The George Washington University Hospital Health News
Spring 2008

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Nonsurgical Technique Helps Heart Patient
Keep the Beat
Nearly 700 Men Take Advantage of Free Prostate Exams at
NBC4 Expo
Living Successfully... with Diabetes
Rower Pushes Forward with New Partial Knee
This Mother's Day Make Time for Your Annual Mammogram
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Live Successfully with Diabetes

John Nicholson is a 71-year-old Washington, DC resident and retired journalist who now owns a flower shop with his wife Marnie. He has managed his diabetes with daily insulin injections for the past 25 years, but he admits that until recently, he pretty much ate what he wanted.
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Partial Knee Surgery Can Keep You Active

If knee pain or injury is keeping you down, learn how GW Hospital can help.

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Solve Arrhythmia Without Surgery

"At GW Hospital, we have advanced equipment that helps us understand exactly how electricity is traveling through the heart and what's causing it to beat erratically."
Nearly 700 Men Take Advantage of Free Prostate Exams at NBC4 Expo

The NFL Playoffs were in full swing, but nevertheless, on a weekend in January nearly 700 men got themselves off their couches and went on the offense against prostate cancer.

This Mother's Day Make Time for Your Annual Mammogram
The George Washington University Hospital's Center for Breast Care Services offers advanced technologies to detect cancer in its early stages and to help formulate a plan of treatment in newly diagnosed patients.


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