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Remembering Interventional Radiology Days

Remembering Interventional Radiology Days by Jeffrey Dach MD Above Image shows me in 2001, wearing a sterile surgical gown performing a percutaneous nephrostomy in the Interventional Radiology Suite. Note the plexiglass radiation shield suspended above the patient on the right, and the xray fluoroscope machine is at the upper right corner.  The plastic bag at the […]

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Remembering Benjamin Felson, M.D.

Remembering Benjamin Felson, M.D.by Jeffrey Dach MD One of my idols in radiology was Benjamin Felson, M.D., the guru of plain chest xray interpretation. Back in 1977, while in residency training in Chicago, I attended a radiology meeting where Dr. Felson showed slides of interesting cases, and asked the audience for the diagnosis. Stumping the […]

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Herpes Simplex Natural Treatments

Herpes Simplex Natural Treatments by Jeffrey Dach MD Herpes is a common problem I see in the office. Many of these patients are on long term acyclovir, the standard anti-viral medication which is quite effective at suppressing recurrence. However, this drug is not without adverse side effects. Many would like to know about safer natural […]

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Cannabis Oil for Acute Leukemia

Cannabis Oil for Acute Leukemia, Case Report by Jeffrey Dach MD The following case report appeared in the November 2013 Journal of Case Reports in Oncology.(1)  Left Image : Blast cells on blood smear in acute leukemia courtesy of Wikimedia commons. This article is part four of a series.  For part one, part two, part […]

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Medical Cannabis for Epilepsy Part Two

Medical Cannabis for Epilepsy Part Two by Jeffrey Dach MD A remarkable development has the news media buzzing, a neurology journal, Epilepsia, has just published the Case for Medical Marijuana in Epilepsy, May 22, 2014.(1-4) Header Image: Matt Figi, Charlotte, Max, Charlotte’s twin sister Chase Figi and Paige Figi (left to right) courtesy of Army […]

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PCOS, BPA and Endocrine Disruptors Part Three

PCOS, BPA and Endocrine Disruptors Part Three by Jeffrey Dach MD This is part three of a series. For Part One Click Here. For Part Two, Click Here. At the May 16 A4M Meeting in Orlando, Felice Gersh MD gave an excellent talk on PCOS, which I will attempt to summarize in this article.  Dr. […]

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Marijuana Refugees and Medicinal Cannabis for Seizures

Marijuana Refugees and Medicinal Cannabis for Seizures by Jeffrey Dach MD link to article Sanjay Gupta, being a neurosurgeon, is acutely aware of the medicinal properties of cannabis for neurological disorders and brain tumors.  His television documentaries, Weed and Weed 2 brought national attention to the medicinal properties of cannabis (medical marijuana).  Above image: Family […]

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Bioidentical Hormone Estriol Beneficial For Multiple Sclerosis MS

Bioidentical Hormone Estriol Beneficial For Multiple Sclerosis MS by Jeffrey Dach MD Multiple sclerosis affects about a million people worldwide.  It is an auto-immune neuro-degenerative disorder characterized by demyelinating plaques thought the brain and spinal cord, visible on MRI scans (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) and CAT scans.   The demyelinating plaques interfere with neuron function, and cause […]

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Endometriosis Natural Treatments by Jeffrey Dach MD

Endometriosis Natural Treatments by Jeffrey Dach MD Endometriosis is a chronic and incurable gynecological condition causing pelvic pain,  menstrual irregularities, infertility and misery  affecting 6-10% of women in the United States.(1)(7) The worldwide incidence of endometriosis is estimated to be between 0.1 and 0.3%, or about 150 to 200 million women.(17) Medical treatments are largely […]

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Following Thyroid Nodules with Ultrasound

Following Thyroid Nodules with Ultrasound by Jeffrey Dach MD Don’t Fall for the thyroid nodule trap. Yesterday, a mother and her 18 year old daughter came into the office for the daughter’s low thyroid condition.  She had just come from an endocrinologist’s office where they discovered a small thyroid nodule during a thyroid ultrasound exam.  […]

