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Cost-Effective Wound Care
Cecil is a 68-year-old gentleman who came to my clinic in May. He had a decades-long history of diabetes, and, like many patients with his condition, he had problems with his feet. A small blister had progressed to a gaping, gangrenous ulcer, and his doctors back home had amputated all the toes on his right foot in an effort to curb the spreading infection. Two months later, despite intensive, expensive wound care, the ulcer still hadn’t healed, and Cecil was facing a leg amputation. He came to see us as a last resort. After just four days of treatment, the open, oozing sores on Cecil’s foot began to close. Within a week, he was well on his way to recovery. And today, his wounds are completely healed.

Intimacy Throughout Life
“How often did you think about sex? How would you rate your level of sexual desire? How satisfied have you been with your overall sexual life? How frequently did you awaken with a full erection? Were you able to keep an erection which would be good enough for sexual intercourse?” These are some of the questions asked of 3,369 middle-aged men in the European Male Aging Study. Their responses, which were recently reported in the New England Journal of Medicine, established clear relationships between testosterone deficiency, sexual dysfunction, and what these researchers call “late-onset hypogonadism,” also known as male menopause.

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A higher blood level of what common vitamin is associated with a lower risk of lung cancer?

The oil from what tree is an effective natural flea repellent?

What fraction of cardiac rehab patients actually stick with a regular exercise program?

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