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Experts issue call to reconsider screening for breast cancer and prostate cancer.
NewsRx Health; 11/22/2009; 1694 words; ...published in the "Journal of the American Medical Association." Instead, overall cancer...women each year, reports the American Cancer Society. Prostate cancer...according to estimates from the American Cancer Society. The two diseases...

Gastroenterology/hepatology societies release report evaluating fellowship training curriculum.(Report)
NewsRx Health; 11/22/2009; 1254 words; ...to ensure the current medical school curriculum best...hepatology societies -the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD), the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG), the American Gastroenterological Association...

New respiratory failure research presented at CHEST 2009.
NewsRx Health; 11/22/2009; 785 words; ...researchers from Jersey Shore University Medical Center in New Jersey reviewed 82...potential factors causing this association. Keywords: American College of Chest Physicians, Critical Care Medicine, Medical Device. This article was prepared...

Statins may prevent blood clots in patients with cardiovascular disease.(Report)
NewsRx Health & Science; 11/22/2009; 1474 words; ...assembly of the American College of Chest...has indicated an association between atherosclerosis...Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia...Albert Einstein Medical Center reviewed...than 2 million Americans each year. Patients...hospital costs in Americans each year," ...

Brain tumors in childhood leave a lasting mark on cognition, life status.
NewsRx Health & Science; 11/22/2009; 1047 words; ...report published by the American Psychological Association. Given the risks...conducted by nine major medical centers, were based...being married. Also, medical complications such...Oncology, Psychology, American Psychological Association...