180 articles on "patient"

Learn How To Cope With Narcolepsy Without Seeing Doctors

Learn How To Cope With Narcolepsy Without Seeing Doctors by: Ebe Heng Narcolepsy is a malfunction of the sleep/wake regulating system in the brain which until recently was of unknown origin. Its most common manifestation is Excessive Daytime Sle...

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The Facts About Plastic Surgery

Just mention the term "plastic surgery" and it conjures up images of an artificial or unnatural appearance. Plastic surgery is taken from the Greek word "plastikos" which is defined as "to shape or to mold". When viewed in this context, the term "pla...

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Surgical Site Infections

Did you know that surgical site infections are the most common type of infection in the U.S., occurring in 5 percent of all surgery patients, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control? That equals more than half a million patients that will d...

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W.H.O. gets cancer

W.H.O. gets cancer by: Simon Mitchell Below The World Health Organisation (W.H.O.) summarise what we know about cancer from scientific research: Cancer is largely preventable: by stopping smoking, providing healthy food and avoiding the exposure...

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Why am I mad at Merck over Vioxx

What is disturbing to me, is that given years of evidence that there was a risk of stroke and heart attack from Vioxx, Merck did NOT set out to study the cardiac impact rather only when it had an opportunity to add a new market for the drug did the...

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Huge Advances in Soft Multi-focal Contact Lenses

Huge Advances in Soft Multi-focal Contact Lenses by: Steve Cogger Many of our emerging presbyopes are already accustomed to the comfort of soft contact lenses, switching them to GP multi-focal is far from an ideal solution. Soft multi-focal cont...

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Advantages Provided By An Online Appointment Scheduler

In a fast-paced time where a minute is barely affordable, technology plays a big part in eliminating unnecessary spending of time on tasks that can be perhaps better completed through software. Tasks that were once completed through phone calls to a ...

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Contact Lens Options for Your Pediatric Patients

Contact Lens Options for Your Pediatric Patients by: Steve Cogger Pediatric patients are some of the most special patients we see in any practice. When infants present for contact lenses, we all know it is a medical necessity. The practitioners ...

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Diagnosing Asthma - The Triggering Factors

The triggering factors could range from simple dust to certain strong or irritating scents or perfumes. Whatever the triggering factor(s) may be, it must be determined right away so that the process in diagnosing asthma can proceed to the next level,...

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Ten healthcare fields that can't wait to hire you.

Healthcare is one of the hottest career fields in America today. The aging and retiring of the largest population segment in the country, known as “baby boomers”, has left the healthcare industry racing to find enough employees to fill the void. ...

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