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The Art of the Curb Side Cholesterol Consult by Jeffrey Dach MD

The Art of the Curb Side Consult by Jeffrey Dach MD In our neighborhood, we take the garbage cans out to the curb twice a week for the garbage pickup.  Although we grumble about the extra work, it’s a good opportunity to get outside the house and say hello to our neighbors.  On one such […]

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B12 Deficiency and Neuro-Psychiatric Disorders by Jeffrey Dach MD

B12 Deficiency and Neuro-Psychiatric Disorders by Jeffrey Dach MD A case was presented at the Medical University of South Carolina.  The patient was a 23 year old female with paranoid psychosis treated unsuccessfully with anti-psychotic medications and shock therapy.  The treatments only made her worse.  Eventually, further testing revealed the patient had a severe vitamin […]

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Cannabis Oil Brain Tumor Remission by Jeffrey Dach MD

Cannabis Oil Brain Tumor Remission by Jeffrey Dach MD Dr. William Courtney was interviewed by the Huffington Post and talked about an 8 month old baby suffering from a malignant brain tumor (see MRI images at left).(2) The parents declined conventional treatment with chemotherapy, and used cannabis oil (medical marijuana) instead.  Miraculously, after two months […]

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Alysa Erwin Cannabis Oil Remission from Malignant Astrocytoma

Alysa Erwin Cannabis Oil Remission from Malignant Astrocytoma by Jeffrey Dach MD This is part two of a series, for part One, Click Here. for part three click here. Here is the story of a young Michigan teenager,  Alysa Erwin, diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor, with MRI documentation,   After she failed conventional treatment and […]

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PCOS Part One by Jeffrey Dach MD

PCOS Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Anovulatory Androgen Excess,  Part One by Jeffrey Dach MD This article is Part One of a series, For Part Two, Click Here. Alice is a 17 tyar old high school student and has Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, PCOS.   She has about one menstrual cycle per year since age 13, and has […]

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Natural Thyroid is Better Part Two by Jeffrey Dach MD

Natural Thyroid is Better Part Two by Jeffrey Dach MD This article is part two of a series.  For Part One, Click Here.  For Part Three Click here. Will Thyroid Medication Give Me Osteoporosis ? New concerns were raised by Marci Turner in the April 2011 British Medical Journal reporting elderly women on Synthroid(tm) have […]

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Marijuana Cannabis Research Suppressed

Medicinal Marijuana Cannabis Research Suppressed by Jeffrey Dach MD Although cannabis was a medicinal plant for thousands of years, its medical use was suppressed and banned throughout most of the 20th century. Banned in England, Canada and the US in the 1930’s, medical cannabis represents the first casualty in a war against natural medicine waged […]

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Graves Remission with Iodine Case Report by Jeffrey Dach MD

Graves’ Hyperthyroidism Remission with Iodine Case Report by Jeffrey Dach MD Link to article Carol is a 56 year old real estate agent who noticed a feeling of nervousness, warmth and rapid heart rate which worsened over a few days.  Carol called a friend who drove her to the  Emergency Room where the doctors gave […]

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Iodine Prevents Breast Cancer Part Two Jeffrey Dach MD

Iodine Prevents Breast Cancer Part Two Jeffrey Dach MD Iodine May be Useful as Adjunct Treatment of Breast Cancer, the Overwhelming Evidence This article is Part Two of a series. For Part One Click Here. Spontaneous Regression of Breast Cancer David Brownstein MD reports three cases of spontaneous regression of breast cancer after women take […]

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Medical Conspiracies That Came True by Jeffrey Dach MD

Medical Conspiracies That Came True by Jeffrey Dach MD Left Image courtesy of Roger Spark Bench.com if you happen to be a professor at the University of Chicago sitting around wondering what to do next to generate interest in your work, why not do a piece about Crazy Lunatic Medical Conspiracy theories?  This sounds like […]

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