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What's Happening in Your Thyroid Gland?

Think of your thyroid as setting your body’s tempo. This quarter-sized, butterfly-shaped gland below your Adam’s apple secretes hormones which ...

The Expanding Role of Vitamin D - Are you getting enough?

As summer ends in the northern hemisphere, we spend less time in the sun and the sun’s intensity decreases. Both of ...

Can’t Win For Losing

This morning while eating breakfast I came across a story in the newspaper announcing that an occasional glass of wine ...

Heart Valve Disease - Is It Worse Than Cancer?

Many people put up with symptoms like shortness of breath and fatigue, or explain away a heart murmur that’s actually a sign of something more serious.

Milestone Birthday and a Mammogram

I’m 40?!!! A milestone birthday celebrated with a big bash. Plus, my first mammogram!  What should I expect? One co-worker told ...

How Long Do I Have Left, Doc?

My doctor gave me six months to live, but when I couldn't pay the bill he gave me six months ...

Don't Overlook Vitamin D

What if I told you vitamin D isn’t really a vitamin? It’s actually a biochemical dynamo which ultimately tells more ...

Really Good Advice

We doctors are full of all kinds of really good advice.  Sometimes you've got to wonder, though, if we ever ...

Niaspan, HDL and Assumptions

A week and a half ago the National Institutes of Health pulled the plug on a research study assessing the ...

3 Life Hacks to Prevent Hemorrhoids

About half of Americans age 50 or older experience occasional hemorrhoids, but they’re rarely discussed. If you’ve had hemorrhoids, you ...

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