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American College Of Physicians To Recognize Melvin R. Kaplan, M.D., F.A.C.P.

Melvin R. Kaplan, MD, FACP, a former Board Chair and one of the founders of the research institute that became Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center (LA BioMed), will be honored by the American...

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Patients Unlikely To Benefit From Free E-Samples Of Prescription Drugs

Search the Internet to learn about your asthma, high cholesterol or other common disorder, and odds are you'll be directed to a pharmaceutical company-sponsored Web homepage. There you'll often find an offer for a free sample...

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Developed By Engineers, Doctors At UCLA - Novel Material That Could Help Fight Arterial Disease

A fortuitous discovery that grew out of a collaboration between UCLA engineers and physicians could potentially offer hope to the nearly 10 million Americans who suffer from peripheral arterial disease. Also known as hardening...

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Breast Cancer Campaign: Breast Cancer Research Funding To Establish Effectiveness Of Radiotherapy

Scientists are closer to discovering why some people respond to breast cancer radiotherapy better than others, according to Breast Cancer Campaign. Dr Laura Smith, at the Leeds Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of...

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B cells and their antibodies defend against microbes and control commensal microflora

Microbes populated the earth long before any eukariotic cell. Therefore, in order to survive, mono and multi-cellular organisms had to develop mechanisms of adaptation, cohabitation and defense against bacteria, fungi and...

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Sheet Music: Separate Beds Lead To Longer Lasting Love

He snores, she suffers. But many couples insist on sleeping together because they worry that having separate beds will lead to emotional distance. Still, scientists say, they are ignoring findings that say that being...

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Jury finds physician guilty of practicing without license

Local man faces 21½-year prison term EAST BRUNSWICK — A local physician has been convicted on charges he practiced medicine without a license and stole $122,000 from Medicare and about $28,000 from other medical insurance...

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How Will Proposed Health Care Overhaul Affect Patients?

Ray Suarez sits down with medical experts to talk about possible changes to the U.S. health care system as Congress prepares to vote on a major overhaul. JUDY WOODRUFF: Now, as the nation considers reforming health care, a...

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Tai Chi Can Help Control Depression and Obesity

Traditional Chinese Exercise Aids Weight Loss and Mood Improvement Regular Tai Chi exercise sessions can assist depressed obese people to lose weight and feel happier, an Australian pilot study shows Overweight and obese people...

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County freezes admissions to drug and alcohol outpatient program

Milwaukee County started putting anyone screened for outpatient drug or alcohol treatment on a waiting list this week, the result of a potential shortfall in federal aid. "It's a crisis because addiction is a disease and these...

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