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Time to tackle anemia problem among seniors
Recent research has made it clear that anemia is a serious health concern for the elderly population. The ...
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ENT-er a new specialist at Sebastian Medical Center
A real, live honest-to-goodness “Okie from Muskogee” just opened a new medical practice in Sebastian. Dr. T. Seth ...
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Weep no more: New drug should help dry eye sufferers
The FDA has recently OK’d the first prescription eye drop approved to treat both the signs and symptoms ...
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New chief operating officer takes the reins at IRMC
Camie Patterson, the new chief operating officer at the Indian River Medical Center, says her first few weeks ...
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Face it: Cosmetic surgery is a $13 billion business
According to the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, American consumers are now spending upwards of $13 billion ...
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Weight, it gets better: Balloon can help shed pounds
For millions of Americans, trying to lose weight is an annoying and seemingly never-ending roller coaster ride that ...
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Pricey new drugs knock out deadly Hepatitis C
July 28 has come and gone and if you didn’t realize that particular Thursday was “World Hepatitis Day,” ...
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Here’s the skinny: Daily baths OK for kids with eczema
This is one in an occasional series about children’s health issues. We know that many of our readers ...
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Scully-Welsh Center seeks special kind of volunteers
Lori McCormick and Scott Duncan are looking for a very special group of volunteers to help out at ...
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Stop diabetes in its tracks? Give ’em 60 minutes
The landscape of diabetes treatment changed dramatically in April when the Cleveland Clinic released study results showing that, ...
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Medical errors blamed for 9.5 percent of U.S. deaths
A recent study from Johns Hopkins Medicine received a flurry of media attention, and rightly so: It concluded ...
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Environmental Regulation Commission approves Florida-specific human health criteria
INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — The Environmental Regulation Commission approved rules for health-based water-quality standards to ensure Floridians can continue ...