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Local student gives ultimate gift; talks about her experience
Melissa Behrmann jokes that since September of last year, she has voluntarily been a human pincushion.
But even after months of pokes and prodding and tests, Behrmann, 20, an Indian River native, would do it all over again.
In December, Behrmann donated...Tags: Social Issues, Human Body, Diseases and Illnesses, Health, Medical Procedures and Tests
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KTLA Special Report: Woman Describes Being Awake During Surgery
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- Millions of people go under the knife every year, but what happens when the anesthesia you are given wears off in the middle of the operation? Being awake during surgery is every patient's worst nightmare, and it happened to Jana-...Tags: Surgery, Human Mishaps, Human Interest
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A consumer's guide to cosmetic surgery
When considering plastic surgery, it's hard to know what questions to ask. First, you have to decide whether to have the surgery at all. Then you must choose a surgeon. We asked two experts, Fort Lauderdale cosmetic surgeon Paul Wigoda and Miami...Tags: Diabetes, Fort Lauderdale, Trials, Contracts, Internists
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How to prepare for anesthesia
For many patients, anesthesia is the scariest part of surgery. But you can ease your fears — and help prevent the rare negative outcome — with awareness and good communication with doctors, says Dr. Paul Rein of Virginia Anesthesia VAPCS in...Tags: Surgery
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Cryoablation just one of many possible treatments for excessive menstrual bleeding
Tribune Media ServicesQ: I'm a 39-year-old female. In the last three to four months, I've been experiencing changes in my menstrual cycle marked by excessive bleeding and clotting. My gynecologist has suggested cryoablation of the uterus. Are there alternatives or is this...Tags: Blood, Birth Control, Uterus, Menstruation, Health
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Beyond Nursing: Hot Health Care Jobs
Premium Health News ServiceThanks to this defibrillator of a recession, health care's future has a beat. Not long ago, baby boomers were promising to hit medical care providers with a double whammy: retiring from their jobs as nurses and doctors and aging their way into hospitals...Tags: Nursing, Health and Medical Professionals, Medical Services, Oncology, Diseases and Illnesses
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A Guide to Confusing (but Promising) Health Care Jobs
U.S. News & World ReportThanks to this defibrillator of a recession, health care's future has a beat. Not long ago, the sector seemed statistically doomed: Baby boomers were about to hit medical care providers with a double whammy--retiring from their jobs as nurses and...Tags: Retirement, Employees, Nursing, Health and Medical Professionals, Medical Services
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Lehigh Valley Hospital gets magnetized again
HealthLehigh Valley Health Network once again has been designated as a Magnet Hospital. Hospital officials announced Thursday that it received its third consecutive Magnet award, the highest honor for nursing excellence from the American Nurses Credentialing... -
Zoe, one of the Maryland Zoo's three giraffes, dies
Zoe, a 16-year-old giraffe at the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore, died Thursday after receiving anesthesia during a medical procedure. The reticulated giraffe was a favorite of visitors who occasionally were allowed to feed her
"We are stunned by the sudden...Tags: Maryland Zoo Baltimore, Health, Medical Procedures and Tests
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Prominent doctor suspected in girlfriend's death
Fox59Fox59 News has learned Dr. John Reynolds, the Chief Health Officer for the Morgan County Health Department could be facing an indictment for causing the death of his former girlfriend, Sandra Kessler, 61. Kessler died November 9, 2009. Her death was...Tags: Death, Trials, Martinsville (Martinsville, Virginia), Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice
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Michael Jackson's Death Considered a Homicide
Associated PressMichael Jackson's death has been ruled a homicide caused by a mix of drugs meant to treat insomnia, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press, while his personal doctor told investigators he was actually trying to wean the King of Pop off the...Tags: Crimes, Death, Murder, Propofol (drug), Personal Data Collection
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