| 03/28/2006 - The Land of the Common Cold |
| When the seasons change, my office suddenly turns into the land of the common cold, full of sneezing, sniffling, coughing patients. Colds are annoying, but, unfortunately, the only thing that really gets rid of them is time. |
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| 03/23/2006 - Evidence that Chest X-Rays and CAT Scans Can Pick Up Some Cases of Lung Cancer |
| One of the hardest things about being a doctor is telling one of my patients that they've got cancer. And lung cancer is one of the worst, because most of the time we don't know it's there until it's progressed beyond the point of no return. |
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| 03/21/2006 - Good Natural Solution to Beat Depression |
| Last week we talked about some problems with antidepressants, and one pretty good natural solution. Today I want to tell you about another great -- and safe -- way to beat depression that does wonders for your whole body. |
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| 03/16/2006 - A Multivitamin a Day Really Will Keep the Doctor Away |
| I ask every patient who comes to see me if they take a multivitamin every day. Some people look me straight in the eye and say no, others look at the floor and mumble something that sounds like "sometimes." |
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| 03/14/2006 - A Bad Case of the Blues |
| During the colder, darker winter months, a lot of patients come to me with a bad case of the blues. I try not to prescribe drugs if I don't have to, but some of them have it so bad that a dose of antidepressants is in order to help them... |
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| 03/09/2006 - Calcium has Lots of Protective Effects |
| Calcium has lots of protective effects, including a unique cancer prevention benefit. |
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| 03/07/2006 - Aspirin Everyday Doesn't Work for Women |
| You see, a huge study of more than 40,000 women found that taking 100 mg of aspirin every other day did nothing to prevent heart attacks or even protect against death from heart disease. |
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| 03/02/2006 - Dollars and Cents |
| Fosamax has a big price tag -- about $800 a year, which could add up to as much as $332,000 for a lifetime of treatment. |
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