Joseph R. Anticaglia MDMedical Advisory Board Cancer patients who require round the clock opioids (e.g. morphine drip) for excruciating pain can become opioid tolerant and experience “breakthrough” pain. In this situation, fentanyl has been useful to relieve severe pain. Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid 50 times stronger than heroin and 50 to 100 times stronger
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Joseph R. Anticaglia MDMedical Advisory Board The first opioid epidemic in the United States came after the Civil War (1861-1865). This problem was caused, in part, by the administration of morphine to soldiers for their pain and injuries. The civil war ended, but the morphine habit has persisted. Today, America is in the midst of
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Joseph R. Anticaglia MDMedical Advisory Board A whopping seven out of ten Americans are either overweight or obese! Belly fat is bulging across America (and the world) and it’s dragging several diseases along with it. Belly fat is a combination of subcutaneous fat (the fat under your skin) and visceral fat, the fat that wraps
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Joseph R. Anticaglia MDMedical Advisory Board During the summer months, parents and their kids often go swimming to cool off and have a good time. Consider 9 y/o Johnny who emerges from the swimming pool one Saturday afternoon with “bloodshot eyes.” What to do? Or consider Dan who accidentally poked himself in the eye while
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Joseph R. Anticaglia MDMedical Advisory Board One aspect of Chinese philosophy declares there are two forces in the universe yin and yang. Yin is said to be characterized as being a negative force and yang a positive force. At first glance, these forces seem to be diametrically opposed to each other. But supposedly contrary forces
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Joseph R. Anticaglia MDMedical Advisory Board The use of electronic cigarettes is a critical public health issue. The increased use of e-cigarettes by teenagers and middle school children and the potential, harmful long term effects are especially worrisome. Have e-cigs been helpful to traditional smokers who have not been able to quit smoking? Is it
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Joseph R. Anticaglia MDMedical Advisory Board 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.” The results
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Joseph R. Anticaglia MDMedical Advisory Board 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
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Joseph R. Anticaglia MDMedical Advisory Board 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). This year, at the end of May, social media and other media outlets
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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. The nutritional value of the food we eat and drink greatly determines how our metabolism works to keep us healthy. Every day we are challenged to incorporate good
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