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Shonda Coleman has been suffering from flu-like symptoms for longer than she would like to remember. She has debilitating headaches, severe joint pain, rashes and extreme fatigue that sometimes puts her to sleep for 24 to 36 hours at a time. She has been misdiagnosed with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), cancer and a blood disorder. […]
Don’t Panic or You’ll Make the Wait Even Longer The now-imminent physician shortage in this country — a dearth of up to 120,000 in the next 12 years, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges – seemed to creep up on us like a serial killer spooking for the unsuspecting young college girl in […]
The dog days of summer in the tri-county area can be so energy depleting that even the Palmetto bugs move at a slower pace. Ticks, fleas and mosquitoes? Not so much. If they could talk, we’d hear, “Warmer and wetter is better.” And, as one might expect with bloodthirsty external parasites, it gets worse. The […]
The Scoop on Salt: Is it Time to Table the Habit? The next time you reach for the salt shaker, pause to ask yourself, “Does this dish really need the extra salt?” The answer is most likely “no.” Alexis Appel, a registered dietician and nutritionist with Roper St. Francis Healthcare, said most Americans consume too […]
A Comprehensive Plan: There’s More Than One Way to Cut Cholesterol Having high cholesterol is not a death sentence, but it is an issue that shouldn’t be ignored. Experts agree that a comprehensive plan including diet, exercise, prescription drugs and even natural medications is the optimal path to avoid coronary heart disease, stroke, peripheral arterial […]
Medical specialists are needed for everything from delivering babies to treating cancers, but it’s the primary care doctors who are the quarterbacks of your health care. They catch the problems, coordinate the referrals and take into account lifestyle and medical history for a big-picture view of your health. Having a primary care doctor and a […]