Gastrointestinal Diseases
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PROBIOTICS: WHAT ARE THEY? WHAT DO THEY DO?
It’s a well-known fact that humans have bacteria in their intestinal tracts (the gut). It’s called natural flora. These bacteria…
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THE COLOR OF FECES SAYS A LOT!
When a patient has a bowel movement that’s an unusual color, he/she gets very upset. In fact, so upset that…
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STOOL-BASED SCREENING FOR COLORECTAL CANCER
If you’re over age 45, or even 50, and know you should have a colonoscopy but haven’t, you have several…
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CLINICAL PEARLS: INSTANT RECOMMENDATIONS
NSAIDS vs. Oral Analgesics: Is there a difference? NO. NSAID’s (ibuprofen, naproxen, celecoxib) are of equal efficacy compared…
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DIABETES, MUSCLE PAIN, ANTIBIOTICS, HEART & INTESTINAL DISEASE
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS RESEARCH ARTICLES 2021 Many practicing physicians and family medicine residents in training are interested in…
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VAGUE ABDOMINAL SYMPTOMS? CAN THEY BE CANCER?
We’re all troubled from time to time by stomach or intestinal symptoms that cause us to wonder if we have…
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ULCER? WHAT ULCER? THE STORY OF H. PYLORI
Barry Marshall, MD. I bet you’ve never heard that name before. Well, he should be as renown as Jonas Salk,…
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COLONOSCOPY: A LIFE-SAVING PROCEDURE
Have you had a colonoscopy? If you’re 45 years old or older, and haven’t had one, you need to. In…
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COMMON BENIGN ANORECTAL PROBLEMS
We’ve all experienced conditions that make us “feel bad all over.” When you have a headache, you just want to…
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PANCREATIC CANCER: It doesn’t get much worse!
The Worst of the Worst Cancer of the pancreas! It’s one of those diagnoses doctors hate to make, but it’s…
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