Preventive Medicine
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DO GAS STOVES POSE A PROBLEM? MAYBE
After I read the news brief warning Americans about the dangers of cooking with natural gas, I decided to research…
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MEDICAL NEWS BRIEFS #18
GLP-1 agents for weight loss tied to pancreatitis: The medical “rage” these days is the use of once…
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MEDICAL NEWS BRIEFS #17
What is the most effective treatment for acne? Multiple studies have shown that oral isotretinoin (Accutane—now called Absorbica,…
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SALT SUBSTITUTE REDUCES CHANCES FOR HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
Substituting regular table salt (100% sodium chloride) with salt substitute (62% sodium chloride, 25% potassium chloride, 12.5% flavorings) reduced the…
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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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MEDSCAPE NEWS
Statins Have Another Use: Hormone replacement therapy (HRT), be it the oral or transdermal form, places women at a greater…
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ALLERGIC TO PENICILLIN? YES OR NO
“Penicillin allergy is the most reported adverse drug reaction.” That’s right; “approximately 10% of the US population has reported allergies…
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LEAD POISONING
Do you remember in the old western movies we watched as kids, the outlaws, ie. the “bad guys,” always died…
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PNEUMOCONIOSES: OCCUPATIONAL LUNG DISEASES
ASBESTOSIS ANTHRACOSIS BYSSINOSIS BAGASOSIS …
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SCREENING FOR ATRIAL FIBRILLATION
Atrial fibrillation is the most common cardiac arrhythmia, and is a major risk factor for ischemic stroke. An ischemic stroke…
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