Thursday, February 07, 2013

Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever: Knowledge Gaps in Health Care Providers

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Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) is the most deadly and most common illness caused by Rickettsia , a group of bacterial parasites. A pa...
Wednesday, February 06, 2013

Individual Medical Insurance: Making the Right Choice

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Beginning on January 1, 2014, most Americans will be required to have individual medical insurance . For those who are not currently insur...
Tuesday, February 05, 2013

Childhood Tumors: How PET/CT Scans Can Help

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When patients are evaluated for a possible tumor, the types of scans they hear about most often are CT (computerized tomography) scans and...
Monday, February 04, 2013

Chronic Pain: Know the Causes and Risks

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All of us have experienced pain of some form in our lives; whether it was the slight bruises of childhood or a stomach ache, we know the f...
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 ...