When implanted, ECM material acts as a scaffold into which the patient's cells migrate and integrate, stimulating the patient's natural wound-healing mechanisms. As the patient's cells become active they lay down their own collagen, which matures over time to form strong and permanent tissue repair without leaving behind permanent foreign material. Because the ECM contains primarily collagen, the material is eventually replaced as the patient's tissue gradually turns over in a natural state of self-renewal.
Deep Venous Thrombosis (DVT) is common, and internal medicine and family practice physicians commonly diagnose and appropriately treat this condition without specialist consultation. However, there are many complex and unresolved issues associated with the evaluation and therapy.
An international consortium of researchers working under the auspices of Autism Speaks, the world's largest autism science and advocacy organization, has announced new genetic discoveries from the second phase of its collaborative study: the Autism Genome Project.
| 07/01/2010 |
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»Regional Medical Center of San Jose Receives American College of Surgeons Trauma Center Verification |
| 07/01/2010 |
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»Doctors Medical Center Launches Safe Patient Handling Program |
| 07/01/2010 |
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»Surgeon Develops Online Resource for Volunteering Abroad in Pediatric Surgery |
| 07/01/2010 |
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»New Facility to Serve Medically Fragile Homeless Discharged from Local Hospitals |
| 06/28/2010 |
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»Childhood Mental Health Issues: An Epidemic Warranting Physician Focus |
| 06/01/2010 |
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»Hospitalists: A growing trend in hospital care |
| 06/01/2010 |
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»Celiac Disease: Underemphasized and Underdiagnosed |
| 06/01/2010 |
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»The Arithmetic of Loss |
| 06/01/2010 |
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»Breakthrough Method Predicts Risk of Invasive Breast Cancer |
| 06/01/2010 |
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»UCSF Partners with Skype to Connect Patients with Family and Friends |
| 06/01/2010 |
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»Queen of the Valley Medical Center Honors Assemplywoman Noreen Evans |
| 06/01/2010 |
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»New Physician Joins Solano Regional Medical Group |
| 05/03/2010 |
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»Sudden Cardiac Arrest in Children: Local Healthcare Professionals Work to Screen and Prevent |
| 05/03/2010 |
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»Hypertension Update: The Value of Combination Therapy |
| 05/03/2010 |
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»Back to Basics |
| 05/03/2010 |
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»Diablo Valley Oncology Offers New Radiation Procedure |
| 05/03/2010 |
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»Benefits of Osteoporosis Treatmnets Outweigh Possible Risk of Rare Femoral Fractures |
| 05/03/2010 |
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»Hospital Corporation of America Among "World's Most Ethical Companies" |
| 05/03/2010 |
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»Hospital CEO Earns Top Healthcare Management Credential |
| 05/03/2010 |
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»New Pediatrician Delivering Care in Vallejo |
| 04/01/2010 |
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»His Special-TEE: One Physician Shares His Passion About the Latest in Echocardiography |
| 04/01/2010 |
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»Required Minimum Distribution Revisted |
| 04/01/2010 |
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»Sutter Cardiology Lab Receives ICAEL Accreditation |
| 04/01/2010 |
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»Doctors Medical Center Earns Gold Seal of Approval Accreditation from the Joint Commission |
| 04/01/2010 |
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»Ritalin Boosts Learning by Increasing Brain Plasticity |
| 03/03/2010 |
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»St. Rose "Goes Red" with Women's Heart Health Campaign |
| 03/03/2010 |
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»Female incontinence: the role of urodynamic testing |
| 03/03/2010 |
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»Estate planning basics |
| 03/03/2010 |
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»Even a small dietary reduction in salt could mean fewer heart attacks, strokes and deaths |
| 03/03/2010 |
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»Kaiser Permanente rates highest score on the state's annual clinical quality report card |
| 03/03/2010 |
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»New textbook aims to improve clinician, consumer understanding of lesbian health |
| 03/03/2010 |
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»Catholic Healthcare West's Bay Area hospitals distribute more than $267,000 in community grants |
| 03/03/2010 |
