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Forehead and scalp of victim of workplace injury successfully reattached through rare microsurgery procedure.

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Researchers say they may have discovered a new drug for the treatment of metastatic melanoma, one that uses the patient’s own tumor cells to customize the therapy. The findings are published in the March issue of the journal Clinical Cancer Research.

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A new, trans-Atlantic partnership of leading hospitals and universities has been formed to help promote research in melanoma and the pain resulting from the treatment of melanoma.

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A new survey of 29 integrative medicine centers around the U.S. found that 75 percent reported success using integrative practices to treat chronic pain and more than half reported positive results for gastrointestinal conditions, depression and anxiety, cancer and chronic stress.

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No one knows how many homeless people died on the streets of San Francisco last year. The numbers range from the Department of Public Health’s tally of 28 to an estimate of more than 100 from groups who work with the homeless. What is known is that even one death is too many. That’s why the services offered by Project Homeless Connect can mean the difference between life and death for some people.

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Almost 250 physicians at California Pacific Medical Center, Sutter Pacific Medical Foundation, and Novato Community Hospital – all part of the Sutter Health network - have been named on the prestigious list of [415] Top Doctors 2012 by Marin Magazine.

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California Pacific Medical Center (CPMC), part of the Sutter Health network, and Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford today announced the formation of a collaborative relationship that will substantially increase Northern California children’s access to highly specialized inpatient hospital care.

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For people who are homeless the winter can be long, cold and wet in San Francisco. That’s why all those attending the December 14th Project Homeless Connect (PHC) event at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium will be getting something to help keep them warm this winter, a thick hooded sweatshirt.

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Older women with weaker circadian rhythms, who are less physically active or are more active later in the day are more likely to develop dementia or mild cognitive impairment than women who have a more robust circadian rhythm or are more physically active earlier in the day.

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Levi’s, best known for its blue jeans, is helping veterans battle the blues by donating clothes to be distributed at Veterans Connect, a special event reaching out to homeless veterans.

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Children and infants are being given acid-suppressing medications with increasing frequency, putting them at risk for a wide range of potentially serious side-effects, everything from pneumonia and acute gastroenteritis to bacterial infections. That’s the conclusion of a commentary in the October 20th issue of The Journal of Pediatrics.

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In 1932, the American psychologist Walter Pitkin published the self-help book Life Begins at Forty. On October 5th of this year Project Homeless Connect (PHC) celebrates its 40th event, and for many of the clients it’s a chance for their life to begin again.

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Older women who have sleep-related breathing problems may be at greater risk of problems with mental function, including dementia.

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Mammograms should not be done on a one-size fits all basis, but instead should be personalized based on a woman’s age, the density of her breasts, her family history of breast cancer and a number of other factors including her own values. That’s the conclusion of a new study in the July 5 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine.

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California Pacific Medical Center – part of the Sutter Health network - achieved a perfect score for its non-discrimination policies in creating a welcoming environment for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender patients. The results are announced in the 2011 Healthcare Equality Index (HEI), an annual survey by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation.

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The drug Incivek, when given in combination with two other medications, can dramatically increase the chances of people chronically infected with untreated genotype 1 hepatitis C virus achieving a viral cure.

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Economists may talk of a recovery but for millions of Americans the reality is very different. Many are struggling to survive financially and are on the brink of being, or already are, homeless. That's why Project Homeless Connect is reaching out to one of the hardest hit communities in San Francisco.

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The list of requests presented by San Francisco City officials to California Pacific Medical Center would add almost $2 billion to the hospital’s plans to rebuild its current facilities to meet State-mandated seismic requirements in order to continue to serve the healthcare needs of San Francisco, nearly doubling the expected cost of the project, according to a CPMC analysis.

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Novel therapies for breast cancer, melanoma, and other solid tumors, and discussions of the microenvironment around metastatic disease, will be among the topics covered in presentations at the 4th International Symposium on Cancer Metastasis and the Lymphovascular System: Basis for Rational Therapy, convening in New York City, May 12-14, 2011

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All ten patients are doing well after a rare 5-way kidney swap transplant at California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco, part of the Sutter Health network.