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Andrew Smith

Glasgow
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Consultant & Professor of Clinical Bacteriology Director Scottish Bacterial Respiratory Infection Service, Glasgow. President Scottish Microbiology Association
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HEALTHWISE: Ear aches have many causes, deserve a close look

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By Andrew Smith
| The Daily Times (Maryville, TN)
I was reminded recently of the old saying many of us heard from our mothers: “Don’t put anything in your ear smaller than your elbow.” Of course, few of us keep this command perfectly. Q tips, bobby pins, fingers, match sticks, and the occasional bead somehow find their way into many an ear canal. Recently, I got a call from a worst-case scenario of this transgression. A young lady had been rushing around doing a few things while simultaneously cleaning her ear canal with a Q tip.
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HEALTHWISE: Exercise has proven benefits for our brains

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By Andrew Smith
| The Daily Times (Maryville, TN)
“Doc, I’m starting to think my brain is slipping. I blank on people’s names and can’t think of words that I use all the time. I’m only 59; is there something I can do to keep my brain working better for as long as the rest of my body is around?” Mr. Dalton was expressing an extremely common concern that hits almost all of us as the years go by.
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HEALTHWISE: Exercise is miracle pill we need in our lives

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By Andrew Smith
| The Daily Times (Maryville, TN)
There is a quote by Robert Butler of the National Institute on Aging. “If exercise could be packaged in a pill, it would be the single most widely prescribed and beneficial medicine in the nation.” Consider just a few of the benefits: Improves your mood. In studies, regular aerobic exercise did as well as an anti-depressant in treating depression. Helps prevent diabetes. Multiple studies show that both pre-diabetes and diabetes are prevented, delayed or improved substantially by regular exercise.
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