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Dr. David Lipshitz
Statins: These miracle drugs can have serious side effects
If ever a type of medication could be called miracle drugs, statins fit the bill. These cholesterol-lowering powerhouses lower total cholesterol and LDL levels, which, in at-risk patients, signi...
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Top 10 ways to prevent sickness from medicine
An estimated 26 percent of all hospital admissions are due to complications from medical therapy. The problem is so widespread that we must all be engaged and involved in understanding the indicat...
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Mammogram Beneficial, But Adds New Set of Risks
In the past two decades, the risk of death from breast cancer has decreased quantifiably. Although 40,000 American women still die of breast cancer every year, deaths declined by 24 percent betwee...
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Elder abuse may be physical, mental, fiscal


Recently, I saw a 78-year-old woman who was brought to the clinic with Alzheimer’s disease. She had bruises on both of her arms and would not speak in the presence of her husband. Her husban...
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Monitoring prescriptions can lead to
by DR. DAVID LIPSCHITZ
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If you are older than 50, you likely know at least one person with a pillbox filled with innumerable daily medications. There are many older adults who require four or more medications to contro...
Electronic medical records sorely needed nationwide
by DR. DAVID LIPSCHITZ
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Lack of communication among physicians leads to duplications of tests, unnecessary investigations, and fragmentation of care, which amount to billions of wasted dollars each year and lead to mistak...
Dealing with stress is the key
by Dr. David Lipschitz
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This has been a terrible time for Americans. The stock market has tanked, retirement savings have dropped dramatically, more unemployment is looming, and no one knows what the future will bring. I ...
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