MEDICAL COMPASS

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By David Dunaief, M.D. Our assumptions about alcohol and health are complicated and often wrong. Many of you may have heard that Europeans who drink...

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By David Dunaief, M.D. Despite the best efforts of public campaigns and individual physicians, heart disease is still the number one cause of death in...

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Chest pain is only one of many possible symptoms. By David Dunaief, M.D. Each year, 805,000 people in the U.S. have heart attacks, or myocardial infarctions...

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Proton pump inhibitors should be taken at the lowest dose for the shortest possible time. By David Dunaief, M.D. Sometimes referred to as “reflux” or “heartburn,”...

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By David Dunaief, M.D. The medical community doesn’t universally agree about the value of milk and dairy consumption for preventing osteoporosis and fractures later in...

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Soy puts less stress on the kidneys than animal protein By David Dunaief, M.D. There are many myths about managing type 2 diabetes that circulate. Fortunately,...

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Walking routinely can reduce your risk of dialysis By David Dunaief, M.D. Last week, I wrote that 37 million U.S. adults have chronic kidney disease (CKD)...

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Dietary changes can help control or reverse chronic kidney disease By David Dunaief, M.D. Your kidneys are workhorses; they perform an array of critical functions for...

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Eating whole foods can improve your odds of victory By David Dunaief, M.D. We hear a lot about sodium and the importance of limiting your sodium...

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Diet and exercise together are the key to success By David Dunaief, M.D. If you suffer from osteoarthritis, you know it can affect your quality of...