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How doctors can help their patients make heart-healthy lifestyle changes

Posted on By Sharika Soukup
How doctors can help their patients make heart-healthy lifestyle changes

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Lifestyle change is a powerful, proven way for a person to prevent heart disease. But to make healthy changes stick, people often need a little help. Primary care doctors could offer crucial assistance in connecting patients with counseling that’s been shown to make a difference. But because of time constraints or…

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Woman’s Shrinking Tumor Has Doctors Asking If CBD Oil Is Responsible

Posted on By Sharika Soukup
Woman’s Shrinking Tumor Has Doctors Asking If CBD Oil Is Responsible

A new case study has suggested that cannabidiol (CBD) as an alternative cancer therapy may warrant further research, after an 80-year-old smoker’s lung tumor shrank despite declining medical treatment. The patient had been self-administering CBD oil several times daily for a period of 2.5 years, during which time a cancerous tumor in her lung shrank to…

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GOP Doctors Caucus warns Biden healthcare vaccine mandate could worsen patient care, labor shortages

Posted on By Sharika Soukup
GOP Doctors Caucus warns Biden healthcare vaccine mandate could worsen patient care, labor shortages

FIRST ON FOX: The GOP Doctors Caucus sent a pair of letters to President Biden and the director of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) warning a vaccine mandate for healthcare workers could worsen patient care and healthcare labor shortages. The congressional caucus of healthcare experts sent letters led by Rep. Andy Harris,…

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After Woman’s Tumor Unexpectedly Shrinks, Her Doctors Wonder If CBD Oil Played a Role

Posted on By Sharika Soukup
After Woman’s Tumor Unexpectedly Shrinks, Her Doctors Wonder If CBD Oil Played a Role

A row of bottles of CBD oil are seen in a branch of the health chain Planet Organic on February 17, 2020 in London, England. Photo: Leon Neal (Getty Images) Doctors in the UK say they’ve come across an unusual case of cancer recovery: A woman in her 80s whose lung cancer began to shrink…

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Doctors Say CBD Oil Shrank a Patient’s Tumor

Posted on By Sharika Soukup
Doctors Say CBD Oil Shrank a Patient’s Tumor

Image by Getty / Futurism Doctors from the U.K. report an intriguing case in which an octogenarian woman who smokes a pack of cigarettes per week refused treatment for her lung cancer — but the tumor shrankanyway. Now, the trio of doctors suspects that the woman’s daily self-administration of CBD oil may be the reason…

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Here are some healthy habits doctors say are worth adding to your lifestyle

Posted on By Sharika Soukup
Here are some healthy habits doctors say are worth adding to your lifestyle

ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire)– Adopting a healthy lifestyle isn’t always easy, even for doctors! But after years of seeing what they see, dealing with patients day after day, there are some habits that the experts consider off-limits. Checking hearts, bodies, and minds. On average, doctors see 20 patients a day. And after all of this,…

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