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Lab Tests

Normal Medical Lab Results Not So Normal

Paul Spector, M.D. | Posted 06.17.2012 | Healthy Living
Read More: Lab Tests, Blood Work, Health Care, Blood Glucose, Personal Health, Medical Blood Tests, Healthy Living Health News, Medical Lab Tests, Medical Testing, Medical Tests, Healthy Living News
Paul Spector, M.D.

The medical field continues to define health as the absence of disease, an impoverished conceptualization that underlies the most fundamental problems in our health care system.

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'The Doctor Will Call You if Anything Is Wrong'

John Whyte, M.D., MPH | Posted 03.19.2012 | Healthy Living
Read More: Lab Tests, Patient Rights, Doctor's Office, Medical Health Records, Medical Records, Personal Health, Get Medical Records, Patient Medical Records, My Medical Records, Medical Records Release, Medical Records Access, Healthy Living News
John Whyte, M.D., MPH

Sometimes the doctor will say "If you don't hear from me, everything is fine." Well, given the complexity and comprehensiveness of medical exams nowadays, that's probably not a good idea. And honestly, it's never been a good idea to assume no news is good news.

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Imported Seafood May Be Riskier Than Gulf Seafood Post-Oil Spill

AOL News | Andrew Schneider | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Read More: Central America, Disinfectants, Oysters, Lab Tests, Salmonella, Fda, Gulf Oil Spill, Chemicals, E. Coli, Shellfish, Imports, Oil Spill, Shrimp, Antibiotics, Food Safety, BP Oil Spill, Asia, Gulf of Mexico, Labs, Seafood, Home News

...Environmental activists fervently insists the impact on food from BP's gift that kept on giving for more than three months lies just beneath the su...

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How Thyroid Medications Can Destroy Your Thyroid

Dr. Andrew Lange | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Hypothyroidism, Hashimoto Thyroiditis, Lab Tests, Autoimmune Disease, Health, Wellness, Thyroid, Healthy Living News
Dr. Andrew Lange

The problem with only giving hormone replacement for thyroid disease, is it does nothing to stop the progression of the true disease; it only masks some of the symptoms.

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