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Tuesday, April 13th, 2010alex chilton (age 59) postponed going to the emergency room because he didn’t have insurance. he died.
a patient i know, who has terrible swelling and pain in her legs and feet, got a 102-degree fever last week and was having a hard time staying awake. one leg turned red from ankle to groin. she called [...]
frequently asked questions about dr leigh’s belief system
Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010Q: Does Dr Leigh believe in shots?
A: Dr Leigh believes that shots exist. She is sympathetic to folks who are leery about them. She does get shots herself. She can’t afford to buy them or give them.
Q: Does Dr Leigh believe in fibromyalgia?
A: Dr Leigh believes that fibromyalgia exists, helps care for many folks with [...]
mystery cures from the internets (and more!)
Saturday, January 2nd, 2010can you guess what these people are talking about?
real-life comments, from real live people on the internets, in italics below:
what is all the names of head treatments.
i am going to put mayonaise in my hair today will it work??
the ONLY thing that works is TEA TREE OIL SHAMPOO
the thing that works the best is mayonnaise.
Does [...]
contagious conditions, canaries in coalmines
Saturday, January 2nd, 2010some folks (including prominent natural healers) whom i respect and esteem are still saying swine flu hasn’t been virulent, compared to seasonal flu. i continue to beg to differ… here’s an update.
you’ll recall that the centers for disease control (cdc) usually count seasonal flu deaths among kids under 18, rather than among older folks, [...]
poverty, black friday, and the goose getting fat.
Monday, November 30th, 2009…please put a penny in the old man’s hat!
if you haven’t got a penny, then a half-penny will do…
Recession has plunged 2.6 million more Americans into poverty, wiped out the household income gains of an entire decade and pushed the number of people without health insurance up to 46.3 million.
11/3/0/9 – This is the last [...]
i hate [name of overpriced fizzy sugar drink deleted]!
Sunday, November 22nd, 2009overpriced fizzy sugar drink? what is it that dr leigh hates? is it pepsi? red bull? hard cider? is she against all sweet and fizzy things?
nope – guess again. i hate the overpriced fizzy sugar drink that pretends to be medicine.
i just can’t help it – i hate “emergen-c.” i hope they don’t sue me [...]
health news roundup: focus on D R U G S
Monday, November 16th, 2009The average premium [Medicare beneficiaries] pay for stand-alone drug plans will rise 11% to $38.94 a month in 2010… Changes are even greater for seniors receiving drug coverage as part of Medicare Advantage… The average monthly premium for those beneficiaries will rise by an average of 32%, to $48 a month… Advantage plans cost the [...]
the deal with medicare
Saturday, November 7th, 2009On Friday, Oct. 30, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) put the final rule on the 2010 Medicare physician fee schedule on display… In the final rule, CMS estimates that family physicians will experience a 4 percent increase in their Medicare allowed charges in 2010 as a result of the rule… [However,] under [...]
h1n1: don’t make me go there… again
Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009…oh, all right, i’ll go there one more time. i can’t even believe how many questions i get about the h1n1 flu shot. (and how few questions i get about the h1n1 flu disease – or the “regular” flu. i hate flu!)
last night one of those celebrity-worshipping tv shows delivered a halfhearted retraction about a [...]
flu!
Wednesday, October 14th, 2009how are you? are you feeling ok? because a lot of folks are getting the flu.
it turns out that h1n1 is not the same as, or milder than, “regular” flu! it is spreading a lot faster than usual, and making healthy, strong people much sicker than usual.
here are some oregon stats:
– last year in oregon, [...]
