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by Ulysses Sabuco
One would not pass without noticing the remarkable feat and successes of Jeffrey Wang in the field of medicine. Wang, a Chinese-American, is known to his peers throughout the nation
as the inventor of the artificial disk used during spine procedure.
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by Ulysses Sabuco
With a neck brace, Gov. Benigno R. Fitial lighted up the room when he first sat on his hospital bed after a critical four-hour operation. It was a poignant moment according to First Lady Josie, describing how the chief executive showed signs of fast recovery.
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by Aldwin Farjardo
Mauro Sipin grew up not knowing how it feels like to have anything material that may be considered valuable—at least nothing fancier than three square meals a day. Deep in his heart, though, he knew he was headed to something bigger than he could ever hope for.
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by Steven Wagner
After 2-1/2 years of suffering with painful spinal stenosis, Molly
Taguchi was losing hope. She had undergone various treatments,
including epidural-like injections, but the pain in her legs
and buttocks always returned.
Then Dr. Arya "Nick" Shamie, a spine surgeon at Santa Monica—UCLA Medical Center and assistant professor of orthopaedic
surgery and neurosurgery at the David Geffen School of
Medicine at UCLA, entered the picture. (pdf) more >>
New treatments can mean an end to pain.
Sit up (straight!) and read on.
by Susan Ince
Your grandmother may have called it lumbago—that grabbing, aching,
stiffening, or shooting pain that hits the lower back. But even if the name is out of
fashion, the condition is no less common today: Over their lifetimes, an
estimated 80 percent of adults will suffer from backache—some for a few
days, some with recurrent bouts, and still others with pain that takes up
residence and just never seems to leave. (pdf) more >>
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