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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.

Conscious Sedation

For most office-based or outpatient procedures is that “totally knocked out” isn’t really an option “I want to be totally knocked ...

Imperfect Medicine

My colleague, Dr. Jeff Carstens, responded to my blog entry dated 2/2/09 regarding the unfortunate demise of noted political commentator ...

What You Need to Know About the New Cholesterol Guidelines

In late 2013, after an extensive review of the evidence, the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute updated cholesterol guidelines. ...

What Motivates You?

Motivation is the process that initiates, guides and maintains goal-oriented behaviors. Motivation is what causes us to act, whether it ...

Paging Dr. Quader

A pig valve in a human? Barbara Bush just underwent surgery for a narrowed aortic valve.  Her husband, our former president, ...

Technology Takeover: Predicted Changes to Everyday Healthcare

Let’s take a look around your doctor’s office.  What do we see?  A stethoscope, a blood pressure cuff, an otoscope ...

Back 2 the Basics

"Eat your fruits and vegetables!” – You’ve likely heard this since childhood! When I was growing up, I would pick strawberries, ...

Nutrition Facts And Myths

Here are some common thoughts on nutrition.  See if you can guess whether the statement is a fact or myth. People ...

10 Ways to Get 10,000 Steps

The rising popularity of the fitness tracker has people counting their steps. It’s a worthy pursuit. Researchers have found that ...

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