Preventive Medicine
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ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES AND THE FDA!
Before you read this post, I urge you to search the archives of DrGOpines for the post on Electronic Cigarettes.…
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ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES? What a Ruse!
I don’t know who invented electronic cigarettes and I don’t care, but I do know a huge ruse has been…
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THAT CREAM CAUSED A RASH! WHAT’S THAT ABOUT?
Have you ever had a rash, applied a cream to it, and found the rash got worse? It happens all…
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A BLOOD TEST TO DIAGNOSE CANCER!
Here’s a bit of good news! We now have a blood test for the early detection of 50 types of…
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STATINS ARE “MIRACLE DRUGS!”
I’m going to beat the statins drum once again! Very few drugs have had the impact on cardiovascular disease than…
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MIGRAINE HEADACHES
Nothing in medicine is as controversial or more perplexing than migraine headaches. A. They are often misdiagnosed. B. The pathogenesis…
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TOO MUCH HDL-CHOLESTEROL?
For decades we’ve been told about the cardio-protective benefits of the “good cholesterol,” High Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol (HDL-C). We were…
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DO STATINS CAUSE MUSCLE PAIN AND WEAKNESS?
It’s statins again! This time it has to do with muscle pain and weakness patients attribute to statin therapy. A…
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LET’S PUT STATINS IN THE WATER!
I have written 7 blogs about statins, and I suspect you’re beginning to tire of my persistence. I love statins!…
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RISK FACTORS FOR DEMENTIA YOU CAN DO SOMETHING ABOUT!
Alzheimer disease and related dementias (ADRD) are an important area of research for scientists all over the world. Every month…
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