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Dr. Donald Morton recently passed away. As a cancer surgeon, he pioneered the treatment called SENTINAL NODE BIOPSY. This simple and effective therapy for identifying lymph node involvement in cancer (or lack of involvement) led to more limited surgeries for cancer, more specific treatment protocols, and improved patient outcomes for many cancers. It is a …
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Recent articles have criticized the use of vitamins and supplements, claiming that the multi-billion dollar industry has little or even no data to support their use, and that there is some evidence of harm from supplementation. On top of this criticism, a recent article in the New York Times described the rise in liver injuries …
I was thinking the other day…..an unusual occurrence, and I had an epiphany. Perhaps modern civilization predisposes us to disease because we are separated from our families by distance, and cannot ‘share’ the germs of our ancestors as readily, to replenish our ‘particular’ microbiome of germs that has evolved over the years to be …
Vitamin D is riding high these days, as there have been many reports in the medical literature that low levels of Vitamin D are associated with everything from cancer to reduced longevity. As a result, supplementing Vitamin D has become all the rage, with patients actually developing Vitamin D overdose, as it is a fat …
One of the great things about the openness in today’s world, is the ability to discuss important health topics without the embarrassment that formerly would inhibit such conversations. One such topic is about PEYRONIE’S DISEASE, a medical condition that causes a curvature of the penis, due to development of thickened fibrous tissue in the shaft …
The # 1 Key to good health is exercise and as we get older, options for exercise can be more limited due to health issues; arthritis is the most common limiter, but heart conditions or lung conditions are close second. Despite this, no excuses will be allowed, as there is always something you can do …