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Learning About Lung Cancer

Whether you’re a lifelong smoker or you’ve never touched a cigarette, the threat of lung cancer is looming. Learn the facts and the common misconceptions

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Decoding Birth Control Options

Is it time to switch up your birth control? Maybe you’ve noticed you’ve gotten more irritable since you started “The Pill,” or maybe you’re using

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Preventing Prediabetes

You’ve heard of type 1 and type 2 diabetes, but have you heard of prediabetes? That’s when your blood sugar levels are too high, but

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Managing Caregiver Stress

While helping a loved one cope with disability, illness, or the effects of aging can make you feel useful and caring, it can also take

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Aging and Depression

One of the most common mental health issues facing older adults today, depression is more than just “the blues.” Fortunately, it’s treatable. What Is Depression?

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Correcting Circulation Dysfunction

Arteries and Veins Our bodies are comprised of an intricate series of arteries and veins – the arteries carry blood away from the heart and

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Healthy Brain Aging

Ever misplaced your keys or forgotten a person’s name? These scenarios are often referred to as “senior moments” because with age, our brains shrink, slow

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Managing Medications

Aging and Medication Use If you’re over 65, chances are you might be taking as many as five or six medications every day. When taken

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After Miscarriage

Early pregnancy loss occurs in 10% of clinically recognized pregnancies, according to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. In other words, miscarriage is not

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Ask the Doctor: Fall 2018

Q. I am a 47-year-old female with worsening pain and mild swelling at the base of my thumb. My doctor told me it’s due to

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