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• Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:51:00 GMT / 'Verbeter selectie bij knievervangende operatie'
  De behandeling van knie-artrose is flink te verbeteren door patiënten beter te selecteren voor ze een operatie ondergaan. De kans op een succesvolle ingreep is dan groter, concludeert promovenda Tineke de Boer.
  
• Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:33:00 GMT / 83-jarige heeft eerste 3D-geprinte onderkaak
  Een 83-jarige vrouw heeft een volledig nieuwe onderkaak gekregen op basis van 3D-printing. De Universiteit van Hasselt noemt het een wereldprimeur. Nederlandse wetenschappers hadden ook een rol hierin.
  
• Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:22:00 GMT / Maten moeten collega aanspreken
  Drie wetenschappelijke verenigingen willen het disfunctioneren van medisch specialisten beter aanpakken. De orthopeden zien een rol weggelegd voor?
  

• Fri, 3 Feb 2012 14:37:35 EST / World Cancer Day Emphasizes Prevention
  World Cancer Day 2012 will focus on preventing cancer and emphasize that up to one third of common cancers can be prevented by lifestyle changes. Medscape Medical News
  
• Fri, 3 Feb 2012 13:02:52 EST / Lawmaker Calls for Bipartisan Support for Cancer Research
  According to one researcher, cancer is having its AZT moment. Medscape Medical News
  
• Thu, 2 Feb 2012 15:48:23 EST / Abiraterone for Prostate Cancer Gets a 'No' in the UK
  The news has sparked outrage because the drug was developed in the United Kingdom in research funded by public donations.Medscape Medical News
  

• Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:19:00 GMT / AAN Press Release: Marker for Alzheimer's Disease May Affect Mental Function Even in Healthy Adults
  High levels of the protein beta-amyloid in the brain that is associated with Alzheimer's disease may affect brain performance even in healthy adults, according to a study published in the February 1, 2012, online issue of Neurology?.
  
• Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:39:00 GMT / AAN Leaders Meet with Head of Innovation Center on Stroke, Alzheimer's Care
  The group stressed that neurologists should be involved in testing new care and payment models.
  
• Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:33:00 GMT / AAN-Joint Commission Speak Up Campaign Provides Advice on Early Signs and Risks of Stroke
  The Joint Commission is launching this campaign, which coincides with the February 1-3 International Stroke Conference 2012, to help Americans understand the importance of preventing strokes and seeking immediate treatment when they occur.
  
• Tue, 25 Jan 2011 16:04:00 GMT / What's a Good Teacher Worth?
  Why did you become a neurologist?Odds are pretty good that a teacher drew you to the field. What can we do to rebalance the value of research versus teaching?
  
• Wed, 17 Nov 2010 15:48:00 GMT / Clinical Quality Measurement: Disincentives to Serve the Underserved?
  A recent study in JAMA demonstrates an unanticipated consequence of ranking physicians by the "quality" of their clinical performance.
  
• Wed, 10 Nov 2010 16:42:00 GMT / AAN President-Elect Bruce Sigsbee, MD, Speaks Out About How One Neurologist Can Make a Difference
  No matter what political philosophy dominates Washington, decisions will be made that directly affect your ability to care for patients and how you practice. It is paramount that neurologists are at the table, speaking up for our profession.
  

• Sun, 05 Feb 2012 02:35:18 GMT / Some former Komen supporters can't forgive, forget (AP)
  
  
  AP - When Dorothy Twinney first saw a Race for the Cure walk for breast cancer — "a sea of pink" traveling through her hometown of Plymouth, Mich. — she was so moved she sat in her car and wept.
  
• Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:28:15 GMT / Komen drops plans to cut Planned Parenthood grants (AP)
  
  
  AP - For leaders of the nation's pre-eminent breast-cancer charity, it was a firestorm they didn't see coming — and couldn't withstand.
  
• Sat, 04 Feb 2012 04:02:25 GMT / Surprises about Planned Parenthood cancer testing (AP)
  
  
  AP - To many people, breast cancer screening means a mammogram. But for millions of poor, mostly young women who visit Planned Parenthood, it is usually just a physical exam by the only health professional they may ever see.
  

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