[Medicine-for-people] Brain Health; Overdiagnosis- TIME SENSITIVE

[Douwe Rienstra]

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Medicine for People!

January, 2007

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Contents
Are Doctors Making You Sick? 	!!!   Time sensitive article  !!!
Brain Health as We Age Part 10:  The Hippocampus - The Seat of Memory
A Thank You
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*** Are Doctors Making You Sick? ***
A major threat to your health is overdiagnosis.  When we tell people they
have fibrocystic breast disease, mitral valve prolapse, or any of a number
of other non-diseases, we sow anxiety, unneeded medical procedures, and
unnecessary expense.  This article in the New York Times with more details
is available free until January 8th at
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/02/health/02essa.html?em&ex=1167973200&en=8ea
b6866ab9bd19d&ei=5087%0A.  

*** Brain Health as We Age Part 10:  The Hippocampus - The Seat of Memory ***
The tenth in our series of articles entitled "Brain Health as We Age" is
available at http://www.rienstraclinic.com/newsletter/2007/2007Jan.html.
It includes some excellent visual aids that would be cumbersome to send and
download.

Topics are
- Key to the Brain
- Seahorse of the Brain
- Neuroplasticity - The Secret's in the Stem Cell
- Neurotrophins Enable the Birth of New Cells
- Brain Regeneration
- Depression and the Brain
- Alcohol and the Brain
- Coming Soon

We encourage you to access and read this article soon.  We may remove it
from our website at some future date in order to re-publish this important
information in book form.

*** A New Year's Thank You ***
We enjoy being able to render care to you.  We know you have a choice when
you need to purchase medical care, and appreciate that you choose us.
Thank you for making our work possible and our days pleasant.  All of us at
the office-  Bonnie, Dixie, Pat, Mary and I  -  wish you a fruitful year to
come.

Douwe Rienstra, MD


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http://www.rienstraclinic.com/newsletter/2006/2006Jul.html
June, 2006 Brain Health As We Age Part 5 - Inflamation, Nutritional
Dispensary Now Not For Profit
http://www.rienstraclinic.com/newsletter/2006/2006June.html
May, 2006 - Brain Health As We Age Part 4 - Circulate and Stay Sharp
http://www.rienstraclinic.com/newsletter/2006/2006May.html


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Medicine for People! is written by Douwe Rienstra MD, edited by Carolyn
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