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Watch Out for Poison Oak
The good news about poison oak is that about 15 percent of people are immune to its effects. The bad news is that, like me, you’re probably in the other group. Over the years, I’ve treated several...
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Shingles: Treatment and Prevention
Shingles is a painful rash caused by the varicella-zoster virus, which is the same virus that causes chicken pox. At the moment, there are many cases of chicken pox occurring in our local grade...
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Tick Bites
In Santa Cruz County, it is reported that less than five percent of the mature Western black-legged ticks and a somewhat higher percentage of the nymphal (baby) stage, carry the Lyme bacteria....
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Poison Oak
Having treated thousands of cases of poison oak in my career, I’d like to share with you what I’ve learned about this miserable affliction. The poison oak plant which is so prevalent in our locale,...
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