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HEALTH HEADLINES FOR Friday, July 30, 2010
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Getting Into Med School Without Hard Sciences
New York Times

For generations of pre-med students, three things have been as certain as death and taxes: organic chemistry, physics and the Medical College Admission Test, known by its dread-inducing acronym, the MCAT.
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E-prescribing should be the norm for physicians
Buffalo News Letter to the Editor

An article that appeared in the July 19 Buffalo News, "Report shows local increase in electronic prescriptions," noted that 27 percent of doctors in Western New York currently use an e-prescribing system.
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Our view: Don’t add tax to sugar drinks; educate instead
Utica Observer-Dispatch

Gov. David Paterson wants to kill two birds with one stone by placing a tax on sugar-laden drinks such as soda — raise money for the state and deter the public from unhealthy habits.
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Roswell Park ranked 33rd among U. S. cancer hospitals
Buffalo News

Roswell Park Cancer Institute ranks 33rd among some 900 cancer hospitals in the United States, according to the latest rankings of best hospitals by the U. S. News&World Report.
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Thompson Hospital expansion gets federal funding
Messenger Post

The project to renovate and expand Thompson Hospital will be getting a helping hand, courtesy of the federal government.
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