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Low-dose acetylsalicylic acid – also known as aspirin – (75 mg⁄day to 325 mg⁄day) is recommended for primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular events, but has [...]
14 May 2013
We (Tony, Dan and yours truly) arrived in Atlanta, Georgia on Friday April 5. We were picked up by our friend from Kentucky, Harry and drove to Reynolds Plantation in Greensboro, G[...]
In 2008, in one of my columns, I wrote about the importance of vaccination against human papillomavirus (HPV) infection. It is beneficial to young teens before they have had sexual[...]
30 Apr 2013
Proctalgia fugax was first described in Ancient Rome over 2000 years ago and still carries the Latin name which translates to “fleeting rectal pain.” I wrote about this[...]
05 Apr 2013
“What advice should a physician give to parents considering whether or not to have their baby circumcised?” asks Dr. Jeff Blackmer. Dr. Blackmer is a Director of Ethics[...]
19 Feb 2013
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Every woman should know it is important to have regular Pap smear test. Since World War II, the test has been the most widely used and successful cancer screening technique in hist[...]
05 Feb 2013