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Ask the Doctor Colon Cancer—Preventable, Treatable, Beatable Many people don’t realize that colon cancer, the nation’s second leading cancer killer, is often preventable and 90 percent curable if detected early. Read More... Diabetes: Know the Facts The American Diabetes Association reports that more than 17 million Americans have type 2 diabetes.  Yet of those 17 million, almost 5 million don’t even know they have the disease.  Read More... Extra Weight Burdens the Heart Even ten pounds of extra weight can increase your risk of developing almost every health problem that leads to heart disease. Besides placing an extra strain on your heart, carrying excess weight significantly increases your risk of type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol. Read More... Firework Safety Tips Undoubtedly, the most popular and traditional way to celebrate Independence Day is with fireworks.  Every year, thousands of adults and children buy, discharge and admire fireworks during the Fourth of July holiday season.  Read More... Is Snoring Keeping You Awake At Night? Do you feel tired most days? Maybe you’re just not getting enough sleep at night—but maybe you are experiencing a sleep disorder instead. According to a report issued by the National Commission on Sleep Disorders Research, approximately 40 million Americans suffer from a sleep disorder such as sleep apnea, narcolepsy, or restless leg syndrome.  Read More... Mammograms: The Best Defense Against Breast Cancer One in eight women in the U.S. develops breast cancer in their lifetime and more than 40,000 women die each year from the disease.  Breast cancer does not discriminate – women of all ages, races and socioeconomic groups are susceptible to it.  Read More... Prostate Cancer & PSA Testing Approximately one in six men in the United States will be diagnosed with prostate cancer this year and about 30,000 men will die from it. The American Cancer Society cites prostate cancer as the second leading cause of cancer deaths among men.  Read More... What to do for your sneezing, itching and wheezing Allergies affect as many as 60 million Americans, or one in every five adults and children. Spring pollens are a common cause of allergies that result in respiratory symptoms.  Read More... UFE gives women with uterine fibroid tumors a new option Nearly 40 percent of women age 35 years and older have uterine fibroid tumors.  Uterine fibroid embolization, (UFE), a relatively new interventional radiology procedure offers women an alternative to surgical removal of the uterus for the treatment of fibroid tumors.  Read More...

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