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Developed and monitored by board-certified physicians, surgerychannel provides comprehensive, trustworthy information about anesthesia and surgical procedures, such as appendectomy, breast biopsy, and hernia repair. surgerychannel is a medical information website of Healthcommunities.com, Inc. Do you have a personal health story to share? Check out our "Living With..." Pages

	New allergychannel Enhancements With spring allergy season in full bloom, Healthcommunities.com, Inc., announces several enhancements to allergychannel.net, including a place for allergy sufferers to interact with others, share stories about living with allergies, and a free patient helper to help manage allergies. Allergychannel features physician-developed and -monitored information about allergic conditions, such as hay fever (seasonal allergic rhinitis), asthma, and poison ivy.
	Healthchannels Forum The healthchannels forum at surgerychannel is a place for everyone to share and discuss their health and medical needs with others. Start a discussion now.
	June 1st is National Cancer Survivors Day Share your survival story and help others in the fight against cancer. Read cancer survivor stories already submitted.
	Patient Education Surgeries Select a Surgery Appendectomy Breast Biopsy Cholecystectomy Colon Resection Colostomy Fistulotomy Gastrectomy Hemorrhoidectomy Hernia Repair Hip Replacement Hysterectomy Mastectomy Nissen Fundoplication Ostomy Sphincterotomy Weight Loss Surgery General Surgery Information Select a Topic Anesthesia Preoperative Postoperative Resources Select a Resource Clinical Trials Find a Doctor Health Toolbar Links/Hotlines What Is an Orthopedic Surgeon? What Is a Surgeon?
	Featured Article: Hemorrhoidectomy Newer methods, resulting in less pain and faster recovery, can sometimes be used to remove hemorrhoids. Learn more.
	MDLocator - Find a Doctor Near You Enter your zip code in the form below to locate a doctor near you. If you would like more options, please use our Advanced Search. Within: 10 15 20 25 50 100 150 miles of Zip code (Advanced search)
	Health News Read about recent developments in health care.
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