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My Brain is Trying to Escape

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I’ve been a little quiet over the past few weeks for a variety of reasons. One, my dad’s birthday was about two weeks ago and frankly, I wasn’t sure how I was going to react. As I expected, I really missed calling him and wishing him a happy birthday and I know that my mom had it even worse than… Read more »

Long Term Skin Cancer Risk from Common Medication

If you or a loved one has been prescribed hydrochlorothiazide, you may want to be extra vigilant about checking for skin changes. That’s because long-term use of this common diuretic has been previously linked to lip and non-melanoma cancers, but a new study may also extend those increased risks to melanoma. “We have recently shown that hydrochlorothiazide use increases the… Read more »