Restoring Your Gut Health
More than 2,000 years ago, Hippocrates—the father of modern medicine—suggested that all diseases begin in the gut. With mounting evidence showing a connection between gut health and everything from au
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The Benefits of Grounding
Grounding allows us to use the earth’s negative electric charge to stabilize and rebalance our body’s accumulated positive charges. Contact with the vast supply of electrons on the earth’s surface—thi
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Moving the Goalposts on Lung Cancer Survival
Despite the sometimes dramatic improvements that have been made in other cancers, lung cancer survival has only slightly improved over the past several decades. Fortunately, that’s beginning to change
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New Solution for Atrial Fibrillation
For decades, thermal energy—both heat and cold—has been used to treat atrial fibrillation (afib). A breakthrough ablation technology uses a new type of energy—pulsed electric fields—to offer patients
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Bone Health Basics
Keeping your bones strong is a smart goal at any age. But a fracture-proof frame becomes even more important after 50, when weakened bones lead to breaks for one in two women and one in five men.
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A National Leader in Using the Genetics of Cancer to Protect the Health of our Patients
Last July, Cindi Reichert went to the Providence St. Jude Genetic Counseling and Screening Center and spit into a tube. That saliva sample was tested for nearly 100 different genetic mutations that i
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Digestive Health Institute
Considered one of the top hospitals in the nation for the treatment of digestive issues, we bring uncommon expertise to protecting your health and well-being. Here you’ll find the entire range of solu
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Cutting-edge Research to Create Better Solutions for Prostate Cancer
Providence St. Jude Crosson Cancer Institute oncologists are aggressively pursuing new answers to metastatic prostate cancer, including research into an innovative immunotherapy called AMG 509.
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Chasing a Cure for Macular Degeneration
When the SpaceX mission returns to earth in April, there will be 80 mice onboard who have spent a month living at the International Space Station. The rodents represent the first investigational ophth
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Moving Closer to the Holy Grail in Shoulder Replacement
The shoulder’s unique ball-and-socket joint offers the greatest range of motion in the entire human body. Preserving as much function and longevity as possible is the holy grail of shoulder replacemen
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One Ingredient, One Recipe at a Time
Improving your health by changing what you eat doesn’t require a dramatic overhaul. It can happen a step at a time, by adding a new nutrient-rich ingredient to a favorite dish, incorporating a new rec
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Are Your Eyes Parched? You're Not Alone
The stinging, burning or scratchiness of dry eyes is the most common reason Americans visit an ophthalmologist. This condition is more frequent among those over 50, and causes can range from medicati
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Food Can Be Powerful Medicine—and So Can Its Temporary Absence
From ultra-fit 20-somethings to baby boomers taking their first step toward better health, this approach to eating is accumulating research outcomes that go considerably beyond boosted metabolism and
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What Is Medical Fitness?
Medical Fitness is designed to prevent or improve a wide range of health concerns through research-based fitness and wellness strategies. And as California’s only hospital with a certified Medical Fit
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When Surgical Excellence Creates a Storybook Ending
When the 30-year-old first began noticing problems with his vision several months earlier, he had thought it might be related to getting older. But as he failed each successive vision test—able to ide
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The Search for New and Better Answers
Jaundice was the first symptom of what a CT scan would confirm was pancreatic cancer. A small tumor blocked one of Sharon Stefan’s bile ducts, causing the telltale symptom that, for many, doesn’t appe
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Too Much of a Good Thing
Cold and flu season means missed school, missed work, and at least one trip to the doctor to ask for an antibiotic. While effective only against certain bacteria, half of all antibiotic prescriptions
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Providence SoCal hospitals rated among Best Hospitals, Providence Mission and Providence Saint John’s rank nationally in Orthopedics
U.S. News & World Report recognizes quality, specialty care.
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The Threat to a Woman's Heart
The first step in preventing heart disease in women may be getting them to understand their risk. Surveys show that almost 60% believe breast cancer poses the greatest danger: in fact, heart disease k
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The Inflammation Factor
With inflammation now linked to everything from cancer to heart disease, reducing it is essential to better health.
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