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Prostate Cancer Screening Needs a Massage!
November 20, 2009 | PSA screening creates more problems than the cancer itself and as a result just about every major organization is no longer recommending routine PSA screening
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CPR Needs Resuscitation & Resuscitation Needs CPR
November 13, 2009 | Sudden cardiac arrest outcomes continue to remain dismal despite CPR. But, anybody can perform CPR, including children. It's not how well CPR was done, but whether it was done at all!
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Propofol, The New Illicit Prescription Drug
September 25, 2009 | It took a high profile case such as the death of Michael Jackson to bring worldwide attention to the misuse and dangers of Propofol. Access and availability should be restricted, a move than will save lives
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Women, Listen to your body... It might save your life!
September 08, 2009 | Heart attack and ovarian cancer no longer need to be such aggressive killers. You know yourself better than anyone else. When your body produces warning symptoms, listen to it
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Sudden Cardiac Arrest - Is There Hope?
August 06, 2009 | Sudden cardiac arrest mortality remains high even in the setting of bystander CPR and AEDs. Routine placement of AEDs in the homes of patients who are at risk for SCA may be worth it but we still have a long way to go!
Heads or Tails
Lap Bands, Lap Belts... Are They Effective?
August 05, 2009 | Obesity has become a major health problem worldwide and especially in the western world. Could lap bands make a difference?
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Docs OnLine - The Doctor is in Somewhere
July 06, 2009 | From consulting and diagnosing to performing telesurgery, virtual medicine is here to stay and continues to proliferate. Can on-line medicine truly replace traditional face-to-face medical practice?
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Stroke - Is the Treatment Worth the Risk?
June 29, 2009 | It's sad to say that customary stroke treatment is similar to how heart attacks were treated before the 1970's. New technology is needed, not just clot busters. In the meantime know where the nearest stroke treatment center is
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Extreme Cosmetic Makeovers - Good or Bad Idea?
June 16, 2009 | Is extreme makeover surgery too great a risk for too little reason? Or is it a medical achievement?
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Medical Tourism and Global Healthcare - Where Are You Going?
May 11, 2009 | Medical tourism is primarily driven by lower health care costs and facilities and health care professionals that are comparable to back home. The added benefit is you get to travel but are you getting your money's worth?
