MEDICAL COMPASS
Medical Compass: How does modest alcohol consumption affect your health?
By David Dunaief, M.D.
Our assumptions about alcohol and health are complicated and often wrong. Many of you may have heard that Europeans who drink...
Medical Compass: Practical ways to reduce your heart attack risk
By David Dunaief, M.D.
Despite the best efforts of public campaigns and individual physicians, heart disease is still the number one cause of death in...
Medical Compass: Is it a heart attack?
Chest pain is only one of many possible symptoms.
By David Dunaief, M.D.
Each year, 805,000 people in the U.S. have heart attacks, or myocardial infarctions...
Medical Compass: What are the risks of taking PPI’s for reflux?
Proton pump inhibitors should be taken at the lowest dose for the shortest possible time.
By David Dunaief, M.D.
Sometimes referred to as “reflux” or “heartburn,”...
Medical Compass: Which is better for bone health — dairy, calcium or Vitamin D?
By David Dunaief, M.D.
The medical community doesn’t universally agree about the value of milk and dairy consumption for preventing osteoporosis and fractures later in...
Medical Compass: Let’s retire those diabetes myths
Soy puts less stress on the kidneys than animal protein
By David Dunaief, M.D.
There are many myths about managing type 2 diabetes that circulate. Fortunately,...
Medical Compass: Tips to help protect your kidneys
Walking routinely can reduce your risk of dialysis
By David Dunaief, M.D.
Last week, I wrote that 37 million U.S. adults have chronic kidney disease (CKD)...
Medical Compass: What is your kidney disease risk?
Dietary changes can help control or reverse chronic kidney disease
By David Dunaief, M.D.
Your kidneys are workhorses; they perform an array of critical functions for...
Medical Compass: Winning the sodium-potassium balance war on two fronts
Eating whole foods can improve your odds of victory
By David Dunaief, M.D.
We hear a lot about sodium and the importance of limiting your sodium...
Medical Compass: What is the best way to manage osteoarthritis pain?
Diet and exercise together are the key to success
By David Dunaief, M.D.
If you suffer from osteoarthritis, you know it can affect your quality of...