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»Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland names new chief medical officer |
| 02/08/2010 |
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»Integrative Medicine: Unconventional Therapies Go Mainstream |
| 02/08/2010 |
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»2009 ...What a Year! |
| 02/08/2010 |
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»A Patient with Chest Pain of Sudden Onset |
| 02/08/2010 |
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»Queen of the Valley Website Features Dinner Recipes to Help You Keep New Year's Resolutions |
| 02/08/2010 |
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»New Clinical Laboratory Opens at NorthBay Medical Center |
| 02/08/2010 |
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»Scholarships to Benefit West Conctra Costa Healthcare Students |
| 02/08/2010 |
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»UCSF Notifies Patients and Other Individuals of Possible Unauthorized Access to Personal Informaiton |
| 01/01/2010 |
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»Paying the Bills: How One Independent Hospital Stays Afloat During Tough Economic Times |
| 01/01/2010 |
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»Where Does It Go? |
| 01/01/2010 |
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»Contra Costa EMS Medical Director Receives Statewide Honor |
| 01/01/2010 |
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»Ratcliff Completes Relocation and Expansion of John Muir Facility |
| 01/01/2010 |
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»Tissue Tension Regulates Tumor Progression |
| 12/08/2009 |
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»Glaucoma-A Silent Thief |
| 12/08/2009 |
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»ROTH Conversions 2010 |
| 12/08/2009 |
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»Hospice of the East Bay Joins with George Mark Children's House |
| 12/08/2009 |
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»Bay Valley Medical Group Welcomes Three New Physicians to Hayward Office |
| 12/07/2009 |
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»Queen of the Valley Medical Center Awarded Three-Year Accreditation in Mammography |
| 12/04/2009 |
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»UC Launches Institute to Address Global Health's $75 Billion Impact on California |
| 11/11/2009 |
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»Translational Research: Bridging Science For Better Patient Outcomes |
| 11/11/2009 |
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»Statewide UC Collaboration Targets Breast Cancer |
| 11/11/2009 |
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»NorthBay Diabetes Education Program Earns Accreditation |
| 11/11/2009 |
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»Napa Valley Orthopaedic Medical Group Opens New Orthopaedic Center |
| 10/06/2009 |
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»The da Vinci Surgical System -- The Growing Use of the Robotic Tool for Minimally Invasive Surgery |
| 10/06/2009 |
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»Depression: Exposing Men's Hidden Killer |
| 10/06/2009 |
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»What's New on the Prostate Cancer Front |
| 10/06/2009 |
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»The Deception of Numbers |
| 10/06/2009 |
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»Heart Attack Response System Expanded to East Contra Costa County |
| 10/06/2009 |
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»Hospice Offers Support and Counseling Program for Grieving Children and Teens |
| 10/06/2009 |
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»Sequoia Hospital Announces High Volume Cardiac Arrhythmia Program |
| 10/06/2009 |
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»Steven M. Thompson Program Receives $1.5 Million Annually to Address Physician Shortages in Low-income Communities |
| 10/06/2009 |
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»NorthBay Awarded Chest Pain Center Designation |
| 09/02/2009 |
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»A Subject Expert: By Making Himself Available to the Media, Theodore Chow, M.D. is Building His Business While Helping Save Lives |
| 09/02/2009 |
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»A + A + A Equals a Successful Practice |
| 09/02/2009 |
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»NorthBay Healthcare Invests in Green Technology |
| 09/02/2009 |
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»Breast Cancer and Oncology: The Latest Developments |
| 09/02/2009 |
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»No Perfect Solution |
| 09/02/2009 |
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»Expanding Your Market Reach |
| 09/02/2009 |
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»UCSF and Hill Physicians Form New Health Care Option for San Francisco |
| 09/02/2009 |
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»Dr. Bertram Lubin Named CEO of Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland |
| 09/02/2009 |
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»State Approves $16.2 Million for Contra Costa Mental Health Programs |
