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Grad School by Dr. Richard Keller Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine I haven't posted in quite a while and I am not sure if anyone even bothers to look here any more.I thought I did owe folks an explanation, in case they drop by again. The ... Read on »

“Relief-oriented use of marijuana by teens” by Dr. Richard Keller Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine That is the title of an article in last April’s Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention and Policy. While this study in has a very small sample size, it nonetheless present ... Read on »

Driven to Distraction by Dr. Richard Keller Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Subject: Driven to Distraction video goes live; please share! Good morning task force supporters, Please take a few moments to watch our fantastic new YouTube video feat ... Read on »

Teen abuse of OTC and Rx meds by Dr. Richard Keller Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine In the rush to worry about teen use of illicit drugs (not to belittle that action) we often lose sight of the fact that OTC and prescription drugs are used “nonmedically” mo ... Read on »

Shine a light on mental health needs by Dr. Richard Keller Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine A while back I ran across an "article" by Glenn Close (sorry, lost the link) in which she wrote: Even as the medicine and therapy for mental health disorders have made rema ... Read on »

Survivors of Suicide by Dr. Richard Keller Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine We helped sponsor/host an event last Saturday giving folks whose loved ones have died by suicide an opportunity to view a program put together by the American Foundation for S ... Read on »

More on the health food that tastes good by Dr. Richard Keller Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine A study out of the Nestle Research Center in Switzerland (no chance of conflict of interest there) demonstrated that 1.4 ounces of dark chocolate a day lowered the amount of s ... Read on »

Coroner Hauntings? by Dr. Richard Keller Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine In case you missed it in the Tribune: "Eerie events rattle those in the coroner's office" Read on »

Photo Post: Swine flu fears by Dr. Richard Keller Medical Doctor

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Writing and Arithmetic by Dr. Richard Keller Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Last night I was invited to the ITT Technical Institute Program Advisory Committee meeting, sitting with advisors and the program chairman for their School of Criminal Justice ... Read on »

No colonics by Dr. Richard Keller Medical Doctor

1 Comment Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Now here is something you don’t see talked about every day: I had someone come to the office a while back seeking my advice. He had seen all the ads and products for colo ... Read on »

Coroner’s Suicide Thought Piece by Dr. Richard Keller Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine One in 5 or 6 people are touched by or are close to someone who has died by suicide or will die by suicide. That is a huge number. As they say, a sobering thought. I have ... Read on »

Anti-cocaine vaccine? by Dr. Richard Keller Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Interesting, but I’m not sure how much “promise” this experimental treatment really shows: Cocaine vaccine shows promise for recovering addicts … a new cocaine vaccine… t ... Read on »

Grief normal or too much by Dr. Richard Keller Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Grief does have it purpose, adjusting to the change in your life and dealing with your loss. We deal with grieving folks all the time and not just at the time of the death of ... Read on »

Zombie warning by Dr. Richard Keller Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Got this on a listserv and I don't see a copyright mark Read on »

Bullet shortage by Dr. Richard Keller Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Do you realize that this is affecting law enforcement agencies? Shooting ranges, gun dealers and bullet manufacturers say they have never seen such shortages. Bullets, e ... Read on »

Interesting Week for Coroner, Never Routine by Dr. Richard Keller Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine It was an interesting week of meetings. Tuesday I presented my 2010 budget to the County Board committees that need to approve it before it goes to the full Board. To mee ... Read on »

Level I Challenge for Coroner’s Office by Dr. Richard Keller Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine We were already on track for a significant increase in the number of deaths in Lake County that involve Coroner office investigation (approximately 15%) this year. Most deaths ... Read on »

Food for Misdirection of Thought by Dr. Richard Keller Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine (Note: I had thought of this post before I ran across the article that prompted the above post. It became an interesting juxtaposition.) I often get asked what we in the ... Read on »

16 year-old's death with hot dog by Dr. Richard Keller Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Now this is a pretty unusual occurrence, but I thought it might be worth a caution. Kids do choke on food, as do folks on the other end of the age spectrum, with hot dogs bein ... Read on »

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