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Broward General Medical Center
South Florida Parenting1600 S. Andrews Ave., Fort Lauderdale 954-355-4400 browardhealth.org/cech Broward General Medical Center is part of the Broward Health system, and it houses the Chris Evert Children’s Hospital, which provides care for newborns, neonates, children...Tags: Surgery, Human Interest, Broward Health Medical Center, Health, Awards and Prizes
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In Theory: Should we be allowed to choose to die?
Q. British author Sir Terry Pratchett recently presented a BBC documentary called “Choosing To Die,” about assisted suicide. Pratchett, the bestselling author of the “Discworld” series of fantasy novels, was diagnosed with...Tags: Abortion, Euthanasia, Values, Crime, Law and Justice, Movies
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That unhealthy glow
Tanning was as much a part of Lindsay Walsh's teenage social life as talking on the phone.
Two or three times a week — more for special occasions — she and her friends would hit the salons, beckoned by their posters of bronzed, beautiful...Tags: Sunburn, Health Treatments, Freckles (complexion), Medical Specialization, Mole (lesion)
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The Interview: Tim Mitchell, CEO of FrontierMedex
When oil companies expand into desert areas of Africa, FrontierMedex Group helps them navigate the territory and provides medical care and security.
The company also has helped rescue ships from pirates in the waters off Somalia and provides medical...Tags: Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Natural Disasters, Crime, Law and Justice, Global Expansion, United Kingdom
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Military suicides linked to low Omega-3 levels
In a finding suggesting powerful psychiatric benefits for a component of fish oil, a study published Wednesday has linked military suicides to low levels of docosahexaenoic acid and found that service personnel with higher levels of DHA in their blood...Tags: Pregnancy and Childbirth, Suicide, U.S. Department of Defense, Education, Behavioral Conditions
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Vets face shortage of therapists
When Daniel Brautigam tried to tell therapists how he felt having urine thrown in his face at Guantanamo Bay, he experienced the same frustration as thousands of other returning veterans who have sought counseling.
"They had no idea how to respond to...Tags: Suicide, Philosophy, Medical Specialization, U.S. Army, Elections
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Op-Ed: Smoking ordinance must be enforced
Glendale’s Fresh Air Ordinance (via the Neighborhood Services Division of the Community Planning Department) is a thoughtful attempt to protect nonsmokers from the toxic effects of residual cigarette smoke in “common areas” of the city...Tags: Health, Diseases and Illnesses, Cancer
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Antidepressants in primary care: Is this how to treat depression?
Antidepressants, now the third-most commonly prescribed class of drugs in the United States, are routinely offered to patients with vague complaints of fatigue, pain and malaise but who are not classified as suffering from a mental disorder by the...Tags: Massachusetts General Hospital, Health Treatments, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Medical Specialization, Johns Hopkins University
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High-stress motherhood
Alice Domar is a modern-day mom, so she knows the drill:
"When you're at work you feel guilty that you're not at home, and if you go home at 5 or 6 p.m. to pick up the kids from day care, you feel guilty you're not at work — or you do what I do:...Tags: College Sports, San Diego (San Diego, California), Harvard Medical School, Family, Rollins College
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Conjoined twins lose battle for life
It was the day that Brianna Manns, mother of conjoined twins Kameron and Kaydon Hayes, had long dreaded. The sons she had sought to keep alive for more than 16 months were dying.
The infants were fighting an infection. Their shared heart was beating...Tags: Values, Medical Procedures and Tests, Colleges and Universities, Heart Transplants, Ethics
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Maryland group to tackle health disparities
The state has assembled a work group of top health professionals to come up with ways to reduce health disparities among racial and ethnic groups, Lt. Gov. Anthony G. Brown announced Thursday. The seven-member panel, to be headed by Dr. E. Albert Reece,...Tags: Asthma, Heart Disease, Diseases and Illnesses, African Americans, Maryland
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Life-threatening sepsis appears to be on rise
Every year, some 750,000 Americans develop sepsis, an extreme immune system response to infection. It kills a quarter to half of them, more than the combined number of people who die of prostate and breast cancer and AIDS, according to the National...Tags: Dialysis, Pancreas, Inflammation, Diseases and Illnesses, Medical Procedures and Tests
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