Reconsidering Aspirin (1 Letter)
Reconsidering Aspirin (1 Letter) Re “Aspirin May Head Off an Esophagus Disorder” (Vital Signs, July 31) Patients with Barrett's esophagus risk the subsequent development of adenocarcinoma at the...
View ArticleLetter: Prevention of Diabetes rests on education
Letter: Prevention of Diabetes rests on education There are currently over 26 million adults and children in the United States living with diabetes. Diabetes is a disease in which a person's blood...
View ArticleLETTER: Don't think asthma is a simple disease
LETTER: Don't think asthma is a simple disease For too long, asthma has been thought of by too many people as something of a minor disease. I don't mean that doctors who treat asthma patients don't...
View ArticleLetter: Don't bypass that colonoscopy
Letter: Don't bypass that colonoscopy In May of 2013, I had a routine colonoscopy. It was determined at that time that I would need colon surgery. I breezed through the recovery with very little...
View ArticleLetter: Diabetes advice at no charge
Letter: Diabetes advice at no charge I was pleased to see the Dec. 11 article in The Fayetteville Observer, "Prevention programs aim to curb growth of diabetes," about resources that regional health...
View ArticleCongressional Letter Requests NCI to Place More Emphasis on Mesothelioma …
Congressional Letter Requests NCI to Place More Emphasis on Mesothelioma … On January 10, 2014, nineteen Members of the United State House of Representatives sent a letter to the Director of the...
View ArticleLetter: 'Healthy lifestyle' can prevent obesity, diabetes trend
Letter: 'Healthy lifestyle' can prevent obesity, diabetes trend clubs in the area, and you'll notice the large number of structured programs offered like cross training, Yoga, Pilates, various water...
View ArticleLetter writers express views on KCI, state sales tax, Hobby Lobby case
Letter writers express views on KCI, state sales tax, Hobby Lobby case Why are some American men so hooked on someone else paying for their erectile-dysfunction medication? For the uninsured, the...
View ArticleLetter: Answers on aspirin
Letter: Answers on aspirin In the words of Dr Campbell Cowan, chair of the Guideline Development Group at Nice, who told the media on June 18 that: “Aspirin has been a smokescreen in anticoagulation....
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