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Repairing an old football injury probably helped save Larry Wahl's life -- and illustrates the importance of men getting screened for prostate cancer. • Online: Sherman Health, then click on da Vinci Surgery System for a list of doctors using the system.
A 2003 pulmonary biopsy of James Zadroga found only minor abnormalities and no signs of the foreign materials found in his lungs after he died, according to a new report.
The prostate is a small, walnut-shaped gland in men that produces fluid that nourishes and transports sperm. During a prostate biopsy, also called a core needle biopsy, a fine needle is used to take a number of tissue samples from your prostate gland.
One aspect of aging that's usually fixable is cloudy vision due to cataracts. In an otherwise healthy eye, cataract removal results in improved vision 95 percent of the time, according to the September issue of Mayo Clinic Health Letter. Cataracts are common. By age 65, about half of all Americans have developed some degree of lens clouding due to cataracts.
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An emerging imaging technology shows that using two different levels of X-ray energy is better than one, according to the September issue of Mayo Clinic Health Letter.
UroToday.com - Next to digital rectal examination and PSA level, biopsy of the prostate is an essential procedure for determining optimal treatment. Systematic TRUSBx is the gold standard, but it fails to detect numerous tumors. This systematic approach is characterized by low sensitivity (39-52%) and high specificity (81-82%).
Not smoking, eating right and exercising can influence our genes
By NANCY KALISH It’s a fact of midlife: After 40, we’re more likely to need certain medical tests to preserve our health. Learning that you have to undergo something with a hard-to-pronounce name (what is a colposcopy, anyway?) can be unsettling, but it doesn’t have to be. Here’s what to expect during five of the most common procedures, and how long you can expect to wait for results. Stress ...
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