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NEUROLOGY
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Internal Medicine In The News - June 7-11, 2010
Growing Obesity Increases Perils of Childbearing
New York Times – June 5, 2010
As Americans have grown fatter over the last generation, inviting more heart disease, diabetes and premature deaths, all that extra weight has also become a burden in the maternity ward, where babies take their first breath of life.
http://www.nytimes.com
Physician burnout affects patients too
Los Angeles Times – June 5, 2010
Obviously, extreme job fatigue isn't a physician-only problem, but in the medical profession, physician performance can truly be a matter of life and death. And research suggests that doctors suffer from high rates of the condition.
http://www.latimes.com
Drug Errors Peak in July When New Docs Start
U.S. News & World Report – June 3, 2010
Fatal medication errors in U.S. hospitals peak in July, possibly because of the inexperience of new medical residents, a new study finds.
http://health.usnews.com
Your Health: Strokes can be prevented
USA Today – June 2, 2010
Strokes occur when blood flow to part of the brain is cut off because of a blocked artery or broken blood vessel. They can happen to anyone at any age but, for reasons poorly understood, African Americans and Southerners face greatly elevated risk.
http://www.usatoday.com
Gene scan shows man's risk for heart attack, cancer
Reuters – May 29, 2010
A California college professor who sequenced his own genome has had it analyzed -- and discovered he has a high risk of dropping dead of a sudden heart attack, as well as a high prostate cancer risk.
http://www.reuters.com
Suspected ADHD could be a sleep disorder
CNN – June 7, 2010
Symptoms that look much like attention-deficit disorder or attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in children could be a misdiagnosed sleep disorder.
http://pagingdrgupta.blogs.cnn.com
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