Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. Doctors typically rely on blood pressure screenings and cholesterol blood tests to ga…
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For years, information about your health, whether a test result or a measurement, was viewed primarily as a diagnosis or a sign that a condition was likely unav…
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When Sugar moved to Lake Charles, Louisiana, more than 20 years ago, she was looking for a slower pace of life and a community built on Southern hospitality. Wh…
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The human immune system is a wonderful thing. It responds quickly when we’re injured (the swelling around a sprained joint or a small cut), it attacks microscop…
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When fall and winter days draw in and it gets increasingly dark earlier in the late afternoon, you may start to feel moody, even gloomy, sluggish, lacking in en…
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If you’ve taken part in the MDVIP Wellness Program, you may have had your blood tested for myeloperoxidase or MPO. It’s one of the tests that may be included wh…
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