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by Alfred Poor | June 28, 2017 | General News, Medical
Everyone who loves getting injections, please raise your arm. For many of us, getting a flu shot or other vaccination is a necessary but potentially painful task. As a result, many people balk at getting the shots that they need. The fact that they must be...
by Alfred Poor | June 1, 2015 | Medical
Modern medicine performs miracles every day, and pharmaceuticals play a large role in this. Drugs can restore physiological balance, fight infections, and replace chemicals that the body may no longer be able to produce for itself. For many conditions from high blood...
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by Alfred Poor | May 18, 2015 | Medical
If you want to conquer your fears, you must confront them. That’s the concept behind many treatments for people with phobias. Psychotherapists will introduce them to settings that might trigger their reaction, and slowly increase the exposure as the...
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by Alfred Poor | May 12, 2015 | Medical
Diabetes is a worldwide pandemic affecting about 347 million people, according to the World Health Organization. One of the biggest problems in regulating a patient’s blood sugar levels is that insulin must be administered multiple times throughout the day. For...
