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Staying Healthy While You Travel

Detailed information on health preparations before you travel and during travel

The Radiologist

Radiology has become highly specialized, as have most other medical and surgical specialties. The current trend is for radiologists to become specialized in a particular discipline, such as cardiology (the study and treatment of the heart) or neurology (the study and treatment of the brain and nervous system).

Online Resources - Environmental Medicine

List of online resources to find additional information on environmental medicine

Online Resources - Common Childhood Injuries and Poisonings

List of online resources to find additional information on common poisonings and injuries of children

The Pediatrician

You take your kids to the pediatrician for tummy aches and fevers, but a pediatrician does a lot more than care for sick children. This doc is responsible for your child’s physical, mental, and emotional well-being—in sickness and in health.

Glossary - Surgical Care

Glossary of terms relating to surgery

History of Stroke

Hippocrates, the father of medicine, first recognized stroke over 2,400 years ago. At this time stroke was called apoplexy, which means "struck down by violence" in Greek.