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Hospitals in many states nationwide are looking into new simple methods of reducing breast cancer survivors' risk of developing lymphedema. Lymphedema is a painful condition that causes a patient's arm to swell. It is a common side effect of cancer treatments such as surgery and radiation. "I have ladies tell me the lymphedema is much worse than their cancer because the cancer's cured," says Dr. Electra Paskett, an epidemiologist at Ohio State University. Paskett is among those...
SAN DIEGO, Oct. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- A large number of breast cancer survivors received complimentary L-Dex readings as part of the "Know Your L-Dex" awareness campaign activities at recent Komen Race for the Cure(R) events in Houston and Dallas. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20081030/NY43020 ) Dr. Walton Taylor, a breast surgeon at the Medical City Dallas Hospital, provided survivors with complimentary readings using an FDA-cleared L-Dex medical device developed by ImpediMed...
SAN DIEGO, Oct. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- The first-ever "Know Your L-Dex" (Lymphedema Index) awareness campaign is set for kick-off this week as part of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month activities. At Susan G. Komen for the Cure and Breast Cancer Network of Strength events throughout the United States, breast surgeons will provide female breast cancer survivors with complimentary L-Dex readings using an L-Dex XCA medical device -- the first FDA cleared device of its type -- developed by...
FREDERICK, Md., July 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ActiPatch(TM), the product marketed by Bioelectronics Corp. (Pink Sheets: BIEL), is changing the face of medicine and the way we heal. Recently chosen as "One of 9 Medical Breakthroughs That May Change Your Life," by MedicalHeadway.com, ActiPatch is fast becoming the treatment of choice for everything from soft tissue injuries to surgical recovery. "The decision to include ActiPatch in the top 9 medical breakthroughs was an easy one," said...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Holding an ice pack on a sprained ankle for no more than 10 minutes at a time is more effective for easing pain than icing for a longer stretch of time, researchers report. However, the either approach was effective for reducing swelling and improving joint function, the team found. Ice is one of the standard treatments for reducing pain and swelling after an ankle injury, but there is little scientific evidence for the best approach to using this treatment...
