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23 Dec

Posted at 09:53h in Uncategorized

I rather doubt you need me to bring the roiling statin debate to your attention, given its prominence in scientific circles and mass media alike. In essence, a new set of guidelines for the use of lipid-lowering drugs to prevent heart disease was issued with considerable fanfare, and...

23 Dec

Posted at 09:53h in Blood Sugar Health

For patients with diabetes, it is better to eat a single large meal than several smaller meals throughout the day. This is the result of a current dietary study at Linköping University in Sweden. In the study the effect on blood glucose, blood lipids and different...

23 Dec

Posted at 09:52h in Uncategorized

As much as Dr. Sean Haslam loves performing surgery, he certainly wouldn’t object if people would take good enough care of themselves to avoid – or at least postpone – it. “Anytime we can get something to help patients without surgery,” says the orthopedic surgeon, “it’s...

23 Dec

Posted at 09:52h in Uncategorized

Winter weather is upon us and for many that means cold season. The average adult will suffer through 2-4 colds a year (1). The seemingly unavoidable onslaught of coughing, sniffling, sneezing, and achiness of the common cold means we are looking for anything that will end...

23 Dec

Posted at 09:52h in Uncategorized

“Doc, my back hurts.” This phrase is heard every day in doctor’s offices all over America. In fact, according to a recent Mayo Clinicstudy, back pain is the third most common reason people visit a doctor. (Skin disorders and joint problems, by the way, are Nos. 1 and 2.) For...