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Articles
The Year in Neurology
January 08, 2007
BOSTON -- Clinical and research developments in neurology in 2006 seemed to be as much about prevention as treatment.
Disabled Child's Parents Defend Growth-Retarding Therapy
January 05, 2007
SEATTLE -- Parents of a severely cognitively and physically disabled girl have publicly defended their decision to retard her growth through the use of hormonal therapy and surgery, saying they were acting out of love and compassion.
The Year in Cancer
January 03, 2007
BETHESDA, Md. -- Cancer therapy in 2006 was marked, as it is every year, by a string of hits and misses.
The Year in Diabetes
December 22, 2006
ROCKVILLE, Md. -- Against the background of the growing incidence of type 2 diabetes and obesity in the United States came news this year about the first new insulin delivery system in 80 years, as well as new categories of drugs for type 2 disease.
Lake Wobegon Environs Judged Healthiest State
December 06, 2006
MINNETONKA, Minn. -- The healthiest state in the nation appears to be Minnesota, land of Wobegon and 10,000 other lakes, low cardiovascular death rates, and a well-insured population, according to the United Health Foundation here.
CDC Reports Teen Birth Rate Never Lower
November 21, 2006
HYATSVILLE, Md. -- The CDC reported today that the birth rate among U.S. teens fell to an all-time low in 2005.
Doctors Leave Levees and Lassitude Behind
August 31, 2006
NEW ORLEANS -- For some physicians and nurses the decision to depart this city permanently is due to post-Katrina losses of practices, homes, and patients, but others cite discouragement and defeat at the failure of leadership that permeates the community.
Lifetimes of Research Went Down the Drain
August 30, 2006
NEW ORLEANS -- As the waters from Hurricane Katrina receded a year ago, they left a once-thriving medical-research establishment in shambles, much of it irretrievably lost.
One Year Later, New Orleans Health Care System Still in Limbo
August 29, 2006
NEW ORLEANS -- A year after Katrina's winds and surging waters destroyed much of this city, New Orleans' health care system is still at sea.
Campaign Urges Type 2 Diabetics to Step it Up
June 07, 2006
NEW YORK ? The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) has enlisted a fitness coach and TV personality for a new campaign aimed at challenging patients with type 2 diabetes to get their blood sugar under control.