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Unexpected Uses of Hospice Care
In the year since we’ve opened the Palliative Care Inpatient Unit in conjunction with Cornerstone Hospice & Palliative Care, we’ve helped over 1,000 patients and their families.
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Combination Chemotherapy Drug Helps Women Grow New Eggs
It’s common knowledge that cancer treatments like chemotherapy and radiation therapy can affect a woman’s fertility, but a new study indicates that a specific type of cancer treatment may in fact help some women grow new eggs.
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Buying Seasonal and Local Produce
Eating a diet rich in fruits and vegetables is the foundation of a healthy diet, with a goal of at least five servings of fruits and vegetables every day. The easiest way to meet this goal is to fill half your plate with these foods at every meal.
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Walking May Gauge Health After Heart Surgery
How a patient walks may be a good indicator of their outcome after heart surgery, according to a recent study.
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Blood Pressure Patterns May Predict Stroke Risk
About 1 in 3 American adults have high blood pressure, a condition that elevates their risk for stroke.
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Want to Protect Yourself from Germs? Avoid the ATM
Where do most germs come from?
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How an ‘Emotional Hangover’ Affects Your Memory
A new study indicates that emotional events may improve memory and affect future experiences.
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New Minimally Invasive Procedure Gives Heart Patients More Options
Previously, patients with mitral valve regurgitation (MR) had very few options if they weren’t candidates for surgery. The condition, in which one of the heart valves does not close tightly, allowing blood to flow backward into the heart’s left chamber, can lead palpitations, difficulty breathing and fluid build-up in the lungs in patients who have a severe form of this heart disorder.
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Redefining herself – and her lifestyle
For years, no decades, Michelle Milliner walked through department stores and dress shops admiring the designer labels and their elegant styling. She looked but never for very long. She knew her size 30 body was not going to fit into any of those clothes.
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Teetotaler Gene May Affect Alcohol Consumption
A recent study indicates that genetics may play a role in how much some people drink.
