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_ Medical Care Menopause Senior Health Clinicians Should Avoid Prescribing Compounded Hormones By Sondra Forsyth article A new Scientific Statement issued on April 1st 2016 by the Endocrine Society in Boston advises clinicians to avoid using … Read More→
_ Heart Health High blood pressure / hypertension Yogurt May Protect Women From High Blood Pressure By Sondra Forsyth article Women who ate five or more servings of yogurt per week had a lower risk of developing high blood pressure … Read More→
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Cancer Center Colon and rectal cancer Healthy Diet & Nutrition Dried Plums Can Reduce the Risk of Colon Cancer By Jane Farrell article Researchers from Texas A&M University and the University of North Carolina have shown that a diet containing dried plums can … Read More→
Heart Attack Heart Health Osteoartrhritis Increased Risk of a Heart Attack Right After Joint Replacement Surgery By article Boston-based researchers found that osteoarthritis patients who had total knee or hip joint replacement surgery known as arthroplasty were at … Read More→
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Erectile Dysfunction ED Worsened by Some Treatments of Prostate Enlargement By article Men with benign prostate enlargement who used finasteride (also known as proscar and propecia) to treat their condition experienced worsening … Read More→