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Colorado mom-to-be mistakenly given chemo drugs; long wait to see if baby OK
AURORA, Colo. (AP) — Doctors say the early stages of pregnancy are an especially bad time for a pharmacological mix-up where a woman prescribed antibiotics instead is given a powerful drug used in chemotherapy. Yet a pharmacist at a Colorado...Tags: Cancer, Health, Personal Service, Colleges and Universities, Tumors
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The Doctor's Corner: An early start on treating menopause
This is the first of a two-part series updating women of all ages on the use of hormones. It is a pleasure to be back putting pencil to paper with good news for women going through "the change." A Global Consensus Statement, hot off the press in the...Tags: Fatigue, Food and Drug Administration, Cleveland Clinic, Menopause, Yale University
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Health sites too complex, full of cliches: study
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The importance of health literacy hit home for Lisa Gualtieri when a Cambodian refugee diagnosed with cancer asked her to act as a patient advocate. She played the role of a "salty tongue," a Cambodian expression that paints...Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Internal Medicine, Internists, American Medical Association, Social Sciences
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Imperial Valley doctor celebrates 50 years of practicing medicine
Staff WriterDr. Benjamin Lehr remembers a time when El Centro stopped at Adams Avenue and the Imperial Valley convalescent home was at the end of the farmland. That is how long Lehr has practiced medicine in the Valley, for 50 years. On average Lehr said he sees...Tags: Cesarean Section, Hospitals and Clinics, Diphtheria , Heart Failure
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Technology may find ovarian cancer cells at an earlier stage
New technology for identifying early stage ovarian cancer in uterine and cervical cells could have the potential to one day stem this often deadly disease, according to a recent study in the International Journal of Cancer. Using equipment that can...
Tags: Science, Hospitals and Clinics, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Technology, Ovarian Cancer
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Los dilatadores vaginales no alivian el dolor sexual después de la cirugía de prolapso
ReutersPor David y Douglas NUEVA YORK (Reuters Health) - En un ensayo clínico aleatorizado, el uso diario de un dilatador vaginal luego de una colporrafia posterior con cirugía reconstructiva no alivió la dispareunia o dolor durante el coito. "Aunque el uso...Tags: Medical Specialization, Gynecology
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Chicago doctors welcome Chinese girls with medical needs into their family
An outraged Janet Agranoff watched in 1996 as "60 Minutes" aired a report about "dying rooms" in Chinese orphanages, where infants and toddlers — most of them girls — were left to starve. When the report ended, the obstetrician-turned-stay-at-...
Tags: Children's Memorial Hospital, Cesarean Section, Spina Bifida, Hospitals and Clinics, Social Issues
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Dr. Robert H. MacNerland, 1924-2013
Dr. Robert H. MacNerland decided to become a doctor while in Europe with the Army during World War II, when he provided technical assistance to medical personnel in mobile units. "He was sort of like Klinger from the TV show 'M*A*S*H,' where he wasn't...
Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Medical Specialization, Hospitals and Clinics, Berwyn, Gynecology
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¿El parto vaginal es más seguro para los prematuros?
ReutersPor Genevra y Pittman (Reuters) - Los bebés muy prematuros tienen menos problemas para respirar si nacen por vía vaginal que por cesárea, según sugieren los resultados de un estudio sobre más de 20.000 recién nacidos. Los autores hallaron que,...Tags: Medical Specialization, Gynecology, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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READER SUBMITTED: The St. Stanislaus School Student Council Recently Hosted A School-wide Career Fair
MeridenThe St. Stanislaus School Student Council recently hosted a school-wide career fair. Students in grades Kthrough eight visited the fair, which featured over 20 presenters. In addition to learning about a variety of professions, the students interviewed...Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), YMCA, Sacred Heart University, Education
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Lehigh County 9th in U.S. in newborn deaths
When the international child welfare organization Save The Children began crunching the data for its latest report on mortality rates of newborn babies, it came up with a locally stunning finding: Of the largest counties in the United States, Lehigh...
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Md. hospitals say rate vote means jobs cuts
Maryland hospitals said they will need to cut jobs and patient services after a state panel voted Wednesday to keep hospital rates flat, despite a 2 percent cut in Medicare payments required by federal sequestration. "There are significant job cuts...
Tags: Politics, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Hospitals and Clinics, Government Health Care, Medicare
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