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Background on heart attack and heart attack treatment from the American College of Cardiology (ACC) in Bethesda, MD.
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Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN, is using the Internet and high-speed telephone lines to transmit digital photographs of diabetes patients eyes to centralized evaluation centers, where technicians then look for evidence of disease.
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Health care providers should take into account psychological, as well as physical, factors when considering patients readiness for surgery.
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The age of athletes with ACL injury may be an important factor to consider when planning sport-injury rehabilitation programs.
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Pneumococcal vaccine protects older adults from developing pneumococcal bacteremia but does not prevent community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), according to a new study from Group Health Cooperative in Seattle.
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Thermal treatment of partial ACL tears was successful in restoring stability in carefully selected patients.
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Radiofrequency energy treatment of the normal ACL in canines appears to result in death and dissolution of the ligament and development of secondary laxity.
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The study found that it is possible to prevent ACL injuries with successful completion of a specific neuromuscular training program. This is confirmation of prior studies that neuromuscular training can decrease ACL injury rates in female athletes.
