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Diagnosing bladder cancer early is key to cure
Bladder cancer, which is much more common in men than in women, afflicts tens of thousands in the ...
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Novel therapy helps Parkinson’s patients with speech
Parkinson’s disease is insidious. It starts out slowly, according to Sebastian River Medical Center neurologist, Dr. Roberta Rose, ...
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The most common adult disease is not treated by MDs
The single most common disease among adults in the Vero area isn’t one your family doctor is likely ...
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Anatomy of a 911 call: Prepare ahead of time
Almost everyone knows to call 911 when a medical emergency occurs, but just making the phone call may ...
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Physical therapy helps older golfers keep golfing
You’ve done well. You left the rat race behind. You have the time and the means to play ...
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Treatment outcomes much improved for MS patients
Renie Calkin, now a Vero Beach resident, vividly remembers the day in 2000 that marked a turning point ...
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Horseback riding helps physically challenged children
Sometimes the best medicine doesn’t come in a bottle or a pill: Sometimes it comes on four hooves. ...
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Atrial fibrillation: hard to diagnose, easy to control
Arrhythmia is a medical condition characterized by a problem with the rate or rhythm of the heartbeat. The ...
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New Vision installs state-of-art cataract equipment
Sitting down to talk with Dr. Paul Minotty, who heads the New Vision Eye Center in Vero Beach, ...
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Hospital feud with District spins over into election
INDIAN RIVER COUNTY —Voters will get a chance in two weeks to weigh in on the ongoing dispute ...
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New hope for elderly patients with hip fractures
Hip fractures are serious injuries which typically result in severe pain, major surgical procedures and lengthy recovery periods; ...
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Study: Some prescription sleep aids up Alzheimer’s risk
Insomnia. It seems everybody talks about it these days and a lot of people are trying to do ...