Preventive Medicine Doctors in Camp Lejeune, NC Accepting Medicare

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Dr. Jacob Thomas Ankeny, MD, MPH, MBA Preventive Medicine - Occupational Medicine Medicare: Medicare Enrolled Practice Location: 212 Wallace Creek Rd, Camp Lejeune, NC 28547 Phone: 910-450-8330    Fax: 910-449-8408

Neil M King, MD Preventive Medicine - Aerospace Medicine Medicare: Not Enrolled in Medicare Practice Location: 100 Brewster Blvd, Psc 351, Camp Lejeune, NC 28547 Phone: 910-450-4520

Dr. Timothy Mattison, DO Preventive Medicine - Aerospace Medicine Medicare: Not Enrolled in Medicare Practice Location: 100 Brewster Blvd Bldg H100, Camp Lejeune, NC 28547 Phone: 910-450-4800

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U.N. report documents how opium contributes to spread of disease, deaths

The U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) on Wednesday released a report - "Addiction, Crime and Insurgency: The Transnational Threat of Afghan Opium" - documenting how "[t]he smuggling of Afghan opiates is fueling addiction and drug use along trafficking routes from Iran to Central Asia," and contributing to the spread of diseases, the Associated Press reports (Oleksyn, 10/21).

Mind-body therapies provide promising approach to tackle teen anxiety

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Scientists discover Deep Brain Stimulation as potential treatment for early Alzheimer's

In a world first, Dr. Andres M. Lozano and his team at Toronto Western Hospital has shown using Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) on patients with early signs of Alzheimer's disease is safe and may help improve memory. The phase one safety trial of six Ontario patients took place from 2005 to 2008. All patients left hospital within 2 to 3 days of surgery, and continue to participate in regular follow-up cognitive assessments.

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