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Vanderbilt Study Finds Women Who Eat Fish Have Lower Colon Polyp Risk

Women who eat at least three servings of fish per week have a reduced risk of developing some types of colon polyps according to a new study by Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center investigators. The research, led by first author Harvey Murff, M.D., M.P.H., associate professor of Medicine, was published online in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

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Improve Fitness, Prevent Fat Gain to Protect Heart

A study led by a Universiyt of South Carolina Arnold School of Public Health researcher shows that exercising and getting fit may protect your heart, even if you have a few extra pounds. Articles appears in the Feb. 14 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC).

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Dana-Farber/Children’s Hospital Cancer Center Experts Recommend Genetic Counseling for Pediatric Sarcoma Patients

Genetic specialists at Dana-Farber/Children’s Hospital Cancer Center (DF/CHCC) are recommending that children being treated for sarcoma should be offered genetic counseling for Li-Fraumeni syndrome, a rare condition that greatly raises a person’s risk of developing additional cancers.

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Road Hockey to Conquer Cancer Launches 2nd Annual Event with a Flash-Mob Game

(February 8, 2012; Toronto) It was an ordinary workday, and while business people scurried through Commerce Court, all of a sudden, they stopped in their tracks. What is going on? Where did those hockey sticks come from? How did those nets appear? Who’s doing play-by-play? There’s a road hockey game in progress!! But what the heck is with those guys wearing jockstraps over their suits?

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ACR Education Center Hits Milestones: 100 Courses, 3,600 Attendees

The American College of Radiology (ACR) Education Center, “radiology’s classroom of the future,” recently marked the completion of its one-hundredth course offering. The state-of-the-art center has enabled more than 3,600 physicians to experience hands-on training, on individual workstations, using the imaging software of their choice, often with one-on-one instruction from world-class faculty.

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Spine Goes Mobile with New iPad App

The top-cited, most trusted peer reviewed journal in spinal deformity and dysfunction is now available in a new mobile edition with the launch of Spine for the iPad®. Spine is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health.

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Radiofrequency Ablation Helps Patients with Chronic Heartburn (Treating Barrett’s Esophagus Prevents Precancerous Dysplasia)

When chronic heartburn or acid reflux damages the lining of the esophagus it can create a condition called Barrett's esophagus, which may be precancerous. A minimally invasive outpatient procedure eradicates dysplasia to restore a healthy cell lining.

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Ownership Type Affects Job Insecurity and Stability for Elder Care Staff

For nurses working in elder care facilities, the type of facility ownership can affect job insecurity and stability, reports a paper in the March issue of Advances in Nursing Science. The journal is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health.

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