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Straight, No Chaser: Here's When Your Sore Throat Needs Antibiotics – The Centor Criteria
I enjoy giving you tips that provide insight into what your physician is thinking. Some of these considerations are so simple that you can use them at home. In many examples, these
Healthy, Wealthy and Wise
You work hard for your money so you can support the life you choose to live. However, many might agree with Virgil who says, “The greatest wealth is … HEALTH.” Do
Straight, No Chaser: Simple Questions About Sore Throats
Sore throats. So common. So simple. So sore. Here are a group of frequently asked questions to help you sort out the whys and what next considerations for you and your family. How
Health = Wealth
You work hard for your money so you can support the life you choose to live. However, many might agree with Virgil who says “The greatest wealth is … HEALTH.” Don
Straight, No Chaser: Extracting Ticks and Preventing Tick Bites
Springtime is the beginning of the outdoor season for many. Whether you’re camping, hunting, playing paintball, hiking or engaged in other activities in the woods or tall grass,
If We Can Ever Help…
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Straight, No Chaser: Avoiding Mosquito-Borne Diseases
Sometimes things occur so frequently that you become sensitized to the real danger they present. This thought occurred to me when I saw Bill Gates talking about efforts to elimina
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Straight, No Chaser: Your Low Back Pain Could Be Life-Threatening
Back pain hurts, but there are various causes of that pain that will kill or cripple you. Here’s some information on some diseases that present with back pain representing life
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Straight, No Chaser: Addressing Your Low Back Pain
Over 40 million Americans suffer from various forms of chronic low back pain. We must work really hard. Lower back pain is a tricky subject for an emergency physician. The lower ba
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Straight, No Chaser: Reducing Your Risks From Wearing Contact Lenses
The notion of sticking things in your eye has always fascinated me. Maybe it’s because your eyes are so close to your brain (some would say it’s an extension of it). If
Don't Faint
We know how expensive and time consuming it can be to connect with your doctor–enough to make you faint! Not to worry. If you need to talk to a doctor, you can call us at 84
Straight, No Chaser: When Fainting is Deadly
1. So can faints be deadly? Potentially. There are three separate sets of considerations. The brain can’t survive very long without adequate oxygen. Whatever caused that fai
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Straight, No Chaser: You're Way Too Comfortable With Fainting
Don’t faints seem mysterious? It’s as if your computer crashed and had to reboot. Although we never seemingly figure out why computers are so crazy, fainting (syncope) is r
Leftover Winter Blues?
Winter blues not gone yet? If you really, really just don’t feel like it, maybe you should call someone. Feelings can be an important health indicator, and they may be nudgi
Straight, No Chaser: Allergies – Friend or Foe?
Bee stings. Medication reactions. Food allergies. Latex. Animals. Dust. Cosmetics. What do these things have in common? You get allergic to them, and in differing degrees they make
"I Don't Wanna Gooooo!"
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