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The Ups & Downs of Blood Pressure

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|Date: July 20, 2012
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The Ups & Downs of Blood Pressure

Is my blood pressure high? I get asked this question time and again: what is considered normal blo ...

Is my blood pressure high? I get asked this question time and again: what is considered normal blood pressure and what is high? Generally speaking, in healthy adults a normal blood pressure (BP ...

July 20, 2012
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Celebrating the 4th of July with a BANG!? Don’t overlook fireworks safety!

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|Date: June 29, 2012
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Celebrating the 4th of July with a BANG!? Don’t overlook fireworks safety!

Every year during this special holiday week, our nation celebrates its independence in a variety of ways. ...

Every year during this special holiday week, our nation celebrates its independence in a variety of ways. Picnics, family outings and barbeques are just of few of the fun activities we all look forwar ...

June 29, 2012
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Easy Tips to Stay Fit on Your Summer Vacation

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|Date: May 30, 2012
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Easy Tips to Stay Fit on Your Summer Vacation

Summer is around the corner and road trips and other vacation travel may be in your near future. I ...

Summer is around the corner and road trips and other vacation travel may be in your near future. It can be tempting to ditch your workouts while you’re away; but it’s easy to maintain your heal ...

May 30, 2012
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Your Personal Grocery Shopper: 11 Healthy Foods to Put Into Your Cart this Week

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|Date: April 23, 2012
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Your Personal Grocery Shopper: 11 Healthy Foods to Put Into Your Cart this Week

Happy spring! This is a great time of year to make some small changes with regard to what we put o ...

Happy spring! This is a great time of year to make some small changes with regard to what we put on our plates and into our bodies. Most of my patients already know they should be eating less r ...

April 23, 2012
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April is National Sexually Transmitted Disease Month: What you need to know about HPV

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|Date: April 09, 2012
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April is National Sexually Transmitted Disease Month: What you need to know about HPV

One of the most important recent advances in women's health is a vaccine against human papillomavi ...

One of the most important recent advances in women's health is a vaccine against human papillomavirus (HPV). The HPV vaccine protects against serious health problems such as cervical cancer and ...

April 09, 2012
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March is Kidney Awareness Month: What You Need to Know about Your Kidneys, Chronic Kidney Disease and its Prevention

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|Date: March 13, 2012
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March is Kidney Awareness Month: What You Need to Know about Your Kidneys, Chronic Kidney Disease and its Prevention

The incidence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in our country has increased significantly over the past 20 ...

The incidence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in our country has increased significantly over the past 20 years. In analyzing national data from NHANES (National Health and Nutritional Examination Sur ...

March 13, 2012
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Questioning Your Long-Term Use of Bisphosphonates for Osteoporosis?

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|Date: March 01, 2012
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Questioning Your Long-Term Use of Bisphosphonates for Osteoporosis?

If you have been taking a bisphosphonate medication, have you been concerned about recent studies ...

If you have been taking a bisphosphonate medication, have you been concerned about recent studies stating possible complications with long-term use? Bisphosphonates (a class of drugs that preve ...

March 01, 2012
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The Pap Smear – Important for Cervical Cancer Detection

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|Date: January 23, 2012
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The Pap Smear – Important for Cervical Cancer Detection

January is National Cervical Cancer Detection Month. The Pap smear (also called a Pap test), is an import ...

January is National Cervical Cancer Detection Month. The Pap smear (also called a Pap test), is an important exam in the detection of cervical cancer – it checks for changes in the cells of your cervi ...

January 23, 2012
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New Year Resolutions: Put Some Color Into Your Life Even When The Skies Are Gray

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|Date: January 05, 2012
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New Year Resolutions: Put Some Color Into Your Life Even When The Skies Are Gray

Here in the Pacific Northwest, even early spring can look a little dismal, not to mention January ...

Here in the Pacific Northwest, even early spring can look a little dismal, not to mention January when many of us set our annual resolutions to get healthy. The skies are cloudy, it rains off a ...

January 05, 2012
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Chronic narcotic use prior to total knee replacement

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|Date: November 29, 2011
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Chronic narcotic use prior to total knee replacement

In a study reported in the American Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery in November of 2011, Dr. Zywiel and ...

In a study reported in the American Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery in November of 2011, Dr. Zywiel and co-authors reviewed the results of patients who are using chronic narcotics prior to knee repl ...

November 29, 2011
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The Ups & Downs of Blood Pressure

The Ups & Downs of Blood Pressure

Celebrating the 4th of July with a BANG!? Don’t overlook fireworks safety!

Celebrating the 4th of July with a BANG!? Don’t overlook fireworks safety!

Easy Tips to Stay Fit on Your Summer Vacation

Easy Tips to Stay Fit on Your Summer Vacation

Your Personal Grocery Shopper: 11 Healthy Foods to Put Into Your Cart this Week

Your Personal Grocery Shopper: 11 Healthy Foods to Put Into Your Cart this Week

April is National Sexually Transmitted Disease Month: What you need to know about HPV

April is National Sexually Transmitted Disease Month: What you need to know about HPV

March is Kidney Awareness Month: What You Need to Know about Your Kidneys, Chronic Kidney Disease and its Prevention

March is Kidney Awareness Month: What You Need to Know about Your Kidneys, Chronic Kidney Disease and its Prevention

Questioning Your Long-Term Use of Bisphosphonates for Osteoporosis?

Questioning Your Long-Term Use of Bisphosphonates for Osteoporosis?

The Pap Smear – Important for Cervical Cancer Detection

The Pap Smear – Important for Cervical Cancer Detection

New Year Resolutions: Put Some Color Into Your Life Even When The Skies Are Gray

New Year Resolutions: Put Some Color Into Your Life Even When The Skies Are Gray

Chronic narcotic use prior to total knee replacement

Chronic narcotic use prior to total knee replacement