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Heart bypass surgery or stents? Depends on patient
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The average person with multiple diseased arteries in the heart does slightly better following coronary artery bypass surgery than after having stents inserted, a new study suggests, but the optimal procedure varies by patient....Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Peripheral Vascular Disease, Medical Procedures and Tests, Diabetes, Internal Medicine
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Not enough data to support suicide screening: panel
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - There is not enough evidence to recommend universal screening to find people at risk of suicide, according to a government-backed panel. As it did in 2004, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) issued draft...Tags: Science and Technology, Western Kentucky University, Depression, Substance Abuse, Drugs and Medicines
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West Boca Medical opens new breast cancer center
West Boca Medical Center has hired a breast specialist and nurse navigator and is adding additional diagnostic tests for the new Breast Center at West Boca Diagnostic Imaging in the Garden Shops at Boca. Half of the former imaging center at 7070 W....Tags: Biopsy, Radiology, General Practitioners, MRI (imaging), Health and Medical Professionals
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El ejercicio y la dieta evitan que se agrave la apnea del sueño
ReutersPor Genevra Pittman NUEVA YORK (Reuters Health) - La pérdida de peso con ejercicios y una dieta más sanapuede tener beneficios de largo plazo para la gente con una apnea del sueño moderada, reveló un estudio. Los investigadores advirtieron que los...Tags: Sleep Apnea, Health and Medical Professionals, Medical Specialization, Internal Medicine
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Thievery in the medical industry
Pushed off the front pages last week by the Boston Marathon bombing was a Chicago horror story with implications as far-reaching as any terrorist plot. FBI agents raided a small hospital on Chicago's West Side where, according to federal investigators,...
Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, Medicare, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Physical Fitness and Exercise, Medical Procedures and Tests
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How to determine what medical screening is necessary
There has been a lot of news about medical tests lately. Physicians are coming out against unnecessary testing and screenings to save patients time, money and health risks. As a senior, how do you know which tests or screenings you should have done, and...
Tags: General Practitioners, Glaucoma, Cataracts, Prostate Cancer, Medical Procedures and Tests
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For Muslims, bad memories and new worries
There are few Muslims in the small northeast Ohio town where Karen lives with her Palestinian American husband and their five children. In a region where Amish and Mennonite women cover themselves, Karen and her 20-year-old daughter, Amanda, find the...
Tags: Islam, Justice System, George W. Bush, Crime, Law and Justice, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013)
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Exercise, diet may keep sleep apnea from worsening
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Losing weight through exercise and healthier eating may have long-term benefits for people with mild sleep apnea, a new study suggests. Researchers found obese study participants who went through a one-year lifestyle...Tags: Sleep Apnea, Weight, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Diabetes, Internal Medicine
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Doctors order fewer tests when they know prices: study
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Doctors order fewer laboratory tests during a patient's hospital stay if they know how much the tests cost, according to a new study. Researchers found that doctors at one U.S. hospital ordered about 9 percent fewer lab...Tags: Indiana University, Mount Sinai, Johns Hopkins University, Lab Tests, Medical Procedures and Tests
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You don't have to suffer from constipation
Constipation hits everybody at some point. The uncomfortable condition can be caused by many things, including a bad diet and dehydration. Dr. Vaibhav A. Parekh, director of Medstar Harbor Primary Care, talks about how to prevent and treat constipation,...
Tags: Constipation, Weight, Chemical Industry, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Diabetes
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In Boston bombing, Muslims hold their breath
Shereef Elnahal is a native of Virginia, a graduate of Harvard Medical School and a first-year internal medicine resident who helped triage explosion victims with ruptured eardrums and major limb injuries on Monday at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in...
Tags: Harvard Medical School, Islam, Religion and Belief, U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, Sports
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Computer tool may not boost mammograms' accuracy
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Using a computer tool to help doctors analyze mammography images increases the number of early, non-invasive breast cancers that are caught, but also means more women without cancer have to undergo follow-up ultrasounds and...Tags: Biopsy, Radiology, Medicare, Medical Procedures and Tests, Internal Medicine
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