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New treatments in sight for eye disease common in seniors
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New treatments in sight for eye disease common in seniors
by June 22 2023
Age Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) affects millions of people worldwide, most of them elderly. It is a leading ...
Endometrial cancer: Common but ‘very curable’
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Endometrial cancer: Common but ‘very curable’
by June 15 2023
Endometrial cancer, also known as uterine cancer, is a serious threat to women’s health worldwide, with 417,000 new ...
Body dysmorphic disorder: A painful search for perfection
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Body dysmorphic disorder: A painful search for perfection
by June 15 2023
Two-time Academy Award-winning actress Jane Fonda made headlines in May when she revealed in People Magazine that she ...
Life-saving stroke care now available to more patients
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Life-saving stroke care now available to more patients
by June 08 2023
“Treatment for stroke underwent a major change in 2014 when the ‘MR CLEAN’ report was issued – it ...
‘DOUBLE’ VISION CARE – Combo surgery treats cataracts and glaucoma at same time
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‘DOUBLE’ VISION CARE – Combo surgery treats cataracts and glaucoma at same time
by June 08 2023
The eyes are the windows to the soul, or so the saying goes. But they are also windows ...
New ACL repair technique harnesses body’s own healing abilities
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New ACL repair technique harnesses body’s own healing abilities
by June 01 2023
Ellamae Crooks was a striker on the Masters Academy soccer team in Vero Beach when, during a scrimmage ...
Vitamin B12 deficiency: Often underdiagnosed and overlooked
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Vitamin B12 deficiency: Often underdiagnosed and overlooked
by June 01 2023
Vitamin B12 has a good reputation as a quick way to increase energy and improve wellbeing, but its ...
Major increase in anorexia nervosa attributed to pandemic
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Major increase in anorexia nervosa attributed to pandemic
by May 25 2023
Everyone from Truman Capote to Joan Rivers to the Duchess of Windsor has been credited with coining the ...
Polycystic ovarian syndrome: Patient’s desires dictate treatment
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Polycystic ovarian syndrome: Patient’s desires dictate treatment
by May 25 2023
Polycystic ovarian syndrome is a common problem for women of childbearing age, affecting up to 10 percent of ...
Lifestyle choices key in treating peripheral artery disease
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Lifestyle choices key in treating peripheral artery disease
by May 18 2023
More than 6 million people in the United States age 40 and older have PAD (peripheral artery disease), ...
Biomedical hormones can help reverse the aging process
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Biomedical hormones can help reverse the aging process
by May 18 2023
Following in the footsteps of his parents who were both physicians in Vietnam, Dr. Raymond Duong is a ...
Never too old: Patients 80 and up can benefit from CORONARY bypass surgery
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Never too old: Patients 80 and up can benefit from CORONARY bypass surgery
by May 11 2023
A new study from Mayo Clinic finds that, although surgery tends to be riskier for older patients, coronary ...