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November 05, 2020When Dana Reeve—wife of disabled actor Christopher Reeve and a well-known activist for disabled persons’ rights—succumbed to lung cancer at age 44, her death raised a lot of eyebrows—and a lot of awa...
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June 02, 2016
There is a new treatment option for those who suffer from vein problems: the VenaSeal™ Closure System. How it works: A small amount of a medical bonding agent is injected to seal off ...
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June 01, 2016
Blue Light Cystoscopy: A Better Way to Detect Bladder Cancer Bladder cancer is the fifth most commonly diagnosed cancer in the United States with a high rate of recurrence. Unfortunately, up to 30% o...
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May 31, 2016
New guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend that adults 65 years and older receive two vaccines to protect against pneumococcal disease, up from the previous recommen...
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May 30, 2016
Minimally Invasive Treatment for Fibroids Jim Robinson, MD, says the most common problem that sends women to their gynecologists is abnormal uterine bleeding. And one of the most common structural r...
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May 29, 2016
Preventing Colon Cancer Colon cancer is one of the very few preventable cancers. However, it typically has no symptoms in its early stages, making it critical to take advantage of available screening...
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May 28, 2016
SCAD—A Silent Killer of Healthy Young People What is Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection (SCAD)? Artery walls have three layers. When a tear or dissection occurs blood is able to flow throu...
