The Doctor is In(sane): Indispensable Advice from Dr. Dave

by Dave Hepburn

Overview

Shrinking budgets, stressful conditions, demanding patients: today’s medical professionals face enormous pressure. What’s a doctor to do? For Dave Hepburn, the only relief is in relishing the ridiculousness of it all. In his first book, the GP and popular columnist proves the adage about laughter and medicine. He tackles a variety of health issues, from smoking (“the nicotine patch works best when placed directly over the mouth”) to the body mass index (“useless, corrupt, and irrelevant”) and provides sensible, up-to-date advice about commonplace conditions and remedies while poking good-natured fun at his patients, Britney Spears, lawn bowling, and most of all, himself. Whether tracing the tenuous myth of tendonitis, analyzing the role of acupuncture, or meditating on the Museum of Menstruation, Dr. Dave holds nothing back as he takes on the foibles of human health and modern medicine.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781926812076
Publisher:	Greystone Books
Publication date:	02/23/2010
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	240
File size:	270 KB

About the Author

David "Dr. Dave" Hepburn, MD, is a popular columnist and speaker who has been called the "Dave Barry of medicine" and the "Patch Adams of the podium." His column has been syndicated in more than one hundred newspapers.

Table of Contents

Introduction vii

1 Kicking Death in the Head 1

2 Get a Grippe 21

3 Matters of the Heart & Brain 53

4 I'd Like to Buy a Bowel 83

5 His, Hers, and Theirs 99

6 Back Away from the Tongue Depressors 147

7 On the Wild Side 179

Index 223