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Sleep disorders increase stroke risk, harm recovery
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Sleep disorders increase stroke risk, harm recovery
by November 03 2016
A new study concludes that certain types of sleep disorders increase the risk of stroke and, if untreated, ...
Algorithm method: ‘Calculator’ ID’s heart disease risk
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Algorithm method: ‘Calculator’ ID’s heart disease risk
by October 27 2016
What’s the best way to avoid the massive personal and emotional traumas – let alone the huge financial ...
Melbourne gastro doc sets up shop in Sebastian
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Melbourne gastro doc sets up shop in Sebastian
by October 27 2016
For well over a decade, gastroenterologist Dr. Stephen Fitzgerald treated patients throughout Brevard County, from Melbourne and Palm ...
Chemo savvy: New drugs more palatable for patients
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Chemo savvy: New drugs more palatable for patients
by October 20 2016
There are over 100 different types of cancer that can attack the human body and the National Cancer ...
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 ...