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New Year's Resolutions your Primary Care Doctor Wishes you had

By Dr. Orrange January 3, 2009 1:05am 9 Comments

1) Know your numbers: fasting blood sugar, weight (body mass index or BMI), blood pressure, and your cholesterol PANEL (LDL, HDL, triglycerides). These numbers help you assess your risk for stroke and heart disease and you can MODIFY these!

2) Get enough sleep. Yet another study recently published in the Journal of the American Medical …

What Is Your New Year’s Resolution?

By Cyndi December 31, 2008 1:26am 23 Comments

Making a resolution for the New Year is the same process as setting a goal at any time of the year.  I am a huge proponent of goal setting and I use it in my practice regularly.  It is my firm belief that the best way to accomplish anything is to set a goal and then to map out the steps you will take to achieve that goal.   …

10 Symptoms you can't ignore

By Dr. Orrange December 27, 2008 3:22pm 22 Comments

There is no uncertainty when it comes to crushing substernal chest pain, severe abdominal pain or a fainting episode, get yourself to the ER or call 911.  There are symptoms, however, that fall into a middle ground and you wonder: should I bother the doctor on call? As an Internal Medicine Doctor I am often surprised when patients tell me …

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Depression Supporters Information

This community is dedicated to spouses, children, relatives, co-workers and others who are actively supporting someone suffering from depression or other serious mental illness. Depression can bring about intense sadness, melancholia or despair that has advanced to the point of being disruptive to an individual's social functioning and/or activities of daily living. This disruption can have a grave impact on the ability of others to work with, live with or interact with the depressed person.

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  1. 1 Talking 86%
    of the time
  2. 2 Crying 67%
    of the time
  3. 3 Patience 77%
    of the time
  4. 4 Music 95%
    of the time
  5. 5 Prozac 92%
    of the time
  6. 6 Wellbutrin 84%
    of the time
  7. 7 Prayer 100%
    of the time
  8. 8 Zoloft 84%
    of the time
  9. 9 Lexapro 88%
    of the time
  10. 10 Effexor 82%
    of the time

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