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Dalai Lama to undergo medical checkup (CNN)
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 11:25:48 GMT NEW DELHI (AP) -- The Dalai Lama will undergo a second medical checkup in as many months while he recovers from exhaustion, a spokesman for the Tibetan spiritual leader said Monday.

Medical Student Gender And Self-Confidence - Females Underestimate Their Abilities And Males Tend To Overestimate Theirs (Medical News Today)
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:18:15 GMT Despite performing equally to their male peers in the classroom and the clinic, female medical students consistently report decreased self-confidence and increased anxiety, particularly over issues related to their competency. A new study published in the September 2008 issue of Patient Education and Counseling found that female medical students also appeared less confident to patients.

Artes Medical Announces Winner of ArteFill Face Forward Makeover Contest (Centre Daily Times)
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 11:30:56 GMT Artes Medical (NASDAQ:ARTE) today announced that Ohio resident Susan Hickman has been chosen as the Grand Prize winner of the ArteFill(R) Face Forward makeover contest.

Quick Take: Medical bills – feel-good solutions (Sun-Sentinel)
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 07:09:22 GMT Feeling well after that medical procedure? You might feel even better after paying the bill, even if it's a struggle.

Carolinas Medical to shift radiation unit to new site (BizJournals)
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 06:47:51 GMT Construction of a $22.15 million Carolinas Medical Center radiation therapy department should begin in the first quarter.

Dalai Lama to undergo medical checkup (The Charlotte Observer)
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 07:30:31 GMT The Dalai Lama will undergo a second medical checkup in as many months while he recovers from exhaustion, a spokesman for the Tibetan spiritual leader said Monday. The 73-year-old Dalai Lama leader is scheduled to arrive in the Indian capital later Monday from Dharmsala, a north Indian hill town where he set up his headquarters after fleeing Tibet in 1959 following a failed uprising against ...

Incomplete Medical Records After Major Surgery, Medical Journal Of Australia (Medical News Today)
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 11:20:05 GMT Documentation of clinical review and vital signs following major surgery is commonly incomplete, according to an article in the latest issue of the Medical Journal of Australia.

Advance medical directive program scheduled (Northwest Herald)
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 11:03:25 GMT CRYSTAL LAKE – The Partners Coalition for Improved End of Life Care will offer a program about advance medical directives at 7 p.m. Oct. 23 at the McHenry County Conference Center.

Solarium Regulation In The Spotlight, Medical Journal Of Australia (Medical News Today)
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 11:19:55 GMT Australian media coverage of Clare Oliver's campaign against solarium tanning was full of mixed messages and missed opportunities, according to an article in the latest issue of the Medical Journal of Australia. Before her death as a result of melanoma late last year, Clare Oliver initiated a campaign to regulate solaria - believing solarium tanning had caused her skin cancer.

The Eyes Have It - Concerns About Ophthalmic Medications - Medical Journal Of Australia (Medical News Today)
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 11:20:15 GMT Topical ophthalmic medications have the potential to cause significant systemic side effects and to seriously interact with oral medications, according to an editorial in the 6 October issue of the Medical Journal of Australia.

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