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The meniscus is the cushion inside the knee joint. It can degenerate over time, causing tearing that results in pain and limited motion. As we age, this can combine with underlying arthritis to cause debilitating symptoms and often patients with the combination are offered surgery as a solution to their symptoms. Unfortunately, surgery does not …
OBELCALP is PLACEBO spelled backwards, and is ‘code’ for a prescription of a sugar pill when submitted to the pharmacist; tricky but transparent, you might say, but it is tricky enough that actually most pharmacists no longer recognize the trick. The use of placebos is generally discouraged among physicians as it promotes a skepticism among …
This video from MIT researchers shows a variety of new monitoring techniques that will expand the potential for medical analysis and intervention. Seeing the ‘hidden’ processes and activities will allow us a variety of information that we can then use to identify health concerns and perhaps develop early intervention or treatments. Take a look:
Dear Dr. Lakin, I have been reading so many controversial things on taking mammography….. especially unnecessary radiation. Also, many false positives and that they do not save lives….. I am going to be 79 years old. I am cystic. My mother died of ovarian cancer. (However, I do have a pelvic exam …
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