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Probiotics: What's The Story With The Good Bacteria?

By Dr. Orrange May 13, 2008 9:51am 12 Comments

What are they and why do we care? Probiotics are microorganisms that have beneficial properties for the host (that's us). Probiotics are an important way we can alter intestinal bacterial flora. Most are derived from food sources like cultured milk products. The list of probiotics is long, but some familiar names are: lactobacillus, clostridium ...

10 Things You Must Have in Your Medicine Cabinet

By Dr. Orrange April 9, 2008 10:07am 6 Comments

I am often called in the middle of the night by patients who have woken up with hives, a high fever or itching and don't have access to common remedies all of us should have in our medicine cabinet. Let's talk about what you need and why to save you the 1 AM trip to the pharmacy.

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Blog Intro: Notes from a Doctor's Practice

By Dr. Orrange March 30, 2008 9:13pm 25 Comments

For almost three years you have seen my posts in many communities and I have been able to jump in to discussions when possible. Well, because Dailystrength has grown we are trying a new format to reach as many of you as we can: "Notes from a Doctor's Practice" will be my new blog.

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Mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) or Sharp's syndrome is a human autoimmune disease in which the immune system attacks the body. MCTD combines features of polymyositis, systemic lupus erythematosus, and systemic scleroderma and is thus considered an overlap syndrome. MCTD commonly causes joint pain/swelling, Raynaud phenomenon, muscle inflammation, and scarring of the skin of the hand.
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