I’m Dr. John Hong, an internal medicine doctor in Cape May, NJ. (Yes, beaches and blue skies!) Medical information, Health information, Blogs, Videos...VOILA! It's all here! I really practice medicine full time as well as blog, write about health for newspapers, and appear on TV. This is my forum for plain talk about real medicine, in a fun, hip, non-threatening manner. Do take a look!

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July 22, 2010: Kerri-Lee of Fox29 News and I discuss the "Julia Child's Question" of the 5 Second Rule: is is safe to eat foot that just hit the floor? Speaking of food, is eating too much meat associated with more weight gain? Tune in!

July 18, 2010: "Control" is my middle name. Many of us like control over situations, and all of us like control over our own bodies. However, a genetic disease, Huntington's Disease, results in a movement disorder as well as many other brain related problems.

July 14, 2010: FOX29 today! We talked about some very intersting topics: possible new weight loss pill, cell phones and brain cancer, and early detection of Alzheimer's.

July 10, 2010: Atteeeeention! Paying attention, being focused, following through with tasks....all these things are important to succeed in life. What happens if you have Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)?

July 6, 2010: To stick your neck out can be a noble cause. For Rhinnna, yes. For OJ Simpson, no. Carotid artery disease is in the neck and can cause a stroke, as well as indicate there is heart disease. Carotid Endarterectomy (CEA) is surgery to clean out those rusty pipes.

June 27, 2010: "Cross my heart, hope to die, stick a Contact Lens in my eye." Contacts are the best, but when they hurt or damage the eye, they are just the worst! | How many times have you heard about good cholesterol and bad cholesterol? Confusing? Well, no more. Read about LDL, the bad boy of cholesterol. | Pills pills everywhere....and with diabetes, there are more medicines out there to help prevent diabetic problems. Here is an oldie but a goodie about Januvia when it first came out.

June 23, 2010: Wow, I had the honor to make my debut today in Philadelphia on Fox29. I will appear weekly on Wednesdays at 5:20pm. Everyone was very nice and I really like the anchors. Keep your fingers crossed to me. Here is the link to my first appearance on Fox 29.

June 19, 2010: Some of the most important people in my life have diabetes. I say it is because they are so sweet. :) God forbid though any of them get a Diabetic Foot Ulcer , which are wounds/lesions on the feet that can be quite tricky to treat. Treatment is vital, though, to prevent infection of the foot bones...which can lead to an amputation. | Do you follow your gut feelings? I used to ignore them but I listen to them now...though I am not sure if I have made better decisions! Well, gut pain from Gastritis can be more than you can stomach. Read all about it!