Doctor Column
“Is Vaping Safer Than Smoking?” What You Need To Know About Electronic Cigarettes
July 15, 2017
Joseph R. Anticaglia, MD
The popularity of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) among the youth and young adults is mushrooming across America. E-cigarette use in U.S., according to former Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy, MD, “has increased considerably in recent years growing an astounding 900% among high school students from 2011 to 2015.”
‘Quit Now’ Tips From Former Smokers
July 6, 2017
Joseph R. Anticaglia, MD
Smoking is the leading cause of preventable deaths in the United States. According to Center for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC, “Cigarette smoking is responsible for more than 480,000 premature deaths per year in the United States, including more than 41,000 deaths resulting from second hand smoke exposure. This is about 1,300 every day.”
A Day Without Tobacco — World ‘NO’ Tobacco Day “There Is No Safe Cigarette”
June 25, 2017
Joseph R. Anticaglia, MD
If one asks; how does cigarette smoke affects your body? Many will answer, “It causes lung cancer.” However, often overlooked, smoking affects almost every organ in the body, especially the cardiovascular system (stroke, hypertension, heart attack).
Not All Calories Are Created Equal — ‘ISOCALORIC’ (Not) ‘ISOMETABOLIC’
June 15, 2017
Joseph R. Anticaglia, MD
Over the past 35 years, the number of calories we ingest has increased significantly. More importantly, the quality of the calories we take in has dramatically plummeted.
“What’s It All About?” — Calories, Weight Loss, Basal Metabolic Rate
June 5, 2017
Joseph R. Anticaglia, MD
As gasoline fuels cars, calories fuel our bodies. A calorie measures the energy in the food we eat. Today, it seems everyone is counting calories. The human body requires a minimum amount of premium fuel (good calories) to keep the engines of its organs running smoothly. That is to say, the interactions of foods and digestion provide the vital energy needed by the heart, kidneys, lungs and other systems to function well.
“Tension-Type” Headache? What it is and what it is not
May 25, 2017
Joseph R. Anticaglia, MD
Headaches can be baffling. They can be divided into two categories: Secondary headaches are symptoms secondary to a known disease process. For example, the headache might be due to sinusitis or tumors. Primary headaches, such as tension-type and migraine headaches, have no known recognized disease process causing the pain.
Five Herbal-Drug Interactions
May 15, 2017
Joseph R. Anticaglia, MD
Ginkgo biloba is one of the most extensively studied herbs in the U.S. and Europe. Ginkgo is a spectacular tree that has been in existence for millions of years. It can live for more than a thousand years, grow to a height of 122 feet and is considered by some to be one of the wonders of the world — a “living fossil.”
Peptic Ulcers, H. pylori and Two Australians
May 5, 2017
Joseph R. Anticaglia, MD
For many years, peptic ulcers were considered to be caused by too much acid in the stomach, as well as, being a psychosomatic problem (a physical disease) brought on by mental stress and anxiety.
Earth Day, Fasting and Hypoglycemia — Low Blood Sugar
April 22, 2017
Joseph R. Anticaglia, MD
Earth Day, first observed in 1970, is expected to energize a billion people in over 180 countries on April 22 to dramatize the need to protect our environment.
Clinical Trials: “Are They Safe or Dangerous?”
April 10, 2017
Joseph R. Anticaglia, MD
In the late 1950/s and early 1960’s, pregnant women worldwide used a “wonder drug” promoted to combat a variety of conditions including morning sickness, insomnia and depression. Thousands of women who took the drug were horrified when they gave birth to babies with misshapen hands, feet, arms or legs.
