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Bariatric surgery and kidney stones

About 200,000 Americans have bariatric surgery each year in an attempt to overcome obesity after diet and exercise have failed. The surgery, in effect, changes the anatomy of the digestive system to limit the amount of food that can be consumed and the amount of food that the body can digest. Two procedures are most commonly used in the United […]

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Reports from the medical journals

Every day sees further development in the science of medicine. Dr. Evan R. Goldfischer provides an overview of some of the new medications and treatments now available to our patients. Developments in the treatment of OAB Pros and cons of the first OTC medication for OAB in women The FDA has recently approved Oxytrol for Women, […]

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What You Need to know about HPV

New guidelines, issued in February by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, urge vaccination against the human papilloma virus for all boys aged 11-12. Vaccination for girls aged 11-12 has been recommended since 2006. We offer this review of the facts about HPV to help parents make an informed decision for their children. Genital […]

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An Easier Hepatitis C Cure Test

Clinical trials currently underway at the GI Division of Premier Medical Group have the potential to “completely change the way we look at hepatitis C,”says Dr. Peter M. Varunok, the group’s principal investigator for hepatitis studies. “There are a number of different protocols and medications that are out there being looked at,” says Dr. Varunok, […]

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Caring For Kidney Stones

Shock waves, fiber optic telescopes, and lasers are among the high-tech tools we use in minimally-invasive surgery to break stones down to a size that can be easily passed. Kidney stones have troubled mankind for about as long as we’ve had kidneys. Scientists have even found evidence of kidney stones in a 7,000-year-old Egyptian mummy. […]

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