FLU SEASON IS HERE………
…………AND WE HAVE VACCINE!!!
Every year Millions of Americans get sick and thousands die of influenza and its related complications. Influenza is a highly contagious disease and although we do have medication to treat it, your best defense remains immunization.
This year the CDC has made the decision about who should get vaccinated easy. Everyone over the age of 6 months should be vaccinated. The only exceptions include those who have a serious chicken egg allergy or people who have had a serious reaction to the flu vaccine in the past.
After last years pandemic shift and the emergence of the influenza A H1N1 virus and vaccine there seems to be some confusion about this years vaccine and who should get it. …read more
Barbara Hrach M.D., FACP
Dr. Hrach has been practicing medicine in Santa Barbara for over 15 years. She is a compassionate, knowledgeable physician who is well respected in the community. This Santa Barbara Doctor is excited to share her expertise on relevant medical topics with YOU ..
The Scoop on Vitamin D
Vitamin D deficiency is certainly not a newly recognized disorder. In fact, the first case of Rickets (a severe form of vitamin D deficiency often found in developing countries) was identified in the mid 1600's. Vitamin Ddeficiency and it's consequences has, however, recently become the buzz as more and more information is released.
OSTEOPOROSIS
Osteoporosis became an area of interest for me early in my medical career. As a third year medical student caring for elderly patients in the hospital with hip fractures I thought "There has to be a better way." At that time we didn't have any way to detect this disease before the fracture or any medication to prevent it. "Oh, the times they are a changin'"
The Doctor
