Month: November 2025
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Drugs & Medications
BEFORE, WITH, OR AFTER
In most cases, there are four times when medication can be taken: before a meal (ac-ante cibum), with a meal,…
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Diabetes
TYPE 2 DIABETES, CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE, AND GLP-1’S
As I have said many times in past articles, Diabetes Mellitus is a multi-system disease. By that I mean, despite…
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Human Interest
A NEW ATTITUDE IN BLOOMINGTON
In the past 60 years, fans of Indiana University athletics have had very little to cheer about. Yes, we had…
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Drugs & Medications
OBESITY: AN AMERICAN EPIDEMIC
Obesity is an all-too-common metabolic disease that is the substrate/foundation of so many other illnesses. Diseases such as diabetes, heart…
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Preventive Medicine
ESTROGEN OR NO ESTROGEN; THAT’S THE MENOPAUSAL QUESTION!
The Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) probably had the most profound effect on the treatment of menopause than any other single…
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Preventive Medicine
NOW THERE’S PROOF STEPS HELP
Last month, I wrote an article about the proposal to make daily step-counting the 5th vital sign. The number of…
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Human Interest
PHYSICIANS LEAVING PRACTICE AT ALARMING RATE
It’s no secret that physicians are leaving practice at a rate that should concern us all. Articles are published nearly…
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Drugs & Medications
CHEMICAL EXPOSURE AND PARKINSON’S DISEASE
Trichloroethylene (TCE) is a chemical substance found in industrial cleaners and degreasers. It is also found in consumer products such…
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Drugs & Medications
POST-MI BETA BLOCKER USE SHOULD CEASE
On August 6, 2025, DrGOpines.com posted an article titled “Post-MI Beta Blockers Questioned.” In it, the routine prescribing of Beta…
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Gastrointestinal Diseases
NOW EVEN CHICKEN IS BAD FOR YOU!
Poultry, particularly chicken, has been, up until recently, the healthy food choice. It has had the blessing of nutritionists as…
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