Prescription medicines and vitamins may be a part of your regimen to stay healthy but use comes with responsibilities Take medications as prescribed Store and dispose of medications safely Minimize risk of use and abuse by others *Almost 7,000 overdose and 1,000 deaths in AZ this year! *Arizonans make about 10,000 calls per year regarding possible medication poisoning in children. […]

Antibiotic resistance is a big and growing problem. The main driving factors behind antibiotic resistance are the overuse and misuse of antibiotics. Antibiotics ONLY treat bacterial infections. Most winter colds and sinus infections are caused by viruses, which antibiotics DO NOT treat. Read the Chart! to know which common illnesses are usually viral or bacterial and when antibiotics are necessary. […]

Beware the lemon wedge: Ordering a lemon wedge for your water or soda may be hazardous to your health or at least gross you out. The bad: researchers swabbed the rinds and flesh of 76 lemons from 21 restaurants collected during 43 visits 70%of them produced microbial growth Several of the types of bacteria are known to cause human disease […]

Should you try a diet or change your food choices? Dr. Thompson’s algorithm for whether you need to work on weight loss Are you free from health problems? (Diabetes, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, arthritis, chronic pain etc.) Can you do what you want/need to with your body? (Physical activities, playing with kids, work duties, get pregnant etc.) Can you […]

Obesity and overweight are increasing in the US and the world. About 68.8% of US adults are overweight or obese; about 1/3 men and women. Worldwide obesity has doubled since 1980; 1.9 billion adults over the age of 18 are overweight or obese. Health effects of overweight and obesity Raised BMI is a major risk factor for non-communicable diseases such as: […]

“When everybody’s equal we’re all more free” –Barack Obama 44th President of the United States The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex. Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation. Text of the 19th amendment Women’s […]

We had a great time on Wednesday June 26th learning about heart disease and what hormones have to do with it.  If you couldn’t make it, you were missed.  Here are the presentation slides. Make sure we have your email address so you can get a copy of the presentation with live links.  Hormones and Heart Health online We hope […]

This morning I was glued to SCOTUS Blog awaiting the decision on the case of Burwell vs. Hobby Lobby. To recap, this case was spurred by the Affordable Care Act which mandates health insurers to include contraceptive coverage as part of a panel of preventative health services (the contraceptive mandate).  Hobby Lobby–a corporation (and several other companies) objected to the […]

On March 4-6 I had the opportunity to attend the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists’ Congressional Leadership Conference in Washington DC along with 400 other doctors from around the country. While it meant four days away from warm Phoenix and my wonderful patients (and six deliveries!!), the experience was extremely important.  Seven ob-gyns from Arizona met with the staff […]

Whether or not you celebrate Thanksgiving and/or Christmas, if you live in the United States, you have been and will be inundated with thinking about things from October (August?) to the new year.  To help me resist the madness of black Friday, small business Saturday and cyber Monday, I have determined to meditate on the things I already have for […]