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- Anticholesterol Drugs Prevent Heart Attacks In Seemingly Healthy
March 22, 2017
Read MoreAnti-Cholesterol Drugs Prevent Heart Attacks in Seemingly Healthy In results from an eagerly anticipated study that could dramatically change the treatment of cardiovascular disease, researchers have found that statin drugs — now given to millions of people with high cholesterol — can halve the risk of heart attacks and stroke in seemingly healthy patients as […]
- Help Caring For Children With Cerebral Palsy
March 22, 2017
Read MoreHelp Caring for Children with Cerebral Palsy In Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania there is a great resource for parents of children who have cerebral palsy, United Cerebral Palsy of Pittsburgh. UPC of Pittsburgh has been in existence since 1951 UCP of Pittsburgh’s 800 staff members help hundreds of people with disabilities every day. United Cerebral […]
- New Study Shows Statins Lower Risk Of Blood Clots
March 22, 2017
Read MoreNew Study Shows Statins Lower Risk of Blood Clots In a large trial of the cholesterol lowering drug rosuvastatin, sold in the United States as “Crestor”, the drug was shown to reduce the risk of deep venous thrombosis (blood clots) in healthy persons by 43%. Keep in mind, however, that this trial was funded by […]
- Cerebral Palsy Malpractice Lawyer Resources For Parents
March 22, 2017
Read MoreCerebral Palsy Malpractice Lawyer Resources for Parents Did you know that blowing bubbles is a simple and effective way to help your child with Cerebral Palsy develop the muscles needed for speaking? It is. We use the same muscles to blow bubbles that we use to form many of the sounds used in speech. Here […]
- Bulletin Colon Cancer Detection And Testing Includes Rectal Cancer
March 22, 2017
Read MoreBulletin: Colon Cancer Detection and Testing (includes Rectal Cancer) Colon cancer (or rectal cancer) is a disease in which cells in the colon or rectum become abnormal and divide without control, forming a mass called a tumor. (The colon and rectum are parts of the body’s digestive system which absorbs nutrients from food and water, […]
- Injuries From Coil Stacker Accident On Construction Site Case Settles Before Trial
March 22, 2017
Read MoreInjuries From Coil Stacker Accident on Construction Site Case Settles Before Trial A production supervisor, William Schilbe, was injured when he was pinned against a coil stacker machine while trying to free a stuck copper coil at a construction site in Reading, Pennsylvania. The coil stacker was built and installed a year before the accident […]
- New Device To Help Those With Cerebral Palsy Walk
March 22, 2017
Read MoreNew Device to Help Those with Cerebral Palsy Walk An article in The Chicago Tribune reports that there is a new device to help those with multiple sclerosis and cerebral palsy to walk. Many such people have a problem called foot drop. A person with foot drop is unable to raise the front part of […]
- Cancer Malpractice Lawyer Breast Cancer Detected Better With Ultrasound After Mammogram
March 22, 2017
Read MoreCancer Malpractice Lawyer — Breast Cancer Detected Better with Ultrasound after Mammogram In an article published recently in the Journal of the American Medical Association, researchers found that 28% more cases of breast cancer were detected when women received breast ultrasound after mammography. Most of the additional cases of breast cancer that were found with […]
- Women With Heart Disease Are Frequently Misdiagnosed
March 22, 2017
Read MoreWomen with Heart Disease are Frequently Misdiagnosed Signs of heart disease are more likely to be blamed on stress when the patient is a woman, new research shows. In two studies, 230 family doctors and internists were shown sample cases of a 47-year-old man and a 56-year-old woman. The ages of the patients reflect an […]
- Shorter Radiation For Breast Cancer Has Fewer Side Effects
March 22, 2017
Read MoreWomen diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer treated with a shorter whole-breast radiation schedule after lumpectomy have fewer side effects and better quality of life than women treated with the longer, traditional radiation schedule. Two studies, published in JAMA Oncology, have found that women diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer treated with a shorter whole-breast radiation schedule […]