Luke David Tourville PA-C

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• Tax Breaks for Those Living with Breast Cancer

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• What are the Different Types of Seizures?

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• Are Vitamin Drinks Beneficial for Your Skin?

  Vitamin drinks, or beauty beverages as they are commonly known as, are touted as one of the best recipe for glowing and youthful skin. It is more like a powerful purifying and perfecting solution for the skin. In the past years, a number of products claiming to have ‘functional benefits’ for...