Do faucets have lead?

Most faucets purchased prior to 1997 were constructed of brass or chrome-plated brass containing up to 8 percent lead (the main metals in brass are copper and zinc). Water sitting overnight (or for several hours) in a brass faucet tends to leach lead from the brass faucet interior which may produce relatively high lead levels in the first draw of drinking water. Due to recent regulations, most faucets purchased after 1997 contain less lead than previously used thereby l...

This is my list of “must haves” for your home in this flu and cold season that has already begun. I do NOT think that it is clear at all as to the actual benefits of the flu vaccine. I have not seen any substantive evidence that the flu vaccine (for “regular” flu- A and B) has decreased mortality in anyone- let alone seniors and in some studies (like kids with asthma who had been vaccinated) actually increased hospitalizations when compared to those children who were NOT vaccinated...

What I like for heel pain:

• Take a topical non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medication (It is a gel or a strip that can be applied to the heel.) to help manage pain. Avoid, if possible, antiinflammatories that are taken by mouth and absorbed systemically.
• Try Lidoderm patches filled with pain killer and apllied topically.
• Ice the heel or freeze any bottle and then roll your...

The National Women's Health Information Center offers this list:

• Too much sleep, or not enough shut-eye.
• Missing meals.
• Overstimulated senses, including noises that are too loud, scents that are too strong, or lights that are too bright.
• Hormonal changes.
• Stress.
• Changes in the weather.
• Drinking red wine or changes in caffeine intake.
• Aspartame, an artificial sweete...

Michael you were not alone. Millions of Americans have paid billions to physicians who have been willing to prostitute themselves for plastic surgeries that no one needed (I understand that you had as many as fifty procedures), for pain medications that addict and psychoactive drugs that have questionable value. There were when you lived and there still are now physician hustlers who sold and sell any surgery or any medication for the right price- throwing away their ethics and moral responsi...

• Schedule one of the first appointments in the morning when tubs are cleanest. Or make sure your technician disinfects the tub before your pedicure.
• Bring your own pedicure tools. Use separate tools for pedicures and manicures to prevent contamination between toes and fingers.
• Skip shaving your legs before the appointment to help prevent bacteria from entering the skin.
• Have your feet...

Choosing A Doctor Part 2: First Test

On Sunday, you fall on a rock and hurt your ankle. It's swollen and painful. You can (choose one):

a. Go to an Emergency Room on Sunday. Pay a big copay or deductible depending on your insurance. Wait in a room with coughing and screaming people for 2 hours and then be seen. An emergency room doctor who will not see you ever again wants to be sure not to miss anything. You get a shot for pain, a tetanus shot, X-rays, MR or CT scan, some kind of wa...

1. Integrative MD- Conventional and Alternative Medicine

2. Conventional DO (Doctor of Osteopathy)- Conventional Medicine like MD's but MAYBE does osteopathic manipulation

3. Integrative DO- Conventional and Alternative Medicine usually does osteopathic manipulation

   [These physicians have a minimum of four (4)years of medical school training and most have trained in a specialty for at least three to seven (3- 7) years. They ...