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A few lessons from balancing a patient’s health care equation
Dr. James Aw: It is a dilemma unlike anything I’ve faced in my career. Jeff is a middle-aged family man who has been a client of my clinic since 2004. During that time, he’s appeared in our offices exhibiting a series of conditions. Red spots appeared on his skin. His kidneys weren’t working properly
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As trim as a tribute: Gyms offering Hunger Games-inspired fitness plans, but do they work?
With the new Hunger Games-inspired exercise trend, we may be witnessing the perfect marriage between a pop culture phenomenon and the fitness industry’s love of a good pun.
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A treatment for the postpartum stage tailored to all of mom’s needs
Over the course of her career, athletic therapist Janette Yee has worked with countless clients. Some have been elite athletes
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Dr. Cheeseburger will see you now: Why your physician being fat matters
Dr. James Aw: Early in my career, I was a junior doctor at a clinic where one of the senior doctors would go on smoke breaks with his patients. He had the look of a lifelong smoker — lots of wrinkles, hoarse voice and yellowed fingers
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Educated Exerciser: Active video games could improve kids’ fitness, but usually don’t
In the last few years, advances in technology have allowed active video games like Wii Fit, Dance Dance Revolution and X-Box Kinect to explode in popularity. Most families I know either have one or want one












