New Employee
We are pleased to have hired a new nurse Amber Allen. Amber was born in Oakland, California and raised in the Bay area. She moved to Texas in 1990. Amber graduated from St. Philips Nursing School in 2010. Prior to…
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Flu Vaccine 2017
Information for 2017-2018 Getting an annual flu vaccine is the first and best way to protect yourself and your family from the flu. Flu vaccination can reduce flu illnesses, doctors’ visits, and missed work and school due to flu, as…
New Medicine/Old Medicine
I haven’t blogged for awhile. I haven’t been inspired. Now I have just finished my notes for Friday. It was a busy day and I left the office before I had finished all my documentation. That happens often. I get…
Flu Shot Today? Later May Be Better Than Sooner
This article is from Kaiser Health News. It also was mentioned on NPR and The Rivard Report. We’re still waiting on our quadrivalent vaccine to come in. The pharmacies are 600 pound gorillas and get theirs first. As this article…
Injury Prevention
David A. Sleet, David J. Ederer, Michael F. Ballesteros According to the World Health Organization (WHO), injuries are among the leading causes of death and disability in the world, and they are the leading cause of preventable death in travelers.…
Preventing Falls Among Older Adults
We all want to protect our older family members and help them stay safe, secure, and independent. Knowing how to reduce the risk of falling, a leading cause of injury, is a step toward this goal. The Reality Each year,…
Protection against Mosquitoes, Ticks, & Other Arthropods
Roger S. Nasci, Robert A. Wirtz, William G. Brogdon Vaccines or chemoprophylactic drugs are available to protect against some vectorborne diseases such as yellow fever, Japanese encephalitis, and malaria; however, travel health practitioners should advise travelers to use repellents and…
Fats, Fat and Death
Here are a couple of recent articles dealing with the type of a fat in the diet and mortality and obesity and mortality. Being Modestly Overweight Linked to Increased All-Cause Mortality Risk By Amy Orciari Herman Edited by Susan Sadoughi, MD,…
Overuse of Antibiotics
Antibiotics are often prescribed for upper respiratory tract infections inappropriately. According to the most recent study, 1/3 of antibiotics are prescribed inappropriately. Overuse of antibiotics leads to resistance of bacteria. Here is a summary of a recent JAMA article from…
The Benefits of Quitting Smoking
It’s never too late. From a recent review article on smoking cessation from the Annals of Internal Medicine. Even patients who have lung cancer have an average survival that is longer in those who quit smoking than those who continue…