by James Edward Katz, M.D. | Apr 8, 2020 | Activism, COVID-19, Disease, Infectious Disease, Pandemic, Preventative Medicine, Preventive, Public Health
The poet Milton, who, crippled by age, stated his regret he could not do more to serve God, “They also serve who only stand and wait.” You can protect everyone in your community if you would just stay home. During the next two weeks, a biologic wave will sweep across...
by James Edward Katz, M.D. | Apr 2, 2020 | COVID-19, Flu, Infectious Disease, Pandemic, Patient Care, Policy, Preventative Medicine, Preventive, Public Health, Testing
George Fu Gao, head of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, was recently interviewed by Science magazine. Dr. Gao was educated at Oxford and Harvard. He rarely speaks publicly. He is one of the few scientists to have access to the actual Chinese...
by James Edward Katz, M.D. | Mar 23, 2020 | COVID-19, Pandemic, Preventative Medicine, Preventive, Public Health
Gloves Reduce Getting COVID-19 on Your Hands And Wearing Masks Help to Prevent Touching Your Face Let’s Clear Up the Mask Issue COVID-19 can survive on surfaces for 3-5 days. You get it on your fingers from doorknobs, tabletops, shared computers, handshakes,...
by James Edward Katz, M.D. | Oct 2, 2019 | Disease, Eastern Equine Encephalitis, Lyme Disease, Outdoors, Preventative Medicine, Preventive, Public Health, Seasonal
Eastern Equine Encephalitis is spread by mosquitoes. So is malaria, Zika, and a dozen other serious diseases, I have written about permethrin extensively as an agent to reduce the incidence of Lyme disease. It is a neurotoxin for insects, but not for men or women, and...
by James Edward Katz, M.D. | Sep 19, 2019 | Boston, Disease, Eastern Equine Encephalitis, Exercise, Fitness Gear, Infectious Disease, Lyme Disease, Outdoors, Preventative Medicine, Preventive, Public Health
The mosquitoes that carry EEE can bite any time day or night, the highest frequency is the early evening. Schools in high-risk areas have canceled nighttime athletic contests. There is insecticide spraying in hish risk towns, but this disease very high case-fatality...
by James Edward Katz, M.D. | Sep 9, 2019 | Cardiac health, Cholesterol, Food, Health and Diet, Healthy Aging, Heart Health, Hypertension, nutrition, Preventative Medicine, Preventive, Public Health, Weight Loss
Alternate day fasting (ADF) is a new trend in the weight-loss world. Now, there’s research to show that it may have a positive effect in terms of reducing belly fat and lowering cholesterol levels. On August 27, researchers from the University of Graz in Austria...
by James Edward Katz, M.D. | Sep 8, 2019 | Aging, Cardiac health, Heart Health, Hypertension, Medications, Preventative Medicine, Preventive, Public Health
How did aspirin’s reputation get to be so bad? Aspirin hasn’t changed. It is a blood thinner that acts by blocking the early stages of a blood clot that causes a heart attack. But too much thinning of the blood and bleeding can result. In the original aspirin studies,...
by James Edward Katz, M.D. | May 29, 2019 | Disease, Environment, Infectious Disease, Lyme Disease, Outdoors, Preventative Medicine, Preventive, Public Health, Seasonal, Testing
This year there will be over 400,000 cases of Lyme disease in the US civilian population, an increase of 300% over 20 years. At the same time, there has been a decreased incidence of 95% in our deployed military. Welcome to the Lyme War. These contrasting outcomes...
by James Edward Katz, M.D. | May 28, 2019 | Disease, Environment, Infectious Disease, Outdoors, Preventative Medicine, Preventive, Public Health, Seasonal
“I love everything in the world … except for ticks.” – The Dalai Lama American medicine has failed to prevent and treat Lyme disease in the US civilian population, and you can now get Lyme disease in all 50 states. A 10-year-old playing in his...
by James Edward Katz, M.D. | May 26, 2019 | Cholesterol, Circulatory System, Heart Health, Medications, Preventative Medicine, Preventive, Public Health
Statin Non-Compliance: The Emperor Needs New Clothes Compliance with cholesterol-lowering drugs, outside of clinical studies, is terrible. 50% of patients who receive a prescription are not taking the medication within 6 months. This falls to 60% after 12 months and...
by James Edward Katz, M.D. | Jan 18, 2019 | Disease, Food, Health Supplements, nutrition, Preventative Medicine, Preventive, Public Health
I am a supporter of the Linus Pauling Institute at Oregon on State University. In their most recent research newsletter for the fall-winter 2018 publication, they summarize the most Frequently Asked Questions about Vitamin C. Q: What brand of vitamin C should I take?...
by James Edward Katz, M.D. | Jan 2, 2019 | Aging, Dementia, Depression, Men's Health, nutrition, Preventative Medicine, Preventive, Testing, Testosterone
And It is Preventable Medical records reveal that Ernest Hemingway had untreated Hemochromatosis, which may have contributed to his depression and suicide. Notice how pale he appears as a young man. The glowing skin of later life is partially suntan and partially the...
