I hate going to the doctor. I think most of us do. Some fear getting a bad diagnosis. Some have white coat anxiety. Some don’t want to get on the scale. For me, I fear being told there’s nothing wrong with me or to stop reading the internet.
Now, I’m not saying every doctor out there is going to tell you that. But, there are so many that do. You come in “knowing” what’s wrong with you. You tell the doctor what you read and he seems to blow you off. Well, really can I blame him?...
Today I'll address some more of the questions you've e-mailed me. As a reminder, I can only answer general questions, so I need to... Read more »
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The following drugs are sometimes used to treat peptic ulcers caused by either NSAIDs or H. pylori.AntacidsMany antacids are available without a... Read more »
Medication Mistakes Of the 1.5 million medication mistakes that occur every year, about 25 percent are due to drugs that have similar names being accidentally prescribed to patients. Experts say these errors are due to a number of...
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