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Massage Chairs - It's Time Massage chairs have helped millions of people feel better, and live happier lives, and its time that insurance companies took notice. Massage chairs are proven to have medical benefits, and millions of people buy them every year to treat everything from garden variety back pain, to fibromyalgia to arthritis. View full massage chairs article.

Electrotherapy for the Masses: Distribution of FDA-cleared Electrical Device Offers Hope for Millions Moeller Medical, LLC announces today its distribution of an FDA-cleared electrical device that effectively treats depression, anxiety, insomnia, and pain. view full story...

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Colon surgery is changing with advancements such as minimally invasive laparoscopic procedures.
The patient benefits from less pain and a shorter hospital stay... view full story

Over 200 Organizations Launch Effort to Inform Seniors About New Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit
A national partnership of organizations committed to providing consumers with objective, easy-to-understand information about Medicare's new prescription drug benefit, today announced the details of a national grassroots campaign that will take place in the coming months to help seniors fully understand Medicare's new provisions... view full story

Pill Splitting to Reduce Burden of Prescription Drug Costs - Money Saver or Health Threat?
Patients have become increasingly aware that they are able to save money by halving higher dosage medications. Unfortunately, splitting a pill accurately, especially with elderly patients or patients with hand tremors or poor vision, is virtually impossible... view full story

New York Surgeon Introduces Unique Alternative to Total Hip Replacement
Paul E. Di Cesare, M.D., Chief of Adult Reconstructive Surgery, NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, is among the first surgeons in the country to be trained in the new Birmingham Hip Resurfacing (BHR) technique which simply shaves and caps a few centimeters of bone within the joint rather than replacing the entire hip joint as in a total hip replacement... view full story

Millions of Americans this Month will Act on Heart Disease Warnings by Using Risk Assessment Tests, More than Half of Them will Go Undetected Due to Misleading Results
In recent months many prominent Americans have had serious heart problems - President Clinton and David Letterman had bypass surgery, and Larry King had a frightening heart attack. These recent high-profile events ... view full story

Strokes May Be Caused By Undiagnosed B12 Deficiency
B12 Deficiency can mimic Alzheimer's disease, multiple sclerosis, early Parkinson's Disease, infertility in women and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. It lurks silently, stealthily increasing its victim's risk ... view full story

The Real Scoop on Medicare Prescription Drug Discount Cards
Recently, the government passed a Medicare reform bill. Part of that program provides for Medicare-approved drug discount cards. But people are already worried about how the program ... view full story

Half of all Americans over 50 at Risk for Fractures from Osteoporosis, New Study Says
A new report indicates that by 2020, half of all American citizens older than 50 will be at risk for fractures from osteoporosis ... view full story