Month: May 2015
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Feb. 2013 (part 2)-Hormone replacement vs. ‘natural’ hormones
Published Wednesday, February 12, 2014by C. Nicole Swiner, Columnist By the age of 50, most women have experienced or are experiencing menopause. This feared phenomenon is a natural progression of a women’s menstrual cycle, and after a full year without a period, we consider it done. However, the stopping of menses is just one of […]
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Feb. 2014 (part 3)-Refusal to take a flu shot
Published Wednesday, February 19, 2014 by C. Nicole Swiner, M.D., Columnist Why didn’t you get a flu shot this season? I asked this question recently on my Facebook page, and people were surprisingly silent. This is interesting because, when asked in person, patients are very vocal about why they refuse to get the seasonal vaccine. […]
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Sept. 2014-Why do doctors commit suicide?
Ask Dr. Swiner: Why do doctors commit suicide? Published Wednesday, September 17, 2014 by C. Nicole Swiner, Columnist I may sound a bit dramatic, but the issue is a serious one; medical professionals are stressed. We deal with unfortunate and, oftentimes, unrealistic demands from insurance companies, management and, most of all, patients. It’s a fact […]
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Ask Dr.Swiner: Gout and Arthritis
I was raised in the South, and I can recall a distinct memory early on in medical school that inspired my topic for this article. I’ve also recently seen a lot of people suffering with this particular ailment. During my fourth year of medical school, a gentleman in a VA hospital was telling me about […]
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