180 articles on "patient"

How Do You Know if You Have Manic-Depression

How Do You Know if You Have Manic-Depression by: Michael G. Rayel, MD Nancy was doing very well until about two years ago when Phil, her boyfriend of 9 years, broke-up with her. It was a difficult moment for her especially after she learned that...

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Ask Your Doctor To Give You FINess Sinus Treatment

Millions of people are diagnosed with the problem of sinusitis world over. The doctors have now started recommending FINess sinus; in cases requiring immediate surgery, apart from supportive medication administered to the patients. It is seen as the ...

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Automated Defibrillator and Cost-Effectiveness

Automated Defibrillator and Cost-Effectiveness by: Jacqueline S. Darby There had been several studies relating to the automated defibrillator and cost-effectiveness of it. The Multi-center Automated Defibrillator Implantation Trial (MADIT) took ...

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What Does A Gastric Bypass Really Do To You?

Gastric bypass surgery is a procedure where a surgeon makes the stomach smaller and reroutes the food passage past the majority of the stomach and the first part of the small intestine. Despite many warnings, gastric bypass is growing more popular. A...

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Treating Hyperhidrosis

Excessive sweating or hyperhidrosis is caused by a dysfunction within the sympathetic nerve chain. A patient full of hyperhidrosis can realize himself sweating beyond the physiological need of the body to keep up a regulated temperature. The Body com...

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Leaving the Hospital, Going To The Nursing Home

Leaving the Hospital, Going To The Nursing Home by: Tammy Gonzales Admitting yourself or someone you love to a nursing home for rehabilitation is something that we have to do and not what we want to do. As we age the risk increases for a health ...

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What Happens When Physicians Do Not Follow Up On Abnormal Digital Exam And PSA Testing

Imagine you are a man and you go to your physician for your yearly checkup. Imagine the physician orders blood tests, including a PSA test which is used for the early detection of prostate cancer. This is the way to check if a male without any sympto...

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What is the difference between EHR and EMR software?

The terms EHR (electronic health record) and EMR (electronic medical record) are often used interchangeably but the truth is that these two systems have different purposes. The EMR is the patient record created in hospitals and clinics and it contain...

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Using Reiki for Relaxing Dentistry

Using Reiki for Relaxing Dentistry by: Dr. Pirjo Friedman D.D.S. The reason that many people are afraid to see a dentist probably arises from the vision they have of dentistry as it was practiced a century ago, when equipment was basic and anest...

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Weight Loss Surgery Helps Diabetes and Heart Problems in Ohio

Gastric bypass surgery not only helps obese people lose weight, but it may also help patients' hearts return to a healthier state and shape, according to a new study in the Feb. 8 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. This ...

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