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Preventing and Treating Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis is a disease marked by reduced bone strength due to bone mass and bone quality. It is often called a “silent disease” because it usually progresses without any symptoms until a bone fracture occurs or one or more vertebrae collapses. Osteoporosis is the major underlying cause of fractures in postmenopausal women and the elderly. […]
Weight Loss Resolution
Thanksgiving is a few days away. Christmas is a few weeks away. It’s getting darker earlier. It’s getting colder outside. These are all things that are potential excuses as to why you aren’t watching what you eat and exercising on a regular basis. This time of year people start thinking about their New Year’s resolution. […]
New FDA Approvals
New medications have recently been approved by the FDA for cardiovascular patients, diabetes, muscular dystrophy, and seizures — to name a few. Yospral from Aralez Pharmaceuticals is a combination of aspirin, an anti-platelet agent, and omeprazole, a proton pump inhibitor (PPI), for patients who require aspirin for secondary prevention of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events and […]
Is Your Child Depressed?
Is your teenager or younger child depressed? Perhaps they are sad, hostile, withdrawn, doing poorly in school, or have changes in eating or sleeping habits. Sound familiar? Traditionally, if a parent is concerned about their child’s mental health, they would take the child to the doctor for a screening test for depression, anxiety, or other […]
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