Dr. Don DeForge Silver Sands Veterinary

Medicine Needs More Individuals like Doc Martin Look Beyond His Brash Exterior and Find the Heart of Medicine DH DeForge, VMD "Life is our Greatest Possession and Love Its Greatest Affirmation" Dr. Leo Buscaglia Extracted from Wickipedia: 30March2014 Dr. Martin Ellingham (Martin Clunes), a brilliant and successful  vascular surgeon  at  Imperial College London , develops  haemophobia  (a fear of blood), forcing him to stop practising surgery. He obtains a post as the  general practitioner  (GP) in the sleepy  Cornish  village of Portwenn, where he spent childhood holidays with his Aunt Joan ( Stephanie Cole ). Upon arriving in Portwenn, Ellingham - whom, to his frustration, the locals address as "Doc Martin" - finds the  surgery  in disarray. He inherits an incompetent receptionist, Elaine Denham ( Lucy Punch ). In series 2-4, Pauline Lamb ( Katherine Parkinson ), a new receptionist and later  phlebotomist , replaces Elaine. In...

Obesity in Pets and Kids DH DeForge, VMD  08March2014 “Challenges are what make life interesting and overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.” -  Joshua J. Marine It is amazing when reviewing the Center for Disease Control and Prevention-- Fact Sheet on Childhood Obesity-- to see a mirror reflection of Obesity in Pets.  Take a moment to read the CDC's comments on what is happening to our children's overweight problem and what long term effects it can have as these young children become adolescents and then adults. Childhood Obesity Facts-CDC Childhood obesity has more than doubled in children and quadrupled in adolescents in the past 30 years. 1, 2 The percentage of children aged 6–11 years in the United States who were obese increased from 7% in 1980 to nearly 18% in 2012. Similarly, the percentage of adolescents aged 12–19 years who were obese increased from 5% to nearly 21% over the same period. 1, 2 In 2012, more than one third of children and adolescents were o...