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Advanced breast cancer in young patients accelerating

...cancer is increasing and appears to be accelerating, according to a study published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association.Researchers looked at cancer incidence data from 1976 through 2009 and found a trend toward increasing advanced...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/health/2013-02-26/advanced-breast-cancer-young
Ernest Daniel Jr.

...professional organizations were: Member of Medical Association of Georgia, Richmond County Medical Society, American Medical Association, American Association of Neurosurgeons, Congress of Neurosurgery, Georgia Neurosurgical Society and Southern...

http://www.legacy.com/Link.asp?I=LS000163586004
Rants & Raves

...Heimlich a medical student at GRU, for his community service in the Harrisburg neighborhood. He deserves the American Medical Association Foundation's 2013 Leadership Award which he will receive on Feb. 11 in Washington D.C. Brett, you are...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/metro/2013-02-06/rants-raves
Despite deal, Medicare problems persist

...Medicare payments to physicians that would have been a "massive unsustainable cut" to physician practices, American Medical Association President Jeremy Lazarus said in a statement. It is the 11th year in a row that Congress put off reforming...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/health/2013-01-02/despite-deal-medicare-proble
Slightly overweight people have lower mortality

A new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association suggests that people who are overweight may have a lower chance of dying compared to those with normal weight. Although appealing...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/life/people/2013-02-18/slightly-overweight-people-h
GRU student's work in Harrisburg praised

...year M.D./Ph.D. student at Medical College of Georgia at GRU, will be honored next month with the American Medical Association Foundation's 2013 Leadership Award. He will be one of 20 who will receive the award during a ceremony Feb...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/education/2013-01-23/gru-students-work-harrisb
Dr. Benjamin Nicholson

...Wiley H. Turner, also from Edgefield. He was very active in his profession, becoming a member of the American Medical Association, the American Board of Family Physicians, and the American Academy of Family Practice. He was also an Associate...

http://www.legacy.com/Link.asp?I=LS000161778102
Medicine Today: Cataract surgery benefits more than eyes

...with a relatively simple procedure? For patients with cataracts, it can. A new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association shows that the benefits of cataract surgery extend beyond better vision ? it also results in a lower risk...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/health/2012-11-08/medicine-today-cataract-surg
Analysis: Huckaby keeps grip on Georgia colleges

...negative attention from the national media.Not only did the whole University System lose accreditation but the American Medical Association and the American Bar Association also ended ties. Enrollment at the University of Georgia fell 37 percent...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/government/2012-10-22/analysis-why-georgia-mer
Herman Flanigin

...of Neurological Surgeons, the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, the American Academy of Neurology, the American Medical Association, the American College of Surgeons, and the American Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery...

http://www.legacy.com/Link.asp?I=LS000158371661