Fungi I recently found myself at the Hotel Galvez in Galveston, Texas at the Gordon Research Conference on the Immunology of Fungal Infections. The international conference brought together research and clinical scientists studying fungal infection. I was a co-author...
The Pharmacist Recovers from Drive-By Hernia Surgery I awoke in the recovery area of the Littleton Adventist Hospital same day surgery center. I had a bilateral hernia surgery repair, so I found myself with an incision on each side which was glued together. The only...
Hernia Story #2 It seemed like a good idea at the time. I had suffered with nonspecific abdominal discomfort for some time and had visited with my primary care doc, a urologist and finally with the nurse for a hernia surgeon. At the surgeon’s office, I finally...
My Hernia Story #1 An inguinal hernia is a weakness or separation of muscles in the abdomen that allows abdominal tissue – typically fat or intestines – to move where it shouldn’t ought to be. Sometimes the hernia can come and go without symptoms. Sometimes the hernia...
Vitamin D – part II In our last visit, I was recounting the story of a young woman who was found to have low vitamin D levels. Vitamin D is an important nutrient that is now considered important by many prescribers, and you may find yourself being tested for your VitD...
Diabetes Explained Today, the word “diabetes” is often as common as the word “pizza.” According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), 29.1 million people or 9.3% of the population have diabetes. That equates to about 1 in every 11 people. What’s alarming is that...
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