Heels can take a beating from a range of activities, including heavy impact exercise or wearing poorly fitted shoes.

What I like for heel pain:

• Take a topical non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medication (It is a gel or a strip that can be applied to the heel.) to help manage pain. Avoid, if possible, antiinflammatories that are taken by mouth and absorbed systemically.
• Try Lidoderm patches filled with pain killer and apllied topically.
• Ice the heel or freeze any bottle and then roll your...

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While migraines and their causes vary from person to person, researchers have identified some common triggers.

The National Women's Health Information Center offers this list:

• Too much sleep, or not enough shut-eye.
• Missing meals.
• Overstimulated senses, including noises that are too loud, scents that are too strong, or lights that are too bright.
• Hormonal changes.
• Stress.
• Changes in the weather.
• Drinking red wine or changes in caffeine intake.
• Aspartame, an artificial sweete...

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Michael you were not alone. Millions of Americans have paid billions to physicians who have been willing to prostitute themselves for plastic surgeries that no one needed (I understand that you had as many as fifty procedures), for pain medications that addict and psychoactive drugs that have questionable value. There were when you lived and there still are now physician hustlers who sold and sell any surgery or any medication for the right price- throwing away their ethics and moral responsi...

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Pedicures can be dangerous- spreading infections. Here's some safety tips that you should NOT forget:

• Schedule one of the first appointments in the morning when tubs are cleanest. Or make sure your technician disinfects the tub before your pedicure.
• Bring your own pedicure tools. Use separate tools for pedicures and manicures to prevent contamination between toes and fingers.
• Skip shaving your legs before the appointment to help prevent bacteria from entering the skin.
• Have your feet...

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Choosing A Doctor Part 2: First Test

On Sunday, you fall on a rock and hurt your ankle. It's swollen and painful. You can (choose one):

a. Go to an Emergency Room on Sunday. Pay a big copay or deductible depending on your insurance. Wait in a room with coughing and screaming people for 2 hours and then be seen. An emergency room doctor who will not see you ever again wants to be sure not to miss anything. You get a shot for pain, a tetanus shot, X-rays, MR or CT scan, some kind of wa...

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