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Nailing down painful facts about shingles
If you were born before 1976, you probably have a strain of the herpes virus living inside you. ...
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Study: Aspirin may help fight neurodegenerative disorders
We all know about aspirin and its ability to reduce pain, fever and inflammation. Now comes research from ...
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Women at greater risk than men for fatal heart attacks
Every 34 seconds, says the Heart Foundation, someone in this country has a heart attack, and heart disease ...
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Wake up! Why too much sleep can be unhealthy
It has become common knowledge that getting too little sleep is unhealthy. Lack of sleep ups the risk ...
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Psychiatrist says many children wrongly given antidepressants
Antidepressants are among the world’s most commonly prescribed medications. That, alone, is a sore point for Dr. Theresa ...
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Treasure Coast Community Health’s a lifeline for many
You graduated from the Harvard School of Medicine. You logged two years as an oral and maxillofacial surgeon ...
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Surgery often not needed to treat pelvic organ prolapse
The first medical records of “pelvic organ prolapse” date back to the Bronze Age. Ancient Egyptians and Mesopotamian ...
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Orchid Island Crossfit announces event to benefit Veterans Council Feb. 13
INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — Orchid Island Crossfit is pleased to announce the first "Hump for our Vet’s" event to ...
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Inside the ER at the Sebastian River Medical Center
Television series such as “ER” and “Chicago Hope” gave viewers a sense of the backstage drama that takes ...
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Study finds increase in ADHD diagnosis among schoolkids
This is one in an occasional series about children’s health issues. We know that many of our readers ...
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Cause unknown: Atrial fibrillation a $6.5-billion mystery
Atrial fibrillation, also known as AF or A-Fib, is a type of arrhythmia or irregular heartbeat – an ...
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Study: Aerobic fitness keeps the brain ‘young’
It’s widely accepted there is a connection between physical and mental fitness, and neuroimaging studies – in which ...