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    Scripps Health Offers Tips As Flu Surges in San Diego County

    With cases of seasonal flu rising quickly across San Diego County, Scripps Health is reminding local residents of some basic tips for keeping influenza at bay and dealing with the illness if it strikes. “The sudden surge in local flu cases this year might have caught some people off guard, but there ...

  • Scripps in the News

    No Cure for COPD; Treatment Available

    COPD — chronic obstructive pulmonary disease — is a progressive disease of the lungs that makes it hard to breathe and is one of the most common lung diseases in adults. It is marked by difficulty exhaling because of changes in the lungs, shortness of breath, chronic cough and production of large ...

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    NIH Director Calls Scripps Research "Amazing Stuff"

    In the world of medical research, there are few endorsements more coveted than the one from the director of the National Institutes of Health, Francis Collins, MD. The Scripps Translational Science Institute (STSI) received such a nod when Dr. Collins posted a commentary on his NIH blog about the ...

    • Thursday, January 16th, 2014

  • Scripps in the News

    Scripps Researcher Praises $1,000 Genome Breakthrough

    More than a decade after the first human genome was sequenced for hundreds of millions of dollars, San Diego-based Illumina has unveiled its new DNA mapping system that can do the job for $1,000. Breaking the $1,000 cost barrier is significant because researchers can now afford to sequence the large ...

    • Wednesday, January 15th, 2014

  • Health and Wellness

    5 Healthy Ways to Increase Your Energy

    In recent years, energy drinks have been widely marketed as a fast way to reduce fatigue and increase alertness. These quick boosts of energy, however, can have damaging side effects. “Energy drinks are different than a cup of coffee,” says Adina Smarandache, MD, an internal medicine ...

  • Health and Wellness

    Top 5 Wellness Stories of 2013

    The Scripps health e-newsletter covered nearly 50 different topics in 2013. While all the articles were designed to help you improve your health and wellness, some piqued more interest than others. Topics about eating right, taking care of your body and enjoying a happy, healthy life got the most ...

  • Health and Wellness

    Acne Scar Treatment Options

    By Edward Victor Ross, MD, Dermatologist Acne can leave a lasting reminder of its presence in the form of a scar on your skin. While these telltale bumps and depressions have no serious health ramifications, they can damage self-esteem — which is never a good thing. Thankfully, there are treatments ...

  • Scripps in the News

    Scripps Researchers Closing in on Heart Attack Blood Test

    Researchers with Scripps Clinic and The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have laid the groundwork for creating a blood test that one day might predict heart attacks days or weeks before they happen in high risk patients. Kelly Bethel, MD and Eric Topol, MD, along with their TSRI colleagues, ...

    • Tuesday, January 14th, 2014

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    Mending a Broken Heart with Stem Cells

    A new stem-cell treatment may help heart attack patients do something once thought medically impossible — regenerate dead heart muscle. Dr. Richard Schatz is leading the Allstar study at Scripps Clinic — it is just one of three centers in the nation testing the therapy from Capricor, a Los ...

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    New Location for Scripps Coastal Medical Center, Del Mar

    Scripps Coastal Medical Center, Del Mar is moving to a new state-of-the-art medical center designed to enhance convenience and the overall patient experience. Starting Jan. 13, 2014, physicians and staff will begin seeing patients at 380 Stevens Ave. in Solana Beach. Same physicians, same great ...