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New White House Online Video Features President Obama Demonstrating the Healthcare.gov Website
July 30, 2010
This week the White House released a demonstration video for its new healthcare.gov website featuring President Obama pointing and clicking through the sites many features and information portals. The site is a tool that the President says will help you better understand new healthcare laws (such as changes concerning coverage for pre-existing conditions) and take your healthcare into your own hands. This new consumer resource website launched on July 1 with the goal of informing the American people about the…
Yo-Yo Dieting Linked to Kidney Cancer
June 25, 2010
There are too many diet programs out there to name them all. There’s no-carb diets, fruit diets, fasting diets, and the list goes on. While the methods for losing weight may vary, all of these diet programs have one thing in common – they all promise to be the answer to the battle of the bulge. And while consumers keep shelling out more than $50 billion annually on diet products and programs (yes, that's billion with a B) – it…
Another Cancer Study Bites the Dust
June 2, 2010
Study, shmuddy. It seems like every day, new studies are coming out of what contributes to cancer, what can help prevent cancer, what to eat, what not to eat. Wine is good for this. Garlic is good for that. It never ends. The latest bladder cancer study to hit the media claims that vitamins may do nothing to protect men against bladder cancer. Researchers analyzed more than 10,000 questionnaires from men as part of a prostate cancer screening. More than…
Spring Forward: Easy Cancer-Fighting Exercises
March 15, 2010
Yesterday saw the arrival of day light savings time for many of us. That means longer days and more time to get out of the house in the evenings and exercise. The most accessible and cheapest forms of exercise are walking and strenth-building exercises that you can do at home. Walking combined with a few muscle-building exercises will get you in great shape and help heal and/or prevent cancer. This week Matthew Goodmote, physical therapist and owner of Community Physical…
Spring Into Fitness
March 8, 2010
Spring is right around the corner! What better time than spring to start a fitness routine? If you are undergoing or recovering from cancer surgery, exercise will help you both physically and mentally. The American Cancer Society reports that physical exercise is safe and possible during cancer treatment, and it can improve your quality of life. Other benefits include weight reduction/control and improved self-esteem. The best news is that you don't have to join an expensive gym or be a…
Fighting Cancer with Food, Part 2
March 1, 2010
This week we continue to explore the importance of healthy eating to fight cancer with expert tips from Holly Clegg, author of Eating Well Through Cancer: Easy Recipes & Recommendations During & After Treatment. Here are some tips for those on special diets such as vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free. Plus, tips for caregivers.Limitless OptionsWhile there are obvious restrictions for those on a strictly vegetarian or vegan diet, that doesn’t mean that there aren’t limitless options for delicious meals. “I understand…
Fighting Cancer with Food, Part 1
February 23, 2010
Cancer and food often go hand-in-hand. Holly Clegg, author several bestselling books on nutrition including Eating Well Through Cancer: Easy Recipes & Recommendations During & After Treatment, notes that 35% of cancers have some nutritional relationship. Eating well during and after cancer treatment is vitally important for overall health and recovery. Clegg offers these tips to help cancer patients and their families eat smart to fight cancer.
