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New Treatments for COPD
By Jane M. Martin , Health Expert...while on patients with emphysema who have very large bullae, taking up more than one-third of... Read more »
If You Think You Might Have Breast Cancer, Read This
By PJ Hamel , Health ExpertIf you’re reading this, you almost certainly fit one of two profiles: either you have breast... Read more »
Osteoporosis Awareness: Time For Some Shock Treatment?
By PJ Hamel , Health ExpertTill my fellow expert patient Pam Flores notified you that May is Osteoporosis Awareness and... Read more »
Osteoporosis: Where’s The Hype?
By PJ Hamel , Health ExpertDid you know that May is National Osteoporosis Prevention and Awareness month? No, neither did I.... Read more »
Easier-on-the-Stomach Bisphosphonates
By PJ Hamel , Health ExpertIf you’ve taken, are taking, or have been advised to take a bisphosphonate drug (Boniva®,... Read more »
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Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease: Introduction
...over time they lose elasticity (the ability to stretch and shrink), and pockets of dead air (called bullae) form in the injured areas. These pockets are formed by damaged alveoli that merged, and... Read more »Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease: Surgical Procedures
...membrane of the lung. Other indicators for a poor outlook include severe lung complications and isolated bullae (air pockets in diseased area of the lungs).Specific Techniques. At this time, the... Read more »Diagnosing Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease
...can accurately assess the severity of COLD and may be used to determine the size of the air pockets (bullae) in the lungs. This imaging technique may even be useful for assessing mild COLD.Other... Read more »Glaucoma: Surgery
SurgeryIf medications do not control eye pressure, or if they create intolerable side effects, surgery may be necessary in a small percentage of people with chronic glaucoma. It may be particularly... Read more »Causes of Enlarged Prostate
Causes of Benign Prostatic HyperplasiaThe causes of benign prostatic hyperplasia are not fully known. Several theories have been proposed to explain benign cell growth in older men.Hormonal... Read more »Related News
Overeating, Not Fat, Causes Metabolic Syndrome
May 07, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- It was once thought that obesity itself was the cause of metabolic syndrome. But now, new research indicates overeating, and... Read summary »
Fever Linked to Fatal Heart Disease
June 19, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) Researchers believe a fever can trigger life-threatening changes in patients suffering from the potentially fatal heart disease,... Read summary »
New Alzheimer's Breakthrough
May 05, 2008WASHINGTON (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Most days, you'll find Frances Goldstein at her easel. "I like to paint ... a lot," she says. Jacobo, her... Read summary »
Genetic Links to Male Birth Defect
November 25, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- What's considered a mild birth defect in baby boys can lead to big problems later in life. However, new findings may help... Read summary »
Infection Linked to Preterm Delivery
September 15, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- About 12 percent of all births in the United States are preterm, putting children at risk for lifelong physical and... Read summary »
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