26 Jan 2015
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Tour de Hero – Blood Donation

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Over the weekend Dr. Castillo participated in Tour de Hero, an annual bike race established to raise awareness and recruit blood donors in Arizona leading into the holiday season. The Tour de Hero bike ride was established to raise awareness and recruit blood donors for Arizona patients leading into the holiday season.  Ask your friends, family and co-workers to donate between Nov. 1 and Jan. 10 at a United Blood Services donor center.  You may also donate on your own behalf, as well as secure sponsors to give monetary donations to support United Blood Services’ donor recruitment efforts.  In appreciation for…
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04 Jan 2015
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Chronic Pain: 6 Surprising Triggers

Chronic Pain Conditions, ,
The causes of chronic pain can be deep-seated, emotional, and even as basic as a really bad diet. There's nothing worse than suffering from debilitating chronic pain—except, perhaps, not knowing why you're in pain or how to cope. Treating these mysterious aches has become the mission of Gary Kaplan, DO, a pioneer of integrative medicine and director of the Kaplan Clinic for Integrative Medicine in McLean, Virginia. He treats people with chronic pain every day. In Kaplan's new book, Total Recovery: Breaking the Cycle of Chronic Pain and Depression, he addresses the root causes of chronic pain, and how most…
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