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Fixing joint pain through OMT
Typically, when you need to release stress in your joints, you go to a chiropractor, but have you ever heard or thought about going to an osteopath physician or DO? Osteopaths or DOs are doctors who practice osteopathic manipulative treatment, better known as OMT, and...
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Smoking and prostate cancer
Smoking and prostate cancer from Medwatch 7 KSWO on Vimeo. We know there are many reasons to quit smoking, but now new research provides one more, and men, it might surprise you. Cigarettes…they don't just lead to yellow teeth and wrinkled skin. Much more importantly...
Antibiotics and the common cold
Antibiotics and the common cold from Medwatch 7 KSWO on Vimeo. Not getting a prescription for antibiotics may be the most effective treatment for the common cold. Coughing, sniffling, suffering with a sore throat? The miserable package deal we know as the common cold....
Mediterranean diet
Mediterranean diet from Medwatch 7 KSWO on Vimeo. Following a plant based, Mediterranean diet has been linked to a lower risk of heart disease, but does this type of diet also help preserve memory? A new study suggests eating a Mediterranean diet supplemented with...
Running
Running from Medwatch 7 KSWO on Vimeo. More and more people are on the run…literally. A recent study found that participation in the 100 largest road races in the United States grew 77 percent over the past 14 years. Dr. Laura Goldberg, a sports health expert at...
High cholesterol in children
High cholesterol in children from Medwatch 7 KSWO on Vimeo. In the past 30 years, childhood obesity has doubled in the United States. Because of this trend, more children than ever before are at an increased risk of developing heart disease risk factors like type two...
Cardiac rehab
Cardiac rehab from Medwatch 7 KSWO on Vimeo. People who undergo heart surgery or suffer a cardiac event are typically prescribed a cardiac rehabilitation program as part of their recovery process, but less than 13 percent of those who are eligible to participate...
Infertility
Infertility from Medwatch 7 KSWO on Vimeo. You may not realize it, but chances are someone you know is struggling with the heartbreak of infertility. According to the National Infertility Association, one in eight couples are impacted by infertility. Dr. Ed Sabanegh...