James H. Ellis, DO, FACEP Regional Director Medical Director, ELITE Emergency Physicians
Dr. Ellis received his Doctor of Osteopathy degree from the University of Osteopathic Medicine and Health Sciences of Des Moines, Iowa, in 1988. His Residency program at Fort Hood, TX was interrupted when he was deployed to serve in Desert Shield/Desert Storm. Before receiving his Honorable Discharge in January 1996, Dr. Ellis received many meritorious medals and awards — these included the Bronze Star in May 1991, the Kuwait Liberation Medal in July 1992 and the Meritorious Service Medal in June 1994. From 1996 through 1999, Dr. Ellis served as the Medical Director of the United States Secret Service in Washington D.C. His past appointments include Chairman of the American Heart Association Operation Heart Beat, East Central Illinois Task Force in Urbana, Illinois.
And and joining Dr. J on the Ask-A-Doc panel, Dr. Kathryn Leskis. She is a clinical psychologist from Carle specializing in child development, diagnostic clarification and assessment, as well as various emotional and behavioral disorders. She also holds adjunct faculty appointments at the University of Illinois and supervises doctoral candidates from the clinical-community and counseling psychology graduate programs.
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Wednesday, January 25, 2012 -- "Blue Silk"
Jan 25 2012 7:54AM
Posted 11 days 4 hrs 11 mins ago
Dear Dr. J,
I just found out that my daughter may be using Blue Silk. I don't know much about it. I have searched the internet, and found only forums and people talking about party powders, sniffing, and the question to "shoot or not to shoot" I need some information. Can anyone out there enlighten this old mom so that I can possibly try and get my daughter the help she needs. I am at my wits end.
Click here to hear our conversation with Dr. J about this designer drug also know under the names: Ivory Wave, Purple Wave, Vanilla Sky, Bliss, Bolivian Bath Salt, White Lightning and White Knight. But basically, these are marketed as bath salts or plant food, and are essentially synthetic cocaine and meth.
Dear Dr. J,
I had heard a podcast last year in March about Immunizations and it was wonderful. I am a RN and I have multiple friends and people I know who are choosing not to immunize. Unfortunately they look on the internet and we all know you can find what ever you want on there. I was hoping maybe you can another podcast regarding this. My questions that I would like answered is this. With all the children who are not getting the vaccines and the children who are in 10, 20, 30 years when the virus, bacteria, disease is back are we going to have a stronger, strain of this? Are the people who have been immunized now later going to have problems later? Thank you so much for your time. I always enjoy hearing you!
Click here to hear us talk about this on the show:
Dr. Kathryn Leskis from Carle stopped by to talk with us about the topic of school refusal/school avoidance. Click here to listen to her from the show:
