoopy was an imaginative beagle, but never really looked [...]

Bleeding & Bruising

Some people faint at the sight of blood, which I don’t quite understand because we all bleed– some more than others (especially drama queens). Remember the Saturday Night Live skit* on Julia Child?
It’s amazing any of us are alive. I’m studying for my 10-year re-certification for the internal medicine boards. I reviewed the blood [...]