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Hematologist and medical oncologist joins Edward Cancer CenterMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 5:50PMSamir Undevia, a hematologist and medical oncologist, has joined the Edward Cancer Center. Dr. Undevia has particular interests in bone and soft tissue sarcomas, benign and malignant hematology, and genitourinary malignancies. Undevia is board certified in internal medicine, hematology and medical oncology. He earned his medical degree from the New York University School of Medicine and ...

Mounting Evidence Linking Brain Injuries to Dementia Later in LifeMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 4:26PMTwo new studies — one in veterans and the other in retired football players — add to the mounting evidence linking brain injuries to an increased the risk of dementia later in life. In a study of retired National Football League players, 35 percent had signs of dementia, which compares to a 13 percent Alzheimer’s rate in the general population. The football player study is a follow-up of earlier ...

Ann Harmon Named Chief Financial Officer of Golden LivingMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 4:20PMFORT SMITH, AR--(Marketwire - Jul 18, 2011) - Golden Living announced that Ann Harmon has been named Chief Financial Officer for Golden Living. In addition to her new CFO responsibilities, Harmon will continue in her role as Executive Vice President of Strategic Planning for Golden Living.

NorthShore's latest big hire: chief of medicineMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 2:53PM(Crain's) — NorthShore University HealthSystem has named Theodore Mazzone chairman of the department of medicine, the second major hire in a week.

Author and Pediatric Dentist Dr. William J. Donhiser Signs Publishing Deal With CelebrityPress To Release More Than A ...Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 2:28PMRapid City, SD. July 18, 2011 William Bill J. Donhiser, DDS is a pediatric dentist, entrepreneur, businessman and best selling author who wishes to help people enjoy good dental and overall health by avoiding the problems he has seen in many of his young patients. Dr. Donhiser has joined with a select group of leading dental professionals from across the nation to co-write the forthcoming...

Head injuries tied to higher risk of dementiaMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 1:39PMTwo new studies — one in veterans and the other in retired football players — add to the mounting evidence linking head injuries to an increased the risk of dementia later in life.

American Osteopathic Association Installs Martin S. Levine, DO, as 115th PresidentSaturday, July 16, 2011 @ 8:38PMCHICAGO, July 16, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Fourteen years ago, Martin S. Levine, DO , stood before his peers at the American Osteopathic Association's (AOA) House of Delegates meeting delivering the presidential inauguration address for his father, Howard M. Levine, DO, who listened in from a hospital bed. Today, Dr. Levine had the opportunity to deliver his own address when the AOA ...

American Osteopathic Association Supports Creating Rules to Prevent Traumatic Brain Injury in Athletes at All LevelsSaturday, July 16, 2011 @ 6:46PMContact: Nicole Grady, +1-312-202-8038 (Office), +1-312-593-6897 (Mobile), ngrady@osteopathic.org, or Mike Campea, +1-312-202-8043 (Office), +1-312-730-0370 (Mobile), mcampea@osteopathic.org

Tri-State Regional News, Thursday 7/14Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 11:05AMA Department of Homeland Security official says two Iraqis arrested in Kentucky for terrorism never appeared on a watch list.   The reason is because the FBI did not put fingerprint information into databases used to flag potential security risks.