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"Electric" Foot Bandage May Help Diabetics
A patented bandage with tiny batteries that run micro-currents through a wound to kill bacteria may hold promise for healing the stubborn foot ulcers that plague so many diabetics. "This electrical activity kills bacteria, keeps the wound clean and, in the studies we've had so far, has shown that this stimulates the wounds to heal," said Jeffry Skiba, president and CEO of Vomaris Innovations, based in Chandler, Ariz. (Read more about "Electric" Foot Bandage May Help Diabetics)
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Family Foot Care Group D.P.M.
Family Foot Care Group D.P.M.
1212 Kings Highway
Brooklyn,
NY
11229
Call 1-800-FOOT-123
Do you have pain in your ankles or feet that prevents you from living a normal life? Perhaps you have missed work because of a problem foot injury or maybe you just have discomfort that makes the days a little more difficult than they should be. You need a way out of the pain and Family Foot Care Group in Gravesend, Brooklyn has the expertise to help you get back to feeling like yourself again.
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New Boon for Pancreatic Cancer Patients
A new drug therapy that annihilates the blood vessels that grow to feed malignant tumors is showing considerable promise in increasing the longevity of patients with inoperable pancreatic cancer. Recent research, led by Matthias Löhr of the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden, shows that a drug called EndoTAG-1 (chemical name: cationic lipid complexed paclitaxel), when infused with gemcitabine, can substantially extend life. In his study involving 200 subjects with pancreatic adenocarcinoma, Löhr treated half of them, the control group, with gemcitabine alone. (Read more about New Boon for Pancreatic Cancer Patients)
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Cancer Treatment Centers of America
Cancer Treatment Centers of America
10109 E. 79th Street (81st Street & Highway 169)
Tulsa,
Oklahoma
74133
Call (888) 353-8036
We at Cancer Treatment Centers of America understand that being diagnosed with cancer can change the way you see life. That%u2019s why we offer comprehensive treatments and a unique and integrated approach to fighting cancer on all fronts. Our center in Zion, Illinois attracts patients from across the Midwest, including Milwaukee, Wisconsin. We believe in comprehensive personal care that is aimed at healing you mentally, physically and emotionally.
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Choosing Between Traditional and Custom Lasik
Lasik eyesight-correction surgery, a phenomenal breakthrough when it was first approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration in 1995, has recently been trumped big-time by the innovation known as wavefront Lasik technology, which is some 25 times more precise than its older cousin. The consumer still has both choices available today - the traditional versus the new custom technique - but there is an enormous difference in technology. (Read more about Choosing Between Traditional and Custom Lasik)
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Dr. Gary Kawesch MD
Laser Eye Center of Silicon Valley
606 Saratoga Ave
San Jose,
CA
95129
Call 888-765-0580
If you’re suffering from failing vision you don’t have to live like that anymore. You can go back to reading newspapers, watching television; you can go back to spending the morning admiring the woman you love without having to attach glass discs to your eyes first. Dr. Gary Kawesch of the Laser Eye Center of Silicon Valley uses LASIK and PRK eye surgery to make these wonders possible.
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Why Women Live Longer
Across the globe, women still live 5 to 10 years longer than men. Founder of the New England Centenarian Study at Boston University explains why 85% of people over 100 years old are women. One large reason is the large advantage women have over men in terms of cardiovascular disease. Women develop symptoms like heart attacks and strokes usually in their 70s and 80s, compared to men who develop them in their 50s and 60s. Doctors long believed the difference was due to estrogen, but studies show that this may not be the case. (Read more about Why Women Live Longer)
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Lawrence Hospital Center | Orthopedics & Sports Medicine
Lawrence Hospital Center | Orthopedics & Sports Medicine
55 Palmer Avenue, First Floor
Bronxville,
NY
10708
Call (888) 729-2857
Experiencing constant hand pain means that almost everything you do is agonizing. From eating a meal to cleaning around the house, you grit your teeth and keep going, always hoping tomorrow it will be gone. But it won't without action. Hand surgery with the Lawrence Hospital Center Department of Orthopedics & Sports Medicine near New Rochelle, New York can put a stop to your pain and have you back to doing the things you love.
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In Vitro Fertilization Improves
Clinical results from Down Under suggest that recent advances in in-vitro fertilization (IVF) can double the chances of having a baby for women in their early 40s. And the success rate for this group is increasing faster than any other's. The successes resulted from improved media for culturing embryos and a better technique for selecting those with the best chances for developing in a healthy manner, said Peter Illingworth, president of the Fertility Society of Australia. The new procedure involved transferring embryos into recipient women at the blastocyst stage (five or six days after fertilization), rather than at the cleavage stage (two to three days after). This allowed doctors to better assess which embryos had the best survival chances. (Read more about In Vitro Fertilization Improves)
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Dr. Amr Azim MD
NYCIVF
400 E. 56th St, Ste 1
Manhattan North,
NY
10022
Call 888-794-6711
Infertility can have a wide variety of causes. From troubles stemming from birth such as uterine anomalies to problems with ovaries, it takes a special kind of doctor to provide the proper treatment to allow for the patient to return to proper health. The staff at NYCIVF is highly skilled and has the commitment to understand exactly what is troubling each patient. If you have a concern with fertility, consider NYCIVF in Manhattan, NYC today.