Eat with Color
As a general rule of thumb, Clegg says eating with color gives…
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Man says surgeon left clips in abdomen after surgeryWest Virginia RecordOn June 10, 2009, Steven M. Huffman presented to the hospital for a robotic-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy to be performed by Dr. James P. Tierney, according to a complaint filed July…
Date: August 23, 2011 10:01 am
Candidacy for active surveillance may be associated with improved functional ...UroTodayWe evaluated the histopathologic and functional outcomes of patients who qualified for AS, but opted for robotic-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy (RALP), and compared them to non-AS candidates. An institutional database of…
Date: August 22, 2011 1:01 am
Study: Sex After Prostate Surgery and New Techniques to Improve ItSacramento BeeDr. David Samadi is employing his SMART robotic prostatectomy procedure to enhance surgical precision and maintain sexual wellbeing after prostate cancer treatment. By Smart-Surgery.com Dr. Samadi understands this concern.…
Date: August 17, 2011 6:27 pm
Robotic Surgery: Clever Marketing or Life-Saving TechnologyNEWS.GNOM.ES (press release)ES/ — Robotics are helping surgeons make great strides in the medical arena, and the advanced technology used in robotic prostatectomy procedures delivers many benefits to both surgeon and patient. However, in…
Date: August 13, 2011 11:54 am
New Prostate Cancer Urine TestPR Newswire (press release)"I am a huge proponent of early PSA testing," says robotic prostatectomy and robotic surgery expert Dr. Samadi, "so I'm very encouraged to see research that may result in additional testing resources. Strengthening…
Date: August 12, 2011 2:53 pm
Robotic Surgery Benefits Springfield Hospital; Surgeons, Patients Embrace High ...Patch.comThe daVinci Robotic Surgical System is also widely used as a minimally invasive option for prostatectomy surgeries. The tiny incisions necessary to preserve vital nerves and tissue are now possible with…
Date: August 12, 2011 5:00 am
Renal and Urology NewsThe Robotic Prostatectomy: An Interview with Mani Menon, MDRenal and Urology NewsDr. Menon is a pioneer in the development of robotic surgery, especially the robotic prostatectomy. He and his group at the Vattikuti Institute have performed the…
Date: August 11, 2011 10:20 am
Live Robotic Prostate Surgery Performed for Nation's YouthPR Newswire (press release)I love when people are as excited about robotic surgery as I am." Carnakie-Baker pursued Dr. Samadi after learning of his vast experience in robotic prostatectomy procedures and witnessing his…
Date: August 3, 2011 3:31 pm
Fighting Prostate Cancer Abroad and at HomePR Newswire (press release)The removal of the cancerous prostate and is the best way to go, in my opinion. Many international patients know that, unfortunately, their countries cannot offer them the expertise that US…
Date: July 30, 2011 8:01 am
AZoRoboticsStudy Recommends Pelvic Floor Toning Exercises for Post Robotic ProstatectomyAZoRoboticsRobotic prostatectomy makes use of the da Vinci System that offers enhanced visualization and the incisions are much more precise. The precision offered by the system allows Dr. Samadi to leave…
Date: July 29, 2011 6:26 am
Post Robotic Prostate Surgery Continence and Pelvic Floor MusclesPR Newswire (press release)Dr. Samadi recommends pelvic floor toning exercises for some patients who experience prolonged urinary incontinence post-prostatectomy, but this is not the norm for his patients. As an expert in…
Date: July 27, 2011 8:03 am
Study: Quality of Life After Prostate Cancer TreatmentMarketwire (press release)NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - Jul 23, 2011) - Dr. David B. Samadi, Vice Chairman, Department of Urology, and Chief of Robotics and Minimally Invasive Surgery at The Mount Sinai Medical Center…
Date: July 23, 2011 9:49 am
Who needs humans?Chicago TribuneIf you've had a prostatectomy recently, chances are a robot was involved. Surgeons may survive the robot invasion, but others at the hospital might not be so lucky. iRobot, maker of the Roomba robotic vacuum cleaner, has…
Date: July 23, 2011 5:13 am
Common Questions on Prostate CancerThe LedgerThey include observation (of potentially harmless tumors), radiation options, prostate cryotherapy and prostatectomy. Hormone treatments and chemotherapy are usually reserved for advanced disease. There has been a lot of media attention on the robotic ...and…
Date: July 22, 2011 11:12 pm
Israeli doctors learn robotics, with the help of local MDsNew Jersey Jewish Standard“Most of the radical prostatectomy in the US is done by robots,” said Lazar. When traditional prostate surgery is performed there is a significant risk of complications such…
Date: July 22, 2011 4:58 am
Centegra Performs First Robotic Surgery in McHenry CountyRedOrbitDr. David Goldrath, Dr. Richard Troy and a highly skilled surgical team at Centegra Hospital-McHenry performed the first robotic surgery in McHenry County July 6. The team used the newest daVinci Si HD…
Date: July 22, 2011 12:51 am