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Can A Healthy Diet Replace Prescription Drugs?

When it comes to illness, diet and lifestyle are often seen as prevention efforts, whereas drugs and medicine are seen as cures. However, recent reports have been suggesting that lifestyle changes, such as changes in diet, can not…

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Counterfeit Drugs: Doctors Discuss Potential Threat

The World Health Organization reported that about 10 percent of all medications in low and middle income countries are substandard or completely fake. These medications can range from vaccines, to cancer drugs, to contraceptives, and WHO estimates…

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Should Tattoo Ink Be Regulated?

3 out of 10 Americans (29%) having at least one tattoos, but few realize the unregulated elements of their ink. The FDA has traditionally not exercised regulatory authority for many color additives for pigments used in tattoo…

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Is Hospital Food That Bad? Doctors Tell All

When it comes to airplanes, college dining halls, and cafeterias, the food doesn’t have the best reputation. Hospital food is also criticized for being limited in choice as well as in quality. Many people expect hospital…

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Doctors Recommending Unproven Supplements?

If you believe Dr. Mehmet Oz, he found a miracle weight loss product: green coffee extract. He has claimed on his show that the supplement is so effective, it was almost “magic.” Perhaps unsurprisingly, this…

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Talc & Cancer: Sermo Doctors Spill Their Opinion

Recently, Johnson & Johnson has been ordered to pay $417 million dollars to a woman who says she developed ovarian cancer after using Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder, bringing renewed attention to the safety of.talc,…

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How Much Does A Doctor Exercise?

Doctors always emphasize to their patients the importance of exercise: We’ve all heard from our doctors that we should get at least 30 minutes of physical activity each day. It’s considered an effective form of…

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Doctor, Does High-School Start Too Early?

When it comes to picking the optimal start time for secondary schools, there has been a significant amount of debate. On one hand, widespread adolescent sleep deprivation and the importance of sleep on the developing…

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In the Wake of an Emergency, Doctors Will Be There

Lately it seems like there has been an endless stream of bad news, from natural disasters to horrific displays of human violence against others humans. However, during    times of extreme crises, boundaries and divisions between people…

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Puberty Blockers For a Transgender Minor?

Rights and policies around transgender issues has become a louder conversation in recent years, a conversation in which Sermo physicians have actively participated. While awareness has drastically increased around what it means to be a…

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