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Long-term use of proton pump inhibitors has downsides
Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) such as Prevacid, Prilosec and Nexium are among the most commonly used drugs in ...
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Cancer center launches genetic testing, counseling program
Cancer can impact lives in far more ways than most people realize. One of the most common but ...
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Summer bummer: Why kidney stones spike in hot weather
It’s summertime in Florida and that could be bad news for your kidneys. The Mayo Clinic says kidney ...
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Endo Center makes it easier to schedule procedures
Gastroenterologists Dr. James Gordon and Dr. Bruce Grossman at Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital’s Scully Endoscopy Center have ...
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High-tech skin cancer imaging tool will leave no scars
If you think you know all you need to know about skin cancer, here are two words of ...
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Beat goes on: Tiny new pacemaker is a big improvement
The American College of Cardiology says approximately 200,000 American will have a pacemaker implanted in their chest this ...
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A bit of good news in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis fight
If there’s one diagnosis you never want to get, says Steward Medical Group pulmonologist Dr. Michael Layton, it ...
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Spin-win scenario: Rotating device clears coronary arteries
Leave it to Sebastian interventional cardiologist Dr. Charles Croft to once again pioneer the use of a modern ...
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Here’s the skinny on a ‘fast’ and free route to weight loss
What if there was a way to lose weight, lower your blood pressure, reduce your cholesterol and blood ...
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Hospitals’ teamwork at heart of Vero mom’s transplant story
Vero Beach’s Paige Jerome had a change of heart last March. Literally. On March 15 this 47-year-old mother, ...
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Summer’s here – and so is risk of dangerous dehydration
Welcome to summer. Trips to the beach, outings on boats, tennis, golf – and dehydration. For those who ...
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Hyperbaric oxygen therapy can speed wound healing process
Is HBO right for everyone with a diabetic foot wound? If the HBO in question is hyperbaric oxygen ...