Family Medicine®, a weekly column appearing in about 100 newspapers, is distributed free, as a public service, by OU-COM. Martha Simpson, D.O., assistant professor of family medicine, writes the column, which answers readers’ questions about general interest health care issues. E-mail your questions and comments for consideration to familymedicine@oucom.ohiou.edu. 

(Dr. Simpson cannot make a diagnosis or recommend specific therapy in her column or via e-mail. Please see your family physician for personal medical problems.)

Family Medicine®