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I had a discussion last week with one of my patients regarding the link between taking ibuprofen, heart attack and stroke risk. Following this discussion, I decided to write this post to explain …
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Brand name: Zocor (Merck) What is this medication? A cholesterol lowering medication, synthetically derived from a fungus (Aspergillus terreus) Drug class: Statins (HMG-CoA inhibitor) Mechanism of …
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Many people ask me about how to reduce triglycerides quickly. I love these kinds of questions for two reasons:1) I sincerely believe that prevention of a disease is much more important than …
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Alirocumab (Praluent), like almost every other medication has side effects that you should know about. Major side effects of Praluent are as follows 1) Local injection site reaction: this …
The number of people diagnosed with sleep apnea is continuously rising. Sleep apnea is also called Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) because of upper airway collapse while you sleep.I have chosen to …
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I assure you. You aren’t alone, if you feel uncertain about whether you should start, stop or continue aspirin.Once again, the media has reported extensively about studies published in …
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