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Don't let your boss catch you reading this

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - If you are at work, chances are youare probably doing it right now.
09 3 2007 8:21AM (...more)

Don't let your boss catch you reading this

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - If you are at work, chances are you are probably doing it right now.
09 2 2007 9:20AM (...more)

Obese patients wait longer for kidney transplants

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Extremely obese adults in needof a kidney transplant appear to wait longer for a donor organthan their thinner counterparts do, a study has found.
02 2 2008 11:36AM (...more)

More heart transplants needed for best results

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Patients who undergo hearttransplant surgery in hospitals that perform 14 or moreprocedures each year achieve better outcomes than patients whoundergo this procedure at hospitals that perform fewer hearttransplants.
01 30 2008 10:18AM (...more)

Doctors discuss theories on aging brains

WASHINGTON - When aging hampers memory, some people's brains compensate to stay sharp. Now scientists want to know how those brains make do — in hopes of developing treatments to help everyone else keep up.
10 16 2007 7:58AM (...more)

Why do some aging brains stay sharp?

WASHINGTON - When aging hampers memory, some people's brains compensate to stay sharp. Now scientists want to know how those brains make do — in hopes of developing treatments to help everyone else keep up.
10 16 2007 6:23AM (...more)

Pelosi Congratulates UCSF's Elizabeth Blackburn for Receiving Nobel Prize in Medicine

To: NATIONAL EDITORS Contact: Brendan Daly or Nadeam Elshami or Drew Hammill, +1-202-226-7616, all of the Office of the Speaker of the House WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- 10 6 2009 8:16PM (...more)

Good Trauma Program Boosts Patient Survival

FRIDAY, Aug. 21 ( HealthDay News ) -- A surgeon's experience doesn't affect trauma patients' chances of survival if they're treated within a structured trauma program, according to a new report. In the study,
08 23 2009 3:49AM (...more)

College donations go up in 2007

Donations to colleges and universities rose solidly last year, to a record of nearly $30 billion, with the wealthiest universities again attracting a hugely disproportionate share, a new survey shows. But the economic downturn means the fundraising pace for 2008 could slow.
02 20 2008 6:47PM (...more)

Study Reveals 10 Most Terrible Office Behaviors

A coworker who takes credit for someone else's work or rattles off obnoxious jokes is engaging in one of the top 10 most offensive workplace no-no's, according to survey results released this week.
10 6 2007 4:45AM (...more)