Preventive Medicine
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RABIES: WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW
RABIES: WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW The following is a real life scenario I faced a number of years ago. It…
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STOOL-BASED SCREENING FOR COLORECTAL CANCER
If you’re over age 45, or even 50, and know you should have a colonoscopy but haven’t, you have several…
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FRUITS AND VEGGIES IN YOUR DIET
If you’ve ever watched “My 600-lb Life” on The Learning Channel (TLC) you are familiar with the comments I’m about…
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MOST COVID-19 DEATHS WORLDWIDE WERE AMONG OLDER PEOPLE.
The high mortality rate from COVID-19 among the elderly was a fact everyone knew, but a lot of people ignored.…
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PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS PAID LESS THAN SPECIALISTS
As a follow-up to my post on the “death of primary care,” an article in the February 28th issue of…
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CLINICAL PEARLS: INSTANT RECOMMENDATIONS
NSAIDS vs. Oral Analgesics: Is there a difference? NO. NSAID’s (ibuprofen, naproxen, celecoxib) are of equal efficacy compared…
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LIPOPROTEIN(a): WHAT IS IT?
There is something new in the cholesterol world. It’s called “Lipoprotein little a” or Lipoprotein(a). It is abbreviated to Lp(a).…
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STROKE AND PFIZER VACCINE
Have you heard the latest about the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 booster? There’s always something, you know! This time, there are serious…
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GABAPENTIN FOR PAIN?
In recent years, a lot of people have told me they were prescribed gabapentin (Neurontin) for pain. This was recommended…
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RADON GAS: WHY IS IT A CONCERN?
RADON GAS: WHY IS IT A CONCERN? Radon gas is a naturally occurring radioactive material found in the soil and…
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