Joseph R. Anticaglia MDMedical Advisory Board Dysphagia (dys difficulty — phagia eating) is the medical term used to describe difficulty swallowing. Something prevents the comfortable passage of food or liquids from the mouth to the stomach. At times, we have all eaten too quickly, not chewed our food properly and experienced trouble swallowing. Ordinarily, this
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Joseph R. Anticaglia MDMedical Advisory Board According to the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) report, “An estimated 1 in 3 Americans have trouble paying their medical bills. They are gradually paying medical bills over time or they have bills they can’t afford to pay at all.” Catastrophic injuries and chronic diseases have devastated the quality of
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Joseph R. Anticaglia, MDMedical Advisory Board Peggy is a 69 y/o lady who complained of an upset stomach and diarrhea. At first, she blamed it on what she ate the previous day. However, the diarrhea persisted, became more frequent and more explosive. Her doctor diagnosed the problem as an intestinal infection caused by the bacteria
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Joseph R. Anticaglia, MDMedical Advisory Board James Comey Jr., former Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), made a “gut wrenching” decision that made him “feel nauseous”. He seemed tense, anxious and probably didn’t get his usual good night’s sleep. Stress causes physical, mental and emotional unrest. It can upset your stomach making you
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Joseph R. Anticaglia MDMedical Advisory Board In 1965, Medicare was signed into law by President Lyndon Baines Johnson. It is a federal health care insurance program to help Americans 65 and older pay their medical expenses. At the same time, Medicaid was created for low income families. Medicare has been expanded and revised over the
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Joseph R. Anticaglia MDMedical Advisory Board Chronic cough is a common and puzzling symptom. It hides behind many masks, some more deadly than others. Patients have bounced from one specialist to another in an unsuccessful and costly attempt to get an accurate diagnosis and proper treatment. ‘Non-pulmonary’ cough means the lungs are not the underlying
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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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