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What We’re Thankful For This Season
As we enter the holiday season, we can’t help but think about all the good things that have happened over the past year. From new services to your continual support, our loyal clients, PHC has a lot to be thankful for! Join us as we reminisce and highlight the...
Study Shows Mediterranean Diet May Be Effective in Preventing Risk for Cardiovascular Disease
A study just released in the New England Journal of Medicine has shown that a Mediterranean diet supplemented with either extra-virgin olive oil or nuts resulted in an absolute risk reduction of approximately 3 major cardiovascular events. The research was conducted...
British Study Shows That High Consumption of Processed Meat Can Increase Risk for Premature Death
A new British study that has been released has show a correlation between the consumption of processed meat and increases in Cancer and Heart Disease. Research that has been done previously has shown that processed meat consumption is linked to a higher risk of...
1000 IU of Vitamin D Linked to Decreasing Chances for Stroke and Heart Attack in Diabetics
Researchers in Tel Aviv, Israel at the Wolfson Medical Center just published a research study on Vitamin D. The research is showing that supplements of vitamin D at 1000 IU may improve cardiovascular health for diabetics. “Vitamin D status is associated with a range...
Smoking in Female Pre Adolescence May Increase the Risk of Breast Cancer
The relationship between smoking and breast cancer has not been firmly established in the past. A new study released in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute is showing that women who begin smoking at an early age in life have a higher relationship of acquiring...
Second Leading Cause of Cancer Deaths Can Be Prevented- Colorectal Cancer
One of the hardest things physicians often have to do is to convince patients that they need to be screened for colorectal cancer. Perhaps it is because it seems like a taboo subject or because of the embarrassment of taking about the procedures but colorectal cancer...
One out of Three Stroke Survivors Has Pre-Diabetes
New Information released at the American Heart Association International Conference showed that one out of three stroke survivors in the United States has undiagnosed pre-diabetes. “Black stroke survivors are more than twice as likely as whites to have undiagnosed...