WEAR YOUR SEATBELTS Accidents are the fifth leading cause of death in this country. Staying off of your roof, being careful with ladders and wearing a seatbelt are three very easy ways to ensure better safety at home. There is a lesion of data strongly suggesting that seatbelts save lives. Between the winter weather along rainy seasons and our roads wearing a seatbelt makes a lot of sense.

INCREASE CALCIUM INTAKE As discussed elsewhere osteoporosis is an important health concern. All women should take sufficient calcium in their diet to keep from losing bone. They can do this with calcium, which diet or may choose to take supplements. We have a lot of information on supplements calcium intake and your bone health. The recommendations for using calcium span many lifestyles, nationalities, and age groups.

KNOW YOUR MEDICATIONS AND ALLERGIES We think it's crucial to your health care to know exactly what medicines you are taking and why. Also knowing to allergies could be very important to you. In today's world many patients see multiple doctors. You can't count on your doctors having seamless communication between them. You're responsible for your pills, and it makes a lot of sense having all you medicines written down on one piece of paper. We strongly urge all patients to have all the medicines written down on piece of paper they carry with them. Of course we would like to know every pill you're taking. Any time you visit another physician you should make sure that any changes in medicines are noted by you and reported to us. Literally thousands of lives are lost every year because of medication errors. Don't be one of them. We have preprinted sheets to list you medicines for you to use.

IMMUNIZATION UPDATE Infection is the fifth leading cause of death in America. Every year more people died from flu and pneumonia that died during the Vietnam War. The flu shot, it is universally available from drugstores to your local church to the senior citizen center and yes we have it in our office. The Pneumovax vaccine is a special vaccine designed to protect the patient from pneumococcal pneumonia. This is a common cause of pneumonia but the vaccine cannot protect the patient from all causes of pneumonia. Currently the pneumonia shot is offered to children and the elderly, but we believe that all adults should strongly consider this vaccination.

 

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