Glucosamine and Chondroitin for Arthritis Pain

Glucosamine and Chondroitin for Arthritis Pain

Glucosamine and Chondroitin for Arthritis Pain by Jeffrey Dach M.D. The NIH GAIT Study (1)(2) As usual, the New York Times and the rest of the media got the story wrong.(4)    Rather than being ineffective, as the media concluded about … Continue reading

Remembering Interventional Radiology Days

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, … Continue reading

The Importance of the Pelvic Sonogram

The Importance of the Pelvic Sonogram by Jeffrey Dach MD A 56 year old female patient had an episode of abnormal post-menopausal vaginal bleeding for which a pelvic sonogram was recommended. The sonogram showed a cystic swiss cheese appearance of … Continue reading

Cannabis Oil for Acute Leukemia

Cannabis Oil for ACute LEukemia ALL Jeffrey DaCh MD

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 … Continue reading

Medical Cannabis for Epilepsy Part Two

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, … Continue reading