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Ideas for Heart-Healthy, Quick Meals

Tuesday June 18, 2013
It's hard enough preparing healthy meals for your cholesterol-lowering diet, but when you have to do this on top of having a jam-packed schedule, healthy eating usually takes a back seat. If you are looking for quick, low-fat recipes for your heart-healthy diet, try some of these delicious ideas. Not…

AAOS Updates Treatment Guidelines for Knee Osteoarthritis

Tuesday June 18, 2013
The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) has published updated clinical practice guidelines for the treatment of knee osteoarthritis. The 2013 guidelines replace the 2008 version and contain about 15 recommendations. With input from the American College of Rheumatology, the American Academy of Family Practice, and the American Physical Therapy Association,…

Natural Desiccated Thyroid Drugs Deemed Safe Alternative to Levothyroxine For Hypothyroidism Treatment

Tuesday June 18, 2013
There is important news for thyroid patients from the Endocrine Society Annual Meeting, which took place June 15 through 18, 2013 in San Francisco. According to a presentation made by Thanh D. Hoang, DO, staff endocrinologist of the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., natural desiccated thyroid…

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