Dr. Alan James Powers M.D.

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• 5 Holistic Treatments for Erectile Dysfunction

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• What Is Back Pain: Get The Facts

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• What is an Erection Self-Test?

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• Pneumonia in an Immunocompromised Patient

  Pneumonia as a disease was once dreaded, since most of the cases would turn out to be fatal. This was many years ago, and with medical advances, times have changed. However, in some severe cases of pneumonia, especially in people with weakened immune systems, the disease can still be fatal. If the...