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How much do we need to drink?

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Whether spring-sourced, sparkling, flavored, or simply out of the tap, water seems to have become the beverage de rigueur these days.  And for good reason—-water constitutes about 60% of our body weight and is essential for most bodily functions. Taking in enough fluids each day is highly important since inadequate…

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Topical (rub on) Pain Medicines

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When experiencing joint or muscle aches and pains, many people seek relief from an oral pain medication, such as acetaminophen (e.g. Tylenol) or ibuprofen (e.g. Motrin). An alternative to this, particularly well suited in someone who cannot tolerate these medications, are topical pain medicines (analgesics). Topicals, which are applied directly…

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Fibrocystic Breast Changes

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Whether called fibrocystic breast “changes” or fibrocystic breast “disease”, it’s a problem that affects up to half of all women at some point during their lives. Currently, most doctors just refer to women as having fibrocystic breasts, since it really isn’t a disease at all. Fibrocystic breasts are lumpy, thick,…

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Abuse of OTC drugs

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The abuse of prescription medications, especially those in the opioid class of drugs (e.g. Vicodin, Lorcet, Oxycontin, others), has reached epidemic proportions in the U.S.  It is estimated that more than 2 million Americans suffer from substance use disorders related to these medications that are typically prescribed for pain relief….

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Coffee’s “Perks”

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Search the National Library of Medicine’s database, PubMed, and you will find hundreds of studies that have examined coffee’s impact on health.  Not only does this research overwhelmingly suggest that moderate coffee consumption doesn’t cause harm, it appears that drinking coffee may even offer some health benefits.  Moderate coffee consumption,…

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