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Breast cancer

Jock Doc

Cyclist has pain from hip

A very common condition in cyclists and runners is iliotibial band “ITB” syndrome.
Why is there so much salt in processed foods?

The Institute of Medicine concluded last week that there is no reason for people to keep their sodium consumption below 1,500 milligrams per day, as had been previously recommended for most adults.
Fitness Success: 5 great ways to make fitness and weight loss easier

Most people think that the key to taking off the weight (fat) and keeping off the fat (or staying in shape) is just willpower and self-discipline.

Birth control coverage up for federal appeal

In the most prominent challenge of its kind, Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. is asking a federal appeals court Thursday for an exemption from part of the federal health care law that requires it to offer employees health coverage that includes access to the morning-after pill. 1369296279
Nearly all US states see hefty drop in teen births

The nation's record-low teen birth rate stems from robust declines in nearly every state, but most dramatically in several Mountain States and among Hispanics, according to a new government report. 1369283383
Teen birth rates decline in most US states

The U.S. teen birth rate fell 25 percent over five years to a record low of 31 births per 1,000 teens ages 15 to 19, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 1369283378
Doctors save Ohio boy by 'printing' an airway tube

In a medical first, doctors used plastic particles and a 3-D laser printer to create an airway splint to save the life of a baby boy who used to stop breathing nearly every day.

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Jock Doc

Cyclist has pain from hip

A very common condition in cyclists and runners is iliotibial band “ITB” syndrome.
Why is there so much salt in processed foods?

The Institute of Medicine concluded last week that there is no reason for people to keep their sodium consu...
Fitness Success: 5 great ways to make fitness and weight loss easier

Most people think that the key to taking off the weight (fat) and keeping off the fat (or staying in shape)...
Alzheimer’s

Join to help prevention study

Ann Powell entered her name, birth date, gender, ethnicity, email address on a website and answered five qu...
Plastic Surgery 101

Breast cancer patient finally ready for reconstruction

Of course you have options. Breast reconstruction is available to everyone medically able to have surgery. ...
Diabetes

Teen learns to tackle Type 2 diabetes

For a 17-year-old Coral Reef High student, a trip to the emergency room with a frighteningly high blood sug...
Health

Heart patient, 21, waits for transplant approval

Twenty-one-year-old Daniel Lasprilla’s life is measured in beats.
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HEALTH/MEDICINE

University of Miami Hospital sends team to Panama to save NCIS agent’s life

University of Miami Hospital sent a team to Panama with the special Impella heart pump to help save an NCIS...
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British fast-diet fad hitting our shores

The most recent trendy U.K. import is not music or fashion but a weight-loss plan. The British bestseller T...
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High-protein breakfast can cut cravings all day

Would you be interested in a pill that decreases the hunger-stimulating hormone ghrelin and increases the s...
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Frozen produce a nutritional asset

As I was describing the virtues of frozen produce to a class recently, one of my students shot me a “...
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Try these foods for better sleeping

Do you jump out of bed ready to start the day or are you making deals with the alarm clock for five more mi...
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Eating more fruits and vegetables associated with lower risk of ALS

Produce power strikes again. The role of vegetables and fruits in reducing the risk of heart disease, certa...
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Weight-loss tech, the bad and the good
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Jock Doc

How to avoid spring break injuries

Inevitably, a week after a spring break I see an increase of injured athletes in my office. In terms of vol...
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Skin Deep

A holiday skin survival guide

It’s that time of year again, and odds are you have a schedule filled with holiday parties for work,...
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LET'S TALK

Caught in mom's trap again

Q: Every vacation, I visit my mother for several days and spend the rest with my partner. Mom's always tryi...
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