1. How can I lower my cholesterol? Cholesterol can be lowered by a variety of means which traditionally begins with therapeutic lifestyle changes (diet, weight loss, exercise) followed by drug therapy. Diet alone may be able to lower total cholesterol and LDL (bad) cholesterol from 7-30% depending on how restrictive the dietary plan. Most... Read more
I was just reading the June 26th edition of Time Magazine and getting ready to learn all about how India is the next great economic superpower when a small article on page 16 caught my attention. It was entitled “KFC’s Big Fat Problem”. The article was about how Kentucky Fried Chicken, the home of the Colonel’s secret recipe, was being... Read more
1. When should children begin to check their cholesterol?Routine cholesterol screening is not recommended until one reaches the age of 20yrs. This is the age when the development of coronary artery disease begins to rise. Autopsies studies have shown that ~2% of men and ~0% of women age 15-19 have significant coronary artery disease. This %... Read more
My first interest in the practice of medicine began when my father told me stories about his work when I was very young. He was an anesthesiologist practicing in a small local community hospital in rural Maryland. I remember him trying to explain to me what he did everyday and what would happen at the hospital. He would tell me stories of how... Read more
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