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Levonorgestrel-IUS Beats Usual Care for Menorrhagia

...  Beats Usual Care for Menorrhagia (HealthDay News) – Compared with standard medical therapy, women with menorrhagia experience more effective, sustained physical and quality-of-life benefits from treatment with a levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system (IUS), according to a study … Read more on Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants Frequently Asked Question: Do You Offer Skilled Nursing Care? Sunrise offers four levels of skilled nursing care, starting with a base level. All residents will get an ...

Keegan Walks After FCE Spinal Stroke!

...  Walks after FCE Spinal Stroke! – Our 7-year old Golden Retriever/Chow, Keegan, suffered a spinal stroke (FCE) in January. Paralyzed from the shoulders down, the neurologist told us she would never walk again. 4 1/2 months later, this is video of Keegan…walking!   Spinal Fluid Substance May Help Drive Sleep Disorder: Study Filed under: spinal stroke 21 (HealthDay News) — A substance found in spinal fluid could act like a natural sleeping pill and help cause hypersomnia, a condition where people sleep more than 70 hours a week, a small new study suggests. Despite their excessive sleeping, people … Read more on U.S. News & World Report Read ...

Vlog #8: Bipolar Depression.

  Vlog #8: Bipolar depression. – My 8th vlog on depression.   by infomatique Mayo: Congressman Jackson leaves clinic, continues medical treatment for … Filed under: bipolar depression CHICAGO — Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. remains under the care of physicians for bipolar disorder, although he's no longer a patient at Minnesota's Mayo Clinic. The hospital released a statement Wednesday on Jackson's behalf. It reiterates Jackson … Read more on Washington Post   Pregnant Women With Bipolar Disorder May Have Higher Risk of Premature Birth Filed under: bipolar depression Read more... ...

Excess Mortality for Alcohol-Dependent, Especially Women

...  Mortality for Alcohol-Dependent, Especially Women Filed under: online alcohol treatment WEDNESDAY, Oct. 17 (HealthDay News) — Alcohol-dependent adults, particularly women, have excess mortality, according to a study published online Oct. 16 in Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research. Ulrich John, Ph.D., of the University Medicine … Read more on Doctors Lounge   Alcohol Septal Ablation Rivals Myectomy for Obstructive Hypertrophic … Filed under: online alcohol treatment Patients with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy can achieve good long-term outcomes with alcohol ...

Weight-Loss Surgery May Boost Risk for Alcohol, Drug Abuse: Study

...  Surgery May Boost Risk for Alcohol, Drug Abuse: Study Filed under: alcohol abuse clinics MONDAY, Oct. 15 (HealthDay News) — Weight-loss surgery may increase risk for the use or abuse of alcohol and illicit drugs, a new study suggests. Patients — 132 women and 23 men — who had undergone one of two commonly performed types of … Read more on U.S. News & World Report   UF receives .5 million to support ongoing studies of HIV and alcohol use Filed under: alcohol abuse clinics Read ...

Counseling Service Holding Ribbon Cutting Tuesday

by Christiana Care Counseling Service Holding Ribbon Cutting Tuesday Filed under: alcohol counselor The practice's certifications include National Certified Counselor, Licensed Clinical Profes-sional Counselor, Addiction Specialist, Licensed Profes-sional Counselor, Licensed Clinical Addictions Special-ist, and Advanced Alcohol and Drug Counselor. Read more on Southern Pines Pilot   Doctors Should Screen Adults for Alcohol Misuse, U.S. Panel Says Filed under: alcohol counselor 24 (HealthDay News) — A U.S. government advisory panel recommends that primary care doctors ask patients about their drinking habits and provide counseling to those who misuse alcohol. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force found that screening and … Read more on U.S. News & World Report Read ...