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Carotid Bruit
Your doctor should use a stethoscope to listen not only to your heart, but also your neck. That’s because a noise...
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HPV Vaccine Necessary for Males and Females
Human papilloma viruses cause cancer. Giving a vaccine against four types of the virus to both girls and boys...
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Peripheral Artery Disease
When most of us think of problems with blood vessels, we think of the heart or the brain. But a very common site of...
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Robotic Surgery
Using a robot to remove a man’s prostate may sound appealing. The surgery is typically done through a very small...
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Diabetes and Hearing Loss
Some complications of diabetes are well known; eye and kidney problems, increased risk of heart attack and stroke...
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Appetite Supression
Ghrelin is a hormone discovered several years ago that looked to be the holy grail of appetite regulation, and then...
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Many People with Asthma Don't Benefit from a Popular Antacid
Proton pump inhibitors, a popular class of antacid medications sold over the counter, don’t help improve asthma...
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COPD and Inhaled Steriods
Inhaled steroid medications for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, may result in an...
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Chemotherapy May Not Help Certain Colon Cancers
Just like the treatment options for breast cancer, colon cancer treatment is now becoming more complex, with a recent...
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Controling Blood Sugar and the Heart
Keeping blood sugar under tight control is known to help avoid complications of diabetes like eye and nerve problems,...
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Recognizing Heart Disease and Depression
Recurrent heart disease and depression often go hand in hand, and their symptoms may overlap. Roy Ziegelstein,...
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Benefits of Psilocybin
Psilocybin is the active compound in so called ‘magic mushrooms’, and has been used for a long time by certain...
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Older Smokers May Find It Especially Hard to Quit Smoking
Older people who’ve smoked for some time may have a particularly hard time giving up the habit, the Centers for...
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Having Nurses or Others Help Manage Medical Care Isn't as Helpful as One Might Think
Patient education and monitoring helps keep older people out of the hospital and reduces costs, right? Maybe...
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Danger with Insulin Pumps and Teens
Teenagers who use automated external insulin pumps to manage their diabetes experience a disproportionate number of...
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