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Tuesday, August 9, 2005

Aspirin Or Plavix After a Bleeding Ulcer?

Many people need to take aspirin daily for various reasons, such as prevention of heart disease, treatment of heart disease or prevention of stroke. And unfortunately, many of these people who take aspirin for a long time will experience bleeding from a stomach ulcer caused by their aspirin. People... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, August 8, 2005

Preventive Care For Diabetics

From the experience of the patient, having diabetes means so much more than just doing fingersticks every day. It's unfortunately not enough to see good numbers every day and assume that all is fine. There are several measures a diabetic must undergo to assure good overall health, including: Annual... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, August 5, 2005

Doing Things For Yourselves

Yesterday I discussed the importance of seeing your physician regularly for the maintenance of good health. Today, I wish to tell you about the importance of helping yourself. Self-management of your medical conditions is just as important as seeing your doctor and doing what he/she tells you to do.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, August 4, 2005

Controversy Surrounds the Annual Physical Examination

Recently there have been some news postings about the lack of utility of the annual physical examination. While the debate has been brewing for quite some time, it has been renewed in part by this entry from the Archives of Internal Medicine which states that despite the lack of evidence supporting... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, August 3, 2005

Protect Your Heart - Go To The Dentist

There are plenty of recommendations these days about protecting your heart. Current advice is centered on controlling risk factors such as high blood pressure, diabetes and high cholesterol, and taking vitamins such as B12, B6 and folic acid. Well, here's a new one for you - go to the dentist. A... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, August 2, 2005

So, You Wanna Build Muscle?

You work out regularly and want to build muscle. You want to try a supplement to accelerate your gains. However, most effective supplements are illegal, and those that are legal are expensive and are filled with so much fluff that they may really do nothing at all. But there is one supplement that... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, August 1, 2005

What, Now Vitamin E Is Bad For Us, Too?

Confusion sets in. That which was previously deemed helpful is now considered unsafe. As the results of ongoing research becomes continuously available, we change what we believe as truth in medicine. It's happening with anti-inflammatory medications. And now it's happening with vitamin E. In this... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, July 29, 2005

Echinacea Proven Ineffective, Again

A recent article posted on MSNBC.com had confirmed that echinacea has no benefit in treating the common cold. The original research, appearing in the New England Journal of Medicine, detailed no difference in infection acquisition, severity nor duration in people taking echinacea preparations... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, July 28, 2005

For Colon Polyps, Colonoscopy Is Still The Best. Sorry.

Sorry, folks. I know you're all hoping that the CT colonography, the CT scan that checks for polyps in the colon, otherwise known as the virtual colonoscopy, will revolutionize medicine and eliminate the need for a regular colonoscopy. But more and more information is coming out showing us that,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, July 27, 2005

Treatment of High Blood Pressure Inadequate

I came across this article on MSNBC.com today which describes how a large number of elderly people are not adequately treated for their high blood pressure. This reinforces previous data which states that, across all age brackets, physicians are remiss in treating high blood pressure adequately, a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Check here for the latest medical information and how it may affect you. From disease conditions to preventive health maintenance to health and fitness, consider this your personal medical knowledge base. Read about me at www.drgiannone.com.

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