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Clearing the Smoke on Lung Cancer Screenings
Behind skin, prostate and breast cancers, lung cancer is one of the most frequently diagnosed - and most lethal - malignancies in this country, affecting the lives of 220,000 Americans and taking the lives of another 165,000 every year.  
Vigorous Exercise Protects Arteries
Maintaining a high level of fitness into middle age does more than promote overall cardiovascular health. It also appears to protect blood vessels from hardening typically associated with age or plaque build up.
Global Eye Doctor Shortage Growing
More than 200,000 ophthalmologists are in practice around the world. However, the number of new eye doctors is not growing at a pace capable of meeting the needs of a large aging population.
Categorizing Bipolar Disorder
Everyone goes through phases of highs and lows. You get a new job and feel particularly up for a month - you go through a break up and feel down for a while. However, for those with bipolar disorder the normal swings between highs and lows become severe and extremely disruptive to normal life functions and relationships.
Calming Autism: A Team Effort
Some of the hardest parts of coping with autism can be managing the destructive behaviors that children with an autism spectrum disorder ( ASD ) often display and the strain these outbursts can put on family relationships.
Brain Power Against Chemical Solvents
Education helps the human brain to make complex networks of neurological connections. Evidence suggests that these kinds of networks defend against chemical solvent damage.
Kidney Drug Helps Transplants & Fights Cancer
Frequently, drugs start life as a treatment for one condition. With increasingly complicated drugs affecting the immune system, it seems the sky's the limit for potential uses of some medications.
Dry Eye Treatment Offers Relief
Dry eyes are commonly treated with eye drops or ointments. For patients with a persistent form of the condition, a brief in-office procedure that requires no recovery is increasing in popularity.
"Liquid Biopsies" Zero in on Ovarian Cancer
Having a biopsy - which retrieves and analyzes tiny bits of a tumor - can be an invasive and expensive proposition. A new method may one day involve only blood samples to look for and identify genes that are out of whack.
Smoking Increases Surgical Costs
Smoking before and after surgery brings with it a whole host of complications. Quitting smoking, even just one year before surgery can yield outcomes that compare to non-smokers.
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