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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 co ... 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 bee ... 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 ... 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, especia ... 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 meet co ... 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 Coro ... 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 »

Suicide Prevention Week by Dr. Richard Keller Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Next week is “National Suicide Prevention Week” so I thought I’d post the “Suicide Warning Signs” from SAMHSA. Last year Lake County had 67 indi ... Read on »

Nitrous Oxide Abuse by Dr. Richard Keller Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine It is easy to lose sight of the real dangers of inhalant abuse with all our focus on the growing problems of illicit and licit drug abuse so obviously going on around us. Abus ... Read on »

Lake County 2007-2008 Drug Fatalities Map by Dr. Richard Keller Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Lake County 2007-2008 Drug Fatalities Map Other maps (see below) a slow process for web-readiness due to budget constraints Read on »

Mapping Coroner Data by Dr. Richard Keller Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Our office almost seems awash in County maps. Maybe awash is hyperbole, but how often do you get to use words like that. Actually we have 4 large (like 3 X 4) maps, not counti ... Read on »

Quotes about kids (link sent by ... by Dr. Richard Keller Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Quotes about kids ( link sent by a friend ): Children have never been very good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate them. James Baldwin Your ... Read on »

Driving Distracted Kills by Dr. Richard Keller Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Report that could have saved lives is buried for 7 years, holy mackerel. … cellphone use behind the wheel "has contributed to an increasing number of crashes, inju ... Read on »

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