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Thomas P. Cappola, MD, ScM, Named Chief of the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine at the Perelman School of Medicine …

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Newswise PHILADELPHIA Thomas P. Cappola, MD, ScM, a physician-scientist with special expertise in heart failure, has been named chief of the division of Cardiovascular Medicine at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

He will lead a division comprised of 78 faculty and 47 fellows, overseeing both clinical care and research efforts across cardiovascular specialties, including interventional cardiology, electrophysiology, heart failure and transplantation, adult congenital heart disease, consultative cardiology, noninvasive imaging, preventive cardiology and vascular medicine. The division cares for more than 68,000 patients each year.

Dr. Cappola has proven himself to be a leader and innovator in cardiovascular medicine, particularly in his field of advanced heart failure and transplantation, said Michael S. Parmacek, MD, chair of the department of Medicine, who preceded Dr. Cappola as chief of the division of Cardiovascular Medicine. I look forward to watching him build upon the foundation of excellence in the division of Cardiovascular Medicine and taking the program in exciting new directions.

Cappola has served as an attending cardiologist on Penns nationally recognized advanced heart failure and transplantation service since his arrival at Penn in 2003. He also served as associate director of the Cardiovascular Medicine Fellowship Program from 2011 to 2013. That year, he was appointed as director of the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Clinical and Translational Research Center and assistant director of the Institute for Translational Medicine and Therapeutics (ITMAT). Dr. Cappola is also a member of Penns Institute for Diabetes, Obesity, and Metabolism; the Cardiovascular Institute; the Institute for Translational Medicine and Therapeutics; and the Penn Genome Frontiers Institute.

Dr. Cappolas application of genomic methodologies to identify the molecular and genetic basis of heart failure was recognized in 2008 with a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), which he received from President Obama. This is the highest honor bestowed by the United States government for scientists and engineers in the early stages of their careers. To date, Dr. Cappola has published over 80 manuscripts and lectured extensively nationally and internationally. Dr. Cappola currently serves as the co-principal investigator of the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI)-sponsored Mid-Atlantic Heart Failure Network. He is also co-investigator for the Institutional Clinical and Translational Science Award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH)/National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS). Dr. Cappola is a member of the American Society of Clinical Investigation (ASCI) and the Interurban Clinical Club, and is a fellow of the American Heart Association.

Dr. Cappola earned his bachelors degree in chemistry at Princeton University in 1991, his medical degree at Harvard Medical School in 1995, and his masters degree of science in clinical investigation from the Bloomberg School of Public Health at Johns Hopkins University in 2004. He performed his internship and residency at Brigham and Womens Hospital and completed his cardiology fellowship, including specialty training in heart failure and transplantation, at Johns Hopkins.

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Penn Medicine is one of the world's leading academic medical centers, dedicated to the related missions of medical education, biomedical research, and excellence in patient care. Penn Medicine consists of the Raymond and Ruth Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (founded in 1765 as the nation's first medical school) and the University of Pennsylvania Health System, which together form a $4.3 billion enterprise.

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Largest medical specialty organization in US meets to present latest advances in internal medicine

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American College of Physicians celebrates 100th anniversary at Internal Medicine Meeting 2015, speakers include former US Senator Tom Daschle and Surgeon General Vivek Murthy

More than 6,000 internal medicine physicians, subspecialists, medical students, and allied health professionals from around the world will gather for the American College of Physicians' (ACP) Internal Medicine Meeting 2015 from April 30 through May 2 (Thursday - Saturday) at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center.

More than 200 sessions cover a broad array of clinical and health care policy topics. On Thurs., April 30, former U.S. Senator Tom Daschle will give the keynote address at the Opening Ceremony, which begins at 9:30 a.m., and U.S. Surgeon General Vice Admiral (VADM) Vivek H. Murthy will address new Fellows at Convocation, which begins at 6:00 p.m.

Several special sessions highlight ACP's 100th anniversary, including:

ACP also will feature an art exhibit; a specially designed, large scale timeline of ACP history; a life-sized representation of Sir William Osler, the "Father of Internal Medicine," for attendees to snap a 'selfie' with; and a centennial-themed video to kick off the Opening Ceremony.

Internal Medicine Meeting 2015 includes national abstract competitions for Medical Students and Resident/Fellow members. Finalists will compete onsite in five categories: Clinical Vignette, Basic Research, Clinical Research, Quality Improvement - Patient Safety, and High Value Care. Resident/Fellow oral presentations take place on May 1. Medical Student oral presentations will take place on May 2. Winners of the poster competitions will be announced on May 2 at 6:30 p.m.

On May 2 at 5:15 p.m., Internal Medicine Meeting Highlights and the final round of Doctor's Dilemma take place. