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How surgery can work without scarring

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Chinese Biopharaceutical Association Hosts 2010 Chinese New Year Gala in Washington, DC

One of the Largest Chinese Professional Organizations in the US Biopharmaceutical Industry Hosts Its Annual Gala to Show Appreciation to Supporters and Sponsors, and to Introduce Its 2010 Annual Conference in the US (PRWeb Feb 19, 2010) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/02/prweb3624794.htm

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12 months, 26.2 miles, and 1 Goal: Finish Breast Cancer

Julie Foley, Director of Client Services at Effective Student Marketing, is running the National Marathon to Finish Breast Cancer on February 21, 2010. (PRWeb Feb 19, 2010) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/02/prweb3623254.htm

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Tarascon Launches New iPhone Application for Primary Care Providers

Tarascon™, an imprint of Jones and Bartlett Publishers, announces the release of the Tarascon Primary Care iPhone Application which concisely covers the full spectrum of primary care medicine allowing users to look up vital information quickly and easily right at the point of care. (PRWeb Feb 19, 2010) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/Tarascon/iPhone_Primary_Care_App/prweb3626494.htm

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New Online Store Makes Buying Cosmetics a Healthy Choice

Repurify.com joins the effort to eliminate toxic chemicals on two fronts. First, they provide a one-stop online shop for only the purest cosmetics, personal care, and baby care products from a number of specialty producers. Second, they devote a portion of their profits to supporting objective research and further development of safe, pure products. (PRWeb Feb 19, 2010) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/repurify/pure_cosmetics_products/prweb3603794.htm

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DNA fingerprint in cancer tumors may lead to specialized treatment - kjrh.com

DNA fingerprint in cancer tumors may lead to specialized treatment

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Sex hormone trial for head injury

Progesterone - the sex hormone used in the first contraceptive pills - is to be tested on brain injury patients in a major US trial.

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Buying Medication Online

Buying medication online can be daunting. Every time you enter a drug in a search engine, hundreds of sites come up trying to make a sale to you. Is it safe? What do you need to know before purchasing? Read more and learn about buying medication online. Read more... What Do I Need To Know About Buying Medication Online For My Asthma? ======================= Stay up to date: subscribe to the Asthma newsletter and join the discussion in the Asthma forum . Follow me on Twitter =======================

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Study Shows For First Time That Screening Tools Accurately Identify Postpartum Depression

More than half of low-income urban mothers met the criteria for a diagnosis of depression at some point between two weeks and 14 months after giving birth, according to a study led by University of Rochester Medical Center researchers and published online by the journal Pediatrics...

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GlaxoSmithKline And XenoPort Receive FDA Complete Response Letter For Horizant™ (GSK1838262/XP13512) For RLS

GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE: GSK) and XenoPort, Inc. (Nasdaq: XNPT) Wednesday received a Complete Response letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding the New Drug Application (NDA) for Horizant™(gabapentin enacarbil) Extended-Release Tablets, an investigational non-dopaminergic treatment for moderate-to-severe primary Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS)...

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Coma 'miracle' false, say medics

A Belgian who apparently began communicating after 23 years in a coma cannot in fact do so, researchers say.

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Dr. Robert Scaer on Trauma

(Audio 43:40) - Dr. Robert Scaer, a leader in the field of trauma and healing, shared his years of research with us in a recent interview. With 30 years of experience, and extensive study of the human brain and its response to traumatic events, he brings an unique insight and understanding to this process, including key components of healing from trauma (such as connection and support, and somatic or body components such as tapping).

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Your Doctor’s Communication Skills

The following list outlines a number of specific things your doctor can do in communicating with patients. The more your doctor does, more than likely, the better your doctor's communication skills. How many of the following does your doctor use regularly?

  1. Focuses communication on your main problems and concerns related to your asthma- Does your doctor:
    • Look directly at you during the office visit?
    • Encourage you to explain your asthma problems in detail?
    • Ask you how you feel your asthma is doing?
    • Obtain your perceptions about your asthma control ?
    In communicating with patients, all of these questions will help you better communicate your asthma concerns and demonstrate that your doctor is concerned about your asthma care.

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Your Doctor's Communication Skills

Communication is an essential part of your asthma care. I thought it would be interesting to see what each of you thinks about your doctor's communication skills. "> ======================= Stay up to date: subscribe to the Asthma newsletter and join the discussion in the Asthma forum . Follow me on Twitter =======================

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