Let’s Talk About– Health and Wellness with Dr Leigh
Abuse Liabilities, THC and...
As an emergency physician in inner cities such as Detroit and Baltimore for the last 25 years, I am,…
The History of Early...
The factors led to cannabis being regulated differently and prohibited in the early decades of the 20th century were…
Synthetic Cannabinoids
THC is one of the main cannabinoids found naturally in the cannabis plant; its chemical structure was discovered in…
What are metabolites and...
The liver is our major detoxifying organ. It plays an important protective role in drug metabolism in oral preparations…
Challenges Creating Medicines From...
Drug development today is a long, arduous, and expensive proposition. Since the first half of the 20th century, the…
Can cannabis be used...
At the present cannabis is only used to treat the symptoms from the side effects of cancer therapy. In…
5 Top Myths And...
This summer much of the US is experiencing a heat wave. All the way from South Dakota to the…
Welcome To Health From...
“Health from the Outside IN” is my philosophy on how the things you do to keep yourself young and…
Coffee the New Health...
Starbucks lovers rejoice! A new study presented this past month at a meeting of the American Association for Cancer…
Top 5 Common Holiday...
Every holiday season it seems I get asked to comment on the same questions, which have become urban legends.…
New Autism Rates Startling
Just discussed this with Jenna Lee on Fox New’s Happening Now. The CDC released new rates for autism. Reports…
Mediterranean Diet Really Does...
Anecdotally in the past, it has been noted that people who live in the Mediterranean region seemed to have…
Pregnant and Clueless…Really?
On the Today Show this morning a women admits after a 9-mile training run for a half marathon, she…
Angelina Jolie’s Breast Cancer...
Kudos to Angelina Jolie for bringing this topic into the forefront, as well as showing us that our breasts…
Be Sunscreen Smart This...
The FDA has finally taken action against labeling and claims made by sunscreen manufacturers. Guidelines from 1978 have changed…
Diabetes Not Affected by...
A recent study published in Annals of Internal Medicine looked at lifestyle intervention and diabetes with some surprising results. This study…
5 Important Flu Facts...
As an ER doc I can attest that the floodgates of cold and flu season have opened. This has…
5 Important Breast Cancer...
It’s October, time to talk about our “girls” again. Even if they are on your mind at other times,…
5 Tips for a...
Unfortunately every year a few ghosts and witches wind up in the ER from trick-or-treating injuries. And while most…
BACK AWAY FROM THE...
So far its been 1 month and I have been keeping my one and only New Years resolution and…
Cold or Flu?? What...
Comparative “Anatomy” of the Cold or Flu The age-old question is it a cold or is it the flu?…
The Powerful Patient Taking...
I am continuing this series of articles about taking control of your health because of the questions and frustrations…