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Students Garner Fellowships for International Health Studies
Students Garner Fellowships for International Health Studies The medical school has awarded International Health Fellowships to four fourth-year medical students that will allow them to spend one to three months studying medicine and health care in other countries. Stacey L. Chamberlain of Crystal Lake, Illinois, will be traveling to Katete, Zambia, for an eight-week clinical[…]
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John Ansel to Lead Dermatology Department
John Ansel to Lead Dermatology Department On February 1 the Medical School will welcome John C. Ansel, MD, as professor and chair of the Department of Dermatology. Dr. Ansel is professor of dermatology at Emory University and chief of dermatology at the VA Medical Center in Atlanta. In announcing Dr. Ansel’s appointment on October 16,[…]
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Research Study Looks for Answers to Treating Teen-Age Depression
December 3, 2001 Research Study Looks for Answers to Treating Teen-Age Depression CHICAGO— Teenagers are notorious for being moody or having “the blues.” Research has shown that half of all teenagers experience depression, and at least 5 percent suffer from major depression that interferes with home, school and social life and may lead to suicidal[…]
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Smoking Increases Likelihood of Impotency
December 3, 2001 Broadcast Media: Tamara Kerrill Field at (847) 491-4888 or at tlk@northwestern.edu Smoking Increases Likelihood of Impotency CHICAGO— Men who smoke are more likely to suffer from erectile dysfunction than nonsmokers, reports an international group of impotency experts in the November issue of the Journal of Urology. Erectile dysfunction is the inability[…]
