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E-coli can be deadly, but it is also easy to avoid
The human body plays host to a number of microorganisms that people don’t often have reason to think ...
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New options for diagnosis, treatment of sleep apnea
Sleep. It sounds easy, right? Unfortunately, sometimes it’s not. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...
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Type 2 diabetes: Prevention depends on diet, exercise
The American Diabetes Association reports that 25% of Americans over the age of 60 now have diabetes, but ...
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Other agencies get what they want from Hospital District
INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — The Hospital District last week approved a fiscal year 2015 budget that gives a series ...
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Making your teeth last a lifetime: we’re getting closer
Just 30 years ago, about half of all people age 65 or older had no remaining natural teeth ...
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What to do when your medical records have been hacked
Sebastian River Medical Center patients are among approximately 4.5 million people whose information was stolen in a cyber-attack ...
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Vaccination is key to staving off painful shingles
Here's one reminder of youth that seniors can do without: shingles. The painful skin rash is caused by ...
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Advances in joint replacements help reduce pain
“Back in the day” joint replacement surgery – hip and knee being the most common – meant total ...
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New options to treat spinal compression fractures
Osteoporosis, which strikes many women after menopause, often makes sufferers lose an inch or so off their height ...
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Medical issues ‘vastly improved’ by weight loss surgery
Lugging around 250 pounds was hard on John Leverone's body and consequently, his frame of mind. The excess ...
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September is Teen Pregnancy Awareness month
INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — If you are a busy teenager, you have lots of fun things going on in ...
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Heat exhaustion, heat stroke big risks in Florida sun
The weather is hot, but that tennis match is still on. When you love to play golf as ...