What Happens When You Quit Smoking
If you’re one of the 40 million Americans who still smoke, you’ve probably heard all the ways the habit can damage your body. Tobacco use is still the single largest preventable cause of disease and premature death in the country.
All About “Good” and “Bad” Cholesterol
When Cohen Medical Associates’ primary care doctors in Delray Beach, Florida, recommend that you raise your so-called “good” cholesterol and lower your “bad” cholesterol, do you understand how to go about that? Or do you even know why we recommend
Here’s How Bad the Flu Can Get
If you think you’d rather risk getting the flu than get a flu shot, Cohen Medical Associates's primary care doctors in Delray Beach, Florida would like to offer some food for thought. Exactly one hundred years ago in 1918, while World
The Potential Dangers With Grapefruit
Your primary care doctors in Delray Beach, Florida, at Cohen Medical Associates, always encourage our patients to consume healthy foods as much as possible: lean meats, nuts, vegetables, and fruits. This includes fruit juices like grapefruit juice in place of
Should You Take a Daily Low-Dose Aspirin?
Your primary care doctors at Cohen Medical Associates in Delray Beach, Florida would like to discuss with you a common question we get at the office. Should you take a daily low-dose aspirin? Many doctors are proponents of a daily 81
How Stress Affects Your Health
Modern life is full of stress, but so was life in the past. We may worry about whether we’ll lose our jobs or why our child isn’t doing well in school, but centuries ago people worried whether the crops would
Beware These Five Beach Dangers
Although it's the last week of the official summer season, here in South Florida beach trips are year-round. The primary care doctors at Cohen Medical Associates in Delray Beach, want to help ensure you have a great time while you’re there,
Colon Cancer Screening Guideline Age Lowered
Last year a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) caused some concern when it showed that not only were colon cancer deaths rising among younger white people, but that the cancers diagnosed in this population were more advanced and more deadly than those normally found in older Americans. That study confirmed results from others released in the last few years.