Dr. Seth J. Shapiro D.D.S.

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• How does Alcohol Affect Diabetes?

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• Can Certain Lifestyle Choices Influence the Symptoms of Multiple Sclerosis?

  Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an illness that affects the body’s nervous system and whose cure has yet to be found. MS is characterized by varying signs and symptoms depending on which part of the nervous system is affected. The main and most common signs and symptoms observable in most patients...

• Understanding the Risk of Amputations with Diabetes

  It is not uncommon for some of the conditions that exist today to cause other chronic ailments.  This is often known as a comorbidity, which can be defined as the existence of two chronic conditions or diseases at a time in a patient.  For some instances, the repercussions may not significantly...

• What Causes Ovarian Cancer?

  Doctors and scientists still hadn’t found the exact causes of ovarian cancer, but there are a few risk factors that may be closely connected to this disease. The epithelial type of ovarian cancer is the most common among women of every age. Women above their 60s are at highest risk, while those...

• What Is The Point of a Circumcision?

  What Is The Point of a Circumcision?Circumcision is one of the oldest social and cultural practices of man. Its origin is not known, but centuries of the removal of the foreskin has been practiced by many communities. Different communities hold various beliefs concerning circumcision.Some consider...

• Serving up Java and Jobs for Those with Autism

  Dirt Coffee, a non-profit with a mission to train and employ adults with autism, was founded in 2013. This non-profit has been operating out of a coffee truck, serving freshly roasted organic coffee and espresso by individuals with autism. Dirt Coffee strives to “change perspectives, improve lives...