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Entries for September 2008
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Breast Health Awareness
By ELIH @ 10:37 PM :: 1690 Views :: Women's Health
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Yearly mammograms and clinical breast exams remain the most effective method for detecting breast cancer in its earliest and most treatable stage.
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| Friday, September 19, 2008 |
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Stroke: You Know the Warning Signs?
By ELIH @ 1:39 AM :: 1779 Views :: Seniors, Cardiac & Heart Health
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What is stroke? A stroke occurs when a blood vessel in the brain is blocked or bursts. Without blood and the oxygen it carries, part of the brai...
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| Friday, September 19, 2008 |
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Stay in the Game... Sports Injury Prevention for Youth
By ELIH @ 1:37 AM :: 1385 Views :: Physical Therapy PT
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You don’t have to travel far to find a youth sporting event in-progress on any one of the North Fork’s many playing fields. “More children...
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| Friday, September 19, 2008 |
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Are You Sun Safe?
By ELIH @ 1:34 AM :: 2105 Views :: Family
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The sun’s damaging ultraviolet (UV) rays—specifically UVA and UVB rays—are to blame for sunburn. Never leave the house without applying sunscreen with...
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| Friday, September 19, 2008 |
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Quannacut— A Rainbow of Hope
By ELIH @ 1:31 AM :: 4346 Views :: Behavioral Health
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Addiction is a chronic, progressive disease. Though treatable, recurrence rates are high. Widely misunderstood as a weakness or a characte...
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| Friday, September 19, 2008 |
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Laparoscopic Surgery: Small Incisions Make a Big Difference
By ELIH @ 1:28 AM :: 1758 Views :: Surgery
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Laparoscopic surgery is a minimally invasive surgical procedure that and is often called “pinhole surgery” as this surgical technique involves o...
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| Friday, September 19, 2008 |
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Put Your Hands Together to Prevent the Spread of Infection
By ELIH @ 1:27 AM :: 2503 Views :: Community
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Eastern Long Island Hospital has an extremely good record with regard to infection control. With drug-resistant superbugs in the news, it's reas...
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| Friday, September 19, 2008 |
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Heart Healthy Advice
By ELIH @ 1:25 AM :: 1538 Views :: Cardiac & Heart Health
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Heart-healthy nutrition, daily physical activity, eliminating tobacco, controlling conditions such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol and diabet...
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| Friday, September 19, 2008 |
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Preventing Gastric Disease and Colon Cancer
By ELIH @ 1:23 AM :: 1378 Views :: Seniors
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Gastrointestinal (GI) health focuses on the GI tract – the complex passageway that filters your body’s nutrients. The best prevention of gastric...
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| Friday, September 19, 2008 |
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Digital Mammography
By ELIH @ 1:21 AM :: 1106 Views :: Women's Health, Diagnostic Testing
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The latest technology in Early Breast Cancer Detection is digital mammography. Unveiling its newest digital equipment...
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| Friday, September 19, 2008 |
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Sadness or Clinical Depression
By ELIH @ 1:17 AM :: 1932 Views :: Behavioral Health
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How can you tell if a bad mood is true depression or a temporary case of the blues? Depression is usually characterized by a sustained worsening of mo...
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| Friday, September 19, 2008 |
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| Monday, September 08, 2008 |
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| Monday, September 08, 2008 |
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Stroke: Do You Know the Warning Signs?
By ELIH @ 11:24 PM :: 2111 Views :: Women's Health, Men's Health, Seniors
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Brain damage can begin within minutes, so it is important to know the symptoms of stroke and act fast.
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| Thursday, September 04, 2008 |
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| Thursday, September 04, 2008 |
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| Thursday, September 04, 2008 |
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| Thursday, September 04, 2008 |
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| Thursday, September 04, 2008 |
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Elder Abuse: Safety Tips
By ELIH @ 12:18 AM :: 1461 Views :: Senior FACTS
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| Thursday, September 04, 2008 |
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| Wednesday, September 03, 2008 |
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| Wednesday, September 03, 2008 |
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| Wednesday, September 03, 2008 |
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| Wednesday, September 03, 2008 |
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Crime Prevention
By ELIH @ 11:46 PM :: 1461 Views :: Senior FACTS
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| Wednesday, September 03, 2008 |
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| Wednesday, September 03, 2008 |
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Choosing Hospice Care
By ELIH @ 11:39 PM :: 1719 Views :: Senior FACTS
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| Wednesday, September 03, 2008 |
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| Wednesday, September 03, 2008 |
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