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• Your Birthing Choices at Cayuga Medical Center
  
  Maternal Child Health Unit Services
• The Causes and Treatment of Amblyopia (Lazy Eye)
  
  A new look at the causes and treatment of "lazy eye" by Philip Lempert, M.D.
• The IUD: A Birth Control Update
  
  The IUD: A Birth Control Update by Steve Gelber, M.D.
• Breastfeeding: Myths and Facts
  
  Breastfeeding: Myths and Facts by Sue Brower, R.N.
• Carbon Monoxide is a Silent Killer
  
  Following is an article by Andrew C. Michel, M.D. about carbon monoxide poisoning--its symptoms, treatment, and how to reduce the risks of being poisoned.
• Preventing Stroke Through Surgery With Carotid Endarterectom
  
  Preventing stroke through surgery with carotid endarterectomy <
• Understanding and Controlling Chronic Pain
  
  Understanding and controlling chronic pain by Robert Laurentz, Psy.D., Ph.D.
• Going on the Offensive with Diabetes
  
  The causes, symptoms, and treatment of diabetes by Cindy Parlett, R.N., B.S.N, C.D.E., C.E.T.N.
• Promising Treatment for Inflammatory Bowel Disease
  
  Causes, diagnosis, and treatment for inflammatory bowel disease by Steven Rogers, M.D.
• Alternatives to Hysterectomy
  
  by E. James Fogel, Jr., M.D.
• The Role of Your Primary Care Physician
  
  Understanding the role of a family care physician, by Howard Silcoff, M.D.
• New Surgeries are More Patient Friendly
  
  Innovations in modern surgical procedures by David A. Schwed, M.D.
• Advances in Stroke Treatment With t-PA
  
  New stroke treatment shows promise, by James Gaffney, M.D.
• Panic Disorders are Common and Frightening
  
• When Children Smoke
  
  Strategies for protecting children from tobacco, by Jeffrey D. Snedeker, M.D.
• Maintaining a Healthy Work Force
  
  The importance of occupational safety, by Andrew Morpurgo, M.D.
• Don’t Take a “Wait and See” Attitude With Blood In The Urine
  
  Causes, diagnosis, and treatment of unrinary tract infections, by Robert A. Hesson, M.D., F.A.C.P.
• Identifying and Managing Serious Childhood Allergies
  
  Causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of childhood allergies, by Christopher A. Smith, M.D.
• You CAN Be Too Thin
  
  An overview of common eating disorders, by John Bezirganian, M.D.
• Head and Face Pain Could Be TMJ
  
  Causes, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of Temporomandibular Joint Syndrome, by Jeffrey S. Lewis, M.D., D.M.D.
• Falls in the Elderly: Staying On Our Feet
  
  Preventing injuries from falls, by Andrew Morpurgo, M.D.
• Endoscopic Surgery for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
  
  Minimally invasive hand surgery fixes common problem, by Yasmeen Moody, M.D.
• Information on Organ Transplantation
  
  Guidelines for organ donation, by Robert A. Hesson, M.D., F.A.C.P.
• Local Women Have Choices for Pregnancy Care
  
  Choosing a health care provider, by Steve Gelber, M.D. and Kate Pierce, C.N.M.
• Seeing Your Doctor Before Pregnancy
  
  The importance of prenatal health care, by Steven Gelber, M.D.
• Life After Stroke
  
  Therapy and support for stroke patients, by Andrew Morpurgo, M.D.
• Catching Your Breath
  
  Causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of shortness of breath, by Robert Kaplan, M.D.
• Springtime Means Rabies in New York State
  
  Symptoms, disgnosis, treatment, and ways to avoid rabies, by Jeffrey Snedeker, M.D.
• Swallowing Trouble
  
  Causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of dysphagia, by Carl G. West, M.D.
• The A, B, Cs of Hepatitis
  
  Causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of hepatitis, by Steven Rogers, M.D.
• Identifying and treating Bipolar Illness
  
  Support for people with manic depression
• Risk of Frostbite
  
  Prevention and treatment of frostbite, by Ric Allen, M.D., F.A.C.E.P.
• Head and Neck Surgery for Cancer
  
  Treating squamous cell carcinoma by Robert Strominger, M.D.
• Help for Smokers Who Want to Quit
  
  Smoking cessation update, by Suzanne Anderson, M.D.
• Treating Acute Back Pain
  
  Things you should know about an aching back, by John Winslow, DPT
• Managing Cancer Pain
  
• A Sane Approach to Helping Sexual Assault Victims
  
  by Julia C. Bonney
• Mental Ilness: Diagnosis and Treatment
  
  Finding Help, Regaining Hope,by Julia Bonney
• Sleep Center Helps Diagnose Age-Old Disorders
  
  by Julia Bonney
• Childhood Fever: Friend or Foe?
  
