OBESITY IS A DISEASE
Odler Robert Jeanlouie, MD Obesity is a disease; it is not merely a condition resulting from a bad habit. You may not be able to define...
THE EBOLA PANIC
Odler Robert Jeanlouie, MD The case of Kaci Hickox is the straw that broke the camel's back. A young nurse, Maine resident, went to...
SLEEP APNEA, MAYBE YOU HAVE IT
Odler Robert Jeanlouie, MD You sleep at night five, six, eight hours. You wake up in the morning you are still tired. You think maybe...
OBESITY KILLS EARLY
Odler Robert Jeanlouie, MD Have you ever seen an obese or overweight octogenarian? No. Obese people die early, usually in their sixties,...
SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION IN WOMEN
Odler Robert Jeanlouie, MD "To engage in lovemaking, a woman needs a valid reason, a man only needs a place." This difference, of course,...
GET YOUR VACCINES
Odler Robert Jeanlouie, MD Let us look at it. The flu is not as terrible as lung cancer. True. You get sick, you cough, spit, sneeze,...
"I AM FINE, ANA"
Odler Robert Jeanlouie, MD It is one of these days when nothing works. Nothing works. Why did I even leave my bed, in the first place? I...
BENIGN DEATH
Odler Robert Jeanlouie, MD I could not explain why he was urinating too much. I asked him whether in his past or his family he has any...
DOCTORS
Odler Robert Jeanlouie, MD Superior doctors prevent diseases. Mediocre doctors treat diseases before they are evident. Inferior doctors...
LOLO
Odler Robert Jeanlouie, MD When the orthopedist asked Lolo to sign a living will before his surgery, the 6'9" self-described basket...
BEWARE OF YOUR PROSTATE
Odler Robert Jeanlouie, MD In 1999, 175,000 Americans were diagnosed with prostate cancer. In year 2000, at least one has already come...
CARMEL
Odler Robert Jeanlouie, MD Carmel has only one leg left. But, this is not what kept the entire team up last night. Her failing heart is...
RESUSCITATION
Odler Robert Jeanlouie, MD "Get the doctor!". "Bring the code cart!". The commotion was coming from Room 7. I rushed to the site. The...
SOME USE...
Odler Robert Jeanlouie, MD Some think hydroxybisalicylatealuminum diacetate is the best... Others prefer acetylmethyldimethyloxamidpheny...
WHO DESERVES IT?
Odler Robert Jeanlouie, MD Alicia is 34, she is Puerto Rican born. Brad's grandparents immigrated from Ireland. Brad is 36. Both, Alicia...
ANNA
Odler Robert Jeanlouie, MD It was atrocious what they did to her breasts. They were probed, manipulated, divided, pulled, crossed,...
ARE YOU TAKING YOUR VITAMIN...D?
Odler Robert Jeanlouie, MD If I were you, I would. Indeed, the last decade has seen a flurry of research on vitamin D, and the results...
JET LAG
Odler Robert Jeanlouie, MD Why are you that snappy with the cab driver for not picking your bag? Finally you are on your way home from...