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Nurse On Call offers range of in-home healthcare
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Nurse On Call offers range of in-home healthcare
by July 06 2017
When one of the nation’s largest senior-living, assisted-living and memory-care facility providers – Brookdale Senior Living – started ...
Itching for relief? Study sheds new light on hives
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Itching for relief? Study sheds new light on hives
by June 30 2017
Up to 20 percent of people suffer at least once from hives, and the intense itching caused by ...
New top nurse is a ‘major’ addition at IRMC
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New top nurse is a ‘major’ addition at IRMC
by June 30 2017
When the Indian River Medical Center started searching for a new chief nursing office, retired U.S. Army Major ...
Study: Screening technique cuts colorectal cancer risk
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Study: Screening technique cuts colorectal cancer risk
by May 31 2017
According to recent results from a United Kingdom study, a screening test called a sigmoidoscopy cuts the risk ...
Tiniest patients in excellent hands at Lawnwood NICU
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Tiniest patients in excellent hands at Lawnwood NICU
by May 31 2017
Each and every year roughly 500,000 tiny newborn babies in this country spend their very first hours and ...
‘Back’ to the future: Advances made spinal surgery
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‘Back’ to the future: Advances made spinal surgery
by May 23 2017
Twenty years ago, spinal surgery had a reputation for often causing as much – or more – pain ...
There’s the rub: What to know about sunscreen
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There’s the rub: What to know about sunscreen
by May 23 2017
Summer is almost here and the mad dash to the store for sunscreen is about to begin. Caveat ...
‘D’-fense! Vitamin can help prevent colitis flare-ups
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‘D’-fense! Vitamin can help prevent colitis flare-ups
by May 18 2017
A new study led by researchers from Boston’s Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center has concluded that lower levels ...
Team effort: Patient-safety mantra is working at IRMC
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Team effort: Patient-safety mantra is working at IRMC
by May 18 2017
Hospitals are among the most watched and regulated entities in the country. Dozens of federal, state and local ...
Innovation keys hospital’s joint replacement success
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Innovation keys hospital’s joint replacement success
by May 11 2017
When the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) shifted the way it pays medical providers for hip ...
How estrogen therapy can improve oral health
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How estrogen therapy can improve oral health
by May 11 2017
Most women of a certain age are familiar with the benefits of estrogen therapy for the treatment of ...
Scully-Welsh takes part in nationwide cancer trial
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Scully-Welsh takes part in nationwide cancer trial
by May 02 2017
Vero Beach’s Scully-Welsh Cancer Center is playing with the big kids now. The Treasure Coast cancer center has ...