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Disregarding the symptoms
Sun reporterFirst of three parts Maryland's vow to safeguard patients has been undercut by breakdowns in the state system established to oversee doctors. Regulators who once checked every malpractice claim now ignore most of them, disregarding a possible warning...Tags: Plastic Surgeons, Hospitals and Clinics, Lawyers, Hands, Scoliosis
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Suffering the wear of decades
Sun StaffPope John Paul II skied the Alps, hiked the Rockies and traveled the world like no pope before him. He was the only pope in modern times for whom the word "athlete" seemed appropriate. Although today's young people may remember him only as a frail,...Tags: Urinary System, Hospitals and Clinics, Parkinson's Disease, Climbing, The Pope
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A sniper victim or not, surgeons rush to save a life
Sun StaffDr. Rao R. Ivatury had no way of knowing that the 37-year-old gunshot victim who arrived in the emergency room at the Medical College of Virginia Hospital in Richmond Saturday night was suspected of being the latest target of the serial sniper. "We had...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Plastic Surgeons, Murder, Abdomen, Colleges and Universities
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Q&A: Ask the pediatrician! Dr. Diana Blythe answers your questions about kids' health
Have a question for Dr. Blythe? Write to her at AskThePediatrician@tribune.com
May 21, 2012
Q: My school-age children have been sick with colds lately and, because of conflicting information in the news, I'm still unsure about which over-the-counter...Tags: Claritin (drug), Colon, Burning Urination, Organic Foods, Urinalysis
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About pelvic organ prolapse
What is pelvic organ prolapse? A condition that occurs when muscles and other supports in a woman's pelvis weaken, allowing her bladder, rectum, uterus, urethra, small bowel or vagina to slip out of place. What causes it? Prolapse can develop after...Tags: Surgery, Hospitals and Clinics, Mayo Clinic, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Bladder
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Mesh used in pelvic surgeries under scrutiny
The pain began almost immediately after Cheryl Sorrels had pelvic surgery to correct a bulging bladder three years ago. There was also a lot more bleeding than she expected.
Sorrels chalked that up to a difficult recovery. It wasn't until the 58-year-old...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Event Planning, Food and Drug Administration, Hemorrhaging, Procedural Sedation
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Gluten-free diet is good for your health
Dear Pharmacist: My brother is on a gluten-free diet now and lost a lot of weight. He's razzing me to join him in his gluten-free diet, but I don't see the point unless you have irritable bowel syndrome (that's why he did it). I really like my pizza and...Tags: Diets and Dieting, Health and Medical Professionals, Behavioral Conditions, Schizophrenia, Diabetes
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From Canyon To Cove: Facing the big 'C'
Editor's note: Cindy Frazier returned last week from a two-month medical leave. This is her story. * It all started with an itch. It was mid-February. I was sitting in a staff meeting with our veteran reporter Barbara Diamond when suddenly I couldn't...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Rentals, Skin, Surgery, Jaundice
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Adding exercise to your lifestyle could help prevent cancer
Fox59When it comes to cancer, two-thirds of all deaths can be prevented by making lifestyle choices. One big lifestyle choice many can easily make is adding exercise. Phyllis Pigford-Mason changed her life through exercise, after going through extensive...Tags: Colon, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Estrogen, Health Treatments, Hormones and Metabolism
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Colonoscopies not the gold standard?
Special to the Los Angeles TimesColorectal cancer kills more Americans than any other cancer except lung cancer. But the death toll doesn't have to be as high as it is. Screening works. The American Cancer Society estimates that such tests saved 70,000 lives in the last 20 years. "Just...Tags: Colon, Plastic Surgeons, Colonoscopy, Rectum, Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia)
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A sleeve for the intestine: As effective as bariatric surgery, without the surgery part?
For patients who are obese and have Type 2 diabetes, gastric bypass can be a remarkable cure: After such surgery, more than three-quarters of such patients can significantly reduce or discontinue their diabetes drugs within a year, studies show. With that...Tags: Obesity, Weight, Science, Hospitals and Clinics, Radiation Therapy
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Fascinating facts: Inside the human body
There was a certain ignorance I had about the body before dissecting it. Some of what I've learned was surprising, disconcerting and fascinating:
• In one day, our kidneys filter 150 to 180 liters of blood. One kidney is only about the size of a...Tags: Urinary System, Bladder, Human Body
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