Sunday, February 03, 2013

A New Technique to Treat Foot Infections in Diabetes

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Diabetes mellitus is a complex, chronic disorder in which the body is not able to effectively use a natural chemical called insulin. Ins...
Saturday, February 02, 2013

Is Your Drinking Water Contaminated by Utility Poles?

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These days, many people purchase bottled spring water, bottled filtered water, and/or have their own water filtration system attached to t...
Friday, February 01, 2013

Preventing Post-Partum Depression in Adolescent Mothers

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Post-partum depression (PPD) is a type of depressive disorder that occurs in a parent after childbirth, although it usually occurs in the ...
Thursday, January 31, 2013

Klinefelter Syndrome: An Underdiagnosed Genetic Disorder

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Each person has 23 pairs of chromosomes (46 in total). One of each pair of chromosomes is inherited from the mother and one of each pair i...
Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome or Not? The Shocking Results

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Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) is a broad term which refers to birth defects in the fetus caused by high maternal levels of alcoho...
Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Uses and Applications for Stem Cell Research

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Stem cell research and development has been around for a little while now, but it is still surrounded with controversies. In spite of th...
Monday, January 28, 2013

Understand Prescriptions and Their Costs

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Living in the decade you do, you are lucky to be able to utilize the science and technology around you. One of the areas where science h...
Sunday, January 27, 2013

Autism and Schizophrenia: Shared Genetics?

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Autism (autistic disorder) is a type of neurodevelopmental disorder that causes impairments in social interaction, impairments in communic...
Saturday, January 26, 2013

Colonoscopy Prep Made Easy: A New Cleanser

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Many people who have gone through a colonoscopy to screen for colon cancer will tell you that the worst part is not the procedure itself...
Friday, January 25, 2013

Non-Fried Fish Reduces Risk of Pancreatic Cancer

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Cancer of the pancreas (aka pancreatic cancer) is the fourth most common type of cancer in the U.S. Cancer is any of a large group of mal...
Thursday, January 24, 2013

Are You Prepared For Your Child's Potential Health Emergency?

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If you think you are protecting your child by simply knowing the 911 digits and having 24/7 access to a phone, then you are not doing en...
Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Who Uses the Emergency Room Most? The Answers May Surprise You

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There is a stereotype that the most frequent users of emergency rooms (ERs) are those who do not have health insurance and/or who present ...
Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Endometriosis 101: A Primer

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Endometriosis is a condition in which the tissue that normally lines the inside of the uterus (endometrium) is found outside the uterus. ...
Monday, January 21, 2013

Aquariums for the Treatment of Dementia (Alzheimer’s) in Nursing Homes

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Dementia is a disorder characterized by a significant loss of intellectual and cognitive abilities without impairment of perception or con...
Sunday, January 20, 2013

CPAP for Sleep Apnea: Is it Worth It?

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Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a disorder in which a person does not breathe for periods of time while sleeping due to the presence of a...
Saturday, January 19, 2013

Diabetes Treatment and Management

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Despite extensive research, numerous medications that have come to market, and continued scientific advances, a cure for diabetes has yet ...
Friday, January 18, 2013

The Stomach Bug/Flu in Children: What Works & What Doesn’t

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You know of it as the stomach bug or the stomach flu (even though it is technically not related to the actual flu). Medical doctors refer...
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Thursday, January 17, 2013

Ovarian Cancer: Treatment with Avastin

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Ovarian cancer is a serious disease diagnosed in over 20,000 women a year in the U.S. alone. Cancer is any of a large group of malignant ...
Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Anti-depressants in Pregnancy: What are the Risks?

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Women with major depressive disorder often become pregnant and women who are pregnant often develop major depressive disorder (referred to...
Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Breast Cancer Staging: PET Scans, Ultrasounds, and Biopsies

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Breast cancer continues to be a major health problem throughout the world and requires accurate staging to determine the most appropriate...