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How Consumers Can Force Health Reform
By Bernadine Healy M.D. -
Health
- May 1, 2008
Smart patients, shopping wisely, are needed to bring health costs down.
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Fighting the Autism-Vaccine War
By Bernadine Healy M.D. -
Health
- April 10, 2008
One of the most vitriolic debates in medical history is just beginning to have its day in court.
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Med School's Hot New Field: Personalized Medicine
By Bernadine Healy M.D. -
Health
- March 26, 2008
Dr. Bernadine Healy explores the hot new trend.
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Under Anesthesia, Yet Aware
By Bernadine Healy M.D. -
Health
- March 12, 2008
Brain monitors, while valuable, are no substitute for a skilled practitioner.
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Hormones, Heart, and Cancer
By Bernadine Healy M.D. -
Health
- March 4, 2008
The latest findings from the Women's Health Initiative should be interpreted with caution.
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Clueless on STDs, Throat Cancer, and Oral Sex
By Bernadine Healy M.D. -
Health
- February 19, 2008
HPV-related oral cancers are on the rise, which argues for straight talk by parents of teens.
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The Cardiologist's Perspective on Cholesterol
By Bernadine Healy M.D. -
Health
- February 6, 2008
No one argues over blood pressure and lifestyle changes.
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Closer to Vanquishing the Virus
By Bernadine Healy M.D. -
Opinion
- January 17, 2008
The field of human genomics is at long last enabling us to focus medical thinking on the infected host.
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A Stem Cell Victory
By Bernadine Healy M.D. -
Health
- January 2, 2008
Human stem cells now can be made from adult skin, without using embryos or eggs.
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Don't Be Scared to Circumcise Your Baby Boy
By Bernadine Healy M.D. -
Health
- December 6, 2007
It's not mutilation; it should be the parents' choice.
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Threats to Your Genetic Privacy
By Bernadine Healy M.D. -
Health
- November 16, 2007
Americans agree that your genes are your own business, but the genetic privacy bill is deadlocked.
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Harold Varmus | scientist
By Bernadine Healy M.D. -
Nation & World
- November 12, 2007
Making science free to all.
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The Power of the Aging Mind
By Bernadine Healy M.D. -
Health
- November 1, 2007
Cognitive psychologists provide an understanding of aging that can help families care for their parents
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The Heart After Breast Cancer
By Bernadine Healy M.D. -
Health
- October 18, 2007
As breast cancer deaths move down, heart attacks and failures inch up
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The Mitral Valve Question
By Bernadine Healy M.D. -
Health
- September 28, 2007
Replace or repair, that's the question.
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