Childhood Obesity Starts at Home

by Frederick Jaccarino, MD

Frederick Jaccarino, M.D.

America’s leaders set national priorities, assign elected and appointed officials to solve specific problems, and work on solutions in order to secure the future of our nation.   The current administration is working on dozens of important issues, and one more which is being spearheaded by the [...]

Living a balanced life

“Self-acceptance must come from within.”

By Roger Zotti

Psychotherapist and motivational speaker Diane Lang says what she learned from writing her book, Creating Balance & Finding Happiness (Kendall Hunt Publishing), was “to re-use my own tips and tools when I had a major illness. Sometimes you write about something—even teach it—but it’s harder to follow [...]

Painchronicity: Help Chronic Pain

Frederick Jaccarino, M.D.

In an earlier column acute pain was discussed.  “Acute” pain is the sensation which tells you the stove is hot, or maybe that you’ll remember the contraceptives from now till menopause.  These are examples of acute pain; acute means that the pain arrived fairly recently, and there good chance it will [...]

Accidents Happen to the Best of Us

Frederick Jaccarino, M.D.

As winter’s winds whirl and water turns to ice, the health care system braces for the seasonably predictable rash of weather-related traumatic injuries.  Snow, ice, and freezing temperatures lead inevitably to car crashes, falls, and thermal injuries.  Trauma care has evolved into a distinct field of medicine ever since pioneering doctors [...]