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Tune-Up Your Heart in 30 Days W. Gifford-Jones, MD and Diana Gifford-Jones | September 4, 2018
Like other authorities, Masley claims many North Americans lack magnesium and suggests 300 to 500 mg daily

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Constipation: There’s a Sucker Born Every Minute W. Gifford-Jones, MD and Diana Gifford-Jones | August 29, 2018

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How drug expiration dates work (VIDEO) American Chemical Society | August 23, 2018

Two Israeli startups describe how their clinical-stage products could radically change the way people correct their vision

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When Are Heart Stents Lifesaving? When Not? W. Gifford-Jones, MD and Diana Gifford-Jones | August 20, 2018
Remember, if chest pain occurs at rest and lasts over five minutes, forget everything and call 911. An immediate stent can be life-saving.

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Oral delivery of nanoparticles American Chemical Society | August 16, 2018
Pills are typically preferred over injections, so researchers are taking a step toward an oral nanoparticle formulation

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Marijuana; Did It Cure My Neck Pain? W. Gifford-Jones, MD and Diana Gifford-Jones | August 13, 2018
Sir William Osler, Professor of Medicine at McGill and Johns Hopkins University, once remarked, “Only the doctor who has the disease really understands it.”

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Readers Agree; Doug Ford is Right about Injection Sites W. Gifford-Jones, MD and Diana Gifford-Jones | August 7, 2018
Today, in one North American city, innocent bystanders, young children playing in a school yard were killed in the crossfire of gang war

Israeli startup repurposes discarded kidney dialysis filters to make pure water in Africa, Asia and Latin America.

Israeli-American study pinpoints a structural brain difference that accounts for the ability of some people with dyslexia to read well

Novel enzyme treatment may reduce inflammation and scarring that prevent neuronal regeneration, Israeli researchers say

An Israeli company has developed a sweet protein that can replace sugar in food and won’t raise your blood sugar or insulin levels.


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A new device could help explain why babies are born prematurely.

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Prostate Cancer; Updated Advice for the PSA Test W. Gifford-Jones, MD and Diana Gifford-Jones | July 30, 2018
Some people are convinced the PSA test saves lives. Others are not so sure and believe the PSA test leads to biopsies, potential treatment and complications

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Cannabidiol: Hope or hype? American Chemical Society | July 26, 2018
Despite these promising results, Cannabidiol is no miracle cure

Artificial enzymes perform reactions on living cells American Chemical Society | July 26, 2018
Artificial enzymes can perform reactions on the surfaces of living cells

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A breath test for early-stage Parkinson’s American Chemical Society | July 26, 2018
A new sensor could detect early-stage Parkinson's disease from a patient's breat

The new technique, developed by Israeli researchers, may improve survival rates and allow surgeons to remove more cancer cells than ever before.


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Long Term Family Doctor Decreases Chance of Death W. Gifford-Jones, MD and Diana Gifford-Jones | July 23, 2018
I will be eternally grateful to the family doctor who saved my father’s life. And George will never know how close he was to a needless operation

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Children and Grandchildren Headed for Liver transplants W. Gifford-Jones, MD and Diana Gifford-Jones | July 19, 2018
My advice. Buy a bathroom scale and step on it every day. This will help to keep you a moderate consumer of food, alcohol, and exercise. But, if the scale continues to show increasing weight?

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A safe and effective way to whiten teeth American Chemical Society | July 19, 2018
A new method for whitening teeth is safer but just as effective as current approaches

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CRISPR’s growing pains American Chemical Society | July 14, 2018
Untangling the CRISPR cancer scare

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Cleaning out pollen shells American Chemical Society | July 13, 2018
Cleaned-out pollen grains could someday deliver medicines into the human body.

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Doug Ford Is Dead Right, Injection Sites Dead Wrong W. Gifford-Jones, MD and Diana Gifford-Jones | July 9, 2018
History shows that more money, more social workers, and injections sites will end in failure

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Why Did Anthony Bourdain Commit Suicide? W. Gifford-Jones, MD and Diana Gifford-Jones | July 2, 2018
I wish I knew why Bourdain, who had fame and fortune, was so depressed

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The Greatest Threat to Your Life W. Gifford-Jones, MD and Diana Gifford-Jones | June 26, 2018
Blood clot, Thrombosis, that occurs in the heart, brain or legs

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“But Roosevelt Knows How To Be President!” W. Gifford-Jones, MD and Diana Gifford-Jones | June 18, 2018
Harvard Medical School is educating more students who become professors and researchers. But family physicians must still have a major role

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Attacking bacteria with shark skin-inspired surfaces American Chemical Society | June 13, 2018
Shark skin inspires antimicrobial surfaces

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Inexpensive detector is like ‘Velcro®’ for cancer cells American Chemical Society | June 6, 2018
A low-cost sensor made from modified frosted glass could help doctors diagnose and monitor prostate cancer.

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Sensor detects whiff of bad breath American Chemical Society | June 6, 2018
A new sensor could detect bad breath.

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