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Living with hormonal imbalances
Endocrinologists, like Dr. Vaqar Ahmad at Lawton Community Health Care Center Southcare, are healthcare providers who treat conditions related to your hormones. These specialists can diagnose conditions like diabetes, metabolic conditions, endocrine cancers and...
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Nail fungus
Nail fungus from Medwatch 7 KSWO on Vimeo. It's an ugly problem many people don't want to talk about…nail fungus. While it may not be at the top of your list of health concerns…it will be if it affects you. It's a common yet embarrassing problem many people...
Weighing yourself
Weighing yourself from Medwatch 7 KSWO on Vimeo. If you're trying to lose weight, the bathroom scale can sometimes feel like your enemy, but research is saying that maybe we shouldn't fear the scale so much after all. A recent study published by researchers at Cornell...
Brachytherapy
Brachytherapy from Medwatch 7 KSWO on Vimeo. The Leah M. Fitch Cancer Center in Lawton now has a newer type of radiation therapy that will be used to treat certain types of cancer. Brachytherapy delivers focused radiation directly to the cancer tumor, and minimizes...
Lead Poisoning
Lead poisoning from Medwatch 7 KSWO on Vimeo. Lead is a poisonous metal and is especially dangerous for babies and young children. Lead poisoning can irreversibly damage a child's nervous system, brain and other organs.
Lupas
Lupus from Medwatch 7 KSWO on Vimeo. Lupus is a common disease that can be life changing for people who are diagnosed with it. According to the American College of Rheumatology, women are 10 times more likely to have lupus than men.
Epilepsy
Epilepsy from Medwatch 7 KSWO on Vimeo. Close to 40,000 Oklahoman's are living with epilepsy, a neurological disorder that causes nerve cell activity in the brain to become disrupted resulting in seizures. Epilepsy has been around for thousands of years and the...
Acupuncture
Acupuncture from Medwatch 7 KSWO on Vimeo. Acupuncture has been practiced in China and other Asian countries for thousands of years. Research has shown the practice can reduce nausea and vomiting after chemotherapy and it can also relieve pain. Now, doctors are...