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WEAR
YOUR SEATBELTS
Accidents
are the fifth leading cause of death in this country. Staying
off of your roof being careful with ladders and wearing a
seatbelt are three very easy ways to ensure better safety
at home. There is a lesion of data strongly suggesting that
seatbelts save lives. Between the winter weather a long rainy
seasons and our roads wearing a seatbelt makes a lot of sense.
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INCREASE
CALCIUM INTAKE
As
discussed elsewhere osteoporosis is an important health concern.
All women should take sufficient calcium in their diet to keep
from losing bone. They can do this with calcium, which diet
or may choose to take supplements. We have a lot of information
on supplements calcium intake and you bone health. The recommendations
for using calcium span many lifestyles, nationalities, and age
groups.
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KNOW
YOUR MEDICATIONS AND ALLERGIES
We
think it's crucial to your health care to know exactly what
medicines you are taking and why. Also knowing to allergies
could be very important to you. In today's world many patients
see multiple doctors. You can't count on your doctors having
seamless communication between them. You're responsible for
your pills, and it makes a lot of sense having all you medicines
written down on one piece of paper. We strongly urge all patients
to have all the medicines written down on piece of paper they
carry with them. Of course we would like to know every pill
you're taking. Any time you visit another physician you should
make sure that any changes in medicines are noted by you and
reported to us. Literally thousands of lives are lost every
year because of medication errors. Don't be one of them. We
have preprinted sheets to list you medicines for you to use.
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IMMUNIZATION
UPDATE
Infection
is the fifth leading cause of death in America. Every year more
people died from flu and pneumonia that died during the Vietnam
War. The flu shot, it is universally available from drugstores
to your local church to the senior citizen center and yes we
have it in our office. The Pneumovax vaccine is a special vaccine
designed to protect the patient from pneumococcal pneumonia.
This is a common cause of pneumonia but the vaccine cannot protect
the patient from all causes of pneumonia. Currently the pneumonia
shot is offered to children and the elderly, but we believe
that all adults should strongly consider this vaccination.
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This health article is made available by Dr. Joseph Barry,
MD a Hypertension Management Specialist. Preventive Med
Associates office at 5415 West Genesee St, Camillus, NY
13031. Dr. Joseph Barry, MD is easily accessible from
Syracuse, Warners, Marcellus, Liverpool, Elbridge, Memphis,
Nedrow, Baldwinsville, Jordan, and Mottville.
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STATE
OF THE ART HYPERTENSION MANAGEMENT CARE
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