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Stroke :: Broad-based group of physicians calls for improvement in stroke treatment

A coalition of physicians representing a wide range of medical specialties has issued a call to action to improve the treatment of stroke. The group, which includes nationally recognized leaders in neurology, neuroradiology, neurosurgery, vascular surgery and cardiology, was drawn together by the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions to address one of the most pressing medical needs in this country — the rapid treatment of stroke using catheter-based techniques.

Ovarian Cancer :: National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, 2007

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month is an opportunity to underscore our commitment to fighting ovarian cancer and to finding a cure for this deadly disease, says George W. Bush, President of USA.

Healthcare :: Aab Cardiovascular Research Institute Opens in Henrietta

The University of Rochester Medical Center announced the opening of the Aab Cardiovascular Research Institute (CVRI) in the Town of Henrietta. More than 100 scientists, students and technicians, currently housed across the Medical Center’s campus, will be brought together under one roof.

Healthcare :: Doctors Sought for Mindfulness Effort, and Its Effect on Patient Care

Primary care physicians in the Rochester area have the opportunity to take part in a class designed to help them reduce their stress levels and perhaps improve the health of their patients as well.

Obesity :: Revealing estrogen’s secret role in obesity

New research on the effects of the female sex hormone estrogen in the brain lend credence to what many women have suspected about the hormonal changes that accompany aging: Menopause can make you fat.

Health Insurance :: Two-year growth surge for private health insurance

Statistics released this week by the Private Health Insurance Administration Council show that private health hospital insurance has increased for the eighth consecutive quarter ? with more than 76,000 additional people covered in the June quarter.

Food :: Rutgers scientists preserve and protect foods naturally

Two items high on the list of public concerns are the need for greater food safety and a growing demand for natural or organic food products. Understanding this, chemists and food scientists at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, joined forces to develop natural approaches to the prevention of food contamination and spoilage.

Healthcare :: Longer ambulance journeys boost death risk for seriously ill patients

The further seriously ill patients have to travel by ambulance to reach emergency care, the more likely they are to die, reveals research in Emergency Medicine Journal.

Skin :: Natural chemical found in broccoli helps combat skin blistering disease

Johns Hopkins scientists have found yet another reason why you should listen to your mother when she tells you to eat your vegetables. Sulforaphane, a chemical present at high levels in a precursor form in broccoli and related veggies (cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, etc.), helps prevent the severe blistering and skin breakage brought on by the rare and potentially fatal genetic disease epidermolysis bullosa simplex (EBS).

Laryngeal Cancer :: Patients with Medicaid and those lacking insurance have higher risk of advanced laryngeal cancer

Individuals with advanced-stage laryngeal cancer at diagnosis were more likely to be uninsured or covered by Medicaid than to have private insurance, according to a report in the August issue of Archives of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.