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It is often written with the intent of being big on headlines but short on important details. We present that information in a reliable manner so you can be well-informed. We also summarize medical conference news
We hope all the pearls we will be gathering will help you on your journey to good health and happiness!
Keeping Your Child’s Teeth Healthy and Strong
Keeping Your Child’s Teeth Healthy and Strong You can do many things to keep your children’s teeth healthy and strong. Make sure they have a healthy diet, brush every day…
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Menopause 2014: An Update from the American College of Physicians Annual Meeting 2014
Although the existence of “Andropause” is very controversial in the medical community, there is no doubt that every woman goes through menopause, whether surgically induced or as a natural consequence…
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I Have Ticks In My Colon?!
Well, not ticks, but ‘tics’ – or diverticuli. What are tics, anyway? This is a question that I am often asked following a colonoscopy when they are commonly found. Diverticuli…
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More May Health News…
1. More patients will die from pancreatic cancer than from breast or prostate or lung cancer. My mother in law Dr. Cathy Wilfert was a medical student at Harvard University…
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Water Exercise – For Memorial Day and Year Round
Perhaps you think of pool exercise as being only for skilled swimmers or for those needing rehab for a joint. Well, think again! Swimmer or not, water is a great…
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May Health News
1. Type 2 Diabetes: Two Meals or Six Meals? As a type 2 diabetic, haven’t your physicians often advised you to eat multiple small meals instead of 3 big meals…
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A Few Words on Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus – MERSCoV
The latest word from the World Health Organization about MERS – a virus that is new to humans – is that there is no broad risk to the public. People…
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The NERVE! Chickenpox Returns as Shingles
I’m prompted to write this having seen a new case of shingles each week for the past month – not too surprising with 1 million cases occurring yearly in the…
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Andropause: Truth, Fiction, or Both? A lecture from the American College of Physicians (ACP) Annual Meeting 2014
Much controversy surrounds the concept of a possible male menopause. Dr. Kristen Gill Hairston, an associate professor in endocrinology from Wake Forest School of Medicine gave an excellent summary of…
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The Forces of Nature: Life, Gravity, Time and Prolapse
Co-author Joanna Hess, PT, DPT, Physical Therapist at Restore Motion Editor’s Note: In honor of Mothers’ Day, we thought we’d discuss a common problem that can affect all women, although it…
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