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What is a Diabetic Foot Ulcer?
Courtesy Complete Foot and Ankle Care of North Texas A diabetic foot ulcer is an open sore or wound that occurs in 15 percent of patients with diabetes and is commonly located on the bottom […]
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North Texas Comprehensive Spine & Pain Center
North Texas Comprehensive Spine & Pain Center: Effective Pain Management in Sherman Dr. Vattam, of North Texas Comprehensive Spine & Pain Center, is board certified in physical medicine and rehabilitation and pain medicine through the […]
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Unrecognized Life Losses: Good Grief!
Grief is such a small word for a major component in one’s life. Throughout life, we go through losses resulting in grief. It is how one learns to cope and grieve losses that enable one […]
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How to Save on Your Healthcare
Healthcare savings Health care costs are on the rise. Making matters worse, about 80% of older adults have at least one chronic condition, such as heart disease, cancer or diabetes, driving the need for prescriptions […]
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Speech Therapy: More Than Words Can Say
Have you ever wondered what type of healthcare professional treats speech related problems? One such healthcare professional is a speech-language pathologist, more commonly known as a speech therapist. You may be wondering what exactly a […]
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Hip Replacement Surgery and What to Expect After the Procedure
Total hip replacement surgery replaces damaged cartilage with new joint material. The upper end of the thighbone, known as the femur, is replaced with a metal ball, while the hip socket in the pelvic bone […]
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Getting Skin Deep: Psoriasis and Psoriastic Arthritis
By Thomas Geppert, MD Psoriatic arthritis is a type of arthritis that causes joint pain and inflammation. It affects about 10% of people with psoriasis. Psoriasis is a chronic skin disorder that causes patches of […]
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Herpes Zoster (Shingles)
By Shannon C. Pickens, M.D. Herpes zoster (shingles) is a painful, blistering skin rash due to the varicella-zoster virus, the virus that causes chickenpox. Once an episode of chickenpox has resolved, the virus remains inactive […]
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Diabetes Care in the Home
Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disease process in which a person has high blood glucose (hyperglycemia), either because the body does not produce enough insulin, or because cells do not respond to the insulin that […]
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Colon Cancer: A Risk Worth Screening For
By Lukasz Kowalczyk, MD, Gastroenterologist Breast cancer and lung cancer may receive a lot of attention from the public, but what many don’t realize is that colon cancer is the third most common cancer in […]