Dr. G Opines
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Human Interest
OBESITY REDEFINED
For decades, Body Mass Index (BMI) has been the parameter used to measure obesity. If your BMI was 25 or…
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Preventive Medicine
COLD WATER IMMERSION FOR MUSCLE SORENESS
Years ago, when Peyton Manning was still the star quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts, I recall a TV commercial showing…
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Cancer
COVID-19, VITAMIN D, CANCER, GLP-1’S, HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
MEDICAL NEWS BRIEFS #29 COVID-19 has a greater effect on kidneys than pneumonia: Natural aging causes a gradual decline in…
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Drugs & Medications
DEPRESSION, ALZHEIMER’S, GLP-1’S, COGNITIVE DECLINE
MEDICAL NEWS BRIEFS #28 High fruit and veggie diet decreases risk of depression: It has been reported that women over…
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Bone & Joint Problems
GLP-1’S, LOW T, GOUT, AFIB, ROSACEA, CARPAL TUNNEL
MEDICAL NEWS BRIEFS #27 GLP-1 receptor agonists also impact FERTILITY: My goodness! What else can we expect to learn about…
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Drugs & Medications
TRIPTANS ARE BEST FOR MIGRAINES
Migraine headaches are truly a troublesome problem. Ask anyone who has experienced the pain and other symptoms associated with a…
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Drugs & Medications
LIPITOR: THIRTY YEARS OF BENEFIT
Lipitor (atorvastatin) has been in use in the U.S. since 1997 (28.5 years). It has been one of the most…
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Gastrointestinal Diseases
GLUTEN ENTEROPATHY
Recently, I was asked to write a blog about gluten and gluten enteropathy. It has taken a lot longer than…
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Cancer
REMEMBERING RARE AND ODD DISEASES
As regular “DrGOpines-ers” know well, on three recent occasions, I have written brief paragraphs explaining unusual diagnoses. Medical science, and…
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Drugs & Medications
GLP-1 DRUGS ARE TRULY MIRACULOUS
First came penicillin (1928) which cured many serious bacterial infections and stopped syphilis in its tracks. Then followed the genius…
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