Considering that most people spend countless hours either sitting at the computer or watching TV, it’s easy to imagine carving out a little time for exercise... right? More »
Secondhand Smoke – Riskier than Cholesterol? A startling headline came to my attention the other day: “Secondhand smoke is riskier than cholesterol.” Could this be tr More »
One of the most difficult problems for people is to separate “real” chest pain from “copycat” chest pain. More »
A diet is the entire common-sense framework that underpins and reinforces one’s eating habits. More »
Our lives are full of weight-loss “advice.” Television infomercials are constantly pitching new diets and new exercise videos. More »
Many of my male patients have questions about testosterone. Specifically, do they need more of it? More »
Yes, smoking is that bad. And yet sometimes I find it hard to communicate to my patients just how bad smoking is. More »
In 2005, some Johns Hopkins researchers made waves when the New England Journal of Medicine published their scientific article detailing “Broken Heart Syndrome” on Valentine’s Day. More »
HDL is the so-called “good” cholesterol. Like Lance Armstrong, HDL has been a hot topic in the news recently—also for all the wrong reasons. More »
Holiday weight gain. You watch on your scales at home as the extra pounds start creeping up every year at this time. And every year I see it among the heart patients in my clinic, too. More »