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  Women's Health Fact Sheet

  As stress factors swell to include a fear of safety and an increased anxiety over the well-being of their families, more women are interested in total health and work/life balance, according to Linda Thompson, MD, a physician the Scripps Center for Executive Health. So much so, that the Center for ...

  • Saturday, January 1st, 2005
  • Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla

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  Weighing In on Bariatric Surgery

  When singer Carnie Wilson appeared on the cover of People magazine after losing more than 150 pounds, she brought bariatric surgery into the spotlight and gave hope to morbidly obese people everywhere who have tried diet after diet without success. Bariatric surgery, also known as gastric bypass ...

  • Thursday, December 23rd, 2004
  • Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla

• News Releases

  Scripps Clinic Conducts Study On The Use Of Canines In Detection Of Cancer

  They can fetch. They can roll over and play dead. But can dogs really detect cancer? A study being conducted at Scripps Clinic in San Diego is investigating the possibility that “man’s best friend” may also be able to detect cancer by sniffing urine samples. Society has been using ...

  • Monday, December 13th, 2004
  • Scripps Green Hospital, Scripps Clinic

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  Oh Baby! Fertility Treatments Make Impressive Advancements

  For the 6.1 million American women and their partners who are affected by infertility, the dream of having a successful pregnancy may seem unattainable. Fortunately, fertility treatments have made baby dreams into realities for millions of women, and promising new advancements in reproductive ...

  • Wednesday, December 8th, 2004
  • Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla

• News Releases

  Scripps Mercy Outreach Surgical Team Provides Nearly 300 Procedures to Children in Mexico

  The Mercy Outreach Surgical Team (MOST) recently provided more than 300 reconstructive surgeries and procedures for 215 patients in the city of Tula, Mexico.A team of nearly 45 physicians, nurses, recovery team members, translators and Rotarians provided a range of procedures, from a simple repair ...

  • Thursday, December 2nd, 2004
  • Scripps Mercy Hospital

• News Releases

  The Whittier Institute for Diabetes Names Executive Director

  The Whittier Institute for Diabetes has named Athena Philis-Tsimikas, MD, as Executive Director. A subsidiary of Scripps Health, The Whittier Institute for Diabetes is one of the nation’s leading diabetes research, patient care and education organizations based in La Jolla, ...

  • Tuesday, November 30th, 2004
  • Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla

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  Scripps Helps Keep Executives Healthy

  Keeping executives healthy keeps a company healthy and productive, and there are few better ways to stay on top of your A-team’s health than an Executive Physical. Nowhere else in the West will you find the type of Comprehensive Physical Exam that is provided by the Scripps Center for ...

  • Monday, November 1st, 2004
  • Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla

• News Releases

  Doors Open at Dickinson & Gooding Center for Early Detection

  By proclamation of San Diego Mayor Dick Murphy, Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2004 is recognized as Dickinson and Gooding Center for Early Detection Day. The Mayor’s proclamation marks a significant day in San Diego health care as the doors to the Dickinson & Gooding Center for Early Detection at ...

  • Thursday, October 21st, 2004
  • Scripps Green Hospital, Scripps Clinic

• News Releases

  Scripps Clinic Physicians Participate in Ground Breaking Gene Therapy Study for Cardiovascular Disease

  Scripps Clinic is one of only 20 cardiac medical centers in the U.S. participating in a Phase IIb study of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor-2 (VEGF-2) for the treatment of severe cardiovascular disease. Richard A. Schatz, MD, co chairman of the Division of Cardiology and research director of ...

  • Wednesday, October 20th, 2004
  • Scripps Clinic

• News Releases

  State OKs Joint License for Two Scripps Hospitals

  The California Department of Health Services has approved the joint license application for Scripps Mercy Hospital and Scripps Memorial Hospital Chula Vista. The decision brings the two hospital campuses together under one license and one name – Scripps Mercy Hospital. The Hillcrest campus ...

  • Tuesday, October 19th, 2004
  • Scripps Mercy Hospital