Dr. Patrick Kevin Ennis MD

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• Understanding Chlorophyll and Its Amazing Health Benefits

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• Pneumonia: Are There Multiple Types?

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• What Is Vistaril Used For?

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• What Medications Help in Treating Eating Disorders?

  According to statistics, binge eating disorder is very common among young adults in the United States in comparison to anorexia and bulimia. In the last couple years, it has been treated as real medical disorder. According to the Youth Risk Behavior survey that was conducted in 2001, 35 percent of...