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Two Operations for Urinary Incontinence Offer Similar Results
Two common operations that treat stress urinary incontinence (or SUI) can help women achieve similar dryness levels, according to a large U.S. trial conducted by urologists and urogynecologists. The study has been published by the New England Journal of Medicine and is being presented at the annual meeting of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology. (Read more about Two Operations for Urinary Incontinence Offer Similar Results)
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Dr. Carlos Tulla, M.D.
Lawrence Hospital Center
55 Palmer Avenue
Bronxville,
NY
10708
Call 914-787-4723
Hundreds of thousands of women must have hysterectomies each year, and a significant percentage of those are a result of uterine fibroids, benign tumors that often occur in the wall of the uterus that can cause heavy bleeding, pain and even infertility and miscarriage. Hysterectomy is a drastic measure that removes a woman’s ability to grow a life, but what else can be done? Up until recently, there was little that medicine could offer outside of this irreversible surgery, but with modern technology and a procedure called Uterine Fibroid Embolization (UFE), you have another option. Lawrence Hospital Center in Westchester, New York gives women with fibroids a choice.
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Surgery Likely Better Than Exercise for Back Pain
The results of a four-year study on severe back pain show that spine surgery produces more and faster pain relief and greater improvement in function than exercise, physical therapy and analgesic drugs.
The study, known as the Spine Patient Outcomes Research Trial (SPORT), was published in the medical journal Spine. The results of the first two years of the research had already found that spine surgery works better than non-surgical techniques for patients who have herniated lumbar (lower back) discs. The next two years have confirmed those findings. (Read more about Surgery Likely Better Than Exercise for Back Pain)
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Dr. Frank Shallenberger
Nevada Center for Alternative and Anti-Aging Medicine
1231 Country Club Drive
Carson City,
NV
89703
Call
Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome can be very mentally exhausting and physically painful, varying in intensity. You feel exhausted all the time and your body hurts at the slightest touch. However, effective, natural care can ease the symptoms of these disorders. If you live in or around Reno, Nevada, Dr. Frank Shallenberger, M.D., H.M.D., A.B.A.A.M is an internationally recognized leader in the field of alternative care. He operates alongside a talented team of professionals at the Nevada Center for Alternative and Anti-Aging Medicine and specializes in extraordinary personal care.
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Most Neuromas Don't Need Surgery
Anyone who has experienced the shooting pain, and occasional burning, numbness and pins-and-needles sensation, of a neuroma of the foot remembers how he would have eagerly submitted to any kind of surgery to relieve the torture. But nowadays, surgery is only the most extreme intervention after three other remedies have been tried. A so-called Morton's neuroma is an abnormal fibrous growth around a foot nerve, usually in the metatarsal area between the third and fourth toes. The enlarged tissue, with the nerve in the middle, is squeezed between two metatarsal bones, producing the excruciating pain associated with the condition. It's especially agonizing when the foot is squeezed into a shoe. (Read more about Most Neuromas Don't Need Surgery)
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Family Foot Care Group D.P.M.
Family Foot Care Group D.P.M.
820 Flatbush Ave
Brooklyn,
NY
11226
Call 1-800-FOOT-123
Your feet are an invaluable asset that is crucial to your daily life, and when foot pain cripples you, you need a quick solution that will work. Podiatry offers medical answers for people with common foot problems like plantar fasciitis or tarsal tunnel syndrome and Family Foot Care Group in Brooklyn's Prospect Park South is home to experts with years of experience.
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Eight Strategies to Reduce Triglycerides
High triglycerides in your bloodstream can be just as much a danger signal for the health of your heart as high cholesterol, according to the Harvard Heart Letter. Trouble is, people's awareness of the threat of cholesterol, hyped in the media for years, is far greater than that of triglycerides, the most common form of fat in food and the blood. Researchers have determined that the triglyceride danger threshold is 200 milligrams per deciliter of blood. So if your level is above that, the best way to reduce it is to change your lifestyle in the following eight ways. (Read more about Eight Strategies to Reduce Triglycerides)
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Dr. Frank Shallenberger
Nevada Center for Alternative and Anti-Aging Medicine
1231 Country Club Drive
Carson City,
NV
89703
Call
You've heard the words- mammogram, osteoporosis, breast cancer- but you've always been healthy. However, the effects of breast cancer and bone loss are potentially devastating and preventative healthcare has become more effective than ever. The Nevada Center of Alternative and Anti-Aging Medicine in the Reno, Nevada area, offers a comprehensive approach to women's health care.
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Chiropractic Technique Reduces Blood Pressure
A particular chiropractic adjustment has been shown to significantly improve high blood pressure, according to recent research. "This procedure has the effect of not one, but two blood-pressure medications given in combination," said study leader George Bakris, a medical doctor who is director of the University of Chicago hypertension center. "And it seems to be adverse-event free. We saw no side effects and no problems." (Read more about Chiropractic Technique Reduces Blood Pressure)
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Dr. Peter Ferraro, D.C.
2399 Rt 34 Bldg. A Suite 5
Wall Township,
NJ
08736
Call 888-464-0912
Pain in your back that doesn%u2019t go away isn%u2019t just pain, it%u2019s a roadblock to living a normal life. So many of the ordinary, simple activities we do every day aren%u2019t that simple anymore; in fact, they can cause unbelievable pain. Getting rid of the pain is the only thing you can think about, but how can you do that when you don%u2019t want surgery? You can make a call to Dr. Peter Ferraro, DC who serves patients in Morris County and all over New Jersey using alternatives to surgery like physical therapy, Manipulation Under Anesthesia, and chiropractic care.
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