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...
Monday, January 14, 2013

Contraceptive Use in Women with HIV

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If you are a woman with HIV (human immunodeficiency virus), preventing unintended pregnancy is important to preventing the transmission of...
Sunday, January 13, 2013

"My Child is a Picky Eater!" Is it Normal?

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Many parents are familiar with the routine of sitting down with their young child for a meal and finding that the child refuses to eat it ...
Saturday, January 12, 2013

Treating Sleep Problems in Multiple Sclerosis: An Update

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In the current edition of journal Acta Neurologica Scandinavica , researchers presented a comprehensive up to date literature review on th...
Tuesday, January 08, 2013

The Medical Miracle of Microbubbles

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For the uninitiated, micro bubbles are bubbles that are 50 microns or less (which is several orders of magnitude smaller than traditional ...
Tuesday, January 01, 2013

MedFriendly Publishes Comprehensive Scientific Review on Asperger’s Disorder and Violence

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In response to the frequent discussion in the media and elsewhere on the association (or lack of an association) between Asperger’s disord...
Sunday, December 16, 2012

How a Psychologist Explained the Newtown School Shootings to His 7 & 8 Year Old Children

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The shootings in at Sandy Brook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut have been traumatizing for the entire nation. While we have un...
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Wednesday, December 12, 2012

The Benefits of Electronic Medical Signatures

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These days, more and more hospitals, doctor offices, and medical centers are transitioning from paper medical records to electronic (paper...
Saturday, December 08, 2012

Medical Jobs Specializing in Pregnancy

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If you’re looking out to start a career in the medical field, you’ve got many choices. But there are some jobs that are directly related t...
Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Five Ways to Handle When the Doctor is the Patient

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It’s bound to happen if you are a healthcare provider. One day, you will evaluate a doctoral-level healthcare provider in your office, be ...
Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Non-Partisan Review of Obamacare Healthcare Reform

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These days, it is difficult to read anything about health care reform on line without political spin. To help people who are interested in...
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Saturday, October 27, 2012

Medical Equipment and Supplies for Your Home

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Medical emergencies can occur at any time and often happen at home. Investing in home medical supplies brings added peace of mind to you a...
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Monday, October 22, 2012

Poop Transplants to the Rescue!

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One of the worst types of infections someone can experience is C. diff , which is short for the bacteria, Clostridium difficile . It is kn...
Friday, October 19, 2012

Five Ways to Get in to See a Medical Specialist Faster

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So you have an appointment with that medical specialist you were told you should see. You heard great things about this doctor and have b...
Monday, October 15, 2012

Five Ways to Relax if You Think You May Have Cancer

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At some point, it happens to most of us. One way or the other, you discover that there is something not quite right with your body and the...
Friday, October 05, 2012

10 Ways Doctors Can Protect Themselves When Attorneys Try to Influence Patient Care

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The prior blog entry discussed ways that attorneys try to control a patient’s medical care to win a case. Below are ten steps that doctor...
Sunday, September 30, 2012

When Attorneys Control Patient's Medical Care to Win a Case

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Consider the following scenario. A 40-year-old man arrives to your office seeking medical treatment for a mild personal injury suffered se...
Wednesday, September 26, 2012

If Andy Williams Drank Tea Would He Still Be Alive?

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Today, legendary singer Andy Williams (age 84) died of bladder cancer , a condition he announced being diagnosed with less than one year ...
Saturday, September 22, 2012

Treating Tonsil Abscesses with Immediate Tonsillectomy

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In the current issue of Acta Oto-Laryngologica, Drs. Nicolas Albertz and Gonzalo Nazar summarized 10 years of experience in treating patie...
Thursday, September 20, 2012

Japanese and American Differences in Modesty Eliminated by Money

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New social psychological research from Japan is shedding light on differences is modesty between people from American and Japanese culture...
Sunday, September 09, 2012

Want to Boost Your Health? Try Healthy Supplements

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Are you looking to improve your health? You've probably started by getting more exercise and switching to a healthy diet full of fresh...