Health

Patients and physicians are generally working towards good health. While many patient expecta­­tions can be unreason­­able, others are practical. This hyper­bolic, insight­ful and sobering patient-perspective health article may be read on the popular KevinMD website.  ◲

Understanding basic symptom differences between the cold and influenza (flu) helps to distinguish which you have. More importantly, you are able to nutritionally address symptoms.  ◲

Normal respiratory sounds are faint, requiring amplification to hear. Are you whistling and crackling to the sound of music?  ◲

For many health physicians, an MRI is a figurative black hole into which a patient may be inserted to see what comes out. This often occurs without a definitive diagnosis. By means of a comparative table, this article elucidates differences between three common imaging technologies.

There are no graphic images but this is a mature subject matter. Marijuana is appearing in pizzas, sandwiches, steak sauces, desserts, alcoholic beverages at dispensaries and on high-end restaurant menus. Is it legal and what’s the harm?