St. John Hospital 1st in State to Offer Revolutionary Treatment for Complex Brain Aneurysms

St. John Hospital 1st in State to Offer Revolutionary Treatment for Complex Brain Aneurysms – Detroit, Mich. — Doctors at St. John Hospital and Medical Center are now using a revolutionary new treatment for patients suffering from complex large brain aneurysms. The first patient in Michigan was recently treated at SJH&MC using what’s known as the Pipeline Embolization Device. Recently approved by the Food and Drug Administration, the Pipeline Embolization Device is a stent-like device that makes it possible for physicians to treat large or giant, wide-necked aneurysms, the most complex and dangerous brain aneurysms, using minimally invasive techniques. To learn more about the Pipeline Embolization Device, visit www.stjohnprovidence.org

Progestin treatment for polycystic ovarian syndrome may reduce pregnancy chances

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Infertility treatment for the condition typically involves ovulation induction — drug treatment to stimulate the release of an egg. Before ovulation induction, physicians may administer a single course of progestin. Progestin leads to a thickening in …
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Drug drop-off project combats pill epidemic

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that in the calendar year 2010 enough pain medication was prescribed to “medicate every American adult with a standard pain treatment dose … taken every (four) hours for a month.
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