Dr. W. Gifford-Jones

LATEST STORIES BY DR. W. GIFFORD-JONES

How GAADD is slowly killing North Americans

A wise sage once remarked, “It’s not things you don’t know that gets you into trouble, it’s the things you know for sure that ain’t so!” Most doctors and patients are convinced cholesterol-lowering drugs (CLDs) prevent heart attack. I say, it ain’t so. So what may prove me right? And why is Generalized Ascorbic Acid Deficiency Disease (GAADD) so important?

January 13, 2018 Diet & Fitness

DR. GIFFORD-JONES QUIZ: How medical savvy are you?

Happy 2018! I hope my columns during 2017 have helped readers live longer and healthier. So to test if you have been paying attention, which of the following are true or false?

January 5, 2018 Diet & Fitness

Answer these true-or-false questions to judge your medical prowess

DR. GIFFORD JONES: Risks, benefits of having a pet

Who doesn’t love the pet who lavishes unconditional affection through thick and thin?

December 29, 2017 Health

Owners bringing their pet to veterinarian

GIFFORD-JONES: We need more love in the Christmas stocking

What does this world need more than anything else this Christmas? It needs gifts of love, empathy, civility, less hatred, less poverty and less environmental pollution, destruction of guns and missiles before it becomes too late. It needs a mindful civilization that cares about every human being. And it must start with individual families and end with politicians throughout the world who control nuclear weapons.

December 23, 2017 Diet & Fitness

A beast of a belly problem this holiday season

This is the season to be jolly, and the last thing I want to do is spoil the holiday festivities. But, unfortunately, the office parties, family dinners, excess wine and fellowship of singing “Auld Lang Syne, all take a toll on one’s stomach. So, can you lessen the damage of hot fire beneath the breastbone? And what are the pitfalls in the treatment of this common discomfort?

December 16, 2017 Diet & Fitness

Heroin for addicts, none for cancer patients

Where is the common sense and compassion in this country for cancer patients who suffer in agony? I write this because drug addicts, who largely seek pleasure from opioid drugs, are now getting better pain control than cancer victims.

December 7, 2017 Diet & Fitness

Face forward: Facial fractures on the rise

Today, there’s almost a crusade taking place to decrease the risk of concussion in hockey, football and other sports. But what is the risk of other injuries? A study, published in the issue of JAMA Facial Plastic Surgery, says you do not have to participate in high octane sports to be injured. The report shows that facial fractures among older adults are on the rise.

December 2, 2017 Diet & Fitness

GIFFORD-JONES: A recipe for Alzheimer’s disease

What causes Alzheimer’s Disease (AD)? I recently read an article written by Stephanie Seneff, a senior research scientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory. I know from my years at Harvard that MIT does not employ dummies. So it’s worthwhile reading her “Recipe for Developing AD.”

November 25, 2017 Diet & Fitness

Erectile dysfunction; but what about female sexual dysfunction?

How many males would like to see their genitals shrink so it’s impossible to have sex? I bet not many. Today, the term erectile dysfunction (ED) has lost its stigma and has become a familiar phrase. Tens of thousands of males now find solace in ED drugs. But what about women in their 40s and later years who suffer from more than a headache when sex is mentioned? This is where equality of the sexes is sadly lacking.

November 18, 2017 Diet & Fitness

Hazards of travel

I’m sure many readers love to travel. I do too! After all, travel is associated with fun, education and happy times. No one intentionally leaves home to have a bad time. But travel can sometimes result in a “pukefest,” that can be outright dangerous and occasionally fatal. So how can the hazards be avoided? Here’s a list.

November 11, 2017 Diet & Fitness