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Specter Looks Ahead After 30 Years In US Senate
WASHINGTON, DC (CBS) — Pennsylvania’s longest-serving US senator met with reporters in Washington today as the end of his fifth and final term draws near. Sitting in his office crammed with mementos,...
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Researchers Find New Genetic Mutation For Lou Gehrig’s Disease
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease, has been one of the most frustrating conditions for modern medicine. However, now a team of researchers at the National Institutes of...
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Personal Physician May Help You Lose Weight
By Dr. Brian McDonough, Medical Editor PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – If you are trying to lose weight but are having difficulty there are many fad diets you can attempt and certainly some of them may lead to...
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Penn Medicine Receives Grant For Asbestos Study In Ambler
By Michelle Durham PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Penn Medicine has received a grant from the National Institutes of Health for a five-year study that will document the lives of those affected by asbestos...
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Psychiatric Lyme Disease
By Dr. Brian McDonough, Medical Editor PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – When people talk about Lyme disease they talk about issues like arthritis, but Lyme can do far more damage in other areas. For instance, as...
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Stigall Show Log 10.3.13
6:10 Chris hosted Cocktails and Constitution with Jeff Rosen at the National Constitution Center last night. 6:46 City Tavern on Independence Mall is one of the casualties of the government shutdown....
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In S. Jersey, As Elsewhere, Gov’t Shutdown Pressure On Medical Studies
By Mike DeNardo CAMDEN, N.J. (CBS) — The government shutdown isn’t having an immediate impact on local medical research. But for some sick people, it could be delaying their treatment. Dr....
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Sen. Bob Casey Says Budget ‘Sequestrations’ Undermine Medical Research
By Pat Loeb PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — With the federal budget process about to begin, US senator Bob Casey (D-Pa.) today made a pitch to eliminate the automatic cuts brought about by the congressional...
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Testosterone Supplements Increase Risk Of Heart Attack For Older Men
By Dr. Brian McDonough, Medical Editor PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Advertising has been so intense that few have not heard of so-called “low t,” as a result of this marketing. A growing number of American men...
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Online Alcohol Calculator Measures How Strong That Cocktail Really Is
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Plan on indulging in a cocktail or two over the holiday weekend? Depending on how it is made, it may contain much more alcohol than you think. The National Institutes of Health is...
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Health: Video Games To Fight Depression
http://media.philadelphia.cbslocal.com/CBSPHL_20140820003019483AA.mp4 By Stephanie Stahl PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — The recent suicide of Robin Williams has many people talking about depression. Now in...
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