Health Wellness

Appendicitis doesn’t need surgery

When you DON’T need emergency surgery Emergency surgery is something most folks never even think to question. The word “emergency” is right in the name! Well, friend, if you’re in line for one of the most common “emergency” surgeries of all, it may be time to start asking some questions. Because as it turns out,

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Key to Post-Stroke Recovery

If you think strokes only happen to elderly people, think again. Strokes can hit anyone at any age, but the older one gets, the more susceptible one becomes for having a stroke. About 15-years ago, my daughter worked as a certified-nursing-assistant at a senior daycare center. Although most of the patients or clients were elderly,

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Ever Wonder What Your Doctor Makes?

April 12, 2017 — Doctors’ income is up for the sixth year in a row, rising from an average of $206,000 in 2011 to $294,000 in 2017, according to the latest edition of the Medscape Physician Compensation Report. That growth was uneven, however, and largely dependent on a doctor’s sex, specialty, and where they practice,

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Multivitamins May Not Help Men’s Hearts

FRIDAY, April 7, 2017 (HealthDay News) — Millions of American men pop a multivitamin each day, but new research shows the pills won’t help the heart — even if a man’s nutrition is lacking. “Many had thought that men with ‘poor’ nutritional status at baseline may benefit more from long-term multivitamin use on cardiovascular outcomes;