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Mental Health: Help for Our Veterans
Written By Deb Wilson on February 16th • No Comments • UncategorizedOne of the risks of serving our country is the stress and mental health conditions that face our men and women in the military. It’s nice to see some advancement in recognizing the need to provide the care and...
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Doctor’s Pay: Does Who’s Writing the Check Make a Difference?
Written By Deb Wilson on February 15th • No Comments • UncategorizedThere is a trend going on where more and more doctors are giving up private practice and going to work for a hospital. That doesn’t mean that they’ve moved into the hospital environment. In fact, they are likely still...
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Bed Rest and the Flu: What Does That Really Mean?
Written By Deb Wilson on February 14th • No Comments • UncategorizedYou’ve managed to catch the flu and your doctor is advising “bed rest”. What does she/he really mean by that direction? Some interesting input from Daniel Neides, medical director of the Wellness Institute at Cleveland Clinic. For acute cases, doctors...
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Bed Rest and the Flu: What Does That Really Mean?
Written By Deb Wilson on February 14th • No Comments • UncategorizedYou’ve managed to catch the flu and your doctor is advising “bed rest”. What does she/he really mean by that direction? Some interesting input from Daniel Neides, medical director of the Wellness Institute at Cleveland Clinic. For acute cases, doctors...
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Heart Attack Triggers!
Written By Deb Wilson on February 13th • No Comments • UncategorizedIn anticipation of Valentines Day, we have to talk about the heart! The heart is an amazing organ and it needs to be treated as such. While we all should know that heart healthy eating and activities are a...
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Heart Awareness Month: When Women Should Take Notice
Written By Deb Wilson on February 11th • No Comments • UncategorizedFebruary is American Heart Month and thus it’s a good time to talk about the signs that a heart attack is occurring and that care should be sought. Unlike the drama of a television heart attack, the signs that you...
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Universal Health Care: Coming Alive Again
Written By Deb Wilson on February 10th • No Comments • UncategorizedThe debate over universal health care, for my purposes defined as a single-payer health care system administered by the federal government, is back on the table again as an option to provide affordable access to care to all Americans....
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High Blood Pressure: Impacts to Prognosis
Written By Deb Wilson on February 9th • No Comments • UncategorizedHigh blood pressure is one of those conditions that I find can be terribly misleading unless properly diagnosed and treated. While it is, in my opinion, often over diagnosed and treated, it is also important to identify and treat...
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Smart Phones: Replacing the Lab?
Written By Deb Wilson on February 8th • No Comments • UncategorizedCan you envision the day when the smart phone you carry in your pocket instantly turns into a device capable of producing results comparable to the results you receive today from a medical lab? That future is getting closer...
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IV Fluids and and the Heart Failure Patient
Written By Deb Wilson on February 7th • No Comments • UncategorizedIt is commonly known that individuals with heart failure require drugs (known as diuretics) that work to reduce fluid build-up. Unfortunately it appears that these individuals may also receive intravenous (IV) fluids as part of a standard protocol when hospitalized....
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