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• New Common Cold, Alzheimer’s and Influenza Vaccines on the Horizon
  on Dec 19, 2016 in Boca Raton Boca Raton Regional Hospital Boynton Beach Concierge Medicine Concierge Physician Miscellaneous COPD Fluzone Quadrivalent Rhinovirus
  On a regular basis I see patients miserable with symptoms from a viral upper respiratory tract infection or common cold. They run fevers, are chilled, ache all over, have painful burning throats, runny noses, sinus congestion and just feel miserable.
• For Arthritis of the Knee, Glucosamine and Chondroitin Sulfate is the Best Medicine to Control Long Term Symptoms of Joint Change
  on Dec 8, 2016 in Aging American College of Rheumatology Boca Raton Boca Raton Regional Hospital Concierge Medicine Miscellaneous Arthritis
  A paper presented at the recent American College of Rheumatology annual meeting reviewed all the research results on use of medications to control joint changes and pain in arthritic knees caused by osteoarthritis. Lucio C, Rovati, MD, of the Clinica...
• Telomeres and Healthy Aging. The Tufts Perspective
  on Sep 2, 2016 in Boca Raton Boca Raton Regional Hospital Concierge Medicine Concierge Physician Miscellaneous Senior Citizens Telomeres Tufts New England Medical Center
  Telomeres are bits of DNA genetic material that sit atop DNA strands and keep vital genetic material intact when cells divide or replicate. Think of them as the little plastic piece on top of the shoe laces. When they fall off or become damaged the s...
• Zika Update
  on Sep 2, 2016 in Aging Best Doctor Boca Raton Boca Raton Regional Hospital Broward County Concierge Medicine Delray Beach Florida Miscellaneous Guillan Barre Syndrome Zika Virus
  Zika is an infectious virus introduced to Florida by individuals who traveled to South and Central America plus the Caribbean Islands and were infected by the bite of an aegypti mosquito or a close relative of that mosquito. They then brought the inf...
• MRI Use in the Detection of Prostate Cancer
  on Aug 19, 2016 in Aging Boca Raton Boca Raton Regional Hospital CMS - Center for Medicare Services Concierge Medicine Concierge Physician Florida Medicare Miscellaneous PSA Test
  As men live longer the likelihood of them developing prostate cancer increases. Some experts estimate that if we biopsied the prostate of every male 80 years old or older, we probably would find prostate cancer present in almost all of them. The PSA...
• Mexican Beer Dermatitis
  on Aug 17, 2016 in Aging Boca Raton Boca Raton Regional Hospital Concierge Medicine Miscellaneous West Boca Medical Center Mexican Beer Dermatitis
  We have all seen the television ad for Corona Beer of the male staring at a beautiful bikini clad woman on the beach and his girlfriend sprays him with lime juice from the lime in her Corona beer. Little did we know that the lime spray plus the sun c...
• Light Pollution
  on Jul 21, 2016 in Aging American Medical Association Boca Raton Regional Hospital Concierge Medicine Florida Hospitals Miscellaneous Light Pollution
  Cities and towns are shifting their outdoor lighting to LED bulbs (Light Emitting Diodes) because they use less energy and fuel to burn and are more environmentally friendly.  They last longer and ultimately will be cheaper. The cities of New York a...
• Generics and Therapeutic Substitution – Safety and Efficacy?
  on Jul 5, 2016 in Aging Concierge Medicine FDA Florida Generic Drugs Hospitals Journal of the American Medical Association Miscellaneous Pharmaceuticals
  Excuse me for being a “doubting Thomas,” but when I saw articles in JAMA Internal Medicine and commentaries supporting use of generics instead of brand name drugs I asked myself “Where is the proof of equivalent results and safety?”.  Generi...
• Zika Virus: Updates and Need for Congressional Action
  on Jul 5, 2016 in Aging Concierge Medicine Florida Hospitals Miscellaneous Mosquitos Zika Virus
  As we move from spring to summer we will be facing warmer temperatures, higher humidity and more rain.  This creates a perfect environment for standing water mosquito breeding grounds, and an increase in the mosquito population especially the Aedes...
• Glucosamine and Chondroitin Sulfate Preserves Knee Cartilage in Osteoarthritis
  on Jun 9, 2016 in Aging Baby Boomers Best Doctor Board Certified Concierge Medicine Concierge Physician Internal Medicine Miscellaneous Senior Citizens Arthritis Care and Research Chondroitin Sulfate Glucosamine
  My brother in law is a well-respected researcher and biochemist. Thirty years ago he treated his post exercise aching knees with glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate and felt better. Since then he is a fan. Although he is a firm believer in the scient...

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