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How Minimally Invasive Surgery Has Changed Recovery
When you’re facing surgery, you want the experience to be as painless as possible, with the shortest recovery period. Minimally invasive surgery, which is any procedure where the doctor relies on a laparoscopic, robotic or endoscopic approach, shortens hospital stays from days to hours and helps you get back to work and daily life faster.
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How To Spot Eating Disorders in Kids and Teens
Are you sending your kids the right messages about food and body image? Eating disorders are diagnosed not just in teens, but in children younger than 12. So it’s important to teach your kids from an early age to have a healthy relationship with food and positive feelings toward their body.
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3 Ways Robotics Benefits Weight-Loss Surgeries
Although robotic-assisted surgery has been used in connection with weight-loss surgery for some time now, its role has grown and is continually expanding.
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Everything Men Need to Know About Going to the Doctor
By the age of 20, men should start seeing their doctor for regular medical checkups. Of course, this doesn’t always happen. In fact, studies have shown that men tend to visit the doctor less than women by a considerable amount. Whatever your reason is for avoiding the doctor’s office, wait no more! Your body is irreplaceable and keeping it in tiptop shape is up to you.
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The Best Exercises to Combat Knee Pain
The knee joint plays a vital role in your everyday life. It supports your body weight when you walk, run, squat, jump and perform a range of other activities. When knees hurt, life can become much more difficult. Fortunately, exercise can actually improve knee pain. Instead of allowing “bad knees” to keep you on the couch, consider some knee therapy instead.
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Is It Too Late for a Flu Shot? Definitely Not!
No one wants to get the influenza virus (flu). We continue to vaccinate throughout the flu season as it remains the single best way to protect our children and families.
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How Too Much Stress Can Cause Weight Gain (and What to Do About It)
The question of whether excess amounts of cortisol can lead to weight gain is essentially the same as asking if too much stress can cause you to put on unwanted pounds. The answer in both cases is yes.
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How Do I Know if I’m at Risk for Diabetes?
Many people know that gaining weight or being sedentary can lead to diabetes. Evaluating whether you’re at risk for diabetes, or whether you’ve already developed it, can be a bit more complicated though.
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What’s Causing My Low Sex Drive?
Even though low sex drive is a common issue in both men and women, it’s distressing for anyone to experience a negative change in their sex drive, especially if they had a high libido in the past. Whether due to embarrassment or some other factor, a lot of people also don't know where to turn for help. Fortunately, patients can take control of their sexual health by opening up to their doctor about this problem. Through discussion and evaluation, they may learn the reason for their decreased libido and can explore their options for how to get back to feeling like themselves.
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Why Don’t I Want to Have Sex?
Women can have a lower sex drive than men because we have lower testosterone levels. This can affect everything from sex drive to the blood flow to sexual organs to the quality of orgasms. Simply put, this difference in levels even can affect our need to have sex.
