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How to Beat "Jumper’s Knee", Or Patellar Tendinosis, With 3 Easy Tips
You have Jumpers Knee, and you’ve been in chronic pain for months now. Physical Therapy hasn’t been working too well and your Orthopedist says you’ll probably need surgery. The truth is, that in the vast majority of the cases surgery can be avoided. Here’s how: Get Prolotherapy or Platelet Rich Plasma Therapy Both Prolotherapy and …
Memorial Health hosts Breast Cancer Community Resource Fair
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — Memorial Health University Medical Center hosted its first-ever Breast Cancer Community Resource Fair Friday morning. Members of the community were invited to attend the free event, which ran from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The goal was to educate people, from breast cancer patients and survivors to caregivers and other members …
Ray’s Health Mart closes in Staunton, pharmacist retires
CLOSE Buy Photo Danny Ray of Ray’s Health Mart Pharmacy, closed his pharmacy in late-September so he could retire. He spent more than 40 years as a pharmacist. (Photo: Laura Peters/The News Leader) STAUNTON – Danny Ray gets a little wistful when he starts thinking about what his customers have done for him in the last few …
Hair Transplant Medical Tourism in Turkey
Turkey has become a leading destination for hair transplantation. Owing to the fairly cheaper costs as well as internationally qualified surgeons, Turkey is attracting hair loss patients all over the world. The revenue for hair transplant medical tourism has greatly increased in the last few years. In the first half of the year 2014, about …
Mentally ill prison inmates are dying. Are private health care companies to blame? – CBSN Originals
Watch the CBSN Originals documentary, “The Perils of Private Prison Health Care,” in the video player above. It streams on CBSN Sunday, October 6, at 8 p.m., 11 p.m. and 2 a.m. ET. Mariam Abdullah had dreamed of becoming a firefighter, but that dream ended only six weeks after her 18th birthday when she died …
Best Anti-Aging Treatment Via Injection, See Results
Remember, it's not only to get rid all the wrinkles or creases in your face but to give you a healthy and graceful presence. With twenty-two FDA-approved fillers, it might be intimidating to pick the one that will be right for your specific aging concern. Here is some information about the fillers and what aging …
Third of Japanese women with mental health issues blame workplace harassment: report
Japan remains a male-dominated society and discrimination against women in the workplace is rife. The country is ranked 110 out of 149 countries in the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) latest global gender gap index. The country also ranks bottom among the G7 countries for gender equality, despite Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s pledge to empower working …
Orthopedic Conditions – Available Treatments
Most diseases in the human body are associated with orthopedic conditions. Starting from stress to most serious illnesses, almost every human experience some form of orthopedic condition in their life span. Orthopedic disorders include disorders in the bones, joints, muscles and connective tissue as well as ligaments and cartilage. These conditions are popular to be …
Department of Health: Copenhagen must find a backup water supply, no more procrastination | Top Stories
COPENHAGEN — Since its water crisis of 2016, the village of Copenhagen has been out of compliance with state law because it has not secured a safe and sufficient backup water supply. Now, with a deadline looming, the pressure is on to take action. In the village’s board meeting on Sept. 24, Mayor Kenneth Clark …
Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) Treatment For Acne Scars
PRP or Platelet Rich Plasma, which is sometimes also referred to as Plasma Rich in Growth Factors (PRGF), platelet gel, and Platelet Concentrate (PC) is an escalated concentration of platelets suspended in meager amounts of plasma. Simply put, PRP is blood plasma which is rich in platelets. Being a concentrated source of autologous platelets, implying …
