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Growth Hormone: What You Should Know by InternalMed .. Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine ANNOUNCER: Growth hormone is one of the most complex and crucial substances produced in the body. Too much or too little of it can have serious consequences, that will often r ... Read on »
What are the Symptoms of Carcinoid Disease? by InternalMed .. Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine ANNOUNCER: Philipp Baumann, a retired air line pilot, used to regularly experience symptoms of a serious medical problem without realizing it. PHILIPP BAUMANN: For years, I ... Read on »
Current Treatments for Acromegaly by InternalMed .. Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine DAVID KLEINBERG, MD: Acromegaly is a disease of excess growth hormone. And the effects that excess growth hormone has usually comes from a pituitary tumor and accounts for ove ... Read on »
Approaches to Treating Pituitary Tumors by InternalMed .. Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine ANNOUNCER: Acromegaly is a disease characterized by high levels of growth hormone in the body. LAURENCE KATZNELSON, MD: Over 95 percent of cases of acromegaly are due to a ... Read on »
The Latest on LASIK by InternalMed .. Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine ANNOUNCER: Millions of Americans have dumped their corrective lenses for LASIK surgery since it was first introduced in the mid 1990s. Christopher Coad, MD, Eye Surgeon: Ini ... Read on »
LASIK Surgery - Trading in Lenses for Laser by InternalMed .. Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine ANNOUNCER: For Steven, a few minutes under a computer-guided laser ended two decades of dependency on glasses and contacts. Steven, LASIK Patient: I've been wearing glasses ... Read on »
Treating Vision Problems in Children by InternalMed .. Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine ANNOUNCER: Recent studies show that one out of every four school-age children has a vision impairment Leona Dockery, Senior Mission Manager, The Gift of Sight: One out of ... Read on »
Diagnosing Vision Problems in Children by InternalMed .. Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Dr. Irene Llanto, Volunteer doctor: Good vision is important for kids of all ages, especially in the early years, because that's when vision is developing. You need to have cl ... Read on »
The Flu - You Don't Have to Take it Lying Down by InternalMed .. Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine EDITOR'S NOTE: Because of reports of self-injury and delirium in patients with influenza who used Tamiflu, an antiviral drug used to treat the flu, the U.S. Food and Drug Adm ... Read on »
Why the Flu is Not Just a Bad Cold by InternalMed .. Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine ANNOUNCER: When you or your child is sick, it's important to know the difference between a common cold and the flu. Steven Lamm, Internist: The common cold is a relatively b ... Read on »
Flu Vaccine by InternalMed .. Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine ANNOUNCER: The flu – it can be hard to escape Steven Lamm, Internist: You cough, you sneeze, you shake hands with people, and that's how this disease is spread, and it is ... Read on »
Lyme Disease Symptoms by InternalMed .. Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Georgina, Recovered from Lyme disease : We were actually cleaning it up, getting it ready for the summer. ANNOUNCER: A few days after working on her yard in new york city, ... Read on »
Protect Yourself from Lyme Disease by InternalMed .. Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine ANNOUNCER : it's summer, time to enjoy the great outdoors. It's also the time to protect yourself from Lyme disease. Jeffrey A. Morrison, MD, Internist : Lyme disease is t ... Read on »
Healthy Eyes On The Computer by InternalMed .. Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine ANNOUNCER: Life in the information age means more of us are spending long hours in front of a computer. While you may think information overload is giving you a big headache, ... Read on »
Good Behavior During the Flu Season by InternalMed .. Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine ANNOUNCER: When it's flu season, that's serious business. Especially if you are at high risk. MARIE KASSAI, RN: The flu can be severe for certain populations primarily beca ... Read on »
A Close-up Look at Improving Reading Vision by InternalMed .. Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine PENNY ASBELL, MD: One of the jokes is that your arms are too short, because at first you can read here and have great vision, then you're going like this, like this, and event ... Read on »
What Is a Cataract? by InternalMed .. Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine ANNOUNCER: Getting older isn't for sissies. Pop idols start to look like your kids; your old clothes are now considered "vintage," and then there's your eyesight. PENNY ASB ... Read on »
Meningitis 101 by InternalMed .. 1 Comment Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine ANNOUNCER: Every school year it happens, especially in college. Kids are sharing confidences, clothes, a burger at a football game, a water glass in the dorm. And then it's on ... Read on »
Carcinoid Disease: A Personal Look by InternalMed .. Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine ANNOUNCER: Linda Ashbey spent 13 years making appointments with doctors and undergoing test after test, trying to find out why she had diarrhea. Diarrhea so bad it could strik ... Read on »
Tips For Healthy Aging: Become a Life-Long Learner by InternalMed .. Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine ANNOUNCER: Everyone gets sick from time to time, from everyday common colds to the flu, and sometimes a more life-threatening infection. But an ounce of prevention is worth ... Read on »
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