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New Treatment for Basal Cell Carcinoma Approved by FDA

Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the most common type of skin cancer and treatment consists of surgery to remove the tumor, radiation, cryosurgery (freezing the tumor), photodynamic therapy and topical medications (for superficial BCCs only.)  Recently, however, the FDA approved the first medication to treat advanced basal cell carcinomas -... Read moreChevron
posted 02/10/2012, comments (0)|
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Worried About Osteoporosis? Here’s a Coping Strategy

Have you been diagnosed with osteopenia? As a child, did you watch in confusion as your grandmother gradually diminished in height, eventually stooping over so far she was at eye level? Have you read articles about bone loss – and realize you’re at significant risk? You may find osteoporosis frightening, but here’s a way to allay... Read moreChevron
posted 02/08/2012, comments (0)|
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RA and Preventative Health Screening: Getting Scoped

Medications for rheumatoid arthritis can be hard on your stomach. Between heartburn, acid reflux, gas, GERD and other gastrointestinal shenanigans, chances are that sooner or later your doctor will suggest you get scoped. Even if you have the sound gastrointestinal constitution of a camel, there comes a time in your life where it just makes good... Read moreChevron
posted 02/08/2012, comments (9)|
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Susan Niebur and Her Indelible Marks

The members of the on-line support groups I belong to are in mourning.  Susan Niebur-- physicist, mother, wife, and writer-has died of inflammatory breast cancer almost five years after her diagnosis. Susan's cheerful smile is beloved by everyone who has been reading her blog Toddler Planet and following her journey as a mother and a cancer... Read moreChevron
posted 02/07/2012, comments (0)|
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How Often Should You Have a DXA Scan: New DXA Scan Recommendations

If you've read the recent recommendations from the January 22 edition of Life and Style from HealthyRockford.com, or the article in the New York Times, they tell us that we don't need to have bone density testing as often as some of us have been doing.  But before you decide to hold off on your next scan we need to look at what the study... Read moreChevron
posted 01/27/2012, comments (9)|
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