Author Archives: By Dr. David Lipschitz, Creative Syndicate

It is deep into November, the days are cooler and shorter, and Thanksgiving and Christmas are upon us. For many of us, this time of year is filled with special […]

Annually, hundreds of thousands of healthy Americans have a stress test to screen for coronary artery disease. The stress test can be done in one of two ways.  The heart […]

Is there anything more American than milk and apple pie? Maybe the apple pie contains too many calories, but milk, particularly 2 percent or fat free is the perfect drink. […]

I was recently asked to see a male patient, in his early 80s, who four months before fell in his bathroom and broke his hip. Two days later, hip surgery […]

Compared to the, 36,000 deaths from Influenza that occurred in 2013, the nationwide panic about Ebola is drastically overrated. We should be much more concerned by the fact that less […]

Although a small city, Little Rock Arkansas, where I live, has the second-largest Race For The Cure in the country. On Saturday, thousands of women turned out in support of […]

With the advent of drug plans, fewer patients are refusing to take common medications because of cost. The problem has also declined, as more and more blockbuster drugs are now […]

So many of my patients in their early 70s and 80s scoff when I tell them it is not too late to start reforming and living a healthy lifestyle. However, […]