Joseph R. Anticaglia MD Medial Advisory Board Over the past several months, problems with a person’s ability to smell or taste has been in the news for different reasons. Increasing evidence suggest that a loss of smell or taste is an early warning sign of Covid-19. “The one symptom …that really differentiates flu from COVID is loss of taste or smell” US Surgeon General Dr. Jerome M. Adams said
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Joseph R. Anticaglia MD Medical Advisory Board In a previous article, I touted the benefits of Vitamin D. I wrote: “Besides helping the intestinal absorption of calcium and bone health, there are other benefits of maintaining the vitamin D level within a normal range. Population studies suggest, according to Dr. Sundeep Khosla of Mayo Clinic, that vitamin D plays a role in: Protecting us against heart disease Lessening the risk
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Joseph R. Anticaglia MD Medical Advisory Board Two hairstylists in Springfield, Missouri complaining of respiratory symptoms tested positive for COVID-19 in May of 2020. They continued working at their job for approximately one week until they got back the positive test results for the virus. During the seven day period, both hair stylists and 139 clients that they serviced wore
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Joseph R. Anticaglia MD Medical Advisory Board Face masks are “the most powerful public health tool” the country has against COVID-19. CDC Director Dr. Robert Redfield continued: “We have clear scientific evidence they work and they are our best defense. I might even go so far as to say this face mask is more guaranteed to protect me against COVID than when I take a COVID vaccine.”
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Joseph R. Anticaglia MD Medical Advisory Board “Kindly roll up your sleeve, I’m going to clean the area with an alcohol swab. You’ll feel a pinprick and it’ll be all over. I just want you to remain here for 15 to 30 minutes before leaving.” We’ve heard this spiel many times in the past before getting an injection. “Please, wait a minute. Before you get started, I have a few
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Joseph R. Anticaglia MD Medical Advisory Board Having total knee replacement surgery (TKR) is a major undertaking that most likely you’ve been putting off for years. Over time, the pain might now persist throughout the day and even interfere with sleep. You could find it painful to walk, getting up from a chair or out of a car or climbing up and down stairs. The knee
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Joseph R. Anticaglia MD Medical Advisory Board Karen and Peter looked forward to celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary this past September in Europe. They planned to spend three weeks in Italy beginning in the Lake District of Northern Italy, then onto Venice and from there to Florence and Rome. They were crestfallen when the European Union put a “Do Not Enter Europe” sign on American
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Joseph R. Anticaglia MD Medical Advisory Board Health experts have predicted the next few months of 2020-2021 will be a “dark winter” in the United States. The confluence, the explosive “twindemic” of COVID-19 and the Flu will cause millions of new cases, a surge in hospitalizations and thousands of additional deaths in this country. People in nursing homes, the elderly, those with comorbidities and those with
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Joseph R. Anticaglia MD Medical Advisory Board Royalty Stock Photo I was watching TV and saw this diminutive 99 year old man, drop to the floor and began doing push-ups. It’s rare that anyone can reach the age of 99 but to do push-ups is another matter indeed. Could push-ups be a link to his longevity and good heart health? Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death
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Joseph R. Anticaglia MD Medical Advisory Board On October 5, 2020 three scientists were awarded the Nobel Prize in medicine for their pioneering work in discovering the Hepatitis C virus. Two Americans and one British-born scientist will share this prestigious award as announced by the Nobel Committee at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden. The announcement named Dr. Harvey J. Alter, Michael Houghton and
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