Newcomers to Reno likely won’t appreciate how truly great it is to walk into a grocery store and not be hit by a huge waft of tobacco smoke, but those who’ve lived here a decade or more will. Our family moved from Reno to Southern California in summer 2005, when …
Read More »Flu shots - what’s the big deal?
I’ll go ahead and start with a disclaimer. I am not paid by any pharmaceutical company or the government to convince people they should get flu shots. I make my decision to recommend influenza vaccination (the flu shot) based on evidence based medicine and years of research that has proven …
Read More »Asthma: Speaking up about a silent disease
While many of us have known someone who has had asthma or have at least heard of the disease, we may not know the devastating and fatal challenges asthmatics face. The more we can prepare ourselves and share accurate information, the more likely people who are struggling will find help …
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