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Proper footcare especially crucial for diabetics
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Proper footcare especially crucial for diabetics
by June 17 2021
The average person walks hundreds of miles a year and many thousands of miles in their lifetime. That’s ...
Early detection, treatment eases atrial fibrillation risks
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Early detection, treatment eases atrial fibrillation risks
by June 10 2021
With the worldwide aging population characterized by a large influx of baby boomers, an epidemic of atrial fibrillation ...
Neurologist urges not to take gait disorders in stride
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Neurologist urges not to take gait disorders in stride
by June 03 2021
Most children learn to walk somewhere between 12-15 months of age, and once they get the first month’s ...
MedPack service designed to eliminate pill-taking pitfalls
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MedPack service designed to eliminate pill-taking pitfalls
by May 27 2021
Have you ever looked at the vials of prescribed medications and vitamins on your counter and wondered if ...
Hip resurfacing can be good alternative to replacement
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Hip resurfacing can be good alternative to replacement
by May 20 2021
If you have a hip – or hips – that have become painful and are limiting your activity, ...
Pierone in forefront of local COVID-19 research, treatment
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Pierone in forefront of local COVID-19 research, treatment
by May 13 2021
When the coronavirus came knocking on Vero’s door, Dr. Gerald Pierone, chief medical officer of Whole Family Health ...
Smoking is main risk factor with potentially deadly COPD
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Smoking is main risk factor with potentially deadly COPD
by May 06 2021
If you find yourself wheezing and coughing frequently and having trouble taking deep breaths, it may be time ...
Many effective treatments available for seasonal allergies
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Many effective treatments available for seasonal allergies
by April 29 2021
Spring is in the air – literally. But along with blue skies, balmy temperatures and budding flowers come ...
Mental Health Association offers affordable help for COVID-related woes
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Mental Health Association offers affordable help for COVID-related woes
by April 22 2021
Even if you were one of the lucky ones who didn’t get COVID, it doesn’t mean that your ...
Fixing patients’ ailing feet is Vero surgeon’s ‘sole’ goal
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Fixing patients’ ailing feet is Vero surgeon’s ‘sole’ goal
by April 15 2021
When your feet hurt, your body hurts. We don’t fully appreciate how much we rely on our feet ...
Dermatology duo: ‘Saving people’s lives is ultimate goal’
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Dermatology duo: ‘Saving people’s lives is ultimate goal’
by April 08 2021
The partnership of Drs. Anand and Divya Haryani was a lifetime in the making. Their fathers went to ...
Hearing loss now strongly linked to cognitive decline
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Hearing loss now strongly linked to cognitive decline
by April 01 2021
Research by John Hopkins University has confirmed what many audiologists and physicians have long suspected: that there is ...