Hospitals in Encinitas, CA - Medicare Status, Ratings, Address, Contact

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Scripps Memorial Hospital - Encinitas
Acute Care Hospital (Medicare Certified)
Location: 354 Santa Fe Drive, Encinitas, California 92024
Ratings: Phone: (760) 753-6501

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Obese individuals with limited options can benefit from non-surgical endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty

A new study finds that individuals struggling with obesity who are not candidates for weight-loss surgery can benefit substantially from non-surgical endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty, according to research presented at Digestive Disease Week 2017, the largest international gathering of physicians, researchers and academics in the fields of gastroenterology, hepatology, endoscopy and gastrointestinal surgery.

Prosigna Breast Cancer Prognostic Gene Signature Assay study published in JCO

NanoString Technologies, Inc., a provider of life science tools for translational research and molecular diagnostic products, today announced that the TransATAC clinical validation study for its Prosigna Breast Cancer Prognostic Gene Signature Assay, which is based on the PAM50 gene signature, was published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

Study: Incidence of fetal growth restriction is lower in obese women

Obesity during pregnancy puts women at higher risk of a multitude of challenges. But, according to a new study presented earlier this month at the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine annual convention, fetal growth restriction, or the poor growth of a baby while in the mother's womb, is not one of them. In fact, study authors from the University of Rochester Medical Center found that the incidence of fetal growth restriction was lower in obese women when compared to non-obese women.

High pressure work deadlines boost heart attack risk six-fold

A high pressure work deadline boosts the chances of a heart attack within the next 24 hours by a factor of six, reveals research in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.

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