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Health and Wellness | September 9, 2004
Performance-Enhancing Supplements Threaten Sports
Steroid use among athletes can cause short-term and long-term health problems including acne, aggressive behavior, increased blood pressure and heart disease.
News Releases | September 1, 2004
Scripps Named One of Best Employers for Mature Workers
Scripps Health is one of America’s best employers for mature workers, according to AARP’s annual survey of “Best Employers for Workers over 50.”
News Releases | August 18, 2004
Chris Van Gorder Receives Regent's Award
Chris Van Gorder, Chief Executive Officer of Scripps Health received the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) Healthcare Executive Regent’s award.
News Releases | August 3, 2004
Scripps Clinic Begins Stem Cell Study for Heart Disease
Scripps Clinic physicians perform innovative study of stem cell injections in the heart to treat chest pain as a result of inoperable coronary artery disease.
News Releases | July 21, 2004
A First in San Diego for Scripps Clinic Transplant Surgeons
Scripps Center for Organ and Cell Transplantation surgeons performed the first-ever organ procurement in San Diego from a non-heart beating donor last month.
News Releases | July 18, 2004
Scripps Clinic Performs Unique Dual Laparoscopic Procedure
The skill and teamwork of two physicians at Scripps Clinic led to a unique laparoscopic surgery that changed a woman's life.
Patient Stories | March 30, 2004
Organ Donor Gives Transplant Patient the Gift of Life and More
Thanks to the selfless act, patient is free of diabetes, and the progression of its of its negative effects on his body has halted.
News Releases | March 14, 2004
Scripps Encinitas Receives Prestigious International Award
Scripps Encinitas becomes the only hospital designated as "Baby-Friendly" in San Diego County.
News Releases | March 7, 2004
Scripps Surgeon First to Implant Electronic Knee
Medical history was made in San Diego when a surgeon from the Scripps Clinic Division of Orthopaedic Surgery implanted into a patient a novel knee prosthesis.
News Releases | December 7, 2003
Expanded Orthopedic Center Planned for Scripps Encinitas Campus
Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas announced plans for San Dieguito Orthopedic Medical Center to open a comprehensive center on the hospital's campus.