http://missionlocal.org News From San Francisco's Mission District Wed, 22 May 2013 20:00:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://missionlocal.org/2011/06/prescriptions-the-case-of-the-stuck-baby/ http://missionlocal.org/2011/06/prescriptions-the-case-of-the-stuck-baby/#comments Mon, 13 Jun 2011 13:42:25 +0000 Naomi Stotland, MD http://missionlocal.org/?p=121568 The chief resident stepped forward and pressed, hard, above the mother’s pubic bone. With luck, that would dislodge the baby’s shoulder. No luck.]]> http://missionlocal.org/2011/06/prescriptions-the-case-of-the-stuck-baby/feed/ 2 http://missionlocal.org/2011/05/prescriptions-what-caused-this-miscarriage/ http://missionlocal.org/2011/05/prescriptions-what-caused-this-miscarriage/#comments Mon, 16 May 2011 14:00:29 +0000 Naomi Stotland, MD http://missionlocal.org/?p=118468 As I listened to my resident counsel the patient, I asked myself if we were leaving out part of the story. Where you work does matter.]]> http://missionlocal.org/2011/05/prescriptions-what-caused-this-miscarriage/feed/ 0 http://missionlocal.org/2011/04/prescriptions-dr-carolyn-sufrin-prison-obgyn/ http://missionlocal.org/2011/04/prescriptions-dr-carolyn-sufrin-prison-obgyn/#comments Mon, 18 Apr 2011 14:35:44 +0000 Naomi Stotland, MD http://missionlocal.org/?p=114366 Providing medical care for prisoners is not a popular (or well-reimbursed) endeavor. Only a handful of doctors and researchers work in this field; my colleague Dr. Carolyn Sufrin is one of them. Sufrin is an obstetrician/gynecologist at San Francisco General Hospital and is on the faculty at UCSF. I recently spoke with her about her work. Mission Loc@l: How did you become interested in caring for incarcerated women? Carolyn Sufrin: When...]]> http://missionlocal.org/2011/04/prescriptions-dr-carolyn-sufrin-prison-obgyn/feed/ 0 http://missionlocal.org/2011/02/prescriptions-sugar-junkies/ http://missionlocal.org/2011/02/prescriptions-sugar-junkies/#comments Mon, 21 Feb 2011 15:37:58 +0000 Naomi Stotland, MD http://missionlocal.org/?p=106802 Certain people experience foods, particularly high-fat sweet foods, as a psychoactive, or mind-altering, substance. ]]> http://missionlocal.org/2011/02/prescriptions-sugar-junkies/feed/ 1 http://missionlocal.org/2010/12/doctalks-clean-your-house-save-money-and-avoid-toxins/ http://missionlocal.org/2010/12/doctalks-clean-your-house-save-money-and-avoid-toxins/#comments Mon, 13 Dec 2010 15:35:05 +0000 Naomi Stotland, MD http://missionlocal.org/?p=97542 I’ve never been a clean freak or neat freak, but as the mom of three young children I do lots of cleaning up anyway. As I’ve become more involved in environmental health, I’ve started paying attention to the cleaning and other household products we use in our home. Common household cleaning products contain chemicals that are associated with cancer, asthma and other illnesses. I’ve also found that 90 percent of these products...]]> http://missionlocal.org/2010/12/doctalks-clean-your-house-save-money-and-avoid-toxins/feed/ 5 http://missionlocal.org/2010/11/prescriptions-nutrition-farmwork-and-the-importance-of-knives/ http://missionlocal.org/2010/11/prescriptions-nutrition-farmwork-and-the-importance-of-knives/#comments Mon, 15 Nov 2010 15:33:49 +0000 Naomi Stotland, MD http://missionlocal.org/?p=86894 A little cooking advice, a little eating advice, and some alarming research. The Clinic reports from the Food For Health Forum. En Español ]]> http://missionlocal.org/2010/11/prescriptions-nutrition-farmwork-and-the-importance-of-knives/feed/ 1