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Your Good Health: Esophagitis diagnosis calls for the cessation of NSAIDs
A person with inflammation of the tissues that line the esophagus should avoid drugs that can cause more damage
Nov 20, 2024 6:30 AM
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Your Good Health: Smoking triples risk for patient with P. vera
Smoking causes several distinct problems for people with P. vera
Nov 19, 2024 6:30 AM
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Your Good Health: 63-year-old debates getting shingles, chicken pox vaccines
For an older person who has never had chicken pox, getting both vaccines provides the best protection.
Nov 15, 2024 6:30 PM
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Your Good Health: Paregoric is available but seldom prescribed
Although reasonably safe and effective when used exactly as directed, this derivative of opium can be inadvertently taken in excess, causing overdoses
Nov 14, 2024 6:30 AM
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Your Good Health: Long-term side effects of sildenafil are very unusual
Found in Viagra and Revatio, this drug works by changing the blood flow to certain blood vessels by blocking an enzyme called phosphodiesterase 5.
Nov 13, 2024 6:30 AM
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Your Good Health: Is statin needed to lower cholesterol?
It’s always good to take a clear-eyed look at the risks and benefits of a medicine
Nov 6, 2024 6:30 AM
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Your Good Health: Woman with very high BMI should see obesity expert
Physicians specializing in weight loss can prescribe drugs when appropriate for people who already have or are at a high risk for an obesity-related illness.
Nov 1, 2024 6:30 AM
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Your Good Health: Even after surgery, man can’t bend knees without pain
The key to improvement is usually gradual exercises to flex the knee.
Oct 30, 2024 6:30 AM
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Your Good Health: Itchiness, pain and desperation after shingles
As a general rule, the older a person is when they develop shingles, the more likely they are to develop postherpetic neuralgia.
Oct 29, 2024 6:30 AM
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Your Good Health: Man with rheumatoid arthritis should continue two-week dosing
Man wants to know if it’s safe to extend time between Humira injections for rheumatoid arthritis
Oct 26, 2024 6:30 AM
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