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Anchor lead: What distinguishes brain tumors from surrounding normal tissue? Elizabeth Tracey reports Brain tumors are different from normal surrounding tissue, that much is clear. But how can their differences be exploited to help surgeons remove tumors more accurately, while …
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Anchor lead: Can a new technique using light waves help brain cancer surgery? Elizabeth Tracey reports Brain tumors are tricky things, often embedded in normal tissue that is involved in critical functions like memory or speech. Now a new technology …
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Anchor lead: What’s behind the furor over flibanserin, a drug for low libido in women? Elizabeth Tracey reports Are women being manipulated by pharmaceutical companies to take a new drug for low libido, even though studies show it’s only modestly …
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Anchor lead: Can appendicitis be treated with antibiotics? Elizabeth Tracey reports Acute appendicitis has been treated as a surgical emergency for decades now, with largely good outcomes. But is surgery really necessary or can antibiotics be used instead? That was …
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Anchor lead: Can for-profit corporations partner with public health interventions internationally? Elizabeth Tracey reports Can UPS help the UN in international humanitarian relief efforts, as announced recently? Can Coca-Cola distribute lifesaving rehydration drinks? William Greenough, an oral rehydration expert at …
