Dr. Robert Andrew Grasso PHARM.D.

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• What is Rheumatoid Arthritis?

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• Ovarian Cancer: Why a Second Opinion Is Essential

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• Is Syphilis Curable?

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• Individual Screening Effectiveness for Celiac Disease

  Celiac disease is an autoimmune condition which mainly affects the person’s digestive tract. Specifically, the patient becomes unable to consume gluten due to the damaging effect the protein has on his or her small intestines. Gluten, on the other hand, is a protein present in wheat, barley, and...

• One Husband's Touching Way to Honor Wife with Alzheimer's Disease

  Dan Summers has been married to his wife, Joan Summers, for over 60 years now. However, Joan has Alzheimer’s. She was diagnosed when she was 61 years old, almost 17 years ago, and Dan has been her sole caregiver since the very beginning when the symptoms were mild and she was still able to care...