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American Indians Have Higher Stroke Rate Than Others, Study Finds
American Indians have a higher rate of stroke than other groups, which in large part can be attributed to a high prevalence of diabetes, according to a study to be published next week in the journal Circulation, Tulsa World reports. For the study, lead researcher Ying Zhang of the Oklahoma University
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Noble Prize Goes To Three Europeans For Discovering HPV And HIV
This year's Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine goes to Harald zur Hausen of Germany for establishing that human papilloma viruses (HPV) cause cervical cancer. He gets half of the prize, and the other half is shared by two French scientists, Françoise Barré-Sinoussi and Luc Montagnier, for their discovery of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
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Privatizing Canada's Health Care Is Not The Answer: Lessons From The USA, Prominent US Physician Discusses Her Perspective In CMAJ
Investing in Canada's public health system is the best way to improve it, rather than privatization, writes Dr. Marcia Angell, a senior lecturer at Harvard Medical School and former editor-in-chief of The New England Journal of Medicine. The article was published online today in CMAJ. Dr. Angell cautions against a US-style model of health care, arguing that "the US health care system is enormously inefficient compared with the Canadian system.
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Goudge: Proper Training In Forensic Pathology Key To Avoiding Future Tragedy - Royal College Sets Standards To Address The Need, Canada
The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada commends The Honourable Stephen Goudge and the Commission of the Inquiry into Pediatric Forensic Pathology in Ontario for a comprehensive and thoughtful report. Among its many recommendations is the identified need for high standards in the medical education of forensic pathologists.
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Revolution Health, Waterfront Media Merge To Compete With WebMD
Revolution Health Network plans to announce on Friday that it has merged with Waterfront Media to create a network of health Web sites that will compete with the industry's leader, WebMD, the
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