Used enough chemotherapy to shrink tumors by only 50% By Eva Briggs I recently read an article describing a novel approach to treating incurable
My Turn
Summertime Is Here in Full Force. Watch Out!
For this month’s article, I’m reviewing a hodgepodge of miscellaneous tips for common problems. By Eva Briggs Ticks Summertime is here and ticks are
Meet Moxi, the Nurse Robot
By Eva Briggs What images pop into your mind when you think of a nurse? Most people respond with adjectives related to human qualities
Mitral Valve Regurgitation: It Can Affect Dogs, and People, Too
By Eva Briggs Last week I brought my dog to the vet for his annual checkup. Boomer is in great shape for a 12-year-old
Rabies: What to Do if an Animal Bites You
By Eva Briggs When my youngest daughter was about 6 or 7, she and her friend had a game they called “rabie [sic] chicken.”
Shingles: New Drug Helps Prevent Its Occurence
Those who had chickenpox more prone to the condition By Eva Briggs Chickenpox. Where did that name come from? The prevailing theory is that
There Are Drugs, Then There Are Nutraceuticals, Electroceuticals
By Eva Briggs Much of the practice of medicine involves finding ways to persuade the body to make something happen or to stop happening.
Paraneoplastic Syndromes
Strange and bizarre problems cancer can cause By Eva Briggs Cancer is a dreaded disease that nobody wants. Actually, cancer isn’t just one disease;
All About Cannabis
The consensus is that NYS one day will legalize recreational marijuana — but is it a good thing? By Eva Briggs A few days
Dimples: Are They Inherited?
By Eva Briggs My husband, his mother and three of his four siblings have dimples. No one in my family has dimples. It took

