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Posted by admin on July 17th, 2011

American Cancer Society

Google Tech Talk July 29, 2008 ABSTRACT Dr. Elmer E. Huerta is the Principal Investigator (PI) of the Latin American Cancer Research Coalition (LACRC) and a member of the LACRC Steering Committee. He is currently the President of the American Cancer Society and the Founder and Director of the Cancer Preventorium at the Washington Cancer Institute in the Washington Hospital Center, the only cancer prevention/screening service for Latinos in the Washington, DC, metropolitan area. The goal of the clinic is to encourage preventive screenings; therefore, the clinic is open to patients who do not have any disease symptoms. Born in Peru, Dr. Huerta obtained his medical degree at the University of San Marcos in 1981. Trained in Internal Medicine and Medical Oncology in Peru, he completed a fellowship in oncology research at the Johns Hopkins Oncology Center in 1988, a residence in internal medicine at St. Agnes Hospital in 1991, an MPH at the Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health in 1992, and a fellowship in Cancer Prevention and Control at the National Cancer Institute in 1994. Through his educational work, Dr. Huerta has gained a high degree of respect and trust in the Hispanic community at the local, national, and international levels. Since 1989, Dr. Huerta?s daily radio show Cuidando su Salud (Taking Care of Your Health) has provided daily disease prevention and health promotion messages to Hispanics on a Washington, DC-area Spanish-language station. Dr. Huerta ?
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Insidermedicine In 60 ? September 9, 2009

(September 9, 2009 ? Insidermedicine) From New York ? According to research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, a missing protein in the brain?s reward center may be responsible for symptoms associated with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). (September 9, 2009 ? Insidermedicine) From New York ? According to research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, a missing protein in the brain?s reward center may be responsible for symptoms associated with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Using positron emission tomography, researchers compared the brain scans of 53 adults with ADHD to 44 adults without the condition. Those with ADHD had lower levels of dopamine in their brain?proteins that are responsible for stimulation of reward and motivation. From Seattle ? Smoking, obesity and alcohol consumption significantly increase a woman?s risk of developing a second breast cancer, according to a report published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. Researchers studied over 1000 women who were diagnosed with primary estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer; 365 of these women developed a second breast cancer. Obese women had an increased risk of 50%; women who drank at least one alcoholic drink a day had an increased risk of 90%; and finally, current smokers were at an increased risk of 120%. And finally, from Washington ? According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), most people who ?

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