To Take on Botox, Rival Tries Rebate
March 13th, 2010Medicis has started a new marketing campaign that pits its wrinkle-smoother, Dysport, directly against Botox. It makes bioethicists squirm.
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Study Suggests That Tinnitus Does Not Appear To Be A Highly Inherited Condition
March 13th, 2010Tinnitus, or ringing in the ears, does not appear to be a highly inherited condition (i.e., does not pass frequently from parents to offspring), according to a report in the February issue of Archives of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals…
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‘Get In The Hearing Loop’ Campaign Promotes Doubling Functionality Of Hearing Aids
March 13th, 2010The American Academy of Audiology on behalf of audiologists, and the Hearing Loss Association of America on behalf of people with hearing loss announce a collaborative public education campaign “Get in the Hearing Loop…
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Kids Snacking Too Much
March 13th, 2010Title: Kids Snacking Too Much
Category: Health News
Created: 3/3/2010 9:19:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 3/3/2010 9:19:47 AM
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Tobacco Use Linked To Worse Outcomes In HPV-Positive Head And Neck Cancer, U-M Study Finds
March 13th, 2010Patients with head and neck cancer linked to high risk human papillomavirus, or HPV, have worse outcomes if they are current or former tobacco users, according to a new study from researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center. High-risk HPVs are the same viruses that are associated with cancers of the uterine cervix…
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Workplace Wellness Programs Work
March 13th, 2010Title: Workplace Wellness Programs Work
Category: Health News
Created: 3/2/2010 8:10:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 3/3/2010
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Image by Design Plastic Surgery
March 13th, 2010With Spring right around the corner, many people are taking a good look at themselves and making decisions about what they really want…and need…to look and feel their best.
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Pretreatment SUV Associated With Head And Neck Cancer Treatment Outcomes, May Help Decide Treatment Plans
March 13th, 2010The maximal standardized uptake value (called SUVmax) measured from FDG PET readings taken from the primary tumor in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma patients before treatment is a strong predictor of disease-specific survival, overall survival and disease-free survival, while pretreatment SUVmax for lymphodenopathy is strongly associated with distant metastasis, according…
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a Dr. 90210′ arranges surgery to repair ferret-damaged face
March 13th, 2010A Beverly Hills plastic surgeon took the first step last week toward helping a Carson City woman get back the face she lost 24 years ago to a ferret.
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Results Unproven, Robotic Surgery Wins Converts
March 13th, 2010
Robot-assisted prostate cancer surgery makes sense in some ways, but it is not clear if its outcomes are better.
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