I am visiting family right now in order to try to help sort out a complicated health situation going on with one of my nephews.  He has had a major surgery and is preparing for at least one more. He has spent over 2 months of the last 3 in the hospital and his mom and dad

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All women should examine their breasts once a month, ideally right after menses. Here is a link to a website that gives instructions on how to do a self breast exam. http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_6x_How_to_perform_a_breast_self_exam_5.asp You should also have an annual breast exam by a doctor and a pap smear to screen for cervical cancer.   After age

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Fermentation has existed as a way to preserve food for thousands of years. With the advent of refrigeration, fermenting has become a lost art.  Luckily, there is a renaissance occurring and fermented foods are gaining in popularity once again.  The best resource I have to share with you is www.wildfermentation.com, Sandor Katz’s website.  I highly

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It is interesting that conditions seem to come in clusters.  Yesterday I saw two patients with acute eye pain. As a general family practice doctor, I see all ages of patients with all kinds of conditions.  The eyes are windows into the health of the body and vision is our most developed sense as humans.

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Now is your chance to educate yourself and get active about the future of health care and health coverage in this country.  Barack Obama is campaigning on this topic right now.  Click here if you want more information about the debate.  46 million Americans are uninsured.  Are you one of them?  Roughly half of bankruptcies

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