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Oh baby! You bet IRMC handled the hurricane
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Oh baby! You bet IRMC handled the hurricane
by October 20 2016
As Hurricane Matthew approached the Treasure Coast, most of Vero Beach was in full shutdown mode, but Indian ...
Take cranberries – the berries, not juice – for UTIs
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Take cranberries – the berries, not juice – for UTIs
by October 13 2016
Everyone knows cranberry juice is good for urinary tract infections, right? Researchers from Texas A&M Health Science Center ...
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Lawnwood becomes area’s first Comprehensive Stroke Center
by October 06 2016
Every 40 seconds someone in this country suffers a stroke and the National Institutes of Health points out ...
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Join Walk to End Alzheimer’s Oct. 1
by September 30 2016
INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — More than 5.3 million people in the United States are living with Alzheimer’s disease. In ...
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‘Men in Pink’ raise awareness, funds in fight against breast cancer
by September 29 2016
INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — In its inaugural year in Indian River County, 16 prominent area men have taken a ...
Knee-replacement technology can preserve ACLs
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Knee-replacement technology can preserve ACLs
by September 29 2016
There are more than 30,000 orthopedic surgeons in the U. S., but Dr. Ken Sands is the only ...
Put your foot down! How to lessen gout flare-ups
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Put your foot down! How to lessen gout flare-ups
by September 29 2016
Researchers from Johns Hopkins University recently looked at how what we eat influences gout, and found that a ...
Making noise about dangers of ‘silent’ heart attacks
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Making noise about dangers of ‘silent’ heart attacks
by September 22 2016
We all know what a person experiencing a heart attack looks like, right? They’re in obvious pain, and ...
Century unlimited: More seniors living to 100+
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Century unlimited: More seniors living to 100+
by September 22 2016
1916 was a very good year. Jackie Gleason, Betty Grable, Dinah Shore, Gregory Peck, Glenn Ford, Olivia de ...
The upshot? CDC nixes nasal-spray flu vaccines
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The upshot? CDC nixes nasal-spray flu vaccines
by September 15 2016
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has pulled the plug on nasal-spray flu vaccines for the 2016-2017 ...
Impressive stent technology is state-of-the-artery
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Impressive stent technology is state-of-the-artery
by September 15 2016
Some of the biggest breakthroughs in medicine come in the smallest packages. Take, for example, the stent. Looking ...
Skin deep: Study delves further into ‘red-haired gene’
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Skin deep: Study delves further into ‘red-haired gene’
by September 08 2016
Only about 2 percent of the U.S. population – some 6.5 million people – are redheads, but redheads ...