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BRISTOL: Banco Named Hospital's Chief Medical Officer
Bristol Hospital has named Dr. Leonard Banco chief medical officer and senior vice president. Banco, a pediatrician, worked for the past 12 years at the Connecticut Children's Medical Center, most recently as vice president for strategy and regional...Tags: Yale University, Medical Staff, Colleges and Universities, Simsbury, Connecticut Children's Medical Center
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TV's Marcia tells all in memoir
From playing sweet Marcia Brady to diving into coke-fueled Hollywood parties. Maureen McCormick, 52, writes about her struggles in "Here's the Story: Surviving Marcia Brady and Finding My True Voice," which hits stores Tuesday. She'll be at Borders on...Tags: Michael Jackson, Western Medicines, Sammy Davis Jr., Steve Martin
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Celebrity Briefs
Lisa Marie Presley is a mom again. A publicist says the 40-year-old singer gave birth Tuesday to twin girls, whose names were not released. One baby weighed 5 pounds, 15 ounces and the other came in at 5 pounds and 2 ounces. A statement released...Tags: Celebrity, Dancing, Dancing With the Stars, Emmy Awards, Cloris Leachman
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Risks of Vioxx persist in patients, study finds
The Associated PressA doubled risk of heart attack, stroke and death persisted at least a year after people stopped taking the withdrawn painkiller Vioxx, according to an analysis of long-term data from the study that led drugmaker Merck & Co. to stop selling the drug....Tags: Western Medicines, Cancer, Death and Dying, Diseases, Merck & Company Incorporated
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Doctors warn of growing HPV link to mouth cancer
St. Louis Post-DispatchTen years ago, most of Dr. Brian Nussenbaum's oral cancer patients were men over 60 who used tobacco and drank heavily. Today, his patients with oral cancer look different. And so does the risky behavior that seems to be leading to their cancer....Tags: Western Medicines, Cancer, Awards and Prizes, Diseases, Medical Research
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More tenacious about vitamin D
Chicago Tribune reporterWith the American Academy of Pediatrics now saying children of all ages don't get enough vitamin D, the Tribune spoke Monday with several experts about why the vitamin is so important for children, how to achieve the new recommended daily dose and what...Tags: Western Medicines, Health Treatments, Diet, Pediatrics, Dietary Supplements
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South Africa officially accepts HIV link to AIDS
Associated PressCAPE TOWN, South Africa—The new health minister broke dramatically Monday from a decade of discredited South African government policies on AIDS, declaring that the disease was unquestionably caused by HIV and must be treated with conventional...Tags: Foreign Aid, AIDS, Diseases, Epidemics and Plagues
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Maureen McCormick memoir tells of depression, addiction
Marcia, Marcia, Marcia. Fans of "The Brady Bunch" know Maureen McCormick as Marcia Brady, the wholesome older sister on the classic sitcom about a blended family. But in her new memoir, "Here's the Story: Surviving Marcia Brady and Finding My True...Tags: Western Medicines, Celebrity, Ann B. Davis, Addiction, Christopher Knight
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Ruling: FAA failed to restrict pilot for heart problems
keith.herbert@newsday.comThe Federal Aviation Administration failed to restrict a Freeport stunt pilot from aerobatic flights despite the pilot's history of heart problems before he died in an air-show crash in Virginia last year, the National Transportation Safety Board has...Tags: Western Medicines, Medical Staff, Transportation Industry, Pharmaceuticals, Republic Airport
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Official signals South Africa's new AIDS approach
CAPE TOWN, South Africa - The new health minister broke dramatically yesterday from a decade of discredited government policies on AIDS, declaring that the disease was unquestionably caused by HIV and must be treated with conventional medicine. Health...Tags: Foreign Aid, Vaccines, Government, AIDS, Hospitals and Clinics
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Kornheiser shticks well in MNF booth
neil.best@newsday.comIt was too easy in August for the Bristol Stompers to whisper into my ear their sweet, summertime vows of a cleaner, more football-y "Monday Night Football." Last night, the Giants provided an excuse to check up on them. Sure enough, there was no sign...Tags: Christian Slater, New York Knicks, Stephon Marbury, NBC, Magic Johnson
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Is coffee a connection to good health?
Some coffee drinkers worry that theirs is a bad habit - not nearly on a par with smoking but in that general direction. Those worries are groundless. In the past few years, coffee drinking has been shown to be safe for heart attack survivors. It offers...Tags: Medical Specialization, Medical Research
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