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The Ins and Outs of Hay Fever

The Ins and Outs of Hay Fever

Americans are no stranger to allergies; it is estimated that roughly 55% of people in the US are allergic to at least one substance. In addition to clogging up the nostrils of millions of people, allergies also sicken the economy, ...

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Anchoring the Elbow: The Role of the UCL

Anchoring the Elbow: The Role of the UCL

All in all, being employed as a professional baseball player is a pretty good gig. While hardly every baseball player is famous, even the team bench warmers are richly compensated for their services. In 2012, the average salary for a ...

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Making Cookies A Healthier Snack

When it comes to snack foods, America has had a long love affair with cookies. In 2012, shoppers in the United States bought over $1 billion dollars worth of Oreos alone. Like so many other popular foods, however, cookies are ...

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Living a Healthy Life with Cancer

Few diseases have had such a momentous impact on the American public as cancer. An estimated 1 in 2 men, along with 1 and 3 American women, will be diagnosed with cancer during their lifetime. Despite decades of research, cancer ...

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Fighting the “Super Bug:” The Spread of MRSA

When a strand of bacteria is dubbed a “super bug,” people tend to pay attention. If you closely follow medical headlines, you might have read about an alarming malady known as a MRSA (methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus) infection. While still a ...

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An Aquatic Workout: Swimming and Your Health

Some people tend to look down on senior citizens and older adults, believing them to physically frail, weak and incapable of leading active lifestyles. Such people have likely never heard of Diana Nyad. In September 2013, at the age of ...

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The Devastating Impact of Parkinson’s Disease

Of all the health threats facing elderly Americans, few are more ominous and threatening than Parkinson’s disease. With an alarmingly high mortality rate and symptoms strong enough to cripple a patient’s central nervous system, Parkinson’s has received intense focus from ...

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Golf’s Rich History and Health Benefits

What was your life like at age 19? For most people, the answer would involve trudging through their first year of college, or possibly adjusting to life in the workforce after finishing high school. At such a young age, few ...

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The Purpose and Benefits of MRIs

On July 11th, 2013, New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter played in his first baseball game since fracturing his left ankle in October 2012. Unfortunately for Yankees fans, the future Hall-of-Famer didn’t make it through a single game before injuring ...

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Cardiomyopathies: An Attack on the Heart

When a health-related story pops up on the news, there’s a good chance it will at least partially involve the heart. The heart organ receives plenty of attention from doctors, media outlets and patients alike, and for good reason – ...

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