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2003 March
 
If you have an eating disorder, you are very concerned about the way that your body looks, and you use food to control your emotions.  You want very much to be thin and are afraid of becoming fat. Click here to read more... 
 
 
Health Problems and Your Sex Life
By Alan Peterson, M.D.

A chronic illness is a health problem that you have for a long time, such as heart disease, lung disease, arthritis, or cancer.  People with chronic illnesses may need medicines or treatments that affect their sex life and they may not feel as interested in sex, or they may not enjoy sex as they used to. Click here to read more...

 
How Well Do You Know Herbs?
By Alan Peterson, M.D.
 
Many scientists believe that using even a small amount of herbs in cooking might provide phytochemicals that can potentially fight cancer.  Fresh herbs seem to be better because they are the most flavorful and contain the most phytochemicals, but dried herbs are still potent. Click here to read more...
 
 
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
By Alan Peterson, M.D.

Irritable Bowel Syndrome is a common gastrointestinal problem that leads to abdominal pain or cramps that are often relieved or improved by having a bowel movement.  Patients with IBS often have problems with constipation (infrequent or difficult bowel movements), diarrhea, or both. Click here to read more...
 
 
 
Every day, physicians are faced with the issues surrounding appropriate prescribing to older patients.  Knowledge of the interplay between aging, chronic diseases and drugs will help the physician to help avoid potential adverse drug events as well as interactions between drugs and interactions between the drugs and the diseases that they are used for. Click here to read more...