Shark Bite Recovery
ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- When a typical day at the beach turned into a terrifying encounter with a shark, a teenage girl wondered if she’d ever be able to run track again. Doctors tried something unusual to heal her wounds-tissue from the umbilical cord of a healthy mother. (Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com)
Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com - December 2, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Pulmonary Rehab for COPD
BIRMINGHAM. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- More than 11 million Americans have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD. But an estimated 24 million may have it and not know it because they mistake some of the symptoms as signs of just getting older. There is no cure for COPD but doctors are testing out a new way of managing the disease. (Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com)
Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com - December 1, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Early Choices Prevent Alzheimer’s
NEW YORK. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Experts aren’t exactly sure what causes Alzheimer’s disease, and there is no cure, but the latest research indicates that one out of three cases might be preventable by adopting certain health and lifestyle habits early in life. Here’s more on a first-of-its kind Alzheimer’s prevention clinic guiding patients toward better brain health. (Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com)
Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com - November 30, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Bracelet Cures GERD-- Doctor's In-depth Interview
Tripp Buckley, M.D., General Surgeon and Surgical Director of the Heartburn & Acid Reflux Center at Baylor, Scott and White Health in Round Rock, Texas talks about a new procedure for patients with GERD. (Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com)
Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com - November 25, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Food Order Sheds Pounds -- Doctor's In-depth Interview
Rekha Kumar, M.D., M.S., Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism at Weill Cornell Medicine talks about eating food in a certain order could possibly help shed pounds. . (Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com)
Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com - November 20, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
MSA: Looking for Answers
BALTIMORE. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- More than one million Americans struggle with Parkinson’s disease, a progressive disease of the nervous system that eventually limits mobility and speech. It’s estimated that tens of thousands have a Parkinson’s-like condition called MSA, or Multiple System Atrophy. It ravages the body quickly. There is no cure, and so far-few treatment options are available. Researchers are hoping to change that. (Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com)
Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com - November 10, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Punching Out Parkinson's
FORT WORTH, Texas. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- It happens 60,000 times a year. That’s how often doctors tell people they have Parkinson’s Disease. (Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com)
Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com - November 10, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Plastic Cages for Adult Scoliosis: It’s a Miracle!
TAMPA. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Scoliosis — an abnormal curvature of the spine — doesn't just affect children. Some doctors think the number of cases among adults could rise in the next 20 years as people live longer. In most cases, surgery is the last option for patients, but now doctors are trying a new approach that could mean a better outcome. (Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com)
Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com - November 10, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Alzheimer’s Spouses Study
MIAMI. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Right now more than five million people in the U.S. have Alzheimer’s disease. That number is expected to increase to more than seven million in 10 years. Most of the caregivers are spouses. A new study looks at communication between married couples affected by Alzheimer’s, with some surprising results. (Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com)
Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com - November 10, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Mammogram for the Heart: Coronary Calcium Score -- Doctor's In-depth Interview
James Min, M.D., Professor of Radiology and Medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine and Director of the Dailo Institute of Cardiovascular Imaging at New York Presbyterian Hospital talks about the calcium scoring technique for heart risk assessment. (Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com)
Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com - November 9, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson's
MIAMI. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Parkinson’s disease is a chronic disease of the central nervous system causing people to have shaking, muscle stiffness and difficulty moving and speaking. When medication can’t control muscle rigidity and tremors, patients may be candidates for deep brain stimulation (DBS) where an implanted device delivers impulses to the brain. It can provide fast and dramatic results. (Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com)
Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com - November 9, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Mammogram for the Heart: Coronary Calcium Score
NEW YORK. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- When you think about heart attack, you probably assume if you have normal blood pressure and no problem with cholesterol you’re in the clear. Think again. In fact, experts say 80 percent of the people who suffer heart attacks have normal cholesterol. New research shows a quick preventive test, like a mammogram for the heart, may give patients the best information yet. (Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com)
Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com - November 9, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
HPV Causes Cancer
SAN ANTONIO, Texas. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Head and neck cancers used to mainly strike men 70 years and older. But now, doctors are diagnosing them in much younger men, five times as many in just the last 10 years alone. (Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com)
Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com - November 3, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Parenting a Superhero
PHILADELPHIA. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- We’re all proud of our children, but Dawn Zucca has extra special reasons for her pride and joy. Her son Peter, besides dealing with being a sixth grader, has lost a leg and much of his hearing to cancer. But all that isn’t enough to get him down. (Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com)
Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com - November 3, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
DIPG: Searching for a Cure
NEW YORK. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma or DIPG, is an invasive pediatric brain cancer…a tumor in the brain stem that is impossible to safely remove. Radiation and traditional chemotherapy may buy a patient some time, but ultimately, can’t save a child’s life. Luckily, researchers are testing a new way to deliver cancer-fighting drugs that may someday soon lead to a cure. (Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com)
Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com - November 3, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