  by Jeffrey Snedeker, M.D.
• In the Interests of Protecting Your Eyes
  
  by Philip Lempert, M.D.
• Complementary Medicine and the Mainstream
  
  by Michael Eisman, M.D.
• The Importance of Adult Preventive Care
  
  by Howard Silcoff, M.D.
• Local Support for People Suffering From Schizophrenia
  
• Latex Allergy: Who is at Risk
  
  By Christopher A. Smith, M.D.
• Spirituality and Modern Medicine
  
  By Rev. Pete Hood
• Speech and Language Pathologists: More Than Just Talk
  
• New Breast Cancer Biopsy Technique Available Locally
  
  by Cory Foster, M.D.
• Going Undercover is Good for Your Skin
  
  By Ibrahim A. Tangoren, M.D.
• Paget's Disease: A Form of Breast Cancer
  
• The Truth about Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder
  
  By Lloyd A. Darlow, M.D., FAAFP
• Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorders
  
  By Lloyd A. Darlow, M.D.
• Taking Care of Hand Injuries
  
  By Stephanie Roach, M.D.
• Dystonia : A Frequently Misdiagnosed Condition
  
  By James Gaffney, M.D.
• Living with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome is Difficult
  
  By Nancy Stewart, M.D.
• Making Waves: Water Birth
  
  by Julia C. Bonney
• Cleft Palate and Facial Deformities Team
  
  by Julia C. Bonney
• Misconceptions about Vasectomies
  
  By Sanjeev Vohra, M.D.
• Minimally Invasive Hernia Surgery Reduces Post-Op Pain
  
• Diabetes and Your Eyes
  
  by Ralph M. Bishop, M.D.
• Advances in Treating Glaucoma
  
  by Robert Arleo, M.D.
• Prostate Cancer: Diagnosis and Treatment
  
  by Sanjeev Vohra, M.D.
• Update on Joint Replacement
  
  By Dirk Dugan, M.D.
• Recovering From Hand Injuries
  
  by Carol Sue Uitos, P.T.
• Breakthrough Approach in Treating Rheumatoid Arthritis
  
  by Lawrence P. Endo, M.D., Ph.D.
• Preparing for Surgery
  
  By D. Rob Mackenzie, M.D.
• Getting Through the Holidays with Cancer
  
  By Allison Howe, P.T.
• The Importance of Regular Blood Donation
  
  by William E. Field, II, M.D.
• Insights into Fibromyalgia
  
  By Lawrence P. Endo, M.D., F.A.C.R.
• Seeing Past the Clouds of Cataracts
  
  by Robert A. Arleo, M.D.
• Options for Speech after a Total Laryngectomy
  
  By Robert Strominger, M.D.
• Learning to Speak without Vocal Cords
  
• Minimally Invasive Knee Replacement for Selected Patients
  
  By Dirk H. Dugan, M.D.
• What to Expect in the Emergency Room
  
• Thermal Capsular Shrinkage
  
  By Stephanie Roach, M.D.
• CPR for Family and Friends
  
  By Judy Jager, R.N.
• Waiting for the Ambulance
  
  By John Daube, RN, EMT-CC
• Important Advances in Healing Chronic Wounds
  
  By Yasmeen Moody, M.D.
• Screening for Colon Cancer Can Save Your Life
  
  By Steven Rogers, MD
• Pediatric Vaccination Update
  
  By Jamie Loehr, M.D.
• Out of circulation: diagnosing and treating vascular disease
  
  By William Phillips, D.O.
• Osteoporosis Update
  
  By Kimberly Crum, D.O.
• The Overuse of Antibiotics
  
  By John-Paul Mead, M.D.
• New Approaches to Treating Mild Heart Attacks
  
  By Malcolm Brand, M.D.
• Keeping Children Safe During the Holidays
  
  By Audrey DeSilva, M.D.
• Social Work in the Acute Care Setting
  
  By Roberta Armstrong, C.S.W.
• New Diagnostic Imaging Faster, Better than Ever
  
  By Kim Hwang, M.D.
• HIPPA Regulations Protect Patients
  
  Article written by John Collett, who is Controller at Cayuga Medical Center and serves as the medical center's compliance officer.
• The Newest Generation of Radiation Medicine
  
  Special to the Journal by Michael Kuettel, MD, MBA, PhD
• Autism Spectrum Disorders Becoming More Prevalent
  
  By Auguste Duplan, MD
• Jaundice in Newborns Should not be Ignored
  
  by Srisatish Devapatla, MD, FAAP
• Palliative Care Manages Pain and Symptoms During Serious Ill
  
  By Regina O’Donnell, NP
• Flashers and Floaters in Field of Vision are Common
  
  By Peter Schwartz, MD
• Countering Sudden Cardiac Death
  
  by Jonathan Mauser, MD, FACC
• Major Breakthrough in Diagnosing Chronic Heartburn
  
