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TO YOUR GOOD HEALTH: Peptides should be used with caution

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DEAR DR. ROACH: I’m curious about peptides. I read that they’re incredible health cures and effective at lowering weight and high cholesterol. People say that major pharmaceutical companies are suppressing them because they offer better cures at cheaper prices. Is there any credibility to these claims, and should I take them, mainly by self-injection? — S.W. ANSWER: A peptide is a string of amino acids. Long peptides are called proteins, and they play many diverse roles in most of the structures in the human body, as well as the enzymes that our bodies use for ...

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Is AI the right prescription?

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WASHINGTON — A prescription refill program that quietly launched in Utah earlier this year has kicked off a big medical debate: Is artificial intelligence ready to take over tasks that, until now, could only be performed by doctors? The program allows Utah residents to skip the doctor’s ...

Bridge by Steve Becker

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Declarer’s first aim is to make his contract. At no time should the matter of potential overtricks influence his plays, since the value of a game, a slam or even a partscore far exceeds the value of an overtrick. Consider today’s deal where South is in three notrump and West leads a ...

FDA OKs testosterone replacement therapy

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Q. My doctor prescribed testosterone four years ago, and my hormone levels are now normal. I know that there were concerns about heart problems, but my blood pressure (BP) is 115/76, pulse is 70, and my annual electrocardiogram is normal. If doctors treat women with hormone replacement therapy, why not men who are suffering from declining testosterone? I think the reasons are more theological than scientific. A. The Food and Drug Administration is about to change its official prescribing information for testosterone replacement therapy (TRT). Instead of discouraging doctors from ...