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Studies rebut aspirin-a-day heart-health strategy
Are you one of the millions of people taking a baby aspirin a day because you believe it ...
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Malnutrition means peril for head/neck cancer patients
Scully-Welsh Cancer Center radiation oncologist Dr. John Petersen has a passion for nutrition. For a very good reason. ...
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Holy cow! Bovine patch may help fix torn rotator cuff
Rotator cuff tears are so common, says the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, “that each year almost 2 ...
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Psoriatic arthritis incurable, but symptoms manageable
Everyone with a television probably knows a little something about psoriasis, the skin condition with the raised red ...
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Fish oil tales: Two major studies yield ‘complex’ results
Do omega-3 fish oil pills really help your cardiovascular health? In the wake of two huge, in-depth studies ...
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Scully Endoscopy Center has powerful new diagnostic ability
When the $6.1 million Scully Endoscopy Center at Indian River Medical Center opened its doors for the first ...
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Team steers IRMC toward elite stroke-center status
About 75 percent of strokes in this country occur in people 65 or older. That makes Vero Beach ...
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New ‘hydrogel’ makes prostate cancer treatment safer
Dr. Hugo Davila of Florida Healthcare Specialists is excited about a new tool available to treat prostate cancer ...
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Beware of ‘alternative’ cancer treatments online
The Internet can be a dangerous place for cancer patients. Even though medically approved and legitimate “cancer treatments ...
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‘Cool’ path to pain relief for bone cancer patients
According to the American Cancer Society, “you should never accept pain as a normal part of having cancer. ...
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Medicare sees fit to cover ‘necessary’ eyelid surgery
People tend to think of eyelid surgery as purely cosmetic, but it often has an important medical purpose ...
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Vero Radiology upgrades scanning capabilities – again
Christmas came early this year to the folks at Vero Radiology Associates. In fact, it has already come ...