Do statins interfere with the vaccine against the flu?

Do statins interfere with the vaccine against the flu? - Statins are powerful, unusual, and as He Niño and Tom Cruise, it is not well understood. Statins have enormous potential. Improve survival after a heart attack and reduce the risk of recurrent stroke.   They are also the only drugs to lower cholesterol that has been clearly shown to reduce heart attacks and death in high-risk patients without heart disease. In addition to lowering cholesterol,...

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Teach gratitude during this season - and all year

Teach gratitude during this season, and all year - For most children, the holidays are also on donations.   It's understandable; It was definitely my favorite part of the holidays when I was growing up. But sometimes expectations can get out of hand. And often, parents are asked why their children are not a little more grateful for what they have. Gratitude is important - not only because it is good to have social tolerance. It is also essential...

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The myth of the Hippocratic Oath

The myth of the Hippocratic Oath - Shortly after his shootout with police in 2013, one of the alleged attackers Boston Marathon was transported to an area hospital with serious injuries.  A reporter covering the story describes how, despite the heinous crimes that were charged, doctors work hard to save their lives, because they made an oath to do so. I knew she was referring to the Hippocratic oath. But he knew it was wrong.  There...

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10 tips for mindful eating - Just in time for the holidays

The leftover Halloween candy. Thanksgiving meals marathon. Up-to-suit office chocolates. A part follows another ... and another. If you want to avoid overeating and gaining those extra pounds, you need to control your sugar levels in the blood (for example, if you have diabetes), or just want to eat only what your body If necessary, the holiday season can make this goal difficult. But mindful eating can help you achieve it. Mindfulness refers to...

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The Alexander Technique can help (literally) to relax

The Alexander Technique can help (literally) to relax - In the 1890s a Shakespearean actor named F. Matthias Alexander started to discover why his voice is often lost when he performed. (Imagine yourself as a Shakespearean actor, totally dependent on his voice to pay your bills, find you, speechless when necessary to complete!) Needless to say, Alexander had to find out why this was happening. He began by observing himself in multiple mirrors,...

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Can withstand dela actually worsen the pain of arthritis?

Can withstand dela actually worsen the pain of arthritis? - If you have arthritis, you may have noticed that the weather affects your symptoms. What I hear from my patients all the time.  While the weather can aggravate arthritis pain, how it works? Is there scientific evidence to explain? People have asked these questions for many years without finding good answers. But that keep researchers are trying to understand it better. What (we) know  Previous ...

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