| 09/02/2009 |
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»Doctors Medical Center Names New Chief Financial Officer |
| 09/02/2009 |
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»Endoscopic Ultrasound Now Offered at O'Connor Hospital |
| 09/02/2009 |
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»Next Generation PET/CT Scanner Installed at Eden Medical Center |
| 09/02/2009 |
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»Addario Family Gives $500,000 for New Sequoia Hospital |
| 08/05/2009 |
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»The Power of Beads: Local Children's Hospitals Help Kids with Cancer Talk About Their Treatments |
| 08/05/2009 |
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»Did You Notice? |
| 08/05/2009 |
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»The ABCs of Plantar Fasciitis |
| 07/03/2009 |
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»California Cancer and Research Institute |
| 07/03/2009 |
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»Electronic Medical Records: Everybody's Doing It |
| 07/03/2009 |
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»A Review of Considerations to Guiding Patients Through a Cancer Diagnosis |
| 07/03/2009 |
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»Dr. George Kent Recognized for Outstanding Contribution in Medical Education |
| 07/03/2009 |
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»Climb4ACure Donates $10,000 to Help Fund Diabetes Outreach Program |
| 07/03/2009 |
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»Queen of the Valley Emergency Physicians Deplay Electronic Medical Record System |
| 07/03/2009 |
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»Howard Girdlestone Gives $1 Million for New Sequoia Hospital |
| 06/02/2009 |
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»Hyperbaric Oxygen Chambers Deliver Healing to Chronic Wounds |
| 06/02/2009 |
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»But I Didn't Treat the Patient |
| 06/02/2009 |
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»NorthBay Heart & Vascular Center Brings Comprehensive Cardiac Care to Solano County |
| 06/02/2009 |
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»Start Kids Early |
| 06/02/2009 |
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»Epithelial Ovarian Cancer - Diagnosis and Treatment |
| 06/02/2009 |
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»UCSF Study Links Glutamate Leves to Disease Progression in Multiple Sclerosis |
| 06/01/2009 |
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»Sequoia Hospital First in Northern California to Use New X-Ray Technology on Skin Cancer |
| 06/01/2009 |
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»Contra Costa Health Service Selected to Evaluate New CPR Technology |
| 06/01/2009 |
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»Queen of the Valley to Help Employees Quite Smoking |
| 06/01/2009 |
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»Rare Work by Polish Painter Benefits Hospice of the East Bay |
| 06/01/2009 |
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»Sequoia Hospital Designated a Blue Distinction Center for Cardiac Care |
| 06/01/2009 |
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»Tuberculos Cases Increase in Contra Costa County |
| 05/04/2009 |
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»Wellness for Everyone at Queen of the Valley |
| 05/04/2009 |
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»A Common Sense Approach to Breast Cancer Screening |
| 05/04/2009 |
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»Breast Cancer: The New World of Gene Expression Profiling and Targeted Therapy |
| 05/04/2009 |
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»Medical Records Q&A (Part II) |
| 05/04/2009 |
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»Orthopedic Advances: Repairing and Replacing the Original Equipment |
| 05/04/2009 |
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»Lessons from the Recession |
| 05/04/2009 |
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»Marketing Mindset -- It's Not Business as Usual |
| 04/03/2009 |
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»Resurfacing Arthroscopy |
| 04/03/2009 |
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»Anterior Surgical Approach to Total Hip Replacement |
| 04/03/2009 |
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»Treating Injuries in the Older Athlete |
| 04/03/2009 |
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»Required Minimum Distributions aka "RMD" |
| 04/03/2009 |
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»More on Medical Records |
| 04/03/2009 |
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»Advances in Prevention and Cardiac Imaging |
| 04/03/2009 |
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»AAOS Presents Diversity Award to Dr. Ramon L. Jimenez |
| 04/03/2009 |
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»Alta Bates Summit Opens Women's Health Center in Lafayette |
| 04/03/2009 |
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»Napa Valley Academy Awards Extravaganza Nets $20,000 for Queen of the Valley Medical Center's CARE Network Program |
| 04/03/2009 |
