Implant studies debated in Birmingham panel review
A four member court panel in Birmingham will publicly review conflicting implant studies to aid thousands of consolidated breast implant lawsuits. The panel, hearing from manufacturers and affected women, aims to standardize scientific findings for court use under US District Judge Sam Pointer.
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Pointer
Robert Jones
Portland
Ore
Dow Corning Corp
Dow Corning
Four week grief series at Hitchcock Hospice begins Monday
Hitchcock Hospice will sponsor a four week grief series titled Grief's Journey starting Monday. Sessions run 6 30 to 8 p m for four Mondays at Hitchcock Rehabilitation Center 690 Medical Park Drive. For information call Nancy Reed at 643 0001 ext 254. Area businesses pledge support for MDA via car inspections at Car Care Automotive Beech Island Bryan's Service Center Aiken and Williston Tire & Auto to raise up to 100 000 by Aug 31. For details call MDA at 799 7435.
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Hitchcock Hospice
Hitchcock Rehabilitation Center
Medical Park Drive
Nancy Reed
MDA
Muscular Dystrophy Association
Motive
Beech Island
Bryan
Aiken
Williston Tire & Auto
Estrogen shown to end growth and harden bones in man
In a landmark case from Italy to Texas, nine months of estrogen treatment halted growth and hardened the bones of a 38 year old man lacking estrogen. Researchers assert estrogen drives healthy bones in men as in women, challenging the prevailing view that testosterone ends growth.
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Dallas
Italy
Evan Simpson
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Simpson
Kenan Qin
UT Southwest
Robert Marcus
Stanford University
No easy answers at heart disease talks
Portland reports on the 24th annual health writers forum where experts warned against simple fixes for heart disease. They stressed portion control and activity, explained fats, salt debates, and noted vitamin E and folic acid evidence remains inconclusive, with no major new findings.
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Portland
Dre
Health Writers’ Forum
American Heart Association
The
Heart Association
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