Month: June 2020
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Heart Disease
SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE AND HEART DISEASE
We’ve known for decades that high blood pressure and heart disease go hand in hand. The higher a patient’s blood…
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Pediatrics
BABY’S FIRST TEST: Screening Newborns for Preventable Diseases
Did you know that before you brought your newborn son or daughter home from the hospital he or she had…
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Neurology
BRAIN DEAD: WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
Family physicians are occasionally called upon to “pronounce” a patient. The use of the term “pronounce” in this regard refers…
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Drugs & Medications
IBUPROFEN FOR ACUTE PAIN: How much is enough?
HOW MUCH IBUPROFEN IS NEEDED FOR ACUTE PAIN RELIEF? That’s a good question. If you go by the old saying,…
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