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Prostate cancer causes nearly 30,000 deaths each year, making it the second leading cause of death among men, behind lung cancer.  In studying ways to maintain my health, one of the things I’ve read regularly is that adult men should take a selenium supplement.  The RDA for selenium is 55 micrograms, but suggestions for protection [...] Read more »

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If you’ve been reading my blog, you may have noticed that I’m a proponent of people getting their flu vaccinations.  Of course, its that time of year, and we’re actually a little slow about getting our shots.  You can read on thoughts for or against the flu vaccine.  At any rate, I’m scheduled for next [...] Read more »

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I have an interest in the subject of autism, owing to the fact that I have young boys, and boys are more likely to show signs of the condition than girls.  Because of this, I try to keep up with the subject.  There has been some research published recently on the subject that I think [...] Read more »

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It was recently announced that this year’s Nobel Prize in Medicine was shared between three researchers, whose work focused on viral diseases.  One of the researchers was a gentleman by the name of Harald zur Hausen, and his award was for recognizing that the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) can cause cervical cancer.  Mr. Hausen went [...] Read more »

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It’s time to start thinking about influenza vaccines.  I’ve called some of the local clinics, and they generally start giving shots on or around October 1st.
I know there are a lot of arguments against getting the flu vaccine.  They range from “… they don’t work…” to “…the last time I got a flu vaccine, I [...] Read more »

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