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Doina Benac's story of hope
!["My story is not the average breast cancer awareness story, but if it can help one person, then it is worth telling it.](http://www.sun-sentinel.com/media/alternatethumbnails/story/2011-10/65394874-13123955.jpg ""My story is not the average breast cancer awareness story, but if it can help one person, then it is worth telling it.")
South Florida Sun-Sentinel"My story is not the average breast cancer awareness story, but if it can help one person, then it is worth telling it. I had a history of uterine fibroids and decided to have them removed. A close friend referred me to Cleveland Clinic Florida,...Tags: Chemotherapy, Oncology, Healthcare Provider, Genes and Chromosomes, Breast Cancer
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U.S. firms to charge smokers, obese more for healthcare
ReutersLike a lot of companies, Veridian Credit Union wants its employees to be healthier. In January, the Waterloo, Iowa-company rolled out a wellness program and voluntary screenings. It also gave workers a mandate — quit smoking, curb obesity, or you'...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Prices, Economy, Business and Finance, 401K, Medical Procedures and Tests
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What's normal for bloodwork?
![Your doctor just wants to run a few tests. But when your bloodwork comes back, you're told the results are "out of the normal range."](http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-11/66244944-21151129.jpg "Your doctor just wants to run a few tests. But when your bloodwork comes back, you're told the results are "out of the normal range.\"")
Your doctor just wants to run a few tests. But when your bloodwork comes back, you're told the results are "out of the normal range."
Should you be alarmed?
Laboratory testing is a critical and often mysterious aspect of health care. An estimated 60...Tags: Health Organizations, Medical Procedures and Tests, National Institutes of Health, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Pathology
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Graphic Photo: Chimp Attack Victim Receives Face Transplant
ReutersBOSTON -- A Connecticut woman mauled by a chimpanzee in 2009 has received a full face transplant, the third surgery of its kind performed in the country, Boston's Brigham and Women's Hospital said on Friday. Charla Nash, 57, was hurt after a friend's...Tags: Travis (chimpanzee), Animals, KTLA, Justice System, Science
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Think you need nutritional supplements? Think again.
HealthIt's easy to be tempted into taking a bunch of nutritional supplements just in case. But do you need them? And more important, is it safe?... -
Doctor-drug company database adds to confusion for consumers
Last week, after the launch of a new database detailing doctors' financial ties with drug companies, Dr. Daniel Carlat sat at his computer and began searching for information about colleagues.
He found several doctors who had potentially compromising...Tags: Georgetown University, Columbia University, GlaxoSmithKline PLC, University of Chicago, Education
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UCF med students pay tribute to cadavers
A secretary, a nurse, a dishwasher and an artist were among the volunteers who helped teach first-year students at University of Central Florida's new medical school some important lessons this year.
On Friday, students paid tribute to those volunteers...Tags: Science, Charity, Physiology, Health, Colleges and Universities
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Science picks through the chocolate nuggets
It's every sweet tooth's dream. A steady stream of studies has linked chocolate to a variety of health benefits, including decreased blood pressure, lower cholesterol, reduced risk of heart disease, even effects on mood.
But the evidence, all of it, is...Tags: Blood Pressure Decrease, Columbia University, Education, Death, Health
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Brazilian Blowout might be dangerous to your health
Special to the Los Angeles TimesControversy is swirling around a pricey and much-heralded hair-straightening treatment after researchers in Oregon announced recently that they had found that the formula contained the dangerous chemical formaldehyde, even in packages labeled...Tags: Referenda, Education, Medical Procedures and Tests, Employees, Asthma
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Health care prices can double from one South Florida hospital to the next
![Need your appendix out? Go to JFK Medical Center in Atlantis and the bill is $65,500, on average. But at <a href="http://www.sun-sentinel.com/community/news/bocaraton?track=tax-bocaraton">West Boca</a> Medical Center, it's $27,500.](http://www.sun-sentinel.com/media/thumbnails/story/2010-03/52812582-19102427.jpg "Need your appendix out? Go to JFK Medical Center in Atlantis and the bill is $65,500, on average. But at <a href="http://www.sun-sentinel.com/community/news/bocaraton?track=tax-bocaraton\">West Boca</a> Medical Center, it's $27,500.")
Need your appendix out? Go to JFK Medical Center in Atlantis and the bill is $65,500, on average. But at West Boca Medical Center, it's $27,500.
Got pneumonia? Recuperate at Florida Medical Center in Lauderdale Lakes and the bill is $41,200. But at...Tags: Government Health Care, Florida Hospital, Medical Services, Tenet Healthcare Corporation, University of Michigan
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Using CT scans to see plaque in coronary arteries
It seems like the pinnacle of medical science: For just a few hundred dollars, you can walk into just about any hospital in Southern California and ask a doctor to check your arteries for buildup of heart-attack-inducing calcium plaque. Most of the time,...Tags: Government Health Care, Texas, Death, Medical Procedures and Tests, Health
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Research casts doubt on theory of cause of chronic fatigue
A high-profile scientific paper that gave enormous hope to patients diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome, and even prompted some to begin taking potent anti-HIV drugs, has been largely discredited by subsequent research.
Evidence is mounting that a...Tags: Fatigue, Columbia University, Education, Retroviruses, Research
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