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When Body Piercings Go Bad

"I think piercing can be quite dangerous, actually," says Anne Laumann, a professor of dermatology at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine, who was a co-author of the review. "I would not encourage it in a teenager."

National Public Radio Feb 21, 2012
NFL: 2011 kickoff rule change cut concussions in half

Dr. Hunt Batjer, co-chair of NFL Head, Neck & Spine Committee, speaking at a league health and safety forum, said Wednesday that while the rule change minimized concussions, it "paradoxically" did not affect other injuries, like ankle sprains.

USA Today Feb 16, 2012
Family Acceptance Key In Preventing Gay Youths From Considering Suicide

"This is the first data pointing us to where we can act," study author Brian Mustanski tells Shots. "This is the first study to look at the thoughts and behaviors of suicide. It lets us look at what those predictors are."

National Public Radio Feb 14, 2012
Why are some 80-plus-year-old seniors as sharp as people 30 years younger?

“As you age, things change,” said Emily J. Rogalski, an assistant research professor at the Cognitive Neurology and Alzheimer’s Disease Center of Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.

Chicago Sun-Times Feb 11, 2012

Global Health Case team heading to Atlanta For the first time ever, a multi-disciplinary group from Feinberg will travel to Emory University to participate in the weeklong national competition in March.

The Nathan Smith Davis Recognition Program Report The tradition of philanthropic giving and volunteer service at Feinberg are rerpresented with six feature stories on inspiring supporters.

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