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Multiple Sclerosis Research
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Atrophy in Key Region of Brain Associated With Multiple Sclerosis
April 23, 2013 — Magnetic resonance imaging measurements of atrophy in an important area of the brain are an accurate predictor of multiple sclerosis (MS), according to a new study. According to the researchers, ... > full story -
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Diagnostic Errors More Common, Costly and Harmful Than Treatment Mistakes
April 22, 2013 — In reviewing 25 years of U.S. malpractice claim payouts, researchers found that diagnostic errors — not surgical mistakes or medication overdoses — accounted for the largest fraction of ... > full story -
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Health Impact Assessments Prove Critical Public Health Tool: Best Way to Gauge Impact of Gas Drilling on Communities
April 22, 2013 — As natural gas drilling expands, policymakers, communities and public health experts are turning to health impact assessments to predict the effects of gas drilling on communities, according to a new ... > full story -
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New Method to Assess Options for Heart-Disease Surgery
April 22, 2013 — Researchers have developed a method of predicting which patients with heart disease would benefit more from surgery and which would benefit more from ... > full story -
Mammograms Reveal Response to Common Cancer Drug
April 22, 2013 — Researchers have developed a method for assessing the effect of tamoxifen, a common drug to prevent the relapse of breast cancer. The key lies in monitoring changes in the proportion of dense tissue, ... > full story -
Gone, but Not Forgotten: Scientists Recall EP, Perhaps the World’s Second-Most Famous Amnesiac
April 22, 2013 — Neuroscientists have described for the first time, in exhaustive detail, the underlying neurobiology of an amnesiac who suffered from profound memory loss after damage to key portions of his ... > full story -
Lung Cancer Mortality Rates Linked to Primary Care Provider Density
April 22, 2013 — Researchers found lower mortality was associated with higher primary care provider ... > full story -
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Physicians Less Likely to 'Bond' With Overweight Patients
April 22, 2013 — In a small study of 39 primary care doctors and 208 of their patients, researchers have found that physicians built much less of an emotional rapport with their overweight and obese patients than ... > full story -
Facial Dog Bites in Children May Require Repeated Plastic Surgery
April 22, 2013 — Dog bites to the face are a relatively common injury in young children, and often require repeated plastic surgery procedures to deal with persistent scarring, according to a new ... > full story -
Some Visible Signs of Lyme Disease Are Easily Missed or Mistaken
April 22, 2013 — With Lyme disease season now beginning, doctors are urged to consider Lyme disease as the underlying cause when presented with skin lesions that resemble conditions such as contact dermatitis, lupus, ... > full story
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