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Second Opinions
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Cleveland Clinic doctors offer advice directly to patients; $565 - $745 |
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Doctors at three Harvard Teaching Hospitals consult with your physician; up to $600 |
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Top cancer doctors around the country consult with your physician; $2,800 |
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Los Angeles spine surgeon reviews spine scans; $75 |
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New York ocular oncologist offers advice to your doctor; no charge |
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Offers names of three expert pathologists to review results;no charge |
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Chronic Illness Information
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Compares Services Provided for the Chronically Ill. |
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Conventional, experimental and alternative treatments; $295 - $395. |
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Geared toward alternative and experimental therapies; $297. |
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Often recommends doctors in other countries; $400 - $550. |
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Detailed report includes clinical trials by region; $195. |
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List of clinical trials compiled by oncologist; $400. |
Taking Part in Clinical Trials
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Centerwatch.com: | Lists over 41,000 trials by therapeutic category or by condition.
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Clinicaltrials.gov: | Contains 8,200 clinical studies by the National Institute of Health, other federal agencies of the pharmaceutical industry.
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Alzheimers.org: | On this site click on "clinical trials", a joint project by the FDA and National Institute on Aging.
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Cancer.gov/clinicaltrials: | On this site click on "finding clinical trials", to access the National Cancer Institute's database.
Lower Cholesterol May not be Enough
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Jupiterstudy: | 15,000 person study to see if statin therapy helps reduce heart attack risk.
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National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute: | The National Heart, Lung and Blood institute's cholestoerol education Web site.
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Cholesterol Management Guidelines | Latest report presents factors in addition to high cholersterol that can increase your risk of heart diseas.
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Amercian Heart Association: | 15,000 person study to see if statin therapy helps reduce heart attack risk.