I received this link from the father of patient of mine who is concerned about the affects of vaccines for his child. It will take me some time to deal with the entire article so I am just going to start what is likely to be a multi-part reply.
In paragraph 2, Donald W. Miller, [...]
Acne is primarily an inflammatory disorder of the skin. It occurs when hair follicles become clogged, usually with skin and skin oils. It is not usually a problem with dirty skin, although those who find themselves working in greasy environments may experience a worsening of acne.
The skin renews itself approximately every 4 weeks. [...]
The other day I was working with a patient who was told that her unborn baby had a potentially fatal problem. This was extremely hard for this woman to hear. Her previous child had died of the same illness after being hospitalized in the ICU for months without ever going home. I [...]
ADHD1: So Whose Fault Is It?
Before we start calling parents of those with ADHD bad parents, we need to stop and think about some of the implications of what we discussed in “What Causes ADHD?”
First of all, there is likely a large genetic component to the traits that make up what we call ADHD. [...]
Most churches have nursery policies that sometimes are based more on parent comfort than medical fact. In a brief search of nursery policies on the internet I came across a couple things that I felt warranted some comment.
Fever: A fever is defined as a core body temperature above 100.4 degrees. [...]
A family member asked me if I was saying ADHD exists or not.
By Definition, ADHD as a description of behavior exists.
The experts disagree on whether to call ADHD a disorder, disease, or part of the normal behavior spectrum. From my point of view, it is a simple description of behavior at one end of [...]
Caveat: Experts are hesitant to speak to causation. Causation is very difficult to prove. I noticed this morning in a book written by an expert in ADHD, that he would only offer theories on causation. In some instances, my theories are in opposition to his. To some extent my disagreement may come [...]
There are so many facets of ADHD that I could discuss, but foundational to the discussion of ADHD is the question of its existence.
First of all, how is it defined? ADHD is a disorder of impulse control that is manifest by difficulties with maintaining attention and difficulties with increased poorly controlled activity (my [...]