Tag: health
group name: staywell
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January 14, 2008 04:28 PM EST --
One of my patients is now considering whether to have children. While this is never a simple decision for anyone, hers is made even more complicated because she has panic disorder. Although she's . . . more
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June 03, 2008 04:24 PM EDT --
Just wanted to share some tips on how to manage stress. Since I have 10 days until I get married I need to take my own advice :-)
* Breathe – As simple as this sounds, . . . more
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June 18, 2008 10:38 AM EDT --
Do you ever hear someone say, "You look tired," even when you're not? A recent article in the New York Times explores that idea, and how your eyes might give away more about your mood than . . . more
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November 13, 2007 04:45 PM EST --
I write prescriptions for sleeping pills all the time, but it is never my own idea. My patients ask me for them. The TV advertising for sleeping pills is incredibly effective—but are the pills? . . . more
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July 02, 2008 02:26 PM EDT --
When I'm having a stressful day or I'm feeling run down, I try to find some natural ways to put me in a better mood. Aside from eating a healthy snack or doing some light exercise, I often turn . . . more
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July 03, 2007 12:12 PM EDT --
It’s a common sight: people carrying water bottles at the mall, around the office, wherever they go. It’s enough to make you wonder whether dehydration is a major public health . . . more
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March 11, 2008 10:27 AM EDT --
Some nights the newscasts make it seem unsafe to eat, breathe, exercise, or sit still. Yet even as the number of hazards in our daily lives seems to be multiplying, reports of treatment breakthroughs . . . more
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May 08, 2007 10:40 AM EDT --
Americans take a lot of medicines. I am a Primary Care Physician, and much of my life's work is helping people prevent health problems. I recommend a growing number of medicines to guard my patients’ . . . more
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August 14, 2008 01:54 PM EDT --
Today I started off on the wrong foot - Bojangles was brought into the office for a client meeting, and I gave into the biscuits and sweet tea.
However, this week I've been pretty healthy. . . . more
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March 10, 2008 01:49 PM EDT --
Several patients I'm treating for depression also suffer from migraine headaches. One of them asked me recent if there is any connection between the two. Definitely—but it's a bit complicated. . . . more
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July 10, 2007 02:17 PM EDT --
Every time you take antibiotics, sensitive bacteria are killed, but resistant germs may be left to grow and multiply. These bacteria might cause an illness at a later time, and antibiotics would be ineffective . . . more
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September 04, 2007 04:31 PM EDT --
I just had The Test. It seems like it was only yesterday. Maybe it was yesterday. The details are fuzzy already. The truth is I can barely remember a thing.
Having just turned 50, I was supposed to have . . . more
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September 11, 2007 02:07 PM EDT --
Nothing seems more inevitable than aging and death—not even taxes. Yet as we better understand the biological processes of aging, we’re realizing that aging may be a process that can . . . more
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November 20, 2007 11:43 AM EST --
Mary Jackson (not her real name) is 93 years old, and has been my patient for 35 years. She stopped school after the 8 th grade. Nevertheless, she is always up on the latest news and is a shrewd . . . more
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December 12, 2007 11:56 AM EST --
It should come as no surprise that the most successful exercise program is one well suited to you. To give yourself the best odds of sticking with a program, stack the deck in your favor by considering . . . more
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January 21, 2008 11:55 AM EST --
Kudos to Jennifer Love Hewitt for striking back at the media who labeled her "fat." If you missed this story, the paparazzi took unflattering photos of this actress on a recent vacation . . . more
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August 20, 2008 09:00 AM EDT --
Lately vitamin talk has been over the news due to recent studies emerging and debating the effectiveness of particular vitamins. From these studies, I usually find that there is still and will continue . . . more
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October 08, 2008 09:35 AM EDT --
Fifteen years ago, if I suggested to a patient that marital or job difficulties might be contributing to his headaches or abdominal pains, the patient might have been insulted, as if I were minimizing . . . more
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January 04, 2008 04:56 PM EST --
I am proud to say that I have never once pulled an "all nighter" to study for a test. Sure, I stayed awake many nights in the hospital doing grueling hours during my medical training, but I . . . more
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October 29, 2007 01:57 PM EDT --
Maybe it’s my age, or perhaps I have just seen too much. But every time a new test comes out and is touted as being better than the existing ones, I am excited, but also somewhat skeptical. What . . . more
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