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New Treatments and Tips for Protecting Your Joints

Rheumatoid Arthritis is a chronic autoimmune and inflammatory disorder that can affect multiple joints, causing pain, stiffness and swelling and eventually cause damage and deformity. The goals of treatment are to reduce symptoms, slow progress of the disease and preserve joint health and integrity. Traditional management involves initiating therapy with disease modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDS) […]

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Dealing with COPD in Winter

The cold weather is beginning to settle in over the Hudson Valley. While frigid temperatures may be merely uncomfortable for most of us, the cold can be dangerous for people suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The two main conditions associated with COPD are emphysema and chronic bronchitis. “Both are caused, most frequently, by […]

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