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Gregory Shumer (center), Omer Shah (left), and Jasmine Zheng, all third-year Georgetown medical students, prepare to meet with a patient/actor in an exam room on March 16 at the Georgetown Medical School campus in Washington on March 16.
Helping doctors keep human touch
WASHINGTON — Medical student Gregory Shumer studied the electronic health record and scooted his laptop closer to the diabetic grandfather sitting on his exam table. “You can see,” he pointed at th...
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McClatchy-Tribune News Service This week Fitbit debuted the Wi-Fi-enabled Aria Smart Scale -- a scale that lets users weigh themselves and then digitally send that information to a website where it can be made public for their friends and family and strangers to see.
WiFi: Weigh in, then hit ‘send’
Talk about over-sharing. A company called Fitbit has unveiled the Aria Smart Scale _ a Wi-Fi-enabled device that lets users weigh themselves and automatically publish the results online, where it c...
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Contributed by The Pain Management Center Dr. Laxmaiah Manchikanti, Medical Director for The Pain Management Center in Paducah, gestures to a model of the spinal column. According to Manchikanti, long-lasting back pain is a common ailment in today's population.
Seeking options for unbearable pain
It’s one of the most frequently voiced concerns among patients in clinics across the nation and physicians believe it could be on the rise, as an estimated 8 of 10 people will endure some degree of...
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Gene mapping for everyone?
WASHINGTON — Gene scans for everyone? Not so fast. New research suggests that for the average person, decoding your own DNA may not turn out to be a really useful crystal ball for future health. ...
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Study: Early breast cancer overdiagnosed
NEW YORK — For years, women have been urged to get screened for breast cancer because the earlier it’s found, the better. Now researchers are reporting more evidence suggesting that’s not always th...
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Heading for whooping cough record
SEATTLE  — The number of pertussis — whooping cough — cases in Washington state has risen to more than 500 cases and will likely set a record in 2012, a state Health Department spokeswoman said. ...
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Lower death risk seen with heart bypass surgery
CHICAGO — Older patients with clogged heart arteries may have a little lower death risk over time if they have bypass operations instead of angioplasty and stents to fix the problem. In a bypass...
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New glaucoma treatment signals breakthrough
Glaucoma is a group of eye diseases that cause optic nerve damage, according to the University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Center. This can permanently damage vision and lead to blindness if untreat...
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Associated Press Doreen Watson-Beard relaxes in her kitchen at her home on March 15 in Leesburg, Fla. Watson-Beard, 49, is one of the millions of Americans living with Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia.
Early dementia patients defy all stereotypes
LEESBURG, Fla. — Doreen Watson-Beard cared for more people with dementia than she could count. The nurse was so moved by her patients that she led Alzheimer’s support groups. She knew the warning s...
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Associated Press Dawn Meehan, a teacher's assistant and writer, stands in her classroom on March 16 at Gotha Middle School in Windermere, Fla. Meehan, 42, had a colonoscopy in February, under deep sedation monitored by an anesthesia specialist.
Study suggests many colon tests use costly sedation
CHICAGO — Few people want to be wide awake during their colonoscopy, but new research suggests too many are getting extra sedation, costing as much as $1 billion yearly in potentially needless serv...
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