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07/22/2022

07/14/2020

Another option for Covid testing

11/26/2019

Thanks for sharing Angela McQuire Bohles. Remember--the flu is a respiratory illness with fever, muscle pain and coughing--like a really bad cold. If you've got the flu there are treatments available to shorten its duration and reduce the risk of flu-related complications.

Is it a cold or the flu? The sooner you know what you have, the better you'll be able to treat it. https://wb.md/2M43tOy

11/18/2019

Treating hypertension reduces dementia risk. It doesn’t appear to matter what class of blood pressure medication is used.

Meta-analysis finds no differences between one drug class vs others on dementia, Alzheimer risk

11/05/2018

Managing hypertension appears to protect against dementia.

Clinicians are calling blood pressure drugs the first disease-modifying therapy for MCI.

09/04/2018

Yes, saturated fats (including butter and coconut oil) are still bad for you, just don’t eat bad carbs in their place. Good Fats, Bad Fats https://nyti.ms/2GrVzbC?smid=nytcore-ios-share

Studies on saturated fats often failed to take into account what people ate in their place.

07/18/2018

Affected generics are made by Teva, Solco and Major Pharmaceutical. Other generics and Valsartan brand should be safe.

Blood Pressure Medicine Is Recalled https://nyti.ms/2Loc1vI?smid=nytcore-ios-share

The F.D.A. announced that batches of a widely used generic drug, valsartan, made in China, might be tainted with a probable cancer-causing ingredient.

05/31/2018

The new recommendation reflects rising rates of colorectal cancer in adults younger than 50.

05/17/2018

This describes our mission at Personalized Primary Care

In its push for profits, the U.S. health care system has made it difficult for patients to get personal attention from doctors. But what if hands-on medicine actually saves money — and lives?

12/31/2017

https://www.mdedge.com/internalmedicinenews/article/145220/alzheimers-cognition/fueling-alzheimers-brain-fat?utm_source=News_IM_eNL_123117_F&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Internal+medicine%3A+Top+10+from+2017

LONDON – In small studies, ketogenic interventions boost cognition for Alzheimer’s patients.

11/14/2017

Highlights: High blood pressure is now defined as readings of 130 mm Hg and higher for the systolic blood pressure measurement, or readings of 80 and higher for the diastolic measurement. That is a change from the old definition of 140/90 and higher,...

11/07/2017

Unfortunately, the options in Georgia are extremely limited.

Double the number of people signed up on the first day of enrollment over last year

10/26/2017

A better shingles vaccine is coming soon: C.D.C. Panel Recommends a New Shingles Vaccine https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/25/health/cdc-shingles-vaccine.html

GSK’s Shingrix is considered much more effective than the older vaccine, Zostavax. Health officials urged consumers over age 50 to be vaccinated.

08/10/2017

https://www.wired.com/story/you-can-get-your-whole-genome-sequenced-but-should-you/

Having a gene for a rare disease might not give you symptoms. But it could beef up your medical bills.

08/01/2017

Patients Take Big Risks When Stopping Statins https://www.wsj.com/articles/patients-take-big-risks-when-stopping-statins-1501522926

One in five patients taking the cholesterol drugs report muscle aches, new research shows. Many doctors warn the benefits outweigh the discomfort from side-effects.

07/28/2017

Good news for those who've been worried about chronic PPI use https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2017/07/28/5.htm?utm_campaign=FY17-18_NEWS_GASTRO_DOMESTIC_072817_EML&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua&elqTrackId=e22e15813909433b8839ab09b66f4b7e&elq=b397c41a30d54760b6fcaece258beaec&elqaid=1105&elqat=1&elqCampaignId=472

Studies published in July found no unfavorable association between proton-pump inhibitor (PPI) use and cognitive function.

07/06/2017

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/03/well/live/what-i-wish-id-known-about-my-knees.html?smprod=nytcore-iphone&smid=nytcore-iphone-share NYTimes: What I Wish I’d Known About My Knees

There’s little evidence to support many of the procedures people undergo in the hopes of avoiding a knee replacement.

06/05/2017

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/01/well/live/chondroitin-eases-the-pain-of-knee-arthritis.html?smprod=nytcore-iphone&smid=nytcore-iphone-share

Patients taking chondroitin did as well as those on a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug.