Something's Gotta Give: Ten-Point Plan for Integrative Health Care Reform

One likely aftermath of the recent Wall Street tremors is a next administration belt-tightening - which may impact one of this economy's highest ticket items: health. This occurs just as we planned to...

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What Is Gout?

Is your big toe red and swollen and extremely painful? So painful that you can't even put a sheet over it? Then you might be suffering from a condition called gout. Gout, a form of arthritis, is cau...

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The Blood Test That Can Save Your Life

Although standard blood cholesterol tests (measuring total cholesterol, LDL, HDL, and triglycerides) have helped doctors to accurately assess heart disease risk in many patients, recent advances in me...

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Multilevel Models with Crossed Random Effects

Most researchers know by now to use Mixed Models when observations are clustered. Examples include studies in which patients share the same doctor, plants grow in the same field, or multiple responses...

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Weight Loss Surgery in Virginia

The facts are in – and the situation is serious. The growing state of Virginia is growing in size, as well. According to data compiled by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, some 59% of the adult ...

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Weight Loss Surgery in Tennessee

Country music and chicken, Beale Street and barbecue, Elvis and everything fried – the State of Tennessee will always be famous for good music and good cooking. But our state is becoming known for s...

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The Medical Information Bureau - Explain

Many people are unaware of the Medical Information Bureau (MIB). The Medical Information Bureau is actually a central database of medical information. Any insurance claim that is filed by you or on ...

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