Bypass surgery patients at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center participate in nation's first study of cardiac inpatient acupuncture therapy
In what is believed to be the first study of its kind, patients at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center have the option of receiving acupuncture as a supplemental therapy after open-heart surgery. The acupuncture study is one of three pilot studies aimed at assessing the benefits of "integrative" or "alternative" modalities. A study of massage, like that of acupuncture, is in the final stages, while one on guided imagery is now underway, according to Gregory P. Fontana, M.D., a highly respected cardiothoracic surgeon at Cedars-Sinai.
25-year-old medical student beats stage IV breast cancer at Cedars-Sinai
Lora Salandanan is a survivor. Just 23 and a medical student, Lora was startled to discover a few lumps on her right breast in 1998. She waited a month before seeking medical advice, thinking the abnormality might be linked to her menstrual cycle. When Lora did see her doctor, the diagnosis was disturbing. The California native was facing a particularly aggressive form of breast cancer -- and headed on a life-altering journey that would lead her from school and treatment in the Philippines to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Once diagnosed with stage IV cancer -- and with little hope of recovery -- Lora is now in complete remission.
Cedars-Sinai researchers begin to unravel mystery of nerve regeneration that may lead to irregular heartbeats and sudden cardiac death
New studies, published in two medical journals, provide evidence suggesting that sympathetic nerves regenerate and actually become too dense in damaged heart muscle, and that this "hyperinnervation" may contribute to faulty heartbeats and sudden cardiac death. The findings were published in the April 14 and April 25 issues of "Circulation Research" and "Circulation."
New, innovative treatment at Cedars-Sinai offers effective help for women coping with urinary incontinence
Urinary incontinence. Though it affects up to 20 million Americans -- the vast majority of them women -- many people remain uncomfortable discussing this problemŠeven with their physicians. Why? Embarrassment is probably the No. 1 reason coupled with fears about possible surgery, says Lewis Wall, M.D., Director, Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. But a new, non-invasive treatment available at Cedars-Sinai may just provide the encouragement people need to seek help.
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