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Decisions made durin Lee Kirksey, MD Mon, 03 Sep 2012 13:37:08 -0500 http://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/547070/Think-your-having-a-heart-attack-Do-you-know-what-to-do http://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/547070/Think-your-having-a-heart-attack-Do-you-know-what-to-do Recently, I read a great article in NY Times that precisely describes the mentality of many unfortuna Lee Kirksey, MD Mon, 03 Sep 2012 13:20:56 -0500 http://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/547068/Think-your-too-young-to-have-a-strok--Think-again http://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/547068/Think-your-too-young-to-have-a-strok--Think-again There is no true way to reform healthcare in a meaningful way that does not involve insurance mandate Lee Kirksey, MD Mon, 04 Jul 2011 13:33:51 -0500 http://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/300207/Why-health-insurance-mandates-are-NecessaryPro http://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/300207/Why-health-insurance-mandates-are-NecessaryPro The Obama administration has decided to halt plans to survey physicians offices largely due to negati Lee Kirksey, MD Sun, 03 Jul 2011 08:56:20 -0500 http://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/299961/Obama-Administration-halts-plans-to-spy-on-doctors-based-upon-strong-national-feedback http://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/299961/Obama-Administration-halts-plans-to-spy-on-doctors-based-upon-strong-national-feedback As we continue in what can only be characterized as a tumultuous time in healthcare the NY Times repo Lee Kirksey, MD Sun, 26 Jun 2011 17:07:21 -0500 http://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/298583/Obama-Administration-to-spy-on-Physicians http://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/298583/Obama-Administration-to-spy-on-Physicians PRADAXA is a prescription blood-thinning medicine used to reduce the risk of stroke and blood clots i Lee Kirksey, MD Mon, 30 May 2011 21:00:58 -0500 http://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/293227/New-oral-anticoagulant--Pradaxa--may-replace-coumadin-lower-stroke-riks http://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/293227/New-oral-anticoagulant--Pradaxa--may-replace-coumadin-lower-stroke-riks More controversial developments and allegations of unneccesary use of coronary stents are being raise Lee Kirksey, MD Mon, 29 Nov 2010 11:14:34 -0600 http://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/249126/More-allegations-of-unneccesary-use-of-coronary-stents-Now-in-Texas http://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/249126/More-allegations-of-unneccesary-use-of-coronary-stents-Now-in-Texas Yet another worry for those folks who don't get enough sun exposure throughout the year. Low vitamin Lee Kirksey, MD Sun, 13 Jun 2010 16:17:57 -0500 http://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/202763/Low-Vitamin-D-levels-increase-the-risk-of-Heart-attack http://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/202763/Low-Vitamin-D-levels-increase-the-risk-of-Heart-attack www.stopsmokingpresidentobama.com President Obama's recent physical examination documenting his ongo Lee Kirksey, MD Mon, 15 Mar 2010 08:46:55 -0500 http://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/170853/President-Obama-Smoking-addiction-reflects-national-concern http://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/170853/President-Obama-Smoking-addiction-reflects-national-concern There is a commonly held belief that heart disease falls low on the list of causes of death and disab Lee Kirksey, MD Thu, 11 Feb 2010 13:34:18 -0600 http://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/161514/Heart-Disease-and-women-the-myth http://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/161514/Heart-Disease-and-women-the-myth Together Deep Venous Thromboses DVT and Pulmonary Embolus PE may be responsible for more than 100,000 Lee Kirksey, MD Mon, 14 Dec 2009 13:09:29 -0600 http://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/144369/Simple-tool-to-Assess-your-Risk-for-Deep-Venous-Thromboses-DVT http://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/144369/Simple-tool-to-Assess-your-Risk-for-Deep-Venous-Thromboses-DVT Although we released our book, Your Guide to Optimal Health (www.personalwellnesswheel.com) more than Lee Kirksey, MD Sun, 29 Nov 2009 18:13:47 -0600 http://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/140525/Prevention-Gains-Momentum-Your-Guide-to-Optimal-Health http://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/140525/Prevention-Gains-Momentum-Your-Guide-to-Optimal-Health Like many of you, I have watched intently as the heated debate regarding healthcare reform plays out Lee Kirksey, MD Sun, 13 Sep 2009 13:58:21 -0500 http://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/121077/Is-Universal-Coverage-EnoughNo http://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/121077/Is-Universal-Coverage-EnoughNo A new article published in the New England Journal of Medicine suggests that physicians may be over Lee Kirksey, MD Sun, 30 Aug 2009 16:47:12 -0500 http://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/117537/Will-your-next-xray-lead-to-Cancer http://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/117537/Will-your-next-xray-lead-to-Cancer Smoking, high blood pressure, and diabetes may lead to dementia August 20, 2009 | Allison Gandey A Lee Kirksey, MD Sat, 22 Aug 2009 20:46:09 -0500 http://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/115589/Smoking--Hypertension-Diabetes-lead-to-Dementia-Whats-bad-for-the-heart-is-bad-for-the-Brain http://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/115589/Smoking--Hypertension-Diabetes-lead-to-Dementia-Whats-bad-for-the-heart-is-bad-for-the-Brain Red meat has been conclusively linked to increased risk of heart attack, stroke and peripheral artery Lee Kirksey, MD Mon, 10 Aug 2009 15:34:52 -0500 http://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/112314/As-if-you-needed-another-reason-to-avoid-Beef http://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/112314/As-if-you-needed-another-reason-to-avoid-Beef Below is an exerpt from a direct to consumer advertisement on clopidogrel---- If you have been dia Lee Kirksey, MD Thu, 09 Jul 2009 10:32:57 -0500 http://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/104610/Is-plavix-really-a-life-saver http://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/104610/Is-plavix-really-a-life-saver I recently came across this article in the NY Times. It raises the question about the benefits of exe Lee Kirksey, MD Sat, 20 Jun 2009 10:11:14 -0500 http://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/99449/Is-the-Benefit-of-exercise-overblown http://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/99449/Is-the-Benefit-of-exercise-overblown A situation that happened in my practice this week motivated me to look up some information about Ame Lee Kirksey, MD Sat, 16 May 2009 14:12:31 -0500 http://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/89683/An-Over-Medicated-Nation http://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/89683/An-Over-Medicated-Nation I was reviewing a recent paper on the associations of BMI, waist size and hip to waist ration as pred Lee Kirksey, MD Sat, 25 Apr 2009 10:34:57 -0500 http://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/83362/Your-Waist-Size-Predicts-Heart-Attack-Risk http://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/83362/Your-Waist-Size-Predicts-Heart-Attack-Risk