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• Are All Carbs Created Equal?

  This blog is written in conjunction with Wyndham Bonett and Lee Weber, FSU medical students.  

• Suffering from IBS? You Also Should Get Checked for Endometriosis

  About 15 percent of adults in the U.S. suffer from irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), the majority of whom are women.

• 7 Reasons Men Have Pain After Sex

  Most of the time sex feels great, so it can be unsettling when you feel pain after intercourse. For some men, the pain can trigger performance anxiety and may diminish interest and pleasure during intercourse.

• Fatty Liver Disease: Symptoms and Treatments

  Fatty liver disease is a common medical condition that occurs when excess fat accumulates in and around the liver. Almost 20% of Americans have fatty liver disease, and many may not even know it.

• “Mommy Juice” Culture Can Lead to Drinking Problems

  You’ve likely seen shirts that say, “I’m not a regular mom — I’m a wine mom,” the stemless wine glasses with the words “mommy juice” printed in fancy font, the memes that make light of mom groups day-drinking on playdates. These days, “wine mom” culture — a term that refers to moms who drink to escape the stresses of parenthood — is pervasive. Moms are inundated with the message that drinking wine comes with being a mother. And while it may seem harmless and a funny, wine mom culture has become a major public health concern.

• Obesity Is More Deadly Than Smoking – Here’s Why

  A recent study reveals that deaths due to excess body fat and obesity have now overtaken smoking-related deaths in people older than 45. Although the study concentrated on England and Scotland, it raises some troubling implications about the health risks we are -- and are not -- focusing on.

• B.E.F.A.S.T. To Recognize Stroke Symptoms

  Every 40 seconds, someone in the United States has a stroke. Every four minutes, someone dies of a stroke. Strokes are a leading cause of death and disability for Americans, but early detection can greatly reduce your risk of dying or suffering long-term effects.

• Exploring Options to Treat Advanced Shoulder Arthritis

  About 50 million Americans have been diagnosed with arthritis, a disease that causes pain and inflammation in the joints. Many of these patients have pain in the shoulder. I recommend gentle stretches, physical therapy and oral medications as first-line treatment. For some patients, shoulder replacement surgery may be an effective way to relieve pain when medicine and other treatments do not work.

• Top Causes of Unintentional Injury Deaths in Central Florida

  Unintentional injuries are one of the top five causes of death across Central Florida, according to the 2016 Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA).

• Dense Breasts, Delayed Mammograms: Lessons Learned from Katie Couric’s Breast Cancer Diagnosis

  When Katie Couric asked, “Why NOT Me?” in announcing her breast cancer diagnosis, she highlighted what we all know: Any of us can get breast cancer.