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• Diabetic Kidney Disease Patients: A New Drug is in the Works

  Written By Deb Wilson on July 21st      •       No Comments      •      Uncategorized

  Alone diabetes and kidney disease can be challenging conditions to treat and manage.  Combined the challenges increase dramatically with the individual’s potassium levels at risk to increase to the point of being dangerous and life threatening.  There appears to be...

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• Antidepressant and Painkiller Combination: New Warnings

  Written By Deb Wilson on July 20th      •       No Comments      •      Uncategorized

  Mixing medicines (including over the counter medications), can be a risky proposition and consumers are always advised to seek input from their pharmacists when multiple medications are involved.  A recent study is suggesting that the combination of antidepressants and...

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• Summer Heat Waves

  Written By Deb Wilson on July 19th      •       No Comments      •      Uncategorized

  Summer is in full swing and heat waves are hitting many parts of the country (and world)!  While the warmth of the sun may feel good (compared to the cold blasts of winter) there are dangers to your health...

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• Telehealth Medicine: Another Congressional Attempt

  Written By Deb Wilson on July 18th      •       No Comments      •      Uncategorized

  The world of telehealth medicine received a boost last week with the introduction of a bill, by Rep. Mike Thompson (D-CA) and co-sponsors Rep. Gregg Harper (R-MS), Rep. Diane Black (R-TN), and Rep. Peter Welch (D-VT), the Medicare Telehealth Parity Act of...

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• Breast Cancer and Weight Gain

  Written By Deb Wilson on July 17th      •       No Comments      •      Uncategorized

  Interesting study from lead researcher Amy Gross, a doctoral candidate at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore is making news.  According to the study results, there appears to be a correlation between breast cancer survival, weight gain...

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• Diagnosing Your Symptoms: A Doctor’s Perspective

  Written By Deb Wilson on July 16th      •       No Comments      •      Uncategorized

  One of my favorite columnists for the New York Times, Danielle Ofri, M.D., Ph.D., an internist at Bellevue Hospital and Associate Professor of Medicine at N.Y.U. School of Medicine, has provided some insight into her world of diagnostics which I...

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• Tackling Type 2 Diabetes: Weight Loss is Key But is Dieting Better than Surgery?

  Written By Deb Wilson on July 6th      •       No Comments      •      Uncategorized

  A recent article in the Wall Street Journal about diabetes is one that caught my attention.  As someone who struggles with weight and is “pre-diabetic” I never considered that I “should” long into having weight loss surgery (and I...

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• The Wheelchair is Coming of Age!

  Written By Deb Wilson on July 2nd      •       No Comments      •      Uncategorized

  The wheelchair that comes to mind when most of us think of one is likely going to be a relic in the future.  A recent Wall Street Journal article offers some insight into what we can expect from “personal...

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• Doctors As Patients

  Written By Deb Wilson on July 1st      •       No Comments      •      Uncategorized

  While not wishing poor health on anyone, it’s unfortunate that all doctors can’t otherwise achieve a real understanding of what it means to be a patient.  A recent New York Times article by Dr. Mary Zupanc, division chief of pediatric...

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• School Vaccinations: California About to Strengthen Vaccination Law

  Written By Deb Wilson on June 30th      •       No Comments      •      Uncategorized

  California is set to make history if the Governor signs into law a bill that will remove the “personal belief” exemption that is currently in place. The Senate reaffirmed the bill striking California’s personal belief exemption for immunizations on...

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