Preventive Medicine
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DIAGNOSING ALZHEIMER’S JUST GOT EASIER
In many previous blogs about Alzheimer’s Disease and dementias, I have said that Alzheimer’s was a diagnosis of exclusion. That…
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WHAT DO I DO ABOUT PALPITATIONS?
As unsettling as they may be, palpitations aren’t necessarily a bad thing! Palpitation is the common term applied to that…
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MEDICAL NEWS BRIEFS #21
When are you too old for a colonoscopy? For years, the recommendation of the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) and the…
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MEDICAL NEWS BRIEFS #20
Rates of Sudden Death After Heart Attack (Myocardial Infarction): After an acute heart attack (myocardial infarction), sudden death rates have…
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HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE AND DEMENTIA
Here’s some more good news. A recent scientific study suggests that “more time spent in a healthy blood pressure range…
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ULTRA-PROCESSED FOODS AREN’T ALWAYS BAD
Concern about processed foods and the preservatives added to numerous food items have long been foremost on the minds of…
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UPDATED COVID VACCINE, RSV, INFLUENZA: THE TIME IS RIGHT
Here it is September already! That means it’s time to make an appointment with your doctor or pharmacy to get…
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VITAMIN D AIN’T WHAT IT’S CRACKED UP TO BE
It wasn’t long ago that researchers and clinicians thought vitamin D was the secret to a healthy life. A lot…
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NEW DRUGS BLOCK STOMACH ACID
Only recently did I hear about a new class of drugs that shows effectiveness in controlling GI problems that are…
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”DEMENTIA DEEMED HIGHLY PREVENTABLE”
When you learn that in the United States, 2 out of 3 (67%) patients with dementia are women, that women…
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