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»Contra Costa Health Services Launches Campaign Encouraging Women Who Use Alcohol and Drugs to Seek Prenatal Care |
| 03/03/2009 |
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»A Family Business: Three Brothers Share a Medical Practice and Passion for Advanced Techniques |
| 03/03/2009 |
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»Patient Satisfaction as a Profit Factor |
| 03/03/2009 |
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»Treatment Options for Advanced Prostate Cancer |
| 03/03/2009 |
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»Screening for Hypertension Can Help Asian Patients Avoid Strokes |
| 03/03/2009 |
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»Strategy for the Immobilized Investor |
| 03/03/2009 |
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»Frequently Asked Questions: Medical Records Issues |
| 02/13/2009 |
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»Advances in Cardiac Device Lead Removal |
| 02/13/2009 |
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»Improvements in Implantable Defibrillator Devices |
| 02/13/2009 |
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»Appointment With: The Doctors Company |
| 02/13/2009 |
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»Endovascular Repair of Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms |
| 02/13/2009 |
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»Is Your Financial Plan Dusty? |
| 02/13/2009 |
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»Frequently Asked Questions: Treating Patients in a Difficult Economy |
| 02/12/2009 |
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»Doctors Medical Center Names New Vice President of Quality |
| 02/12/2009 |
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»Hospice of the East Bay Selects New CEO |
| 02/12/2009 |
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»CHW Medical Foundation Forms Sequoia Physicians Network in San Mateo County |
| 02/12/2009 |
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»New Pediatric Surgery Center Opens at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford |
| 01/20/2009 |
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»Cover Story: Endoscopic Ultrasonography |
| 01/20/2009 |
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»Diabetes and Anti-inflammatory Diets: Fact or Fallacy |
| 01/20/2009 |
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»Risk Management: Disaster Readiness |
| 01/20/2009 |
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»Finance: Five Tips for a Successful 2009 |
| 01/20/2009 |
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»Viewpoint: eAG (estimated Average Glucose) = Glucose Standards War |
| 01/19/2009 |
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»Genetic Markers Identified for Alcohol Respnse in UCSF Gallo Study |
| 01/19/2009 |
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»New Center at UCSF Specializes in Treating the Infant Brains |
| 01/19/2009 |
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»Doctors Medical Center Name Three New Members to Administrative Team |
| 01/19/2009 |
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»Lorraine Auerback Appointed President and CEO of Seton Medical Center and Seton Coastside |
| 01/19/2009 |
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»Contra Costa Health Plan Hires Bayley Raiz as DQM |
| 01/19/2009 |
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»Dr. Richard Ho Joins Bay Valley Medical Group's Castro Valley Office |
| 12/01/2008 |
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»An Industry in Need of Sleep |
| 12/01/2008 |
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»Children Rest Easy with Aid of SCVMC Pediatric Sleep Study |
| 12/01/2008 |
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»Rheumatoid Arthritis May be on the Rise in Women |
| 12/01/2008 |
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»Can Sleep Issues Affect Your Eye Health? |
| 12/01/2008 |
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»Do You Have the Right Insurance Agent? |
| 12/01/2008 |
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»Don't Miss the Opportunity |
| 12/01/2008 |
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»Perception of Donated Sperm More Negative than Donated Eggs in Couples |
| 12/01/2008 |
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»Global Health Leaders Convene in San Francisco to Combat Hepatitis B Pandemic |
| 12/01/2008 |
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»Linda C. Giudice, M.D., Ph.D., M.Sc. Receives Distinction from ASRM |
| 12/01/2008 |
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»Pleasant Hill Mental Health Facility Receives 2008 Mother Baby Friendly Worksite Award |
| 11/03/2008 |
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»More Than Meets The Eye |
| 11/01/2008 |
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»Appointment With: Joe Stewart |
| 11/01/2008 |
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»Good News For Aching Backs |
| 11/01/2008 |
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»The Invisible Patient |
| 11/01/2008 |
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»Think Safety When Discharging Geriatric Surgery Patients |
| 11/01/2008 |
