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Oncologist Ajeet Gajra talks about lung cancer, the symptoms, diagnosis and treatment options.

Read more about the new Upstate Cancer Center, proposed opening in the Fall of 2013.

Dr. Richard O’Neill discusses the importance of helping your child develop their ‘inner-compass’.

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Cardiologist Tamas Szombathy performed the first tricuspid annulus VT ablation with stereotaxis magnetic navigation system in the world on Dec. 6 here at Upstate.

Resources:
The Upstate Heart & Vascular Center in Syracuse
Stereotaxis Magnetic Navigation System
Video -Stereotaxis Magnetic Navigation
Website – Stereotaxis.com

Dr. Richard O’Neill’s Check-Up From The Neck-Up: Navigating the holiday buffet.

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Dr. Dilip Kittur talks about how liver cancer usually is a secondary cancer, and how it is usually treated…..with surgery and/or a method that blocks the tumor’s blood supply with spheres containing chemotherapy. There is also a radiofrequency ablation treatment that is available, and within the next couple years he hopes to offer a treatment that makes use of radioactive isotopes.

Pelvic pain is a common complaint among women of all ages, and can be a signal of something serious. Gynocolgist Myron Luthringer will adress what pelvic pain might mean, from endometriosis to fibroids to pelvic organ prolapse, and some of the treatments available to help women get their lives back…including the use of the da Vinci robot.

For more information or to schedule an appointment: www.advancedob-gyn.com

On December 8, 1980, Dr. David Halleran was a surgical resident at Roosevelt Hospital in mid-town Manhattan, when the police brought in a victim of four gunshots. As he cared for the patient, someone looked through the patient’s wallet for identification. The driver’s license read: John Lennon.

Pediatrician Ann Botash explores the harmful effects of bullying, and what we need to know about dealing with this most destructive behavior.

Pulmonologist Larry Kurlandsky (retired) lead a team of Upstate doctors who researched the molds that are commonly found on Christmas trees.  The team concluded that molds are prevalent on the conifers and may be responsible for the epidemic peaks of respiratory illness that occur the weeks before and after Dec. 25.

Dr. Kurlandsky offers tips and suggestions on what to do this holiday season if you suffer with these symptoms.

Read Dr. Kurlandsky’s study (for a fee): Identification of mold on seasonal indoor coniferous trees

Dr. Richard O’Neill’s Check-Up From The Neck-Up: Thinking about thank you, or, musings from the birthday boy.

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Dr. Richard O’Neill’s Check-Up From The Neck-Up: Want to live long and happy? Make yourself sick!

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Clinical dietitian Maureen Franklin will speak about the winter holiday eating season and how to cope.  She will offer strategies for surviving a buffet table, how to mingle and make merry without centering only on food, plus some healthier options for food-based gift giving.

Resources: Holiday Meal Planning,  My Food Advisor,  Food and Fitness - from the American Diabetes Association.