Preventive Medicine
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AUTISM: IS IT MORE COMMON TODAY?
Autism does seem to be present more often today than it was forty years ago. I can’t recall any of…
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THESE CHANGES CAN ADD A YEAR TO YOUR LIFE
Medical researchers continually harp on the benefits of lifestyle change. Living habits form the basis for nearly every preventive medicine…
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PSA TESTING: THE ENIGMA THAT WON’T GO AWAY
For decades, the Prostate Specific Antigen, or PSA test, has been the “red-headed step child” of preventive medicine. Any opportunity…
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COLONOSCOPY AFTER AGE 75
Healthcare economists have a fixation on various ratios that determine when, and if, a diagnostic procedure should be done. Two…
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CHOLESTEROL GUIDELINES CHANGE AGAIN
We’re all keenly aware of the role cholesterol plays in the development of arteriosclerosis. It forms the core, or the…
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WOMEN AND HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
Last year, the American Heart Association updated their hypertension guidelines for women. They established four groups of hypertensive patients based…
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POSTMENOPAUSAL HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY
In 2002, The Women’s Health Initiative, WHI, a study of the health habits of American women, completely shut down hormone…
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IMMUNOSENESCENCE
Vaccination, immunization, inoculation; call it what you like, it’s the process of activating the human immune system by the injection…
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VITAMIN D NO HELP TO HEALTHY ADULTS
In September 2024, DrGOpines.com presented an update on the use of Vitamin D by healthy adults and children. In it,…
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NEW IDEAS FOR HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
As I’ve written many times previously, procedures, protocols, and treatments in medical care change constantly. Medical research publications are filled…
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