Preventive Medicine
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SOME BLOOD TESTS ARE OBSOLETE
It amazes me how often and how rapidly things in medicine change. Inquiring minds are everywhere in the vast realm…
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CANCER SCREENING IN THE ELDERLY
Dermatologists have not established an end point, or an expiration date, when they no longer screen for skin cancer. Skin…
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DON’T SLEEP WITH THE LIGHT ON
Human beings were made to be awake and active during the daytime, and to sleep and rest at night. That…
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hsCRP: BETTER THAN CHOLESTEROL
C-Reactive Protein, or CRP, is a substance produced by the liver in response to the presence of a serious infection…
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UPDATED IMMUNIZATION SCHEDULE FROM AAFP
For the first time in decades, the American Academy of Family Physicians has published an immunization schedule of its own…
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CLINICAL OBESITY AND RELATIVE FAT MASS
Doctors have long known that obesity is a significant health risk, especially for cardiovascular disease and diabetes. Overweight people can…
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PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME
It’s called premenstrual syndrome, or PMS, and every woman who has had a menstrual period knows what I’m talking about…
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LIFESTYLE AND GLP-1’S
Not too surprisingly, the American Heart Association (AHA) has endorsed the use of GLP-1 receptor agonists for weight loss, control…
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WARFARIN AND RAT POISON
Warfarin (Coumadin) is the most widely prescribed oral anticoagulant in North America. Worldwide it has been the standard of care…
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NEEDLE LENGTH IMPORTANT FOR VACCINES
Every year, millions of adult Americans receive shots of various types in the shoulder. It’s not actually in the shoulder…
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