Summer 2011
Articles in this Issue
Health Insights
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As usual, your mother was right. Prompt, careful cleaning of children’s skin wounds may be more important than the use of antibiotics. -
Sodium intake is one of the leading drivers of high blood pressure (hypertension). -
Older adults with hearing loss may be missing out on more than just what’s being said. -
Johns Hopkins Medicine recently welcomed All Children’s Hospital as a new member of the Johns Hopkins Health System. -
For most people with eczema (atopic dermatitis), summer brings a respite from skin sensitivity. For others, the season of sunshine and perspiration means flare-ups.
Quick Consult
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Get a good look at how to rid yourself of cataracts—and the need to wear glasses—from Wilmer Eye Institute experts Walter J. Stark, M.D., and Oliver Schein, M.D., M.P.H.
Feature
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Making puberty’s bumpy ride go smoother for your tween daughter
Cover Story
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Johns Hopkins experts explore surgical and nonsurgical solutions to the obesity upsurge
First Person
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After an irregular heart rhythm struck out of the blue, James Cromwell made a dramatic comeback
Second Opinion
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Rapid recovery program enhances life after joint replacement surgery
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