Patient Care Blog

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Surgical Treatment for Recurrent Diverticulitis

鈥疘f your diverticulitis doesn鈥檛 improve with treatment, or if it leads to complications such as those described above, you may need surgery to remove part of your colon.

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Abnormal Uterine Bleeding: What You Need to Know

Abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB) is any bleeding that鈥檚 excessive, bothersome or outside what a woman would consider normal during menstruation, or any bleeding between periods.

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Safety Tips for Outdoor Grilling

鈥楾is the season to cook and eat outdoors, and that means grilling our faves, from chicken to fish, corn, skewered vegetables and hamburgers (whether the meat or vegetarian variety). But outdoor grilling comes with safety risks. After all, where there鈥檚 smoke there鈥檚 fire, and where there鈥檚 fire, there鈥檚 a need to protect ourselves from possible mishaps.

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Pool and Beach Safety Tips

From diving at the deep end of a public or private swimming pool to building castles in the sand, it鈥檚 time for fun in the sun鈥攁nd for staying safe at the pool as well as on the beach. Focusing on both fun and safety makes good sense鈥攅specially when it comes to your kids.

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Podcast: Treatments for Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis (PPMS)

In this episode of Back to Health, Dr. Jai S. Perumal discusses what patients should know about treatments for Progressive Multiple Sclerosis (MS).

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Understanding, Surviving and Preventing Overdose

Overdose can happen at any age. With education, substance abuse experts and treatment, you can survive and avoid overdosing in the future.

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Medication-Overuse Headache (MOH)

When a headache sufferer uses headache medications too often鈥攅specially 鈥渁cute鈥 medications that aim to relieve an individual headache attack鈥攖hey may develop a disorder known as medication overuse headache (MOH).

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Breastfeeding vs. Formula: Is One Really Better?

Choosing between breastfeeding and formula is no easy task. Find out benefits and obstacles to each as you decide how to feed your baby.

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Personalized Treatment for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Carpal tunnel syndrome is the most common compressive neuropathy in the upper extremity, affecting as many as one in 20 people in the United States. Initial non-operative treatment with wrist splints can be very effective, with surgery reserved for patients with persistent or advanced symptoms.

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Jet Lag: Adjusting to a New Time Zone Before, During and After Your Flight

Jet lag鈥攁 term coined back in the 1960s鈥攊s caused by the gap between your normal circadian rhythms and the time zone at your destination. Your body may be active when you鈥檙e supposed to be resting, and your mealtimes are off kilter. Your eyes take in light differently as well.