Morning Stiffness

Morning Stiffness   This is one of the most significant symptoms associated with inflammatory disease. Here’s how to detect it: Q1: How do you feel in the morning? (An open question which if answered by the patient in any negative connotation should prompt a physician to delve deeper) Q2: Is your morning worse than your…

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Osteoporosis

Osteoporosis   How can we improve our skeletal health? This is in response to a question recently asked. Bones are made of mineral – calcium hydroxyapatite crystals – and matrix proteins – which are deposited by cells called osteoblasts. Other cells called osteoclasts dig out and remove bone. This process of building and excavating are…

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Gout and Soft drinks

Gout and Soft drinks   Though this and several other well-conducted studies were published several years ago, patients here are still unaware of the huge negative effects of soft drinks on health. I’ve seen gout crystals floating in joints of young men on MSKUS. I don’t even recommend diet soft drinks (await further data). http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/art.23245/full

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