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Technique Finds Hard-to-Spot Breast Tumors
A new system nimbly finds tumors masked by dense breast tissue that mammograms ordinarily can't spot - and at half the cost and with a vastly lower rate of false positives.
The technique, known as Molecular Breast Imaging (MBI), is especially targeted at the nearly one-fourth of women above 40 who have dense breast tissue, which allows malignancies to lie hidden until it's too late.
What's done with MBI is simply to inject a radioactive tracer into the breast. It's absorbed by the cancer cells, and the resulting "glow" is picked up by special cameras. The body excretes the tracer within a day. (Read more about Technique Finds Hard-to-Spot Breast Tumors)
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Andrew Silverman
Silverman Center for Gender Selection
2 Overhill Rd, Suite 405
Scarsdale,
NY
10583
Call 888-337-9407
You've already been blessed with a girl, but you would like to raise a child of the opposite sex as well. If you leave this up to chance, you have a 50% chance of conceiving a child of the desired gender. The Silverman Center for Gender Selection in Westchester, NY offers proven sex selection techniques that enable parents a higher chance of choosing the gender of their child.
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Skin Cancer May Lead to Other Cancers
A new study suggests that people who have had non-melanoma skin cancer may be at increased risk of developing other cancers, including those that affect other parts of the body. Previous research has already found a link between skin cancer and an increased risk of developing melanoma, a rarer but more malignant form of skin cancer. The study is the work of Dr. Jiping Chen of the National Cancer Institute and is published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. (Read more about Skin Cancer May Lead to Other Cancers)
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Dr. Matt Mountain
MUA Pain Management Center of Orlando
132 Benmore Drive
Winter Park,
FL
32792
Call 888-232-8152
Severe back pain can affect how you live your life, how you feel about yourself, and how you are able to interact with your family and friends. Dr. Matthew T. Mountain, DC wants to help you live your life the way that you lived it before you began suffering from back pain. At MUA Pain Management Center of Orlando in Deltona, Florida, he is waiting to assist you because he has enough experience to know what it feels like to live with severe back pain.
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Vitamin C Has Potential to Slow Cancer
An injection of a high dose of vitamin C may be able to impede the growth of cancer, according to US scientists. The journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences found vitamin C to halve the size of brain, ovarian, and pancreatic tumors in mice. However, Cancer Research UK says that large vitamin C doses may interfere with other cancer treatment. (Read more about Vitamin C Has Potential to Slow Cancer)
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Premier Plastic Surgery Group
Premier Plastic Surgery Group
2525 W Bellfort St. #120
Houston,
TX
77054
Call 888-861-9317
Do you envision having a more proportionate and smooth forehead? Are there too many lines and creases on your brow? If you want to successfully undergo a forehead lift and you live in or near Houston, Texas, then you should consider Premier Plastic Surgery Group. There, Dr. Reginald C. Buford, MD and Dr. Garry Killyon, DC will handle your needs with the utmost care and dedication. Combined, they have years of education, years of experience working in a private practice and numerous memberships under their belt. They specialize in performing reconstructive, cosmetic and plastic surgery.
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10 Ways to Lower Your Risk of Breast Cancer
Most of the news we hear about breast cancer deals with addressing the disease after it's already been diagnosed. The best treatment for any disease, is through prevention. Here are 10 ways to lower your breast cancer risk.
1. Exercise and be consistant about it. Moderate physical activity, like brisk walking, 3 times a week can reduce a young woman's risk of developing breast cancer by 33%, and the risk of breast cancer after menopause by 26%.
2. If you smoke, quit now. The sooner, the better. (Read more about 10 Ways to Lower Your Risk of Breast Cancer)
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Dr. Matt Mountain
MUA Pain Management Center of Orlando
132 Benmore Drive
Winter Park,
FL
32792
Call 888-232-8152
Chronic neck pain isn't just a stiff neck. It involves pain and discomfort that can impact your lifestyle and obstruct your daily routine. At the MUA Pain Management Center of Orlando, located in Deltona, FL, Dr. Matthew T. Mountain, DC uses his years of training to provide effective treatment for chronic neck pain.
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5 Ways to have Fun in the Sun Without Getting Burned
It's that time of year again. Summers here, and most people can't wait to enjoy the beach, the pool, and backyard barbeques. Summer's great- but all that time outdoors means a lot more sun exposure. While it'ss nice and actually healthy to get some sun, harmful UVA and UVG rays can cause skin cancer so it's important to protect your skin. Covering up can also help you avoid wrinkles, sun spots, and other signs of aging. The Skin Cancer Foundation has some helpful tips: (Read more about 5 Ways to have Fun in the Sun Without Getting Burned)
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Dr. Jonathan Donath
Westchester Spinal Decompression Center
1241 Mamaroneck Ave
White Plains,
NY
10605
Call 914-908-5562
Don't let the effects of Spinal Stenosis impair your daily functions. Based in Westchester, NY, Dr. Jonathan Donath, DC, offers advanced treatment for his patients at the Westchester Spinal Decompression Center.
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Five Measures for Preventing 100,000 American Deaths a Year
New research by the Partnership for Prevention suggests that over 100,000 Americans lives could be spared each year by increasing five preventive steps. The report claims that there are serious shortcomings in disease prevention across the US, especially for ethnic minorities.
