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Dr. J. Deane W. Medical Doctor

Specialty: Cardiology
San Francisco, California
When I decided at age nine to become a doctor, I had no idea who would be my sickest patient. Over... Full Bio
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Should She Be A Doctor?

Last weekend, after I gave a speech at a public forum about healthcare, a woman came up to the podium and asked me a question. “My daughter...

Aren’t elected officials supposed to be role models?

Shouldn’t the people we vote into power provide role models for how We The People should behave? I would hope that is a rhetorical...

Cutting costs by killing patients

UN Resolution 260 (III) – Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide – was signed on December 9, 1948. It...

Is the US clinically insane?

Insanity may be operationally defined as doing the same thing over and over while expecting a different result. The British National...

ObamaCare Shell Game Now Obvious

Doctors and health policy analysts have been screaming the same three-part message since 2009: 1) ObamaCare hurts (not protects) patients;...

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Jan 19 2011 by shanerspouse
My left ankle & foot areswelling, feel inflammed and when first started was itching.  I take symbicort, & diltiazan. Have taken butemide .50mgs. 3 X daily for about 5 days. Inner part of ankle aches & is tender.  Problem?
 
Mar 03 2009 by bamajilly

I have been suffering from tingling in my hands and feet on and off for the past week. I have been under a lot of stress and anxiety.

Could this cause this problem?

 

 
Jan 10 2009 by sherryk
I have an upset stomach almost every day sometimes when I dont even eat. How do I cure this
 

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