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Steve Jobs and the next big “intersection” “I just finished reading Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson. It’s a well-written, elegant and balanced book and I strongly recommend reading it. Jobs frequently mentioned two values that have always struck me as incredibly wise: First, that it is important to focus on promising technologies and bet long on those technologies. And, second, […]
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Prolonged use of nitroglycerin may increase severity of subsequent heart attacks A standard treatment for heart attack patients, nitroglycerin is typically prescribed to aid in opening vessels so blood can flow to the heart more easily. A typical regimen is for hospitalized heart attack patients to be cycled on and off the nitroglycerin, 16 hours on and […]
Continuous dose of nitroglycerin increases severity of heart attacks, study shows When given for hours as a continuous dose, the heart medication nitroglycerin backfires — increasing the severity of subsequent heart attacks, according to a study of the compound in rats by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine. “Basically it’s a cautionary tale,” said […]
Modest increases in bike ridership could yield major economic, health benefits Convincing Americans to ride their bikes instead of driving when traveling short distances during the warmest six months of the year could yield significant health and economic benefits, according to findings published today in Environmental Health Perspectives. In the study, researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison […]
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Two separate girls! Packard Children’s surgeons separate conjoined twins … Angelica and Angelina Raw footage of a conjoined twins surgery at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford from November 11, 2011. Wonderful two-year-old girls, the Angelina and Angelica Sabuco, were successfully separated by a multidisciplinary team led by Gary Hartman, MD. … Today’s surgery to separate […]
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Lung cancer can affect anyone, but not everyone is listening … … In preparation for Lung Cancer Awareness Month in November, my colleague Liat Kobza and I recently set up a camera and asked six Stanford physicians to share their thoughts about the disease. We were shocked by what we heard: Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer […]
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Using brain-training games to stave off depression in adolescents Children of parents who suffer from depression may have an increased risk of developing the condition or other psychological problems, in part because the parents may pass down behavioral traits such as overacting negatively to emotional situations. Now Stanford psychology professor Ian Gotlib, PhD, and colleagues are studying whether […]
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Conjoined twins’ separation – a complex feat October 31, 2011 Tomorrow is the “big day” for conjoined twins Angelina and Angelica Sabuco. The San Jose, Calif. two-year-olds are being surgically separated tomorrow atLucile Packard Children’s Hospital. They were born joined at the chest and abdomen and were first evaluated at Packard Children’s nearly a year ago. Their operation […]
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Study shows no higher risk of breast cancer for women who don’t have BRCA mutation but have relatives who do In the largest study of its kind to date, Stanford University School of Medicine researchers have shown that women related to a patient with a breast cancer caused by a hereditary mutation — but who don’t have […]
Study of COX-2 inhibitors could lead to new class of stroke drugs A study, in mice, by investigators at the Stanford University School of Medicine points toward potential new therapies for stroke, the nation’s third-leading cause of death and foremost single cause of severe neurological disability. The study, published online Oct. 3 in the Journal […]
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