Soram Khalsa, M.D. Elected to “Best Doctors of America”
April 14, 2008 by Dr. Soram Khalsa
Filed under Integrative Medicine, Vitamin D
I am honored to announce to my patients and friends that I have just been nominated and elected into "Best Doctors of America."
When I first received the letter welcoming me in, I thought it was “Another one” of those organizations that give doctors undeserved big titles in exchange for the doctors paying them.
Investigation of their web site (www.BestDoctors.com) revealed quite the contrary. In reality, to become a member of Best Doctors, you have to be nominated by a colleague and then letters of review are sent to many physicians in your area. Many questions are asked of the doctors but the most important one is “if you as a physician or a member of your family had a medical problem in the area of expertise of this doctor, would you go to this doctor yourself?”
Soram Khalsa, M.D. Elected to “Best Doctors of America”
April 14, 2008 by Dr. Soram Khalsa
Filed under Integrative Medicine, Vitamin D
I am honored to announce to my patients and friends that I have just been nominated and elected into "Best Doctors of America."
When I first received the letter welcoming me in, I thought it was “Another one” of those organizations that give doctors undeserved big titles in exchange for the doctors paying them.
Investigation of their web site (www.BestDoctors.com) revealed quite the contrary. In reality, to become a member of Best Doctors, you have to be nominated by a colleague and then letters of review are sent to many physicians in your area. Many questions are asked of the doctors but the most important one is “if you as a physician or a member of your family had a medical problem in the area of expertise of this doctor, would you go to this doctor yourself?”
Do You Get Sick When You Fly?
April 14, 2008 by Dr. Soram Khalsa
Filed under Integrative Medicine
Many people get sick when they fly on airplanes. Often patients come to me for immune support for when they fly. Our current "air travel" protocol of supplements has been very effective for many patients for preventing acute sickness when they fly.
We have always assumed that the reason people get sick when they fly is the concentration of people they are exposed to at the airport, and of course, on the airplane, including the person sitting next to them.
Now a new article has appeared in the medical literature entitled, "Management of Exposure to Aircraft Bleed Air Contaminants Among Airline Workers: A Guide for Healthcare Providers."
This article points out that the outside air supplied to the cabin/flight deck on commercial aircraft ("bleed air") may sometimes be contaminated with Pyrolyzed Engine Oil and/or Hydraulic Fluid.
The article goes on to state that "as a result of this contamination, airline workers and passengers may develop acute and/or chronic health effects."
The list of symptoms which the article reviews, the common symptoms that we see in patients who have flown, include eye, nose or throat irritation, wheezing, and cough.
