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Harvard Medical School releases iPhone app to protect against swine flu
Brand XHot on the heels of President Obama declaring a national emergency over the rapidly spreading swine flu virus (a.k.a. H1N1), Harvard Medical School has released a handy new iPhone app that will alert you to outbreaks in your area. What a great idea, and... -
Harvard University poisoning: What is sodium azide, anyway?
Booster ShotsIn August, six Harvard Medical School scientists were sickened after drinking coffee from a communal coffee machine: Turns out it was laced with a chemical called sodium azide. The poisoning was revealed last week in an internal memo to faculty...... -
Healthcare must be rationed, including mammograms, doctor says
Booster ShotsYet another doctor has come out with a critique of the new breast cancer screening guidelines released last week by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Writing in the New England Journal of Medicine, Dr. Robert Truog of Harvard Medical...... -
When should doctors talk about death?
Booster ShotsDoctors should discuss end-of-life issues with their patients when they are terminally ill with less than one year to live, according to formal recommendations. But many doctors are reluctant to initiate such talks until patients are late in the course...... -
Walter Stamm dies at 64; doctor saved thousands of women from infertility
Dr. Walter E. Stamm, whose discoveries on the diagnosis and treatment of urinary tract infections and of the relationship between chlamydia and pelvic inflammatory disease saved tens of thousands of women from infertility, died Dec. 14 at his home in...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Obituaries, Social Issues, Health and Safety at School, Happiness (state of mind)
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Dr. William Ganz dies at 90; cardiologist co-invented flexible balloon catheter
Dr. William Ganz, who survived a Nazi labor camp to become an internationally recognized cardiologist who co-invented the Swan-Ganz catheter for monitoring heart conditions and who was one of the first physicians to use clot-busting enzymes to open...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Obituaries, Social Issues, Nazi Party, Heart Attack
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Take Drugs, Break a Leg?
Special to the Los Angeles TimesLong-term use of osteoporosis drugs seems to change bones in a way that could lead to unusual leg fractures, according to two reports presented at a meeting of orthopedic surgeons. Doctors have reported seeing the unusual fractures in some patients on...Tags: Cancer, Hospitals and Clinics, Science and Technology, Bones and Joints, John Adams
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Dr. Jean Dausset dies at 92; scientist's discovery made tissue typing for transplants possible
Dr. Jean Dausset, the French Nobel laureate who discovered the human leukocyte antigen, or HLA, system on human tissue that made tissue typing for transplants possible, died June 6 in Mallorca, Spain. He was 92. The HLA antigens are molecules on the...Tags: Blood Cells, Hospitals and Clinics, Science and Technology, University of Paris, Awards and Prizes
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Dr. Stanley van den Noort dies at 79; UC Irvine neurologist
Dr. Stanley van den Noort, the UC Irvine neurologist who championed the early treatment of multiple sclerosis patients and who, as dean of the university's school of medicine, fought a 12-year losing battle to construct a major teaching hospital on...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Science and Technology, Colleges and Universities, Death, Boston
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Thomas C. Peebles dies at 89; doctor isolated measles virus
Dr. Thomas C. Peebles, a World War II bomber pilot who isolated the measles virus, setting the stage for development of the vaccine that freed the world from the deadly scourge, died July 8 at his home in Port Charlotte, Fla. He was 89.
Peebles also...Tags: Dietary Supplements, Hospitals and Clinics, World War II (1939-1945), Pharmaceuticals, Children
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More could be better when it comes to attending AA meetings
Booster ShotsAlcoholics Anonymous has helped millions of people get and stay sober. A new study explores why the program may have such a good results record for some. Data from 1,706 people from Project MATCH, a federally funded trial that compared...... -
Pilot Season: First look at CW's 2010 pilots
Show TrackerEditor's note: Over the next several days, Show Tracker will cover the pilots under contention for the fall season at the five broadcast networks in the following order: ABC, CBS, CW, Fox and NBC. (Yes, it's alphabetical.) The CW is......
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