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»Full Picture Helpful in Meeting Health Needs of the Elderly |
| 11/01/2008 |
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»The Art of Creating Time |
| 11/01/2008 |
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»More Radom Thoughts About a Turbulen Market |
| 11/01/2008 |
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»Synergy Medical Fitness Center and Executive Director Earn National Recognition |
| 11/01/2008 |
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»California Cancer & Research Institute Opens in Pleasant Hill |
| 11/01/2008 |
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»Regents Approve Plans for New UCSF Mission Bay Hospital Complex |
| 10/02/2008 |
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»Precise Radiation Therapy Targets Prostate Cancer, Provides Better Outcomes |
| 10/02/2008 |
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»Mammosite Decreases Radiation Treatment in Breast Cancer Patients |
| 10/02/2008 |
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»Genetic Counseling for Cancer Risk: Knowledge is Power |
| 10/02/2008 |
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»Do You Have a Thief in Your Office? |
| 10/02/2008 |
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»Victoria A. Emmons Named CEO of Community Health Partnership |
| 10/02/2008 |
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»Dr. Gurinder S. Dhillon Named Medical Director of NorthBay Invasive Cardiology Lab |
| 10/02/2008 |
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»Gregory Engel, M.D. First on West Coast to Use Wireless Cardiac Technology |
| 10/02/2008 |
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»Regional Cancer Center Recognized for Outstanding Care |
| 10/02/2008 |
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»The Doctors Company Files for Rate Decrease for California Physicians |
| 10/02/2008 |
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»Prostate Seed Implant Performed at Doctors Medical Center |
| 10/02/2008 |
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»It Takes More Money Than You Think |
| 10/02/2008 |
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»Anti-tumor Therapy Guided by Endoscopic Ultrasound May Allow Doctors to Fight Cancer More Safely and Effectively |
| 10/02/2008 |
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»Insider View: Russian River Valley |
| 10/02/2008 |
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»Bad Outcomes: From Surprise and Disappointment to Anger and a Lawsuit |
| 09/06/2008 |
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»Stroke Treatment Window Opens at Good Samaritan Hospital |
| 09/06/2008 |
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»Education Key to Time Management in Stroke Cases |
| 09/06/2008 |
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»Obesity and Medical Malpractice |
| 09/06/2008 |
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»Jeffrey Randall, M.D., Named Eden Medical Center’s 2008 Physician of the Year |
| 09/06/2008 |
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»Bay Valley Medical Group Adds Five New Members |
| 09/06/2008 |
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»Robert Goldstein Joins Cliff Consulting, Inc. |
| 09/02/2008 |
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»Most Generalist Reluctant to Provide Primary Care to Young Adults with Chronic Illness |
| 08/04/2008 |
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»Well-Rounded Research Yields Results at Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland |
| 08/04/2008 |
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»Filling the Gap in Adolescent Medicine |
| 08/04/2008 |
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»Is Lap Band Surgery Right for Morbidly Obese Teens? |
| 08/04/2008 |
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»Sounding Off: New Audial Advances |
| 08/02/2008 |
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»You Alter, You Lose |
| 08/01/2008 |
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»Counties Urge Residents to "Rethink Your Drink" |
| 08/01/2008 |
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»UCSF and YouTube Create Channel to Drive Medical Research |
| 08/01/2008 |
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»O'Connor Hospital Appoints New Chief Operating Officer |
| 08/01/2008 |
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»Academy of Pediatrics Recommends Cholesterol Screening for Children |
| 08/01/2008 |
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»Insider View: Anderson Valley |
| 08/01/2008 |
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»In Pursuit of Happiness |
| 07/01/2008 |
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»Medical Office Space |
| 07/01/2008 |
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»ADA Scientific Meetings Address Glucose Control |
| 07/01/2008 |
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»Portable CT Scanner Advances |
| 07/01/2008 |
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»Terminating Patient Relationships |
| 07/01/2008 |
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»Higher Costs Mean Higher Demand for Contra Costa County WIC Program |
| 07/01/2008 |
