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TRANS FAT LINKED TO INCREASED ALZHEIMER’S RISK Check out this article from CNN.com about increased consumption of trans fats leading to increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease. “This study demonstrates that there are negative ‘brain/cognitive’ outcomes, in addition to the known cardiovascular outcomes, that are related to a diet that has (a) high content of trans fats,” […]
GETTING JIGGY WITH COLON CANCER SCREENING! Check out this fantastic link about Will Smith getting his colonoscopy performed and the accompanying vlog he made! “In West Philadelphia, born and raised, in the endo suite is where Will Smith spent most of his day in August as he underwent his first colonoscopy. Smith, who turned […]
HOW TO MAKE BLOOD TESTS EASIER by Jill Linder, RN Having some needle phobias?? Here are a few simple ways to make your lab drawing experience a little better! It’s inevitable that at some point in your life, you will have to get blood drawn for medical reasons. Although it’s not the most […]
FISH OIL: Friend or Foe? By Liz Moon, Nurse Practitioner Patients often ask whether they should take a fish oil supplement for health-related purposes. Recently, an ancillary study to the VITAL trial was conducted exploring this question. The VITAL trial that concluded a few years ago studied whether supplementation with vitamin D or omega-3 fatty acids would lower the incidence of cardiovascular […]
