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Medical Malpractice Victims in NY have a choice...handle your case on your own or hire an experienced trial attorney to handle it for you. How many try it on their own?Did you know that in New York before you are permitted to file a medical malpractice lawsuit on your behalf, you must get confirmation from a medical expert
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Odds of Surviving Cancer Depend on Where You LiveSurvey of 25.7 million patients revealed huge disparities in cancer survival worldwide. More people are surviving breast cancer, colon cancer and stomach cancer
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Are Breast Cancer Recurrence Rates Decreasing?New research shows that breast cancer recurrence rates have dropped since the 1980s.
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Algae Might Help Restore Your Heart After Heart Attack; New Study from Stony Brook University HospitalResearchers at Stony Brook's Heart Institute are part of Preservation clinical trial. This study is being done to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of algae
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Gynecologic Surgical Device to Remove Tumors From Uterus Actually Spreads Cancer Instead of Removing itThe tools are known as laparoscopic power morcellators, and they have been widely used in operations to remove fibroid tumors from the uterus. Sometimes they
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Your radiologist does an MRI or CAT scan. How important would it be if the radiologist told you your results right then and there without having to wait to speak to your doctor?When Dr. Kemp first found out that her husband had advanced rectal cancer she had difficulty getting the answers she needed fast and felt helpless.
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APOLOGIZE ALREADY! New study recognizes what many injured victims already know...doctors who make mistakes rarely apologize.According to a John Hopkins University School of Medicine report, patients who suffer injuries, infections or mistake during medical care rarely get an apology.
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Sponge on a string may be a viable alternative to endoscopyA new test, “cytosponge,” looks like a large multi-vitamin attached to a string. Patients swallow the capsule and then it expands into a sponge in the stomach
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New study suggests that sexual activity lowers men’s prostate cancer risk.Canadian scientists analyzed questionnaires from more than 3,200 men and found men who had sex with more than 20 women decreased risk of prostate cancer by 28%.
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Is Open Heart Surgery still Necessary? New Study Says There May Be Better AlternativesAn innovative group of surgeons have started doing aortic valve replacements instead of open heart surgery. This type of procedure has less of a recovery period