by Specialdocs Consultants, LLC | Nov 20, 2017 | Nutrition, Patient News
Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food. – Hippocrates Food’s healing properties is a concept that stems back to the earliest days of medicine, but has taken on new significance as a natural way to prevent or manage today’s most devastating illnesses, from...
by Specialdocs Consultants, LLC | Nov 20, 2017 | Medical Tests, Medications, Patient News
This is the first in a series exploring some of the most promising advances inspired by the Human Genome project. From the burgeoning field of pharmacogenomics to consumer genetic testing such as 23 and Me, the time from discovery to application is progressing...
by Specialdocs Consultants, LLC | Nov 20, 2017 | Healthy Aging, Patient News
We’ve all had the experience of frantically searching for car keys in the morning or walking purposefully into another room only to forget why we were going there, and as we age, it seems to occur with increasing frequency. Are these just signs of normal aging, or...
by Specialdocs Consultants, LLC | Nov 20, 2017 | Nutrition, Patient News
As we become more aware of what comprises healthy eating, sugar is increasingly viewed with a wary eye. Evidence is mounting that a sugar-filled diet – and the resulting weight gain – can lead to increased cholesterol, blood pressure and inflammation, and to a...
by Specialdocs Consultants, LLC | Nov 20, 2017 | Healthy Aging, Medical Tests, Patient News
It’s called ‘the forgotten virus,’ but after a sustained advertising campaign and years of strong recommendations for testing by the Centers for Disease Control it’s almost certain that the liver-damaging Hepatitis C will be remembered…and for good reason. All people...
by Specialdocs Consultants, LLC | Nov 20, 2017 | Patient News, Wellness
“I think that you will all agree that we are living in most interesting times. I never remember myself a time in which our history was so full, in which day by day brought us new objects of interest, and, let me say also, new objects for anxiety.” Was the...
