Infectious Diseases
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TREATMENT OF SORE THROAT
When it comes to medical protocols, the symbolic pendulum swings back and forth all the time. Many concepts in medicine…
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OVER-THE-COUNTER COLD MEDICINES: DO THEY HELP?
Millions, if not billions, of dollars are spent on cold and allergy medications that may not actually work. Yes, that…
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PNEUMOCONIOSES: OCCUPATIONAL LUNG DISEASES
ASBESTOSIS ANTHRACOSIS BYSSINOSIS BAGASOSIS …
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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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MEDICAL NEWS BRIEFS #14
COVID-19 Vaccine Given During Pregnancy Passes Protection Against Virus to Newborns The CDC found that maternal vaccination was 54%…
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FLESH-EATING BACTERIA? WHAT A HORRIBLE THOUGHT!
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) last Friday issued a national alert to health care professionals about a…
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CDC RECOMMENDS ALL AMERICANS 6 MONTHS AND OLDER RECEIVE AT LEAST ONE DOSE OF UPDATED COVID-19 VACCINE
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved “reformulated” COVID vaccines by Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna. That prompted a CDC Advisory…
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RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS (RSV)
One of our Arizona neighbors recently shared with us that her daughter and son-in-law, had just welcomed a new baby…
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MORE ABOUT SUGAR IN OUR DIET
Recently, I reported information that certain amounts of sugar in our diet were tied directly to increased risk of a…
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SORE THROATS AND TONSILLECTOMY
In May, 2019, I wrote a blog about tonsillectomies and the onerous criteria specialty societies required of a patient before…
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