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»Eating and Weight Gain Not Necessarily Linked, Study Shows |
| 07/01/2008 |
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»New Tools Improve Safety and Efficancy of Lead Removal in Cardiac Patients. |
| 07/01/2008 |
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»Getting Sued for Breast Cancer |
| 06/01/2008 |
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»Innovative Office Design: A Case Study |
| 06/01/2008 |
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»Compounding Pharmacy: Traditional Practice Fills Vital Niche |
| 06/01/2008 |
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»Sinus Surgery: 2008 Update |
| 06/01/2008 |
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»Medical Management of Sinusitis |
| 06/01/2008 |
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»Patients or Drug Seekers? |
| 06/01/2008 |
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»The Magic of Retirement Plans |
| 06/01/2008 |
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»Oakland, Wine Country? |
| 06/01/2008 |
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»Brief Secondhand Smoke Exposure Can Cause Blood Vessel and Stem Cell Damage in 30 Minutes |
| 06/01/2008 |
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»SCPIE Holding Inc., Stockholders Approve Merger Agreement with The Doctors Company |
| 05/01/2008 |
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»When Doctors Become Patients |
| 05/01/2008 |
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»Hayward’s St. Rose Hospital: A Community Hospital Reinventing Itself |
| 05/01/2008 |
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»Sutter Medical Network's Business of Medicine |
| 05/01/2008 |
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»Alta Bates Summit Opens Carol Ann Read Breast Health Center |
| 05/01/2008 |
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»Women's Sexual Disorders Get Medical Attention in New Stanford Program |
| 05/01/2008 |
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»The Not So Easy Issue of Female Hair Loss |
| 05/01/2008 |
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»Insider View: The World of Pinot Noir |
| 05/01/2008 |
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»Read Your Lease...Or Else |
| 05/01/2008 |
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»UCSF Physician to Lead California Diabete Program |
| 05/01/2008 |
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»Three Bay Area Medical Groups Merge into One Physician Group |
| 05/01/2008 |
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»Mill Peninsula Uses GPS to Track Organ Motion in Radiation Therapy |
| 05/01/2008 |
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»Grant to Help Contra Costa Contra Costa Heath Services Reach Substance-Using Women |
| 05/01/2008 |
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»Two Million People Using Kaiser Permanente's Personal Health Record |
| 04/01/2008 |
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»Well-Defined Practice Makes Perfect for Northern California Spine Institute |
| 04/01/2008 |
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»Female Orthopaedic Surgeons Rare |
| 04/01/2008 |
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»AAOS Celebrates 75 Years |
| 04/01/2008 |
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»Eighteen Bay Area Hopsitals Request Reassessment of Seismic Risk |
| 04/01/2008 |
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»State Issues New Disaster Guidelines for Health Care Facilities |
| 04/01/2008 |
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»Kaiser Implements Electronic Medical Records at 10 California Hospitals |
| 04/01/2008 |
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»Survival Rates Exceed National Averages For UCSF Heart, Liver and Lung Transplant Programs |
| 04/01/2008 |
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»Breach of Privacy Law Extends to Medical/Health Information |
| 04/01/2008 |
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»MGMA Encourages/Cautions About Dramatic Changes to Healthcare Management |
| 04/01/2008 |
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»Calm Thoughts on aTurbulent Market |
| 03/07/2008 |
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»Talking to Men About Improving Their Health: The 6-Point HEALTH Plan |
| 03/03/2008 |
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»Physicians and Obesity |
| 03/03/2008 |
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»The Truth about Vasectomy Reversal |
| 03/03/2008 |
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»What Does a Medical Lease Really Cost You? |
| 03/03/2008 |
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»Success Starts with a Mission Statement |
| 03/01/2008 |
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»Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Is Gluten Intolerance the Root Cause? |
| 02/01/2008 |
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»Steve Heimoff's Insider View: Santa Ynez Valley |
| 02/01/2008 |
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»The Diet that Cures |
| 02/01/2008 |
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»Washington Hospital's Gamma Knife Program |
