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Don’t be shaken, but too little salt also harmful
The less salt in our diets the better, right? Everyone knows that a high intake of salt is ...
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New scanner an ‘essential tool’ in battling cancer
A positron emission tomography–computed tomography (PET-CT) scanner might not be everybody’s idea of the perfect present, but don’t ...
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ER ‘reservations’ available at Sebastian hospital
According to the Centers for Disease Control, over 136 million people show up at their local emergency rooms ...
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How technology from Thermacell creates a mosquito “force field”
INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — July Fourth signifies the start of summer and the season for pesky, biting insects that ...
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Take heart: New tests better at seeing danger signs
Dr. Jeffrey Gottfried is a man on a mission. That mission is to help his patients better detect ...
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Superbugs and supermarkets are closely linked
It happens now with surprising regularity. Your television flashes images of Petrie dishes packed with squirming microbes. Your ...
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Urologist Dr. Hugo Davila joins Florida Healthcare Specialists
INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — Florida Healthcare Specialists (FHS), an affiliated practice of Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute (FCS) ...
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Kids with Type 1 diabetes have low levels of vitamin D
This is one in an occasional series about children’s health issues. We know that many of our readers ...
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Why UTIs are 10 times more common in women
Have you have ever wondered why women are much more prone to urinary tract infections than men? Urologist ...
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Small wonder: Tiny SpyGlass finds, removes gallstones
Here’s an axiom you almost never hear in today’s medical world. “What you don't know probably won't hurt ...
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Sebastian River Medical Center looking for volunteers
Just up the road from Vero Beach, Anthony Gabriel and Rose Marie Breinlinger at Sebastian River Medical Center ...
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Tuning into music therapy and its medical benefits
If you were asked to list types of medical specialties, you’d likely be able to come up with ...