Medical Topics from Dr. Patrick O’Connell
Antibacterial Soap
Video Series: Antibacterial Soap? Should I be using antibacterial soap at home? In this micro-video clip, Dr. O'Connell answers the question saying: "The FDA a couple of years ago made a statement a couple of years ago and just said, use soap and water, you don't need the antibacterial ingredient." The following article on the FDA website Antibacterial Soap? You Can Skip It, Use Plain Soap and Water says: "According to [...]
Vertigo
Vertigo! Edited transcript How many of you played that game as a kid where you put your head down ion the bat, you go in circles as fast as you can, and then you get up, and you try to run in a straight line? What happens you fall off to one side, and everybody has a good laugh. What are you inducing there is vertigo so what I'm [...]
Avoid Heat Exhaustion!
Avoid Heat Exhaustion! Got an outdoor project planned this weekend? Well, how are you going to prevent heat exhaustion? It’s going to be 97 degrees this weekend! Stay tuned for more info. The first year that I was married and was a first-time homeowner, I needed to stain the deck of the house. I think it was the Fourth of July or some other holiday that summer, and [...]
Gluten Made Simple
Gluten Made Simple Is my peanut butter and jelly sandwich gluten-free, and does that matter? What's the deal with gluten anyway? So what is the deal with gluten? You know, you look at the restaurant menu and things are labeled as gluten-free and the question is, is gluten bad or what's the story with this? Do I need to be worried about gluten? Do I need to avoid gluten? So here's [...]
Exercise: How much to do?
Exercise: How much to do? Did you see on WRAL about a week and a half ago that Winston-Salem was rated the 18th most overweight city in America? I grew up about 25 minutes from Winston-Salem, and I thought, "This is almost my hometown and it's number 18 in America in terms of being overweight." I decided to say something about exercise in today's video. Today's message is on exercise, and [...]