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  • Vertebroplasty Equal to a Placebo
    Despite 40,000 procedures performed annually
    Two recent studies concluded that vertebroplasty was no more effective than a placebo. After six months, patients who received the treatment and patients in the control group both reported pain relief, but there was no difference between them.
  • Surprising Prostate Cancer Screening Update
    Surprising update on prostate cancer screening. Who needs it?
  • Talk to Your Surgeon
    When the doctor recommends surgery, ask questions. How else will you get the care you need and deserve?
  • Total Hip Replacement Works
    The pain and disability caused by aging and ailing hips can be reversed with surgery—but you have to work at postsurgical rehabilitation.
  • Women in Their 80s Need Mammograms
    Barring other health reasons, older women should continue getting mammograms—but a study points out they’re not doing it.
  • Task Force Says Men Age 75 and Older Should Not Be Screened for Prostate Cancer
    Men age 75 and older should not be screened for prostate cancer, and younger men should discuss the benefits and harms of the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test with their clinicians before being tested, according to a new recommendation from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.
  • Radiology & Children: Extra Care Required
    Most everyone knows of the need for safety when having radiological imaging, such as X-rays, done. Additional vigilance and safety are also needed when it comes to the radiological imaging of children.
  • Taking a Close Look at Ultrasound
    Ultrasound imaging devices are approved for use only with a prescription. Information accompanying the devices explains the risks and benefits of the approved uses. However, FDA does not regulate how health professionals actually use the equipment.
  • Treadmill Test Can Predict Heart Risk
    Self-Care and Prevention
    A cardiac stress test may predict whether you need early intervention to prevent heart disease down the road—even if your current risk factors are low.
  • Flexible Sigmoidoscopy
    Flexible sigmoidoscopy (SIG-moy-DAH-skuh-pee) enables the physician to look at the inside of the large intestine from the rectum through the last part of the colon, called the sigmoid or descending colon.
  • Colonoscopy
    A colonoscopy (koh-luh-NAH-skuh-pee) allows a doctor to look inside the entire large intestine. The procedure enables the physician to see things such as inflamed tissue, abnormal growths, and ulcers.
  • Lower GI Series
    A lower gastrointestinal (GI) series uses x rays to diagnose problems in the large intestine, which includes the colon and rectum. The lower GI series may show problems like abnormal growths, ulcers, polyps, diverticuli, and colon cancer.
  • Upper Endoscopy
    Upper endoscopy enables the physician to look inside the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum. The procedure might be used to discover the reason for swallowing difficulties, nausea, vomiting, reflux, bleeding, indigestion, abdominal pain, or chest pain.
  • Upper GI Series
    The upper gastrointestinal (GI) series uses x rays to diagnose problems in the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum. This series can show a blockage, abnormal growth, ulcer, or a problem with the way an organ is working.
  • Get a Colonoscopy? Do I Have To?
    In a word, yes! Though the prep isn’t much fun, the procedure is painless, and the result offers a huge piece of mind.
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