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U.N. suspends Myanmar aid after supplies seized by Junta
BANGKOK — The United Nations suspended relief supplies to Myanmar on Friday after the military government seized the food and equipment it had already sent into the country...
Fri, 09 May 2008 11:56:00 EST

Physician compensation survey shows gender gap in earnings
A compensation survey was sent to thousands of physicians practicing in major medical specialties throughout the United States by Jackson & Coker is a physician-staffing firm headquartered in Alpharetta, GA...
Fri, 09 May 2008 11:56:00 EST

Study in 7,000 men and women ties obesity, inflammatory proteins to heart failure risk
Heart specialists at Johns Hopkins and elsewhere report what is believed to be the first wide-scale evidence linking severe overweight to prolonged inflammation of heart tissue and the subsequent damage leading to failure of the body’s blood-pumping organ...
Fri, 09 May 2008 11:55:00 EST

Research predicts hospital stays and measures effects of patient education among diabetics
MedImpact unveiled a model that predicts the probability of inpatient hospital utilization among Medicaid recipients who suffer from diabetes...
Fri, 09 May 2008 11:55:00 EST

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