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Seeking Nature Healing

Doctor Rachel

Reduced cardiovascular, respiratory disease and long-term illness 17. Reduced occurrence of illness 18. He is recovering well, but once he was on the mend, I “hit the wall” emotionally last week and was sent into the wilderness for retreat by my sweet husband. It was just what I needed. Faster healing 14. Addiction recovery 15.

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Many Older People Embrace Vaccines. Research Is Proving Them Right.

Physician's Weekly

“I was there when they opened,” Beckham recalled. “The population over 65, which often suffers the worst impact of respiratory viruses and others, now has the benefit of vaccines that can prevent much of that serious illness,” he said. So, in 2016, she celebrated her 60th birthday at her local CVS.

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Probiotics don’t improve outcomes in children with acute gastroenteritis

PEMBlog

However, this large study shows that probiotics do not significantly shorten illness duration, improve symptoms, or reduce the need for additional medical visits. Pediatrics, 2013. 2013 Sep;38(5):467-76. Epub 2013 Jul 10. By using the latest research, parents can focus on more effective treatments like hydration.

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Rash Week! A painful postnatal pectoral

PEMBlog

Clindamycin Nafcillin (if you do not suspect MRSA) Vancomycin Ill-appearing After obtaining urine and CSF studies you’ll want to treat with multiple drugs. 2013 Nov;32(11):1295-6. Just look at the rash – then scroll down to reveal the diagnosis. That’s it. This is a baby with swollen, erythematous skin of the chest wall.

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GeriPal Special: Hopes and Worries for Hospice and Palliative Care

GeriPal

We deepen ourselves into the fabric of care and we make healthcare work for people who are seriously ill. Palliative Care the Next Generation: How the Service May Grow and Evolve AccentCare , a portfolio company of private equity firm Advent International, is another example. We’ve got a very large palliative care practice,” Rodgers told PCN.

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Fake News? Fantastic Claims and Where to Find Them (or Where FDA Will)

FDA Law Blog

At first blush, we were deja vu-ing all over again to FDA’s action against Aegerion back in 2013. Wasserstein — With our second OPDP enforcement letter of 2022, FDA is making one thing clear: OPDP will find your promotional content—even when it may not look like promotional content. But the CytoDyn interview was different.

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Scope This! A Podcast on Gastroesophageal Reflux and Gastritis

PEMBlog

2013-0421 Tighe M, Afzal NA, Bevan A, et al. uh, ill defined epigastric or chest pain, and it’s often worse by eating or lying down after meals. I’ll dive into the latest clinical practice guidelines and discuss evidence-based approaches to diagnosis and treatment. Understanding dyspepsia and its clinical presentation.