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The One Thing Massage Therapists Wish You'd Stop Doing

14 Ways Cardiologists Keep Their Own Hearts Healthy

You've heard for years about the healthy habits that keep your ticker ticking: Watch your weight, eat a balanced diet, make sure to exercise, and stay away from cigarettes. But it's not always easy to play by these rules in real life, when stress and crazy schedules get in the way. That's why we went to some of the most overworked, overstressed people we know—cardiologists—to find out what they do personally to keep their hearts healthy and sneak good-for-you habits into their lives.

Why people often lie to their doctor

For the best health care, be sure to be honest with your doctor about symptoms and lifestyle habits. Leaving out valuable information can be just as bad as lying.

Why we will no longer be a welcoming church

We’ve decided to quit being a welcoming church. No kidding. We’re giving it up. Like so many congregations, we’ve sunk an amazing amount of time and energy into becoming a welcoming church. We changed worship styles, trained greeters and ushers, wore name tags, brewed coffee, went to workshops on hospitality and put our friendliest people …

20 Delicious Ways to Eat Heart-Healthy Fats

Eating for a healthy heart isn't just about avoiding the wrong foods. Incorporating healthy fats can protect against cardiovascular disease.

10 Benefits Of Chiropractic

Chiropractors offer adjustments to improve spinal alignment and overall well-being before symptoms develop.

Increase in Breast Magnetic Resonance Imaging Use

Stout et al describe breast magnetic resonance imaging trends and indications in a community setting.

Magnetic Resonance Imaging used to Illustrate Maxwell's Equations

Researchers have now used magnetic resonance imaging to produce a visualization of the lack of electromagnetic fields within a bulk metal strip.

Is magnetic resonance imaging reliable for the evaluation of the ruptured or healed anterior...

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is the preferred imaging technique to evaluate the intact, ruptured or healed anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). However, its effectiveness in the diagnosis of chronic tears with synovialization has not been searched. During conservative treatment of torn ACL, there is a reparative process with proliferation of synovial scar tissue which may produce a bridge. This healing, so called synovialization, may cause ACL to…

Is Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging Underutilized in the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Hypertension?

Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) provides an important and complementary role to conventional imaging in the evaluation of patients with pulmonary hypertension (PH). Echo-cardiography re

Inappropriate Ordering of Lumbar Spine Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Are Providers Choosing Wisely?

This article analyzes use of lumbar spine magnetic resonance imaging in a national sample of patients with low back pain.

Feasibility of a three-step magnetic resonance imaging approach for the assessment of hepatic...

Radiology Article: Feasibility of a three-step magnetic resonance imaging approach for the assessment of hepatic steatosis in an asymptomatic study population

Anatomical pulmonary magnetic resonance imaging segmentation for regional structure‐function...

Pulmonary magnetic‐resonance‐imaging (MRI) and x‐ray computed‐tomography have provided strong evidence of spatially and temporally persistent lung structure‐function abnormalities in asthmatics. This has...

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI): Everything You Need to Know

MRI is one of the many affordable imaging services provided by Green Imaging. Images are reviewed by board certified radiologists.

Is There a Right to Health Care?

Saying people have a right to health care is based on a conceptual confusion.

Where Is "Health" in Health Care Discussions?

Language matters, and most of the talk (and writing) about health care unfortunately leaves out people’s health.

Is Health Care Cost Transparency the Answer?

NEJM Catalyst Insights Council members say that while health care cost transparency for patients might be necessary, we have to change the way care is delivered.

When Do I Need an MRI (Open Magnetic Resonance Imaging)?

One of the most commonly asked questions of our Orthopaedic Physicians is, "When do I need an MRI?" Dr. Boyd Hanes gives us the answer.

My Plan To Fix Health Care

My health care reform plan includes three primary components.