Health-wellness
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- When to Get Braces
- Posted: May 17, 2012
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A generation ago, braces were a cross that some unfortunate kids had to bear. ‘Metalmouth’ was an insult, and kids who wore the dreaded ‘headgear’ were doubly cursed. All that has changed. For many of today’s youngsters, braces are a fashion statement and a rite of passage with little or no trauma attached. Modern braces address a variety of issues related to cosmetic and functional concerns. The age at which a child is fitted with braces depends largely upon the braces’ purpose.
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- Heart Valve Replacement: Heart Smarts
- Posted: May 10, 2012
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Love may be the figurative doorway to the heart, but valves are the literal doorways through which blood passes in its continual journey into and out of the heart’s four chambers.
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- Neuromas: Fashion Fallout
- Posted: May 03, 2012
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Sometimes ‘killer heels’ is more than just a figurative term. If you have a neuroma, wearing high heels can mean a world of hurt.
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- Melanoma/Skin Cancer: Awareness Counts
- Updated: May 07, 2012 - 10:10 am
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May is National Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month. In Missouri, the topic even gained the attention of state legislators who considered a law (HB 1475) that would require in-person parental consent before anyone younger than 17 could use a tanning bed.
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- Pregnancy and Nutrition
- Posted: May 03, 2012
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We try to be careful about our diet all the time (or at least most of the time), but when a woman is ‘eating for two,’ the stakes are higher. Pregnancy requires a special attention to nutrition as the developing fetus draws upon the mother’s nutritional stores.
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- Oral Facial Surgery Institute
- Posted: April 26, 2012
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Located at Mercy St. Louis in Creve Coeur, Oral Facial Surgery Institute & Implant Center is a private practice offering a full scope of treatments and services, ranging from simple ailments to more complicated cases, says Dr. Michael Noble. The facility is a Level 1 Trauma Center, providing all of the facial trauma services for Mercy St. Louis. “We handle patients with facial lacerations or any trauma, including broken facial bones,” says Noble, who is a founding member and serves as director of Oral Facial Surgery Institute, as well as director of its accredited maxillo facial fellowship program, which takes one person from the U.S. each year and provides them with additional training in the specialty.
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- Round-the-Clock Fitness: Making it Work
- Posted: April 19, 2012
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So it’s almost swimsuit time, and you’re still trying to figure out how you’re going to get into some sort of decent shape before you have to ‘walk the gauntlet’ at the pool. With fitness centers around town open very early in the morning and staying open later, it’s getting harder than ever to get by with the same old excuses anymore. And even if you can’t make it to the gym, surely there is some space in your home where you can carve out a spot to work out. You just have to find a time that works best for you.
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- Arrhythmias: Irregular Heartbeat
- Posted: April 19, 2012
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Has your heart ever skipped a beat—and not because you’re in love? Irregular heartbeats, known clinically as ‘arrhythmias,’ are not uncommon.
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- Mom's Day Out: This is the Life!
- Posted: April 19, 2012
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One of the most treasured gifts a busy mom can receive is the gift of time. Time to relax. Time to indulge. Time to herself. Just having a day— or even a morning—to recharge is a treat, and looking fantastic afterward is icing on the cake.
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- St. Luke's Hospital
- Posted: April 19, 2012
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Patients who step through the doors of St. Luke’s Hospital can be happy to know they are walking into one of the 50 best hospitals in America. For the sixth year in a row, that honor has been bestowed by HealthGrades, and the recognition reinforces the hospital’s quality reputation, says president and CEO Gary Olson. “We feel it demonstrates the skills of our doctors and employees, our teamwork and the fact that we always have had the same mission: to make a difference in the lives of our patients, their families and the community.”
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