Tangled Ribbons, Tangled Lives
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Awareness ribbons looped on lapels. Around trees. Through chain-link fences. Yellow for missing children and bone cancer. Red for heart disease and
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Are you familiar with the phrase “iatrogenic illness”? An affirmative answer is more likely among the readers of this website than the public
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Metformin: Medical Marvel or Magical Medicine?
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I am not a big fan of metformin (Glucophage). My disdain for metformin stems not from its efficacy. Metformin is quite adept
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DES daughters have unique credentials and knowledge regarding cervical cancer. We have become cervical cancer “experts” based on our own shared experiences
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Pulmonary emboli are notoriously difficult to diagnose clinically, especially in otherwise healthy young women. The early signs include such nondescript symptoms as
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I had an ablation at age 48 after heavy and debilitating bleeding that was robbing me of my life. At age 58,
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I couldn’t help noticing the Wall Street Journal of Thursday, June 7, in which a column reported a completely unexpected suicide. The
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Doctors frequently dismiss irritability and depression as minor side effects of birth control – a mere inconvenience that can easily be treated.
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