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A Couple Great Sites for Healthcare Info
Posted on19. May, 2011 by Russell A. Faust, PhD, MD.
healthTap.com I want to recommend 2 great sites for soon-to-be mothers, mothers of newborns, and mothers of babies in their first year of life (Dr. Greene’s site is for all children, too): www.HealthTap.com www.DrGreene.com Ron Gutman is founder and CEO of HealthTap, “your Home for Health”. The site officially just launched last month, April 2011. [...]
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Rhinitis medicamentosa
Posted on12. May, 2011 by Russell A. Faust, PhD, MD.
Getting the Oxymetazoline Monkey Off Your Back: Don’t Become an Oxy-Addict! Oxymetazoline – Afrin, Neosynephrine, Dristan – oxymetazoline. If you have chronic nasal congestion, oxymetazoline can provide pure magical relief. For short periods. It can reduce nasal swelling to help eliminate an acute sinusitis, or simply to help open your nose during a “cold”. [...]
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Recurrent Croup
Posted on28. Apr, 2011 by Russell A. Faust, PhD, MD.
Dear Dr. Faust, Please help us figure out what is wrong with our son. He is 5 years old, and continues to have recurrent croup. Our doctor told us that he would outgrow it by age 3, but he keeps having problems. He requires steroids so often that they are making him fat. What should [...]
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Can Your Child Think Away Their Asthma?
Posted on23. Apr, 2011 by Russell A. Faust, PhD, MD.
Can you think your way to better health? The Mind-Body Connection. Let’s say you (or your child) have asthma – can simply imagining yourself healthier, breathing more easily, controlling your anxiety, actually improve your asthma symptoms? Randomized Clinical Trials – the gold standard for medical evidence – are suggesting that the answer is yes. Picturing [...]
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Ask The Expert – Breathe Easier with Acupuncture Part 2
Posted on14. Apr, 2011 by Russell A. Faust, PhD, MD.
This is Part 2 of the Ask-the-Expert article on using Acupuncture as a remedy for Childhood Asthma. Please see Part 1, Acupuncture for Childhood Asthma, for an introduction to our expert, Robin Green, who has earned a Masters degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine, as well as a License in Acupuncture. I want to send a [...]
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Poll Results: What is Your Method for Nasal Saline Rinses?
Posted on31. Mar, 2011 by Russell A. Faust, PhD, MD.
Well, the poll results are in. I usually try to take a poll down once a couple hundred results are recorded. This poll has reached over 290 results, and the results were not what I had expected: What Methods Do We Use for Nasal Saline Rinses? 51% still use the Neti pot, as you can [...]
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When Considering Probiotics, Consider This
Posted on17. Mar, 2011 by Russell A. Faust, PhD, MD.
Randomized Clinical Trials have clearly demonstrated benefits of Probiotics for certain populations, but what do you look for when looking for a probiotic? Here is a review of the things to consider.
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Probiotics: Do They Work?
Posted on10. Mar, 2011 by Russell A. Faust, PhD, MD.
Do Probiotics Help Restore a Healthy Balance in Our Microbiome? What we really want to know is this: Do probiotics help reduce symptoms of any diseases? Do probiotics help reduce respiratory symptoms of allergies, rhinitis, sinusitis, asthma, or viral URI syndrome? Do probiotics help reduce symptoms of diarrhea or other GI imbalances? Do they help [...]
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Thank You All For A Great Year – boogordoctor.com Turns One Year Old Today
Posted on05. Mar, 2011 by Russell A. Faust, PhD, MD.
Wow. It has been one whole year since I set up this blog site for my patients, for their families, and for anyone else challenged by Unified Airway Disorders – asthma, allergies, rhinitis, sinusitis, reflux, otitis, bronchitis, and all other pediatric Ear, Nose & Throat issues. I am extremely grateful to generous contributors to my [...]
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Rhinitis of Pregnancy – What It Is, What To Do About It
Posted on03. Mar, 2011 by Russell A. Faust, PhD, MD.
Miracles Yes, growing a new human inside you is a miracle, one of life’s wonders. Something to cherish, and we men envy this about you. You – woman – are amazing! But, we don’t envy the physiological toll that pregnancy collects from you women – pregnancy, for all of its beauty, can be physically grueling. [...]
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