Tag Archives: medicine

Musings of medical faith

Posted on May 5, 2013 by

Well, now that I have moved into our new house on the farm, and we are mostly unpacked. And, I have officially changed jobs – instead of being a full time self employed family doc that works in an office … Continue reading →

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Diet soda is doing these 7 awful things to your body

Posted on November 2, 2012 by

Reblogged from US Food Safety: by Mandy Oaklander (Prevention) Pop quiz! What’s the single biggest source of calories for Americans? White bread? Big Macs? Actually, try soda. The average American drinks about two cans of the stuff every day. “But … Continue reading →

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A missed opportunity for care??? Faith in Modern day Medicine…

Posted on September 1, 2012 by

Its been a few days since I had time to sit down a blog. Life somehow seems to be determined to intrude in my social media communications efforts. School has gotten started. (We are already two science projects completed in … Continue reading →

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HIPPA, no its not a hippo

Posted on August 18, 2012 by

Being a small town rural family doc has its many challenges. But the last time I was on call I ran into one I had not encountered before. Let me set the scene for you. Its Sunday evening, I am … Continue reading →

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Rural Medicine Challanges

Posted on August 10, 2012 by

Thought I would take a different tack today. While I love an am very passionate about agriculture, there are at least two other very large passions in my life. The first is my family and our faith. I hope you … Continue reading →

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Bad Medicine???

Posted on October 24, 2011 by

One of the most common things that I face in the office anymore is questions about medicines safety. It seems like every week, Good Morning America is telling my patients that a medicine is dangerous or has previously unknown side … Continue reading →

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Facebook Status forwarded by Samantha Easterly McLerran

Posted on October 1, 2011 by

Samantha Easterly McLerran: Simple easy and understandable – 7 ways to have better health once you have been diagnosed  Original Facebook Status: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/profile.php?id=1109044810&v=wall&story_fbid=121105594661981  Sent via TweetDeck (www.tweetdeck.com)

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Patients give me Patience

Posted on September 21, 2011 by

What do you see in your mind when I tell you I am a small town country doc? A few of you may have called to mind images of a stoic doctor working along side their patients, often humble surroundings. … Continue reading →

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