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Dermatology
HAND, FOOT, AND MOUTH DISEASE: It’s Ruined a More Than One Vacation.
Just before a friend and his family were preparing to leave for a cruise vacation, his daughter came down with…
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Bone & Joint Problems
GOUT: Acute, Painful Arthritis
Podagra is a word rarely used nowadays. It’s a Greek term which translated means “foot trap.” It is an appropriate…
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Medical Devices
MAGNETS & COPPER BRACELETS: Do they really work?
The question, “Do copper bracelets and/or magnets relieve the pain of arthritis?” has been asked for many decades. Patients who…
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A Day in the Life Scenarios
HOSPITAL ROUNDS: You Never Know What You’ll Find!
Hospital rounds! Everyone has heard of them, but what are they, any way? “Hospital rounds” is a seven-day-a-week, 365-day a…
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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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