Preventive Medicine
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			  IS THERE A TEST TO TELL IF GRANDMA IS GETTING ALZHEIMER’S?“35 million people worldwide were estimated to be living with dementia.” That’s a huge number, but it doesn’t include the… Read More »
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			  VACCINE HESITANCY: WHY PEOPLE REFUSE COVID-19 VACCINEI’m old enough to remember what life was like before vaccines. As a child I had measles, mumps, and chicken… Read More »
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			  DRUG OPTIONS FOR TREATING CHOLESTEROL AND REDUCING CARDIOVASCULAR RISKA subject I’ve blogged about several times is cholesterol. The biochemistry of cholesterol, it’s clinical significance, and guidelines for treatment… Read More »
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			  GUIDELINES FOR DIAGNOSING HIGH BLOOD PRESSUREAmericans are constantly being encouraged to control their blood pressure. Hypertension is a serious health hazard that leads to many… Read More »
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			  MYOCARDITIS AFTER COVID-19 VACCINEMuch ado has been made on cable news programs about the adverse effects attributed to COVID-19 vaccines. In particular, there… Read More »
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			  COLONOSCOPY: A LIFE-SAVING PROCEDUREHave you had a colonoscopy? If you’re 45 years old or older, and haven’t had one, you need to. In… Read More »
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			  ADULT ANNUAL PHYSICALSDuring my years in practice, I actively encouraged patients to have an annual check up. I thought it was a… Read More »
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			  CORONARY CALCIUM SCORING TEST: Should you have one?For decades physicians have been searching for the ideal, non-invasive test to diagnose coronary artery disease early enough to prevent… Read More »
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			  COMMON SENSE TREATMENT OF HIGH BLOOD PRESSUREHypertension (high blood pressure) is a very common problem. I treated patients with high blood pressure every day, and many… Read More »
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			  EXERCISING TO PREVENT HIGH BLOOD PRESSUREEver since I can remember, moderate intensity Aerobic exercise has been recommended by the American Heart Association and the American… Read More »
 
				






