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UHHS Chesterland Health Center to Open in May
Monday, February 16, 2004 (1652 reads)

CHESTERLAND, OH -- A comprehensive array of medical services will be offered here when University Hospitals Health System opens the UHHS Chesterland Health Center later this spring.

The new 10,800-square-foot Chesterland Health Center is designed to offer the highest standards of quality care to the Geauga County community and residents of eastern Cuyahoga County.

The $2.5 million facility is expected to open by May 1, 2004, at 8055 Mayfield Rd., located west of Harold Drive.


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Virtual Reality Treatment Helps Breast Cancer Patients
Tuesday, February 10, 2004 (1322 reads)

CLEVELAND -- Women with breast cancer have less fatigue and fewer adverse effects from chemotherapy when they use virtual reality as a distraction intervention during treatments, according to a study from the Ireland Cancer Center at University Hospitals of Cleveland and the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center at Case Western Reserve University, and from the Duke University School of Nursing.


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UHC Researchers Probe Multiple Systems Atrophy
Monday, February 09, 2004 (1599 reads)

CLEVELAND -- A $7 million National Institutes of Health study began recently at University Hospitals of Cleveland to investigate Multiple Systems Atrophy (MSA), a baffling nervous system disorder that medical experts often misdiagnose because of its similarities to Parkinson's and other diseases.


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New Varicose Vein Treatment Avoids Surgery
Monday, February 02, 2004 (1738 reads)

ORANGE VILLAGE -- People who suffer from unsightly and painful varicose veins can now undergo a non-surgical procedure at UHHS Chagrin Highlands Medical Center. The procedure treats Greater Saphenous Vein (GSV) reflux, the most common underlying cause of varicose veins.
Approved by the FDA is 2002, the Endo Laser Vein System is a safe, efficacious, state-of-the-art laser treatment for lower extremity venous insufficiency, which often leads to varicose veins.


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