The Good Life

By Zane F Pollard, MDA
I have been sitting quietly on the sidelines watching all of this national debate on healthcare. It is time for me to bring some clarity to the table by explaining many of the problems from the perspective of a doctor.
First off, the government has involved very few of us physicians in [...]

Have you ever had a sharp pain in your heel when you get out of the bed in the morning and you think you must have overdone it the day before? That pain could very well be more than just too much activity. It could be a medical condition called plantar fasciitis, which is one [...]

With warm weather here and things in bloom the risk of tick related diseases also increases. Ticks can carry bacteria, viruses or parasites. Humans may become ill when bitten by an infected tick.
The graph below shows tick related diseases and the areas they are commonly found in. Lyme disease is the [...]

As spring turns to summer and the temperatures begin to rise, people need to be knowledgeable about the effects of heat on the body. They need to know symptoms to watch for and take precautions to protect themselves from the heat related illnesses.
They body has built in mechanisms, such as sweating, to naturally cool itself. [...]

Today, while taking a course on Hazmat training, one of our friends told us he had Chinese food for dinner yesterday and was up most of the night with vomiting and diarrhea. We’ve all either experienced or known someone that has had the same experience after eating Chinese, Mexican, or other ethnic foods.
Ironically, this evening [...]

Hypertension, more commonly referred to as high blood pressure, is one of the most common yet untreated medical conditions in the US.
According to the American Heart Association (AHA), it is estimated that approximately 1 in 3 adults in the US have high blood pressure. Even more alarming is the fact that, because there are not [...]

A common condition seen in the healthcare setting is Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus, or better known as MRSA. A frequent complaint in the healthcare setting that patients present with is “I think that I have been bitten by a spider” and will have one or more boils or inflamed swollen areas on some part of their [...]

As a health care professional I have been closely monitoring the outbreak of the novel influenza A (H1N1), or more commonly referred to as swine flu, virus. The most important thing people can do is educate themselves. I am going to provide you in this article with some basic information about the illness, such as [...]