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Every 5 years or so, the general physician has to help patients unravel the truth about the latest “drinkable” beverage trend.
Whether it’s the astronaut’s favorite orange drink, or one of the myriad of sodas (aka pop), diet, zero or regular, a powdered adult kool-aid like product to mix into good ole’ water, or more recently, all the “energy drinks”.
The billion dollar beverage industry is trying to tell us we could be smarter, sexier, have more energy and downright be cooler IF we consume their products. [Read more…]
When I have to remove a mole from a visible part of the body like say the face, I make my cut within the natural crease line as much as possible and use the smallest sutures that could hold the skin edges together. I go through all the trouble to minimize the eventual scars.
