Doctor Column

How Puberty Changes Your Child’s Voice

March 15, 2024

Joseph R. Anticaglia, MD Medical Advisory board Puberty is the time of life when boys and girls transition from childhood into adulthood. During this period of development, their bodies go through physical, hormonal and psychological changes. It happens typically for boys between 9 to 14 years of age and for girls between 8 to 13 years of age. Some of the changes include the development of secondary sexual characteristics, growth

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The Job of T Cells and Immunotherapy

March 05, 2024

Joseph R. Anticaglia, MD Medical Advisory Board T-cells are white blood cells, also called T lymphocytes which partner with B-cells to protect us from infections and harmful intruders such as cancer cells. T cells are part of the immune system that behave like specialized sentinels guarding, responding, and neutralizing threats to our bodies. They develop from stem cells in the bone marrow and

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The Amazing B Cells and Immunotherapy

February 25, 2024

Joseph R. Anticaglia, MD Medical Advisory Board Like an office building using a surveillance system and a man to identify and prevent unwanted visitors from entering the premises, the immune system uses an army of specialized cells and organs to identify, and prevent foreign invaders from debilitating our bodies. An indispensable part of the body’s defense system includes B and T cells which are special units

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How Music Therapy Works — Nine Revealing Q & A’s

February 15, 2024

Joseph R. Anticaglia, MD Medical Advisory Board Music can be a powerful tonic or a painful memory and many things in between. It surrounds us at home, in the car, and even in the elevator. It’s ubiquitous. Governments unify a nation with their anthems. The military arouses its army with their patriotic melodies. Religions use it as part of their rituals. Families observe togetherness with music; for example, at birthdays,

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Normal Body Temperature is Not 98.6 Degrees Fahrenheit

February 05, 2024

Joseph R. Anticaglia, MD Medical Advisory Board Physicians know to treat the patient, not the Xray or the thermometer. Mitchell, a 34 year-old CPA, complained over the past two days of coughing, difficulty swallowing, having a severe sore throat and “running a high temperature.” Examination: His throat was slightly red with yellow mucus dripping down the back of his throat. There were swollen

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Vaccines Before and After the COVID-19 Pandemic Kudos to Drs. Kariko and Weissman Connection

January 25, 2024

Joseph R. Anticaglia, MD Medical Advisory Board “Traditional Vaccines, I noted, “are made of whole or parts of dead or weakened viruses or bacteria. Once a person is vaccinated against a specific virus, for example, the Hepatitis B virus, the immune system manufactures neutralizing antibodies against that virus. It also puts the ‘face’ of the virus into its memory bank. The next time the person is exposed to the

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The Discovery of How Muscles and the G. I. Tract Affect Long Covid? Serotonin, Mitochondria and Long COVID

January 15, 2024

Joseph R. Anticaglia, MD Medical Advisory board COVID is an unfinished story. The early chapters of SARS-CoV-2, or COVID-19 were written after the virus was initially identified in December 2019. The following spring, March of 2020, the World Health Organization declared it a global pandemic. Effective vaccines and treatments were developed to manage COVID-19 patients. What became apparent were the worrisome symptoms which persisted after

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The Ebb and Flow of Holiday Blues: Five Action Questions

January 05, 2024

Joseph R. Anticaglia, MD Medical Advisory Board For some, the holiday season can be a bummer whether you’re alone or around family and friends. While many believe “tis” the season to be jolly, others find it a depressing time of the year. Consider those facing the loss of a loved one, a job loss, confronting a serious illness or those struggling with a stressful divorce or financial problems. If you’re lucky

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Historic First Gene Therapy for Sickle Cell Anemia

December 25, 2023

Joseph R. Anticaglia, MD Medical Advisory Board Britain’s medicines regulators in November 2023 approved the gene editing technology, CRISPR-Cas9, for the treatment of genetic diseases, such as sickle cell disease and thalassemia. This is the first licensed treatment aimed at curing the above two diseases. Much credit belongs to 2020 Nobel Prize laureates Jennifer Doudna. and Emmanuelle Charpentier for their innovating,

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Uncovering Seven (7) Risk Factors That Boost the Likelihood of You Getting Covid-19, Flu, or RSV

December 15, 2023

Joseph R. Anticaglia, MD Medical Advisory board Our immune system’s job is to protect us against foreign invaders, including respiratory viruses such as COVID-19, Flu and RSV. On September 4th of this year, 72 year old First Lady, Dr. Jill Biden, for the second time tested positive for Covid-19. Mrs. Biden initially tested positive for this virus in August 2022. Might her immune

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