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| Treatment Guide: Acne |
It is estimated that 85 to 90 percent of adolescents suffer from acne and approximately 80 percent of people ages 11 to 30 will experience acne outbreaks at some point in their lives.
| Treatment Guide: Alzheimer’s Disease |
More than 5 million Americans suffer from Alzheimer’s, a disease that slowly robs one of their memory and alters behavior, and almost half of all people over age 85 will develop the disease in their lifetime. But Philadelphia's Top Doctors and hospitals can help.
| Treatment Guide: Arrhythmias |
Some 2 million Americans suffer from atrial fibrillation (AFib), the most typical heart arrhythmia. Here are five of the newest treatments available in the Philadelphia area.
| Treatment Guide: Bariatric Surgery |
In 2007 more than 140,000 obese men and women who’d failed at diet and exercise regimes turned in desperation to bariatric surgery. The goal: to alter the anatomy of the digestive system to absorb less food.
| Treatment Guide: Breast Cancer |
One in eight women will develop breast cancer in their lifetime. Some of the newest, most life-saving treatments are taking place right in Philadelphia.
| Treatment Guide: Cataracts |
By age 80, more than half of all Americans have a cataract, a clouding of the eye lens that causes fogged vision, or have had cataract surgery. More than 1 million cataract surgeries are performed annually.
| Treatment Guide: Cervical Cancer |
More than 11,000 new cases of cervical cancer will be diagnosed within the U.S. this year and more than 4,000 American women will loose their battle with the disease annually.
| Treatment Guide: Colon Cancer |
Approximately 100,000 people are diagnosed with colon cancer annually, and 50,000 die from the disease each year. But new treatments have doubled the chance of survival. See what Philadelphia Top Doctors and Hospitals can do to help.
| Treatment Guide: CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE |
Congestive heart failure is the leading cause of hospitalization for people over age 65, and it takes the lives of 250,000 Americans each year. See what Philadelphia doctors and hospitals can do to help.
| Treatment Guide: Coronary Artery Disease |
Coronary artery disease is the most common form of heart disease and is the leading cause of death for both men and women in the United States. It kills more than 600,000 Americans each year.
| Treatment Guide: Dementia |
More than 4 million Americans are currently living with dementia, a series of symptoms that add up to a progressive decline of cognitive abilities, including a loss of reasoning and difficulty with memory. Philadelphia is full of resources to help you or a loved one cope.
| Treatment Guide: Depression |
Roughly 15 million Americans are currently suffering from depression, a debilitating mental disorder that interferes with one’s ability to work, sleep, eat, and enjoy activities once enjoyed.
| Treatment Guide: Diabetes, Type 1 |
Type 1 diabetes affects roughly 1 in 250 Americans, and often strikes children and young adults. Luckily, Philadelphia is full of Top Doctors and hospitals who can help.
| Treatment Guide: Diabetes, Type 2 |
More than 23 million Americans are currently living with diabetes, an autoimmune disease that causes the pancreas to stop regulating, making, or making enough of the storage hormone insulin. But Philadelphia is full of resources to help you live a happy, healthy life.
| Treatment Guide: Erectile Dysfunction |
Between 15 and 30 million American men experience erectile dysfunction (ED), the repeated inability to maintain an erection firm enough and long enough for sexual activity.
| Treatment Guide: Genital HPV |
Currently, 20 million Americans are infected with genital human papillomavirus (HPV), and more than 6 million will acquire the infection each year. The virus is transmitted through genital contact and roughly 50 percent of sexually active men and women will become infected with HPV at some time in their lives.
| Treatment Guide: Heart Valve Repair and Replacement |
Local options for patients with aortic stenosis and mitral valve prolapse.
| Treatment Guide: Hip Replacement |
Learn the basics of hip replacement and research the area's latest treatment options in our local guide.
| Treatment Guide: Insomnia |
Characterized by persistent difficulty falling or staying asleep, insomnia is a symptom of many sleep disorders. More than 70 million Americans suffer from a sleep disorder, with 10 percent experiencing chronic insomnia.
| Treatment Guide: Knee Replacement |
When deterioration of the knee joint gets so bad that the pain can't be managed, the next step is a joint replacement. Here are five ways local docs put the spring back in your step.
| Treatment Guide: Multiple Sclerosis |
Roughly 400,000 people in the U.S. and 2.5 million people worldwide suffer from multiple sclerosis, a complicated disease that attacks the central nervous system. Though the disease is chronic and incurable, medications are available to reduce the severity of the disease and slow its progression, enabling most patients to have near-normal life expectancies.
| Treatment Guide: Ovarian Cancer |
Approximately 20,000 new cases of ovarian cancer are diagnosed each year in the U.S. But nine out of 10 women survive if the cancer is diagnosed early — and Philly's doctors and hospitals are here to help you win the battle.
| Treatment Guide: Parkinson's Disease |
More than one million Americans are currently living with Parkinson’s disease, a brain disorder that causes tremors, difficulty with balance, and stiffness, and 60,000 new cases are diagnosed each year.
| Treatment Guide: Prostate Cancer |
Local hospitals offer surgery, radiation and other state-of-the-art treatments to combat the second leading cause of cancer death among American men.
| Treatment Guide: Stroke |
Stroke kills more than 150,000 people a year, making it the third leading cause of death in our country. Here's what local hospitals are doing to reduce that number.
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