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Lack of sleep short circuits memory and learning
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Lack of sleep short circuits memory and learning
by March 12 2015
Dr. John Suen, MD, is the Medical Director of Sleep Disorders Center Florida, an accredited medical treatment center ...
Hearing loss treatment important for mental health
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Hearing loss treatment important for mental health
by March 12 2015
Almost 20 percent of all American adults – or about 36 million people - suffer from some form ...
New much-improved medical alert devices now available
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New much-improved medical alert devices now available
by March 06 2015
Anyone watching television in the late 1980s probably remembers one of the most famous commercials of all time. ...
How to protect yourself from ‘superbug’ infections
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How to protect yourself from ‘superbug’ infections
by March 05 2015
Antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections are the cause of 700,000 deaths worldwide each year, including 23,000 in the U.S. That ...
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 ...