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5 dead in vehicle, knife attack at British Parliament 03/23/2017 01:04am • LONDON (AP) — A knife-wielding man went on a deadly rampage in the heart of Britain's seat of power Wednesday, plowing a car into pedestrians on London's Westminster Bridge before stabbing a police officer to death inside the gates of Parliament. Five people were killed, including the assailant, a What's the Deal With Breast Self-Exams? 03/22/2017 08:00pm • There's a timeless truth to the old aphorism, "if you want something done right, you have to do it yourself." Although that might be true for many things in life, when it comes to breast self-exams, do-it-yourself -- an approach with a long history in America -- may no longer be the name of the gam 'Scandal' Actress Katie Lowes Opens Up About Psoriasis Diagnosis 03/22/2017 08:00pm • It was 2010, and Katie Lowes was having the biggest year of her life: She had just booked a recurring role on ABC's "Scandal" and gotten engaged to her boyfriend. Her psoriasis, of course -- the chronic autoimmune skin disorder that affects 7.5 million Americans -- took it as a sign that something How Is Colon Cancer Treated? 03/22/2017 08:00pm • You just found out you have colorectal cancer, and now it's time to consider treatment options. The first thing you should know is that CRC is one of the most treatable types of cancer when you catch it at an early stage. Although there are six standard treatments for colon cancer, the most widely 7 Excellent Sales and Marketing Jobs for 2017 03/22/2017 08:00pm • Sales and marketing jobs are ideal if you enjoy interacting with people.Your house, your SUV, the car insurance policy, your groceries and even the pair of jeans you bought at the mall recently all have something in common: Someone in the sales and marketing industry sold it to you, or at the very l Patients and Clinicians Unite Part Two: Tailored Treatment Is the Best Fit 03/21/2017 08:00pm • In part one, we discussed the ABCs of heart disease prevention, with cholesterol control being one important aspect of a comprehensive prevention plan. We discussed recommendations for a healthy diet and exercise as foundations for controlling risk factors and preventing heart disease. Now, in part Doctors Saving Lives Across Borders: How Immigration Spurs Medical Innovation 03/21/2017 08:00pm • Dr. Rawad Obeid had a plan. In 2009, three years after he earned his medical degree at the University of Damascus, Obeid flew 6,000 miles from his native Syria to the United States, where he'd study pediatric medicine and eventually open his own practice. He'd forge a prosperous career and live in c The American Health Care Act: How Proposed Changes Put Millions of Children at Risk 03/21/2017 08:00pm • Those of us in pediatrics have seen the proposed American Health Care Act. We have examined the Congressional Budget Office scoring. So we have reached an inescapable conclusion: The AHCA potentially puts the health care benefits of 30 million children at risk. How many of those children actually co Patients and Clinicians Unite Part One: the ABCs of Heart Disease 03/21/2017 08:00pm • Do you know that heart disease is the leading cause of death in the U.S.? Living in the technological era, we're at a unique point when patients and clinicians can partner together to turn the tables on heart disease. In this two-part article, we'll first briefly review the heart disease prevention How Foreign Health Providers Impact U.S. Health Care 03/21/2017 08:00pm • Health-care settings hit hardest by health-professional shortages -- such as rural safety-net hospitals and neighborhood community centers -- are among the most likely to be served by foreign-born doctors and other providers, thanks to visa programs that encourage them to do so. In a new era of prop Can My Doctor Out Me As Gay to My Parents? 03/21/2017 08:00pm • Going to a doctor's office or hospital can be a scary experience for anyone. But when you're a member of the LGBTQ community, even the most routine questions can seem daunting. It gets even more complicated if you're an LGBTQ minor. How much of what you share is confidential? If you come out to your Graduate Health Degrees Expand Knowledge, Career Options 03/21/2017 08:00pm • Daniel Putnam always wanted to be a scientist. And watching his mother struggle with mental illness and the debilitating side effects of her medications before she died helped decide his course. That experience, coupled with his growing fascination with computers, left Putnam with "a strong desire t Engineering Grad Degrees Turn a Profit 03/20/2017 08:00pm • As a preschooler, math whiz Eric Liu could compare packages on supermarket shelves and determine the best value by estimating the price-to-volume ratio. "That's not too different than what I do now with stocks," says Liu, 26. As a quantitative research analyst at Cubist Systematic Strategies, a div Lung Cancer Survival and Prognosis 03/20/2017 08:00pm • Have you recently been diagnosed with lung cancer? The first two questions you'll probably ask your doctor are: "How do we treat it?" and "How successful will the treatment be?" This second question is really about prognosis. 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