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News Releases
Scripps Honored by AARP as a Top Place to Work for People Over Age 50
Scripps Health is one of the top places to work for people over age 50, placing second in a list of 50 employers, according to the national rankings released by AARP today. National Institutes of Health (NIH) received top ranking. Included on the top 50 list every year that the award has been given ...
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Scripps in the News
Scripps Clinic's Dr. Paul Stricker featured on ABC Nightline
Scripps Clinic sports pediatricial Dr. Paul Stricker was interviewed for ABC Nightline’s recent story on children’s involvement in mixed martial arts competitions. Dr. Stricker says he sees a number of injuries among his patients who compete in MMA, including sub-concussive trauma, which ...
- Monday, June 17th, 2013
- Scripps Clinic
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Wellness
What's Behind the Increase in Childhood Allergies?
Hand sanitizers and household cleaners have changed the way we prevent the spread of germs. But in the quest to avoid the common cold, are we priming younger generations to develop allergies? “That’s the million dollar question and what has sparked what we call the hygiene hypothesis,” ...
- Tuesday, June 11th, 2013
- Scripps Clinic
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Wellness
Genetic Testing for Cancer: Is it Right for You?
When Hollywood star Angelina Jolie revealed in a New York Times op-ed that she chose to undergo a preventive double mastectomy to reduce her risk of getting cancer, the actress sparked a national dialog about genetic testing. Jolie carried a mutation of the BRCA1 gene, which sharply increases the ...
- Tuesday, June 11th, 2013
- Scripps Clinic, Scripps Green Hospital
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Wellness
The Benefits of Going Vegan
If you enjoy eating a bowl of oatmeal topped with fresh blueberries in the morning or a crisp vegetable salad topped with nuts, beans, and balsamic vinaigrette for lunch or dinner, you’ve already experimented with “going vegan”—at least for one meal. Vegan diets exclude meat, eggs, dairy ...
- Tuesday, June 11th, 2013
- Scripps Clinic, Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine
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News Releases
Scripps Clinic Physician to Receive Cancer Society's Highest Honor
The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) announced it will award Scripps Clinic radiation oncologist Prabhakar Tripuraneni, M.D., with its highest honor, the ASTRO Gold Medal, during ASTRO’s 55th annual meeting this September in Atlanta. ASTRO’s Gold Medal, first awarded in 1977, is ...
- Tuesday, June 11th, 2013
- Scripps Clinic, Scripps Radiation Therapy Center
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Health and Wellness Tips
What Can I Do to Improve the Look of Jowls and a Drooping Chin?
Aging is a complicated process. As the face ages, there’s more going on than just sagging skin. The foundation of the face (the superficial muscular aponeurotic system, or SMAS, layer) loosens. At the same time, the face is also losing subcutaneous fat. Understanding these factors is important when ...
- Thursday, May 30th, 2013
- Scripps Clinic
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Health and Wellness Tips
If I Am Legally Blind, Can Treatment Help My Age-Related Macular Degeneration?
For people over 50, age-related macular degeneration is the leading cause of vision loss. About 90 percent of macular degeneration patients have the dry form, which is caused by deposits on the macula, an area of the retina. The wet form is caused by irregular blood vessel growth. Both of these ...
- Tuesday, May 28th, 2013
- Scripps Clinic, Scripps Green Hospital, Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla
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Health and Wellness Tips
What Lifestyle Factors Increase My Chances of Getting Colorectal Cancer?
There are a variety of risk factors for colon cancer. Some you can’t do anything about, like family history. Other factors, associated with lifestyle, can be adjusted to improve your odds. Let’s start with the risk factors you can’t alter. These include your genetics, race and age. Having an ...
- Thursday, May 23rd, 2013
- Scripps Clinic, Scripps Green Hospital
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Health and Wellness Tips
Can Botox Help Eye Droop?
It’s a fact of life: over time we begin to sag. One place this is most apparent is the upper eyelids, which tend to thin with age and lose elasticity. As a result, the eyelids look droopy, even sleepy, which can accentuate the appearance of aging. Not everyone is happy with this outcome, and plastic ...
- Tuesday, May 21st, 2013
- Scripps Green Hospital, Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla, Scripps Clinic