The greatest preventive impact would be 45,000 lives saved from more adults taking a daily low dose of aspirin to prevent heart disease. Smoking cessation would save 42,000 lives. Adults having regular annual cancer screenings would save 14,000 lives a year. For adults aged 50 of over, an annual flu shot would save 12,000 more lives. Additionally, nearly 4,000 lives would be saved by increasing the number of women aged 40 or over who have been screened for breast cancer in the past two years. The report also suggests that 30,000 cases of pelvic inflammatory disease could be prevented if sexually active young women were screened for chlamydial infection in the past year. (Read more about Five Measures for Preventing 100,000 American Deaths a Year)
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Andrew Silverman
Silverman Center for Gender Selection
2 Overhill Rd, Suite 405
Scarsdale,
NY
10583
Call 888-337-9407
Do members of your family carry a genetic disease that only affects males? For families with a history of sex linked genetic diseases, conception of an affected child can be devastating. With his processes of baby gender selection, Dr. Andrew Silverman, MD in Westchester, NY ensures that families wishing to avoid the consequences of a sex linked genetic disease will conceive a girl.
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The Global Threat of Secondhand Smoke
Though studies have linked secondhand smoke to death an illness, a new study suggests that very little is done by parents to protect their children. Appearing in the latest issue of the American Journal of Public Health, the study examined the smoking histories of the adults in the homes, exposures to secondhand smoke inside the house, around the community, and attitudes toward smoking. Researchers used air-sampling technology to examine nicotine levels in the homes and hair samples to measure individual levels of exposure in non-smoking women and children. (Read more about The Global Threat of Secondhand Smoke)
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Dr. David Podell, DC
Waterfront Institute for Spine and Joint Rehabilitation
115 River Rd, Bld 10
Edgewater,
NJ
07020
Call (888) 319-4510
Do you have this burning pain shooting down the back of your leg but you don't know where it's coming from? Sciatica affects millions of Americans but it is often left untreated. Dr. David Podell, DC can treat your sciatica properly. He is the head of the Waterfront Institute in Bergen County, New Jersey.
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Worried Sick? There Might Be Some Truth There
A recent report by health provider BUPA has found that people's worries are damaging their health by causing sleepless nights, loss of sex drive, and erratic eating habits. The 2007 Worry Report demonstrates that almost one in five people constantly worry about numerous things, and more than half feel they worry more now than five years ago. Half of the people surveyed this year, which is 6% more than in 2006, claimed they were more worried about their health and their family's health than about other concerning issues such as climate change or terrorist attacks. The survey finds that almost three quarters of people worry, but around 19% admit to worrying all the time or about a number of things. (Read more about Worried Sick? There Might Be Some Truth There)
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ExtenTrac Certified Practices
ExtenTrac Certified Practices
Serving
Westchester County Area,
NY
10605
Call 212-697-3500
Neck pain can be a result of Muscle strains, Worn joints, Disc disorders, or injuries. Neck pain can also be a result of poor posture, narrowed disk space, or pinched nerves. It doesn't matter how or what happened that caused the neck pain, the important thing is something should be done to end your neck pain. In Ossining, New York, one of the most effective choices is a non-surgical treatment by the name of ExtenTrac.
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Cancer Patients In Need of Psychological and Social Support
A recent report from the Institute of Medicine addresses the toll that cancer therapies have on patients' mental and emotional state that may potentially cause other health problems. Cancer treatments save and prolong many people's lives; however, care that focuses solely on eradicating tumors without acknowledging a patient's well-being can increase the patient's suffering and affect their ability to follow through on treatment. The report proposes that oncology care providers use a new standard of care that accomplishes three goals: screen patients for distress and other problems, coordinate and connect patients with health care or service providers who can treat these problems, and periodically re-evaluate patients to determine if patient care needs adjustment. (Read more about Cancer Patients In Need of Psychological and Social Support)
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Premier Plastic Surgery Group
Premier Plastic Surgery Group
2525 W Bellfort St. #120
Houston,
TX
77054
Call 888-861-9317
If you are dissatisfied with the shape of your nose or have difficulty breathing due to a misshapen nose or a deviated septum, nose job surgery, or rhinoplasty, is a solution that can improve the look and function of your nose. Premier Plastic Surgery Group in Houston, Texas offers both cosmetic and reconstructive options for surgery, and a surgeon of exceptional skill and experience like Dr. Reginald Buford or Dr. Garry Killyon will get you the look or function that you need.
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All Types of Alcohol Linked to Breast Cancer Risk
A recent study by Kaiser Permanente Researchers has found that the effects of alcohol on breast cancer are the same, regardless of whether a woman drinks wine, beer, or liquor. The ethyl alcohol found in those drinks and the quantity consumed are the factors that weigh heavily on breast cancer risk. Researchers believe the increased risk from three or more drinks a day is similar to the increased breast cancer risk from smoking a pack of cigarettes a day or more. They claim that "Population studies have consistently linked drinking alcohol to an increased risk of female breast cancer, but until now there has been little data, most of it conflicting, about an independant role played by the choice of beverage type." (Read more about All Types of Alcohol Linked to Breast Cancer Risk)
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Dr. Dan Putnam
Auto Injury Recovery Clinic of Jacksonville
1437 Flagler Ave.
Jacksonville,
Florida
32207
Call 904-677-8972
Stress can impact not only your emotional state, but also your physical well being. It can create a host of substantial issues that over time can weaken your body's defenses. Some people turn to different medications, supplements and other remedies for each headache, back pains, and other stress-induced ailments that may occur. But if taking all sorts of pills increases your stress, and then find relief with Daniel S. Putnam, LMT of Jacksonville, Florida who practices total body wellness. Putnam, LMT has a referral network of chiropractors, Spinal Decompression doctors, Acupuncturists, and MD's. He can direct you to them if you need their assistance.
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