 | BEST CARE: how do I increase my odds of getting the best medical care that I can get
[HERE]? |
| Medical information: A government source of all kinds of medical info for
patients;.....Mayo Clinic
disease info for patients; "Medline Search" any medical topic...a source the professionals
use; National Library of Medicine. |
| Help self-diagnose & treat SKIN,
HAIR, & NAIL problems here ("for patients"). |
| An online Biology guide by Kimball [here]. |
| I'm Scared...I Might Have Breast Cancer!
Early diagnosis. |
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I Might Have Prostate Cancer!
How to find it early. |
| As you go through health scares and want to keep friends &
family updated, register with
Caring Bridge. |
| If you end up home bound with an illness or otherwise with a
long-term illness, check out
PatientsLikeMe. |
| Inherited Disease: Check this site to use their tool to gather
family history in the event you need genetic disease risk counseling in the
future HERE. |
| Acne prevention & treatment. |
| Toenail fungus prevention & treatment. |
| I had a Pap smear done: (1)About the Pap smear......and......(2)They Say My Pap smear is abnormal!.
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| I smoke and wonder about my risk of lung cancer: see MSKCC
prediction [here].
How about COPD risk (carrying an oxygen tank around) and stroke risk? |
| Causes of chronic
fatigue (tired all the time). |
| back pain & sciatica. |
| causes of cough [here]. |
| Overweight problems:
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| Catching colonic cancer early saves lives! How do doctors do it?
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| Harvard online cancer (& some other diseases) risk calculations [***here***];
MSKCC on-line prediction tools [here]. |
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Bones and Aging: Osteoporosis, the most common metabolic disease of mankind. The National
Osteoporosis Foundation web site. |
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Periodontal
gum disease: the common, preventable condition leading to loss of teeth...what you can do to keep your teeth! |
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About cataract surgery and other eye disorders
and treatments: under the leadership of James P. Gills, M.D., a Christian and author of the instructive novel, The Unseen Essential..., about how to live the fulfilling Christian life.
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Intestinal Problems: Chronic Diarrhea....Blood in the stool....Over-age-50 colonoscopy.
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| About blood iron levels: overview and links. |
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Liver problems. |
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Fetal wastage, miscarriage, abortion.
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| About genetics and genetic diseases [here].
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| a skin biopsy says you have "sarcoid" [what to
do]. |
| About MELANOMA
(& prognosis calculation) skin cancer & other skin
cancers/diseases: (NOTE: we continue to see on-line advice to use super-expert pathologists for
skin diagnoses. After 28 years in practice, my advice is, rather, to deal with pathologists (and all other service providers) who "care." link to a good site with on-line info, article links, and prognosis calculator. |
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Placenta abnormalities...was your baby's placenta examined thoroughly and microscopically by a pathologist? |
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"Point-of-Service Pathology": [what it is].........[national network: began in S. C.]. |
| The Seven Standards of Care in the Medical Field. |
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IS THAT TREATMENT QUACKERY?
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Faith positively affects your health status!
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| the concept of False positive and False
negative test results. |
| Martha's miracle cure of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. |
| Persistent vegetative
state misdiagnosed 40% of time. |
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Special programs of pathology group involvement at Lexington
Medical Center. |
| The 100s of Causes of unexpected sudden death.
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Death certification process: accidental, homicidal, etc.
Was that death at all avoidable??? |
| our Autopsy Service and forensic pathology links
[here]. |
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An example forensic pathology case. |
| Forensic murder mystery series author, Patricia Cornwell's web site [here]:
 | Virginia Institute of Forensic Sciences and Medicine [here]. |
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South Carolina Coroners web site with cases, forensic links, missing persons, and information:
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Some medical case examples. |
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Experts, accuracy, and local "point-of-service" care.
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***Our medical group's web site***: about lab test
information (often linking to tables of causes of abnormal results), pathology-medical topics,
personal medical finances, fighting billing & insurance problems, finding the right
medical care, and tissue/organ donations. |