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- The number of physicians in graduate medical education is at its highest, at about 100,000, according to an article in the September 1 issue of JAMA... click link for more info. |
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- A survey of US medical schools shows that the number of full time faculty members has increased, the number of enrolled students has remained steady, and approximately half of applicants and entering students are women, according to an article in the September 1 issue of JAMA... click link for more info. |
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- Women who have breast cancer detected by mammography screening have a reduced risk of distant tumor recurrence than women with breast cancer detected outside of screening, according to a study in the September 1 issue of JAMA... click link for more info. |
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- Dieting Practices among High School Students A survey of 10th-grade students finds that 60 percent have made conscious efforts to lose weight... click link for more info. |
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- A review of the medical literature suggests that older persons with systolic hypertension (and systolic blood pressure of at least 160 mm Hg) should receive treatment, according to an article in the September 1 issue of JAMA... click link for more info. |
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- The study of 1,821 patients from Olmsted County, Minn... click link for more info. |
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- Young adults, apparently believing they are immune from risk, had large increases in smoking and obesity and had continued poor eating habits during the 1990s, according to surveys of more than 120,000 people... click link for more info. |
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- Myocardial infarction, caused by coronary artery occlusion, can lead up to loss of muscle tissue of the heart and functional detriment, even at times where rapid reperfusion strategies like PTCA or thrombolysis are at hand... click link for more info. |
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- Bone marrow derived stem cells can give rise to heart muscle cells... click link for more info. |
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- Most people with CV disease or risk factors have diabetes or significant glycaemic abnormalities The aim of our study was to find out how common diabetes and, more interestingly, other glucose and insulin abnormalities (e... click link for more info. |
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- Diabetes is associated with worse prognosis in patients with myocardial infarction, but if there is a difference between men and women in this respect is less well known... click link for more info. |
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- What did the Euro Heart Survey on diabetes and the heart address? The following questions was raised in this survey 1... click link for more info. |
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- Disorders in the metabolism of glucose and lipids have reached an epidemic dimension... click link for more info. |
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- By following guidelines, hospital mortality in clinical practice reduced by 36% between 1994 and 2002... click link for more info. |
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- The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), announced today the funding of four interdisciplinary centers as part of a new initiative to address some of the most pressing ethical, legal and social questions raised by recent advances in genetic and genomic research... click link for more info. |
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- A team of scientists has found that a protein involved in a congenital neurological disorder also plays a role in DNA damage repair and thus cancer prevention... click link for more info. |
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- For decades scientists have believed that people can only remember an ordered list of about seven items at a time--such as seven grocery items or seven digits of a phone number--but new research from the University of Rochester has shown that this magic number varies depending on whether the language used is spoken or signed... click link for more info. |
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- To probe the complexities of living systems, the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has established its fifth Center of Excellence in Complex Biomedical Systems Research... click link for more info. |
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- A well-known anti-cancer agent in certain vegetables has just had its reputation enhanced... click link for more info. |
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- If you ever travel from Spokane to Seattle, Washington via I-90 you'll want to stop along the Gorge. This is one of the most scenic places along the interstate. Alas my camera phone isn't very good resolution, but just imagine the great photos a pro photographer or artist could render of this place. |
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- Adware firm quietly settles with Wells Fargo, Quicken Loans and other businesses, CNET News.com has learned. |
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- Adware firm quietly settles with Wells Fargo, Quicken Loans and other businesses, CNET News.com has learned. |
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- Adware firm quietly settles with Wells Fargo, Quicken Loans and other businesses, CNET News.com has learned. |
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- The following is a statement by Vietnam Veterans of America National President Thomas H. Corey: |
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- Dan Weeks (Aug 31 2004) |
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- uncleron_at_hushmail.com (Aug 31 2004) |
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- Kasey Regan (Aug 31 2004) |
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- Hytham Abu-Safieh (Aug 31 2004) |
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- Kasey Regan (Aug 31 2004) |
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- Martin Mačok (Aug 31 2004) |
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- Scovetta, Michael V (Aug 31 2004) |
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- Chris Scott (Aug 31 2004) |
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- Steve Lord (Aug 31 2004) |
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- Scovetta, Michael V (Aug 31 2004) |
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- Saqib.N.Ali_at_seagate.com (Aug 30 2004) |
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- Ido Mordechai Rosen (Aug 30 2004) |
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- Brown, James F. (Aug 30 2004) |
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- Mark Curphey (Aug 30 2004) |
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- Ido Mordechai Rosen (Aug 30 2004) |
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- Brown, James F. (Aug 30 2004) |
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- Pete Herzog (Aug 30 2004) |
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- George Capehart (Aug 30 2004) |
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