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Put your foot down! How to lessen gout flare-ups

Researchers from Johns Hopkins University recently looked at how what we eat influences gout, and found that a ...

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Making noise about dangers of ‘silent’ heart attacks

We all know what a person experiencing a heart attack looks like, right? They’re in obvious pain, and ...

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Century unlimited: More seniors living to 100+

1916 was a very good year. Jackie Gleason, Betty Grable, Dinah Shore, Gregory Peck, Glenn Ford, Olivia de ...

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The upshot? CDC nixes nasal-spray flu vaccines

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has pulled the plug on nasal-spray flu vaccines for the 2016-2017 ...

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Impressive stent technology is state-of-the-artery

Some of the biggest breakthroughs in medicine come in the smallest packages. Take, for example, the stent. Looking ...

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Skin deep: Study delves further into ‘red-haired gene’

Only about 2 percent of the U.S. population – some 6.5 million people – are redheads, but redheads ...

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Joint replacement patients get hip to IRMC’s ‘camp’

Dr. Richard Steinfeld, an orthopedic surgeon at Indian River Medical Center, can’t help but crack a smile when ...

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IRMC pumped about debut of advanced heart care lab

Starting this month, the Indian River Medical Center will become the first hospital in the state of Florida ...

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Time to tackle anemia problem among seniors

Recent research has made it clear that anemia is a serious health concern for the elderly population. The ...

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ENT-er a new specialist at Sebastian Medical Center

A real, live honest-to-goodness “Okie from Muskogee” just opened a new medical practice in Sebastian. Dr. T. Seth ...

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Weep no more: New drug should help dry eye sufferers

The FDA has recently OK’d the first prescription eye drop approved to treat both the signs and symptoms ...

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New chief operating officer takes the reins at IRMC

Camie Patterson, the new chief operating officer at the Indian River Medical Center, says her first few weeks ...