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Prostate cancer common but not usually aggressive
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Prostate cancer common but not usually aggressive
by October 02 2014
What did the former segregationist governor of Georgia, Lester Maddox, have in common with the Black Panther Party’s ...
E-coli can be deadly, but it is also easy to avoid
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E-coli can be deadly, but it is also easy to avoid
by September 26 2014
The human body plays host to a number of microorganisms that people don’t often have reason to think ...
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New options for diagnosis, treatment of sleep apnea
by September 26 2014
Sleep. It sounds easy, right? Unfortunately, sometimes it’s not. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...
Type 2 diabetes: Prevention depends on diet, exercise
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Type 2 diabetes: Prevention depends on diet, exercise
by September 25 2014
The American Diabetes Association reports that 25% of Americans over the age of 60 now have diabetes, but ...
Other agencies get what they want from Hospital District
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Other agencies get what they want from Hospital District
by September 19 2014
INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — The Hospital District last week approved a fiscal year 2015 budget that gives a series ...
Making your teeth last a lifetime: we’re getting closer
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Making your teeth last a lifetime: we’re getting closer
by September 19 2014
Just 30 years ago, about half of all people age 65 or older had no remaining natural teeth ...
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What to do when your medical records have been hacked
by September 19 2014
Sebastian River Medical Center patients are among approximately 4.5 million people whose information was stolen in a cyber-attack ...
Vaccination is key to staving off painful shingles
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Vaccination is key to staving off painful shingles
by September 18 2014
Here's one reminder of youth that seniors can do without: shingles. The painful skin rash is caused by ...
Advances in joint replacements help reduce pain
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Advances in joint replacements help reduce pain
by September 12 2014
“Back in the day” joint replacement surgery – hip and knee being the most common – meant total ...
New options to treat spinal compression fractures
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New options to treat spinal compression fractures
by September 12 2014
Osteoporosis, which strikes many women after menopause, often makes sufferers lose an inch or so off their height ...
Medical issues ‘vastly improved’ by weight loss surgery
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Medical issues ‘vastly improved’ by weight loss surgery
by September 11 2014
Lugging around 250 pounds was hard on John Leverone's body and consequently, his frame of mind. The excess ...
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September is Teen Pregnancy Awareness month
by September 05 2014
INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — If you are a busy teenager, you have lots of fun things going on in ...