Preventive Medicine
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OVER-THE-COUNTER BIRTH CONTROL PILL AVAILABLE SOON.
I think it’s surprising that oral contraceptives have not been available without a prescription before now. More than 100 countries…
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BLADDER INFECTIONS AND CRANBERRY JUICE!
Antibiotic resistance has become a big problem in today’s medical world. The overprescribing of antibiotics has enabled bacteria to mutate…
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CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY STAGNANT, RISK FACTOR PREVALENCE WORSE!
Most of us are aware of the risk factors for cardiovascular disease. We hear about them in public service announcements,…
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DIETARY SUGAR AND HEALTH OUTCOMES
It’s old news that the sugar in our foods and beverages is not good for us. It’s a well-known fact…
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URINARY INCONTINENCE: IT’S EMBARRASSING
Leaking urine is a very embarrassing problem for both men and women. It always happens at an inconvenient time or…
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LIFE EXPECTANCY SHORTENS AGAIN!
COVID-19 and drug overdoses have once again resulted if a further lowering of the life expectancy of American adults. From…
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MORE QUICK FACTS FOR A HEALTHIER LIFE
CHRONIC CONSTIPATION: The best treatments are bulk laxatives and osmotic laxatives. MIRALAX (polyethylene glycol) is the…
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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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