January 18, 1999

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Findings Suggest More Effective Approaches to
Chronic Pain

Clifford Woolf and colleagues discovered a new sodium channel specific to pain-signaling nerve cells, which could lead to better pain remedies.

Lowering the Cesarian Delivery Rate: Weighing the Risks

Scientists Discover New Epilepsy Gene

Brain Building May Depend On DNA Cutting And Pasting

Health Care Report Cards Pass First State Test

Researchers Develop Method to Assess Marine Ecosystem Changes and Their Impact

Scientists Find Hormone Critical to Weight Loss in Mice




OB/GYN Grand Rounds
Clinical Crossroads: Endometriosis

David Adamson, MD
Stanford University

January 20th
8:00-9:00am

Grad Offers On-line Medicine
To Pediatricians

David Chung, HMS '97, and his brother launched an Internet company that aims to improve care to children by enabling their parents and doctors to communicate on the Web.

 


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