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  Catheter Ablations Help Hearts Find Their Rhythm

  Twenty-four year old Natalie Nelson had been suffering from a heart arrhythmia for more than a month. Her heart rate would suddenly begin to race out of control and often ended with a trip to the Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas emergency room. Natalie’s rapid heart rate would begin at ...

  • Monday, April 19th, 2004
  • Scripps Mercy Hospital, Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla, Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas

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  Advances in Chemotherapy for Colorectal Cancer

  Chemotherapy may be useful in up to 60 percent of patients with colorectal cancer seen by Scripps Cancer Center specialists. The treatment is most effective earlier in the course of colorectal malignancy (Stages II and II) when given immediately before or after surgery, especially when the lymph ...

  • Friday, February 27th, 2004
  • Scripps Mercy Hospital

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  New Therapy is Changing Lives for Lymphedema Sufferers

  Fifty-nine-year-old Mary Bennett first noticed swelling in her feet. In the next six weeks, she gained 90 pounds, her legs doubled in size and she was faced with painful, large open leg wounds. Mary has lymphedema, a condition most often caused by an accumulation of lymphatic fluid when lymph nodes ...

  • Wednesday, October 1st, 2003
  • Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla, Scripps Green Hospital, Scripps Mercy Hospital

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  Make Sure Your Children are Properly Immunized

  With the new school year upon us, now is the time for parents to make sure their children are fully immunized. While many of these immunizations are required by the state and school, some are not. However, all are strongly encouraged to protect your child, from infancy to college age, from ...

  • Tuesday, August 19th, 2003
  • Scripps Mercy Hospital

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  Scripps Mercy Hospital Designated as Level I Trauma Center

  Scripps Mercy Hospital is now designated a Level I Trauma Center. The hospital received the recognition on Tuesday by the County of San Diego, Board of Supervisors. In order to be a Level I Trauma Center, the hospital must meet specified criteria related to patient volume performance, access to ...

  • Wednesday, August 13th, 2003
  • Scripps Mercy Hospital

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  San Diego Summer Safety Tips

  Ah, summer in San Diego. The beach. The sun. The barbecue. The sports. Sounds great, right? Well, it can be. But it can also be a time for serous injuries. As an emergency room physician, I see a spike in certain types of injuries as the temperatures rise. It helps to be prepared and understand that ...

  • Wednesday, July 9th, 2003
  • Scripps Mercy Hospital

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  Study Finds Exercise More Important than Diet in Losing Weight

  Was one of your New Year’s resolutions to increase your physical activity? Perhaps you joined a gym or began taking brisk walks three or more days a week? If so, and you’re still waiting to see the results, you should continue with your exercise routine – or even step it up a ...

  • Tuesday, July 1st, 2003
  • Scripps Mercy Hospital

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  Heart Disease: The Greatest Health Risk For Women

  Many of us wear pink ribbons and we “walk for a cure” to battle a big threat to women’s health. But the number one killer of women in America isn’t breast cancer. It’s heart disease. A recent cover story in a national magazine noted that more women die of heart disease ...

  • Tuesday, July 1st, 2003
  • Scripps Mercy Hospital

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  A-Vision Volunteer Program Seeks to Remove Mental Illness Stigma

  People with psychiatric disorders are often misunderstood, feared and shunned by society. It is especially difficult for those who have been diagnosed with mental illness to find work – even if they are undergoing or have completed treatment. Dr. Jerry Gold, director of Scripps Mercy ...

  • Wednesday, April 30th, 2003
  • Scripps Mercy Hospital, Scripps Clinic Sorrento Valley

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  Seniors and Depression: An All Too Common and Overlooked Situation

  Help for an overlooked health problem May is National Mental Health Month – an opportunity to shed some light on an all too-often overlooked health problem among our senior citizens – depression. Although common, depression is not a normal part of the aging process. We have an epidemic ...

  • Wednesday, April 30th, 2003
  • Scripps Mercy Hospital