Category Archives: arthritis

Limiting Lyme disease: How you can protect yourself and your family

Posted on August 30, 2017 by

Sixteen of every 100,000 New Yorkers were infected with Lyme disease in 2015, the latest year for which statistics are available. In 2015, 95 percent of Lyme diagnoses came from 14 states, including New York. Lyme disease is caused by … Continue reading →

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A way to help you communicate your pain to your doctor

Posted on September 6, 2016 by

Doctors rely on patients to accurately describe their pain in order to create an effective pain management plan. You can use a printout of the chart below to keep track of your pain, noting when it began, its intensity, what … Continue reading →

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