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Ft. Myers doctor’s license suspended for prescribing excess of drugs

Posted on December 22, 2010 by admin

Ft. Myers doctor’s license suspended for prescribing excess of drugs.

The Florida Department of Health (DOH) filed an Emergency Suspension Order (ESO) on December 20, 2010 against Debra Kay Roggow, D.O., of Fort Myers, Florida. The order suspends Dr. Roggow’s license to practice as an osteopathic physician in the State of Florida.

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Echinacea ineffective against colds — does anything really work? – Daily Dose – Boston.com

Posted on December 21, 2010 by admin

Echinacea ineffective against colds — does anything really work? – Daily Dose – Boston.com.

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A Breast Oncologist, Diagnosed With The Disease : NPR

Posted on December 19, 2010 by admin

A Breast Oncologist, Diagnosed With The Disease : NPR

December 14, 2010

Over the past 20 years, Dr. Marisa Weiss has treated thousands of women diagnosed with breast cancer. But in April of 2010, the founder of the website breastcancer.org found herself on the other side of the examining table. After a routine mammogram, she was diagnosed with a breast tumor.

“When it happened to me, it was a shock,” the oncologist tells Terry Gross. “I was a very busy person and during a very busy day like anyone else, I had to rush to the mammography department, take all the clothes off, wait in that gown, wait to be called and I thought it was just going to be like any other year.”

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