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- Even though Taser devices are claimed to be the safest use-of-force options available, 334 Americans have died after Taser shocks. View our updated topic on Taser Injuries.
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- Lateral epicondylitis, or tennis elbow, is the most common overuse injury of the elbow and is observed 10 times more frequently than medical epicondylitis. View our new video on how to perform an injection for your patients.
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Jan 17, 2012
HDL and Homocysteine Conundrums
We all have these patients – men and women with established cardiovascular disease (CVD), or at high risk for CVD (diabetics who smoke, have hypertension and dyslipidemia etc…). Evidence is solid for treating those with established CVD with a statin. The evidence is not quite so clear for use in primary prevention, but most of us treat [...]
Jan 04, 2012
5 Tips to Help Our Patients (and Ourselves) Lose Weight in 2012
What tops the list of the majority of our patients’ New Year’s Resolutions? WEIGHT LOSS. Perhaps the most frustrating thing is that it tops our list, too. And not just this year, but possibly the last several years- or even decades. We know how losing weight can reduce hypertension, diabetes, sleep apnea and joint pain, [...]
Dec 13, 2011
CORRECT! You (Probably) Do Not Need A Flu Shot
“But Dr. Domino, I don’t get sick that often, why do I need a flu shot?”  This has been a common response to my offering the Influenza vaccine.  I don’t tire of responding as I do in the title, and watch their expression. “If you are healthy, and not pregnant, you will probably not die [...]
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