FE ATURES
COVERING ALL THE BASES: SPINE CARE AT
GILLETTE CHILDREN'S SPECIALTY
HEALTHCARE 08
As a pioneer of pediatric spine care for decades, Gillette
Children's covers the full spectrum of pediatric spine
conditions and grants patients access to an array of services
not typica lly found in a single location.
A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO
EPILEPSY CARE: THE MINNESOTA EPILEPSY
GROUP MODEL 14
Minnesota Epilepsy Group provides state-of-the-art
diagnosis, treatment services and clinica l tria ls for patients of
a ll ages with epilepsy and seizure-related conditions.
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA HEALTH SPECIALISTS
BRING NOVEL TRANSCATHETER APPROACHES TO
THE TREATMENT OF PATENT DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS
IN PREMATURE INFANTS 20
The University of Minnesota Hea lth Heart Center has led area
efforts in investigating the use of new occlusion devices and
minima lly invasive procedures in young patients.
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ON THE COVER
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SPECIAL CLINICAL SECTION: PEDIATRICS
THE BURDEN OF YOUTH: OBESITY-RELATED
CANCERS ON THE RISE IN YOUNG PEOPLE 06
The obesity epidemic may threaten progress in the battle
against cancer, scientists say.
RE-EVALUATING YOUNG ADULT CANCER
SURVIVAL IN LIGHT OF THE AIDS EPIDEMIC 12
AIDS-related cancers were a significant factor in young
adults' cancer morta lity rates from 1975 to 1997, a study finds.
DEPARTMENTS
DATA VAULT 26
TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE 28
BUSINESS OF MEDICINE 30
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