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New Cholesterol Drug Might Be Good News

There’s good news coming out of the world of cardiology drug research. In Chicago this last week at the annual meeting ...

No One Lives Forever

A physician friend of mine recently posed a question: What would happen, he asked, if all our efforts to stamp ...

Eating for Two? Maintaining a Healthy Pregnancy Weight

You are pregnant! Congrats! Along with many other questions you have, one of the topics that should interest you is weight ...

Year End Summary

This week marks the one-year anniversary of this cardiology blog. Now that 2009 has come to an end I’d like ...

The scoop on salt (recipe included)

In less than a week February 2012 will be recorded in the history books.  For me, it is the end ...

Depression Among the Elderly

In my first year of medical school an instructor posed a question to our class: “If you could develop a ...

Why You Can Feel Lonely When You Are Not Alone

Do you ever feel lonely even when you're surrounded by people? Loneliness affects us all at times. It’s more common ...

Nutrition is Powerful Medicine for Obesity and Diabetes

Every day in clinics across the country, health care providers advise patients to eat better and move more, especially those ...

Can Epilepsy be Prevented? 5 Myths Debunked

Just because you don’t have epilepsy doesn’t mean you’ll never have epilepsy. Though new cases are most common in infancy, ...

Forgetful or First Sign of Dementia?

Forgetfulness is a common concern, especially as we age. However, it's important to distinguish between normal age-related memory changes and potential signs of dementia.

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