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Antibiotics: Are You Aware?

January 16, 2020

Are You Antibiotics Aware? Spurred by Alexander Fleming’s serendipitous discovery of penicillin in 1928, antibiotics have rightfully become wonder drugs, often able to change the course of deadly bacterial infections…

Alcohol: Not Gender-Neutral

December 2, 2019

Eric Martin, Technician

Medical Conditions, Patient News, Wellness

The Female Factor: Alcohol is Not Gender-aNeutral Given the growing popularity of the cocktail culture and wine time, it’s important to know that alcohol affects women very differently than men…

When Are the Best Years of Our Lives?

November 26, 2019

Eric Martin, Technician

Healthy Aging, Patient News, Wellness

Happiness Continuum: When Are the Best Years of Our Lives? Is there a predetermined peak age for happiness, before which our normal outlook is gloomy and melancholy and after which…

Prescription Drugs, From Pickup to Takeback

November 26, 2019

Eric Martin, Technician

Medications, Patient News

Safe Passage: Navigating Your Prescription Drugs, From Pickup to Takeback If you are not taking your prescription medications as directed (or at all), you’re far from alone: Compliance is estimated…

Kidney Stones: Treatment & Prevention

September 4, 2019

Eric Martin, Technician

Healthy Aging, Medical Conditions, Patient News

This Too Shall Pass: Treating and Preventing Kidney Stones More common, frequently less painful and far more preventable than reputed, kidney stones have, thankfully, entered a new era of highly…

Keto Diet: Right for You?

August 1, 2019

Eric Martin, Technician

Nutrition, Patient News

Considering Keto: Is It the Right Diet for You? The truth is that a silver bullet for weight loss likely does not exist, but Americans’ perpetual search continues unabated. Low-carb…

Fight Fatigue

July 9, 2019

Eric Martin, Technician

Patient News, Staying Active, Wellness

Wake-up Call: Fight Fatigue at Its Roots Are these ordinary signs of aging? Exhausted throughout the day, joy in life slowly diminishing, active lifestyle becoming a distant memory. No, no…

Spring Training

April 2, 2019

Eric Martin, Technician

Healthy Aging, Patient News, Staying Active

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Spring Training: Ramping Up after a Long, Sedentary Winter Whether you went into hibernation as the result of a record cold winter season, or took time off from your usual…

Medical Marijuana Myths

April 2, 2019

Eric Martin, Technician

Medications, Patient News

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Smoking Out the Myths: Medical Marijuana Does medical marijuana offer a solution to treating epilepsy, chronic pain, anxiety and neurogenerative diseases? Or is it an untested, potentially unsafe treatment that…

Adult ADD

April 2, 2019

Eric Martin, Technician

Medical Conditions, Patient News

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Attention Please: ADD/ADHD is Not Just a Childhood Condition In the 21stcentury, it’s standard procedure to test unfocused, impulsive and restless children who struggle to achieve in school for Attention…