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Orthopedics

Are You a Candidate For Vertebroplasty or Kyphoplasty?

For vertebral compression fractures, an alternative to fusion is an outpatient health treatment that potentially increases back support and reduces pain in minutes.

Individual

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Pardon My Geographic Tongue

Few people exhibit geo­graphic tongue. Can anything be done about the loss of papillae manifest­ing this irregular appear­ance on your tongue surface? Is it a serious health problem?

Disability

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Where Do We Stand On Prosthetics?

In the race for more natural solutions, prostheses need not resemble the ill-fitted mannequin-like appendages of the 1940s. Here is a summary of top prosthetics and where to get them.

Rheumatology

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Clues A Patient Has Sjögren’s

When eyes are so dry they hurt and vision is blurred, it’s wise to seek an eye care professional. Patient response to anti­biotics may help diagnose this auto­immune disorder.

Otolaryngology

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What Drum Beats Only Loud Enough For You To Hear?

Your personal percussionists beat loud enough to entertain and inform you. What stops the music?

Podiatry

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What Works From The Bottom And Never Gets On Top?

You might feel you are working at a dead-end job but this impressive pair is content with its position and function in life.

Dermatology

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What Is Both All Over And In One Place?

The question provides a big clue when you narrow answers down to the human organism.

Pulmonology

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This Organ Only Makes Music While Malfunctioning

Normal respiratory sounds are faint, requiring amplification to hear. Are you whistling and crackling to the sound of music?

Nutrition

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Is Your Body Craving B12?

Animal products provide optimum food sources for vitamin B12. But not just vegans are at risk. Learn the symp­toms of deficiency and how to maintain peak levels for better health.

Dermatology

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What Grows Thinner Over Time?

Generally, it is not our waistline that thins as we age. Depending on genes and gender, another type of thinning may be inevitable.

Neurology

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What Can People Get On That Runs Through You?

Sometimes it is not just people. Delays, bills, even this question might get on yours.

Endocrinology

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How To Live Without A Thyroid Gland

Your thyroid gland is an important metabolism regulator. Find out why it sometimes must be surgically removed and how life following thyroidectomy is possible.

Otolaryngology

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Cosmetic Facial Reconstruction Limits

Plastic surgery is some­times a health require­ment where the end result of recon­struc­tive surgery can only be appre­ciated when compared to the initial medical anomaly.