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Embargoed news from Annals of Internal Medicine (EurekAlert!) ( American College of Physicians ) Please find two summaries of studies being published in the Dec. 2, 2008 issue of Annals of Internal Medicine. The information is not intended to substitute for articles as sources of information. Information in press materials is copyrighted. Please note that Annals of Internal Medicine attribution is required for all coverage . us.rd.yahoo.com
Saint Barnabas Medical Center Pioneers New Program Bringing Humanities and Humanism to Medicine (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) What do poetry, art, literature, film and history have to do with medical practice? "Everything," according to Richard S. Panush, M.D., Chair of Medicine at Saint Barnabas Medical Center, who has pioneered an innovative program bringing humanities to the bedside for residents in internal medicine. us.rd.yahoo.com
Doctor's death leaves huge hole in E. Idaho town (The Olympian) There's so much to tell you about Fuzz, his degrees from Harvard and Johns Hopkins, a brilliant career that included being one of the founders of the Mountain States Tumor Institute in Boise and an expert in internal medicine, hematology and oncology. us.rd.yahoo.com
Local doctor spared prison time in illegal Internet pharmacy (Middletown Times Herald-Record) A federal judge on Monday spared a local doctor from spending any time behind bars for his role in an illegal Internet pharmacy. Dr. Vladimir Andries, 63, who lives in the Town of Wawarsing, pleaded guilty March 10 in U.S. us.rd.yahoo.com
Season of Sharing to benefit Gloria Gates Foundation (Altoona Mirror) Like many children living in Evergreen Manors, Zane Gates grew up in a single-parent home. Gates never knew his father. His brother Phillip, who is 16 years older, was shot in the neighborhood. Despite the hardships he faced, Gates overcame them and became a successful doctor who now practices internal medicine in Altoona. us.rd.yahoo.com
Local Doctor from India reacts to Mumbai attack (WKTV Utica) UTICA, N.Y. (WKTV) - Dr. Dilip Kachare is a internal medicine doctor in Utica but is originally from India. Dr. Kachare says he was shocked and worried for his family after hearing the news of Wednesday's attacks on his home country. us.rd.yahoo.com
Primary Care Doctors Urge HIV Tests for All in U.S. (Update1) (Bloomberg) Dec. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Just two weeks after a study showed routine HIV testing recommended by the U.S. government isn’t done at most hospitals, a doctor’s group lent added support to universal screening for those over age 13. us.rd.yahoo.com
Book Excerpt: Learn 'How Not to Die' (ABC News) Medical examiner "Dr. G" writes about ways we unintentionally harm our bodies. us.rd.yahoo.com
Hospitalists provide option for meeting in-patient needs (Plattsburgh Press Republican) PLATTSBURGH — With the physician shortage reaching crisis proportions regionally and across the state and nation, health-care providers are looking for any avenue of relief they can find. us.rd.yahoo.com
High Blood Pressure In The Doctor's Office May Not Predict Heart Risks (Science Daily) Continuously measuring blood pressure may help predict heart disease and related deaths among individuals with treatment-resistant hypertension, while blood pressure readings taken in a medical office do not appear to predict future heart risks, according to a report in Nov. 24 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. us.rd.yahoo.com
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