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The Most Natural Treatment for Constipation

drcharles — Thu, 14 Dec 2017 17:20:02 +0000

In the middle of an otherwise complicated visit, an older woman reminded me of a very basic treatment for constipation that she discovered 40 years prior. It involves no medication, no special diet, and no unpleasant bowel regimen. It does, however, require a certain maturity of character. This technique demands assertiveness, social bravery, and a […]

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How To Be More Efficient As A Primary Care Doctor

drcharles — Mon, 05 Jun 2017 02:30:40 +0000

As an overextended physician in my 40’s, with a family life and a daily sense of exhaustion, I have given up the quixotic dream of helping to change healthcare in this country. I’m just trying to survive each day, along with my patients, and to be an efficient and helpful primary care doctor. If you […]

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We Should Construct Specialized Ebola Facilities in the US. Now.

drcharles — Mon, 13 Oct 2014 02:44:54 +0000

The US should be ready to build facilities, akin to what the military has been setting up in West Africa – specialized Ebola hospitals with moon suits, free-flowing bleach solutions, and brave healthcare workers who have been properly trained, and will be properly compensated for their risk. Conventional hospitals have failed to protect at least […]

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Obama’s Foreign Policy Is Linked to a Healthy, Restrained Immune System

drcharles — Sat, 16 Aug 2014 21:38:14 +0000

With 58% of Americans disapproving of Obama’s foreign policy, mounting Ebola virus deaths, and flu season around the corner, I think it is important to synthesize an overlapping theme between how our country fights perceived threats, and how our bodies successfully or unsuccessfully fight disease. In short, I think Obama’s continued restraint and use of […]

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If You Don’t Look For It, You Will Miss It

drcharles — Sun, 02 Mar 2014 22:38:32 +0000

Death leaves an invisible silence, a wrenching disappearance of love’s voice and presence. Your father held you in your first moments, poured his love and life into your cup, and told stories that created a fabled purpose from the dull chaos. And then he was no more. Are loved ones gone forever when they die? […]

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Is Thanksgiving Actually a Misguided Holiday?

drcharles — Sat, 30 Nov 2013 05:33:28 +0000

I used to think of Thanksgiving as the supremely humble, agenda-less holiday most deserving of our celebration. As an American adaptation of harvest festivals found in other cultures, it seems at once natural, secular, and modest. Yet as I called a lovely woman a few days before the holiday to inform and counsel her that […]

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A Review of Chronic Resilience, a book by Danea Horn

drcharles — Thu, 12 Sep 2013 04:47:19 +0000

Author Danea Horn has written a book entitled Chronic Resilience in which she describes “10 sanity-saving strategies for women coping with the stress of illness.” I read a copy of the book and highly recommend it. The stresses of being ill and suffering from chronic illness are manifold. Just today I listened to a woman […]

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Vomiting, Diarrhea, and Our Place in the Universe

drcharles — Mon, 29 Jul 2013 04:24:37 +0000

I’m not sure I can live up to the promise of this post, but as I crouched naked on my hand and knees this weekend, crippled in the 6th hour of profuse diarrhea and vomiting, a few thoughts came to me. First, how woefully miserable it is to feel sick. Not just sniffly-nose-nasal-congestion-sick, but rather […]

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Diagram of the Human Body Using Etymologies

drcharles — Thu, 11 Jul 2013 15:18:43 +0000

The origin of a word is fascinating, and the etymology of a word’s evolution tells a story. You can almost picture syllables and letters marching like armies through distant lands – Old England, Low Germany, Ancient Greece… or rising up from a dark, primordial world of shapeless magic to take form and structure. I’ve changed […]

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Hail the Sunshine Act (?)

drcharles — Sat, 08 Jun 2013 20:01:01 +0000

Do you want to know if your doctor has been eating pizza for lunch that was purchased by Pfizer as she listened to a drug rep describe a new medication? Do you want to know if your endocrinologist has been paid $1,500 to give a brief talk about a new injectable diabetes medication to his […]

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