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• New Approach to Ovarian Cancer Screening: Is it Beneficial?

  Women and the medical community need a simplified tool to screen for ovarian cancer and breast cancer whenever they visit a cancer imaging center. Such a tool should be practical and should be able to identify women who are at a high risk for ovarian and breast cancer and who might otherwise go...

• Why You May Get Chronic UTIs

  UTIs, as we already know, are infections of the urinary tract – the urethra, bladder, ureters, and even the kidneys. They are among the most common type of infections that can be experienced by anyone, and various forms of treatment are available. However, there are some unique cases of UTIs,...

• Idol Casey Abrams Promotes Awareness of Crohn's and Colitis

  Casey Abrams is a young man who suffers from ulcerative colitis. He is also the Season 10 American Idol finalist, and in 2011 he was hospitalized while singing in the famous competition because of a flare of his ulcerative colitis. Though he had to suffer through some very serious health issues,...

• Hospital-Acquired Infections Increases Mortality Rate in the ICU

  According to the latest study presented at the 22nd European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, elderly patients treated with central catheter and/or mechanical ventilation devices in intensive care units are at a very high risk for getting hospital-acquired infections...

• Growing Concerns with Gluten Lead to Surge in Gluten-Free Magazines

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