What if you have a heart attack and all the top interventional cardiologists are out of town?
A new study shows that you’re better off.
Harvard Medical School researchers looked at what happens to heart attack victims when there is a big cardiology conference. That’s when top heart specialists are out of town. They are unavailable to treat patients.
… Read MorePain researcher Dr. Pavel Goldstein was at his wife’s bedside during the delivery of their daughter.
Labor is said to be among the most excruciating types of pain humans can suffer.1
… Read MoreIn April 2016, a Virginia dentist called the U.S. Centers for Disease Control.
His life was in danger.
He was suffering from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). It’s a progressive and often fatal lung disease.
… Read MoreOpioid drugs like Vicodin and oxycodone have a reputation as being really strong painkillers. After all, if they are that addictive…they must get rid of the pain, right?
A definitive new study shows that’s bunk. They actually provide less pain relief than over-the-counter painkillers like ibuprofen and Tylenol.1
… Read MoreThese are booming times for surgical centers.
The first ones opened in 1970. They were low-cost alternatives to hospitals for minor surgeries. They were places to go for routine outpatient procedures. Things like colonoscopies or cataract removal.
But today, they’ve become a huge business. They now outnumber hospitals. There are more than 5,600 across the country. And in the quest for profits, they have started doing more complicated surgeries, like delicate spinal procedures.… Read More
Peripheral neuropathy is often called “the most common disease you’ve never heard of.” 1
Over 42 million Americans suffer from it. That’s almost double the number of heart disease patients.2
Neuropathy can cause excruciating and debilitating nerve pain, especially in the hands and feet.
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