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                                    • To Screen or Not to Screen… A Urologist’s POV on PSA Screening

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                                      |Date: October 31, 2013
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                                      To Screen or Not to Screen… A Urologist’s POV on PSA Screening

                                      To Screen or Not to Screen… A Urologist’s POV on PSA Screening

                                        Editor's Note: Since women make the majority of healthcare decisions for their families, we though ...

                                        Editor's Note: Since women make the majority of healthcare decisions for their families, we thought our GLOW members and blog readers might be interested in this article on Prostrate-Specific A ...

                                      October 31, 2013
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                                    • Sugary Drinks May Explain 180,000 Deaths Worldwide Each Year

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                                      |Date: March 20, 2013
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                                      Sugary Drinks May Explain 180,000 Deaths Worldwide Each Year

                                      Sugary Drinks May Explain 180,000 Deaths Worldwide Each Year

                                        Written by Marlene Busko for Medscape Today News Mar 20, 2013 A large, international epidemiologic ...

                                        Written by Marlene Busko for Medscape Today News Mar 20, 2013 A large, international epidemiologic study reports that slurping back large amounts of sugary beverages was associated with an incr ...

                                      March 20, 2013
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                                    • Kids Need a Heart Healthy Diet Too

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                                      |Date: February 11, 2013
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                                      Kids Need a Heart Healthy Diet Too

                                      Kids Need a Heart Healthy Diet Too

                                      By now most of us have heard that a diet high in fat and cholesterol may contribute to the development of ...

                                      By now most of us have heard that a diet high in fat and cholesterol may contribute to the development of heart disease in adulthood, and that a heart-healthy diet may help prevent or treat high blood ...

                                      February 11, 2013
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                                    • Women & Heart Disease: A Primer

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                                      |Date: February 04, 2013
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                                      Women & Heart Disease: A Primer

                                      Women & Heart Disease: A Primer

                                      Despite copious amounts of information circulating in the media telling us that heart disease is the numb ...

                                      Despite copious amounts of information circulating in the media telling us that heart disease is the number one killer of women in the U.S., surveys show that fewer than one in 10 women perceive heart ...

                                      February 04, 2013
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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

                                      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?

                                      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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