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(ARA) - When a woman is diagnosed with breast cancer, many of her most important questions can't be answered by a doctor. What if my insurance won't cover a new treatment? Do I risk losing my benefits if I am not working full time? Will my boss let me take time off for treatment?


(ARA) - After a summer full of skinned knees, sunburn and sports-strained muscles, you might expect your family to experience fewer injuries as autumn approaches. But fall likely means you'll be putting in more hours at the office in front of a desktop, and your kids will deal with mountains of homework by firing up their laptops.

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(ARA) - We all want to eat a nutritious diet that helps reduce the risk of chronic diseases and manage cholesterol levels. The same holds true for diabetics; in fact, many of the guidelines for a balanced diabetic diet are useful for anyone who wants to stick to a healthful diet.

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(ARA) - How healthy is your family's home? It's not an easy question to answer because, depending on your child's age, there are different concerns. Children grow up faster than we could ever imagine, and each age brings a different stage of growth, development and learning.

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(ARA) - Amidst the constantly changing world of medicine, innovative research from some of the world's leading surgeons is finding new ways to use donated human tissue to treat a host of medical conditions.

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(ARA) - The signs of aging aren't always as obvious as a few more wrinkles and grey hairs. The body naturally changes as you get older, but what exactly can you expect and how do you make sure you're aging in a healthy way?

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(ARA) - There used to be a beauty rule that in order to benefit from high-quality, high-tech skincare products women had to shop at a high-priced department or specialty store. With the current economic shift and consumers becoming increasingly more Internet savvy, that rule has changed with many shoppers discovering that they can find the same skincare product innovation for a greater value right at their local drugstore.

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(ARA) - Prostate cancer affects more than 185,000 men in the United States each year, according to the American Cancer Society. About one in six men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer during their lifetime, making it the most common cancer, other than skin cancers, in American men.

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(ARA) - It makes headlines every day - H1N1 and swine flu. If you have questions, you're not alone. It's difficult to decipher rumors from facts.

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(ARA) - With all the bending, lifting and stretching involved, gardening can be a fun and effective workout - if you know how to make the most of it.

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Persistent pain or numbness affecting the hand or wrist that keeps people away from their work and hobbies is a reason to visit a hand specialist. Hand specialists treat patients of all ages who suffer from discomfort in the hand or wrist caused by an overuse injury, trauma, or disease, and help them to return to what they enjoy.




Morton Hospital and Medical Center in Taunton has joined the growing list of hospitals limiting visitors in response to the rising number of H1N1 flu cases.




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