ClinicalReads

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Cosmetology

Barber or Hairstylist Career?

Should you become a cosmetologist or barber? With much less training, a barber can earn the same, if not more, than the average hairstylist.

Technology

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Benefits of Dynamic MRI

Most static radiology does not capture variable pressure points. Subsequent viewers of front-facing spinal images may lack the context of the amount of pressure that exerts pain.

Mental health

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Piecing Together The Autism Puzzle

The spectrum for autism is broad and can include Asperger’s syndrome — a social reticence.

Dermatology

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Sick of No Lunula

When doctors look at your hands, they may see more than what you care to admit. The seemingly insignificant white crescent shape on your fingernails has an important function.

Individual

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Reasons Why Men Miss the Toilet

Variable flacidity, due to multiple factors, can unexpectedly alter angle and direction of a urinal stream, whether seated or standing.

Gastroenterology

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Should You Worry About Colorectal Polyps?

Ninety percent of colorectal polyps occur after age 50. Nearly all colon cancers develop from polyps, but polyps grow slowly. Some are more prone to be cancerous than others.

Individual

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Why Your Butt’s in Danger

Industry has advanced on the buttocks of graphic artists, program­mers, truck drivers and office workers who sacrifice their rears with irreparable harm.

Emotions

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Why Your Mind Goes There

What do you do when the personality familiar to you, your family, and your friends swaps with an unpleasant alter ego? Is it a harmless fantasy?

Maturity age 16+

Individual

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Affordable Medical Care For All

Which is more expensive, medical insurance premiums and deduc­tibles or the lack of health care? The answer may shock you.

Food

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Eat Healthy From the Inside Out

Unfortunately, what we put into our bodies is not always motivated by healthy logic. If that were the case, there would be no ice cream parlors or candy shops.

Vision

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Better Focus On Aging Eyesight

As adults reach the age of 40, deteriorating vision hinders the ability to focus at a comfortable reading distance. Learn how progressive lenses differ from bifocals.

Neurology

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What’s Shaking With Parkinson’s?

The most obvious symptom of Parkinson’s disease is tremors. It is often assumed to be a musculo­skeletal disorder. But patients and caregivers should be alert to neuro­logical changes.