Preventive Medicine
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MEDICAL NEWS BRIEFS #15
Injections For Weight Loss Tied To Higher Risk For Pancreatitis, Stomach Paralysis, and Bowel Obstruction GLP-1 inhibitors, injectable drugs…
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MEDICAL NEWS BRIEFS #14
COVID-19 Vaccine Given During Pregnancy Passes Protection Against Virus to Newborns The CDC found that maternal vaccination was 54%…
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CHRONIC PAIN INCREASES DEMENTIA RISK
Researchers have reported that patients who have chronic pain have as much as a 36% greater chance of developing dementia…
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FOOD ALLERGIES: FROM EGGS TO NUTS!
My sister-in-law has a peanut allergy. I’ve been with her twice when she’s had reactions, and it was a scary…
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WEIGHT LOSS A DIFFERENT WAY
Most people are familiar with the standard methods of weight loss that are accepted and used by millions of folks.…
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DRIVING AND COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT
As people get older, a lot of things about us change. One of the more disheartening of these “changes” is…
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SOME DIABETES DRUGS ARE BETTER THAN OTHERS
Everyone knows that patients with Diabetes Mellitus have trouble with their blood sugar—it’s too high! Blood sugar is the measurable…
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WOMEN WITH ATRIAL FIBRILLATION MORE LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT THAN MEN
As I’ve reported before, it seems like atrial fibrillation exists in epidemic proportion. If you don’t know someone who has…
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CDC RECOMMENDS ALL AMERICANS 6 MONTHS AND OLDER RECEIVE AT LEAST ONE DOSE OF UPDATED COVID-19 VACCINE
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved “reformulated” COVID vaccines by Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna. That prompted a CDC Advisory…
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CANCER SCREENINGS DO NOT GIVE PEOPLE EXTRA TIME BEYOND REGULAR LIFESPAN
Here’s a disappointing statistic! Screening for cancers was shown not to extend one’s lifespan. In other words, cancer screenings are…
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