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Don’t call it “depression”!

October 10, 2015

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“It is commonly used for depression” I answered to a gentleman in a perfectly HIPAA safe environment, after being asked what Pristiq was prescribed for. Out of the corner of my eye, I noticed a fleeting look of horror from a nearby colleague. “You shouldn’t have said depression, people sometimes get upset by that” she […]

Ugh!…I woke up with a nasty cold sore, and I have a date tomorrow! What do I do??

February 23, 2013

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Always perfect timing isn’t, it? – That unsightly sore never fails to appear when you have a big day coming up: a wedding, presentation, a date etc. If you look hard enough, you can even see it transforming into a mutant monster (OK, I’m exaggerating, but I bet that how it feels sometimes). While it […]