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How hospital program helped uninsured cancer patient
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How hospital program helped uninsured cancer patient
by March 05 2015
When Terry Sartain, 57, was diagnosed with cancer, he did not have health insurance, but according to his ...
Flu shots do protect you: the right way to get them
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Flu shots do protect you: the right way to get them
by February 27 2015
You’ve decided to get a flu shot. Maybe it’s the first time; maybe it’s something you’ve been diligent ...
Electronic record systems create ‘new Tower of Babel’
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Electronic record systems create ‘new Tower of Babel’
by February 26 2015
Consumers in Vero Beach and the rest of Florida are currently caught between two powerful groups in a ...
The endocrine system is mysterious and powerful
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The endocrine system is mysterious and powerful
by February 26 2015
Everybody knows the body has multiple systems – the circulatory, respiratory and nervous systems, for starters. But almost ...
Neurosurgeons are expert at treating lower back pain
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Neurosurgeons are expert at treating lower back pain
by February 19 2015
About 70 to 80 percent of the U.S. adult population suffers from some form of low back pain ...
Hyperbaric oxygen chambers speed up healing process
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Hyperbaric oxygen chambers speed up healing process
by February 19 2015
What is designed to put you under more than twice the pressure you’re used to, deprives you of ...
Epilepsy: Most patients respond well to medication
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Epilepsy: Most patients respond well to medication
by February 19 2015
Most people have a picture in their heads of what an epileptic seizure looks like – a person ...
Diet changes said to reduce chronic inflammation
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Diet changes said to reduce chronic inflammation
by February 12 2015
Inflammation has a bad rap, and rightly so, but there is such a thing as good inflammation. Let’s ...
Hospital’s ‘Navigator’ program good for heart patients
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Hospital’s ‘Navigator’ program good for heart patients
by February 12 2015
This week, Vero Beach’s Indian River Medical Center will officially become one of only 35 hospitals in the ...
County health officials concerned about measles outbreak
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County health officials concerned about measles outbreak
by February 12 2015
In 2014, in the midst of a highly-publicized and often acrimonious “debate” about the relative benefits and harms ...
Food and drug interactions common and dangerous
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Food and drug interactions common and dangerous
by February 05 2015
Most adults who take medication know that certain foods can interact – in a bad way – with ...
‘Robotic’ surgery improves lung cancer outcomes
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‘Robotic’ surgery improves lung cancer outcomes
by February 05 2015
Lung cancer is the most deadly cancer in the United States. The American Cancer Society estimates some 221,200 ...