  By Carl West, MD
• Multidisciplinary Approach to Voice and Swallowing Problems
  
  Multidisciplinary Approach to Voice and Swallowing Problems is Available Locally By Robert Strominger, MD For the past three years, Cayuga ENT and Head-Neck Surgeons and Cayuga Medical Center have collaborated with the Sir Alexander Ewing-Ithaca Col
• Being Smart about your Heart
  
  by Lynn Swisher, MD, FACC
• Blood Donations and the Life Share Plus Program
  
  by Robert Keefner
• Joint Replacement is Changing
  
  By Margaret Vence, DPT
• Cayuga Ctr.for Healthy Living Guides People through Change
  
  By Geoff Moore, MD, FACSM
• Treatment of Heart Attack and the Realities of Angioplasty
  
  By Malcolm Brand, MD, FACC
• The Healing Power of Massage
  
  By Rachel Hogancamp
• Spiritual Care in the Hospital Setting
  
  By Rev. Jacquie Lewis and Rev. Tim Dean
• Measuring and Improving Inpatient Cardiac Care
  
  By Sandra Fuller, RN
• Portable Bone Densitometry Scanning - Fast, Easy Screening
  
  Special to the Journal By Kim Hwang, MD
• Mental Health Concerns During College Transition
  
  By Henry D. Gerson, MD
• Avoiding Trips and Falls
  
  by Andrew Morpurgo, M.D.
• Advances in Colon Cancer Surgery
  
  By David Schwed, MD
• Protecting Your Health with Adult Vaccinations
  
  By John-Paul Mead, MD
• Life-saving Automatic External Defibrillators
  
  by Jonathan Mauser, MD, FACC
• Stress: A Leading Health Concern
  
  By Henry D. Gerson, MD
• Exciting Advances in Total Knee Replacement Surgery
  
  by Bruce Greene, MD, FAAOS
• Stopping the Stress Reaction
  
  By Henry Gerson, MD
• Protecting the Knees of Young Female Athletes
  
  By Kerry Putnam, PT, MPT
• Avoiding Hand Injuries in the Garden
  
  By Jeffrey Humphrey, PT, CHT, CEAS
• Advances in Facial Rejuvenation
  
  By David Monacelli, MD
• New Developments in Weight Loss Surgery
  
  By John Mecenas, MD
• Protecting Your Health with Adult Vaccinations
  
  By John-Paul Mead, MD
• Get Fit on a Bike that Fits
  
  By Brian Lee, PT, CSCS, Cayuga Medical Center
• Spring into Good Health
  
  by Deb Siegert, MSEd
• Fatty Liver Disease is a Growing Concern
  
  By Brent D. Lemberg, MD
• Local Cancer Survival Rates Compare Favorably to US Data
  
  By David Cho, MD, and Michelle Sperl, RTT
• New Developments at CMC’s Accredited Sleep Center
  
  By Michael Slattery, MD

• Influenza and Pneumonia Immunizations for Adults
  
  Information About Immunizations for Adults

• Diabetes Education Team Provides Information and Support
  
  Programs and support for those with diabetes
• Students Explore Health Careers Through New Visions
  
  High School Students Health Career Explorations
• ESWL Treats Kidney Stones
  
• Microsurgery is Revolutionizing the Field
  
  Healing From the Inside Out
• EN C.A.R.E. Aims to Reduce Injuries From Substance-abuse
  
  A Free Educational Program by Emergency Nurses
• Frequently Asked Questions about Radiation Medicine
  
  By David S. Cho, MD

• Kidney Stones: New Techniques For Treating an Old Problem
  
  Symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of kidney stones, by Sanjeev Vohra, M.D.
• Prostate Health Awareness
  
  Risk factors, diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer, by Sanjeev Vohra, M.D.
• Incontinence is a Common and Costly Problem
  
  Causes and treatment of involuntary urination, by Sanjeev Vohra, M.D.
• The Role of Technology in Eye Care
  
  New ways to correct vision, by Robert Arleo, M.D.
• Erectile Dysfunction is Common and Treatable
  
  Causes and treatment of impotence, by Sanjeev Vohra, M.D.
• Advance Directives Help Ensure Your Rights
  
  Health Care Proxies Ensure Your Wishes Are Followed, by Julia C. Bonney
• Prevention is the Best Cure for Heart Disease
  
  Identifying Risk Factors for Cardiac Disease, by Lynn Swisher, M.D.

• Digital Mammography Available Locally
  
  By William Carroll, MD, PhD
• Refining Radiation Therapy with Respiratory Gating
  
  By David Cho, MD
• Lifestyle Change with Get Healthy Tompkins
  
  By Rob Mackenzie, MD, and Geoff Moore, MD