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Superfruits blend offers numerous health benefits packed into one fluid ounce serving. Fresh on the heels of its successful debut product launch, Bergamonte, Nutri Lifescience launched Nutri Maqui, a delicious superfruits blend, featuring the benefits of maqui berry blended with several other key high-antioxidant fruits. The supplement, available in an …

By Tom Tran PA-C, MPAs, NCCPA Surgery Board Certified – In the US, over 13% of the population is affected by leg swelling. It costs over 200 million dollars a year to treat and manage this debilitating condition. It can affect your lifestyle, cause pain, infections, skin color changes, blisters, …

It’s that time of year again — mid-November — when the American Cancer Society celebrates The Great American Smokeout. Always on the third Thursday of November, this year the date is Nov. 20. It’s a day the media will make some mention of and smokers and their families may take …

By Rick L. Pesano, M.D., Ph.D., Medical Director, Infectious Diseases, Quest Diagnostics – Hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver, caused by the hepatitis virus. Of the five different types of hepatitis virus (A, B, C, D and E), hepatitis C is the most common in the United States, affecting …

They are the “after hours” of health care – the weekends and evenings when your regular doctor’s office is closed and a trip to the emergency room isn’t necessary. Perhaps you suffered a minor cut or injury from a fall and you don’t want to wait all night or all …

Whether you are a professional athlete, a sports minded student, a tri-athlete or an active adult, Dr. Chappell specializes in activity related injuries and nonsurgical orthopedics. Dr. Chappell is a board certified family practice, neuromuscularskeletal medicine and sports medicine physician. Dr. Chappell provides treatment for the following conditions: • Sports …

Nothing says love like a caring hug – and there’s one quick squeeze that could actually save your life. It’s easy to focus attention on the people who matter most in your life and forget to include yourself, but your health impacts everyone who cares about you. One of the …

Imagine a superfood — not a drug — powerful enough to help you lower your cholesterol, reduce your risk of heart disease, boost your immune system and, for an added bonus, increase your energy. Did we mention that there are no side effects? You’d surely stock up on a lifetime …

By Terry Hoskins – Pain and suffering finds us regardless of who we are and is indeed a central part of the human experience. You may have everything this world has to offer like millions of dollars, cars, houses, and boats, yet when trials come, all the stuff of the …

Ovarian cancer is a disease in which malignant or cancerous cells are found in the ovaries. An ovary is one of two small, almond-shaped organs located on each side of the uterus that store eggs or germ cells and produce female hormones estrogen and progesterone. There are many types of …