Year: 2018
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Heart Disease
SUDDEN DEATH: A Very Disturbing Event
Sudden death is always a tragic and terribly disturbing event. When someone who “appears to be the picture of health”…
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Surgery
BARIATRIC SURGERY: An Obesity Panacea!
Ok, I’ll admit it! One of my favorite television programs is “My 600-lb Life” on TLC. On this reality show,…
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Infectious Diseases
VALLEY FEVER: Coccidioidomycosis
Coccidiodomycosis! That’s a thousand dollar word, isn’t it! What is it, anyway? It’s the medical term for San Joaquin Valley…
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Bone & Joint Problems
CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME: Why is My Hand Numb?
Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is a social disease! By social disease I don’t mean it in the classic sense. It…
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Bone & Joint Problems
COCCYDYNIA: A Pain in the Backside!
Everyone knows humans have a tailbone and where it’s located. Everyone knows when you fall backward and land on your…
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A Day in the Life Scenarios
-ITIS and -OSIS: WHICH IS WHICH?
Medical terminology is often confusing. Beside the fact that many terms have multiple syllables and a lot of letters, they…
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Wellness
BODY MASS INDEX (BMI): What’s Normal and Abnormal
The concept of BODY MASS INDEX, or BMI, was conceived by a Belgian astronomer, Adolph Jacques Quetelet, in the 1830’s.…
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Mental Health
The YIPS: A Golfer’s Curse
Focal dystonia! I bet you haven’t heard that term, but to golfers who have it, it’s a nightmarish curse. They…
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Cancer
CANCER: A Diagnosis Everyone Fears
CANCER is a word no one wants to hear, especially if it’s associated with your name. It’s probably the most…
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Surgery
CATARACTS: Why Can’t I See at Night?
The human eye is an amazing organ. We all know how precious the gift of sight is and how losing…
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