By Michelle Andrews As obesity among young people continues to rise, a growing number of clinicians and researchers say that weight-loss surgery may be their ...
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As the New Year approaches and the future of health reform hangs in the balance, The Physicians Foundation – a nonprofit organization that seeks to advance the ...
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By Deborah B. Miller, Esq. From a personal perspective, prenuptial agreements are not very appealing, but from a common sense and legal point of view, ...
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By David Green Last June, Andemarian T. Beyene, 36-year-old man with tracheal cancer received a special gift: a brand new trachea, made from a synthetic ...
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By Michelle Andrews Medical tests can reveal critical information about a person’s health, but only if the results are communicated to clinicians and patients. Sometimes, ...
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By Nicholas Gaudiosi I’ve thought for months about how to write this article and actually get my point across without sounding like a psychic, because ...
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By Rebecca Roberts, Ph.D. Bisphenol A (BPA) is an environmental estrogen that can affect development and health by disrupting normal hormonal signaling. Estrogen, working at ...
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