Preventive Medicine
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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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MASSAGE THERAPY: A SIMPLE PLEASURE
Who doesn’t like a massage? I certainly do! But there are a lot of people who don’t. They say it…
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HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP!
Processed foods are everywhere. Just about any food that comes boxed, packaged, or bottled has been “processed,” meaning substances are…
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FOOTBALL CONCUSSION PROTOCOL
Every week during the football season, players from every team, college or professional, sustain head injuries that prevent them from…
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ANTI-ARRHYTHMIC DRUGS AFTER ABLATION: DO THEY HELP?
If you’re one of the ever-increasing number of folks who have undergone ablation for atrial fibrillation, you may be wondering,…
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PROBIOTICS: WHAT ARE THEY? WHAT DO THEY DO?
It’s a well-known fact that humans have bacteria in their intestinal tracts (the gut). It’s called natural flora. These bacteria…
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ACUTE ALTITUDE SICKNESS
In Indiana, high altitude sickness is a non-existent problem. True altitude-related physical symptoms rarely occur below an altitude of 8200’…
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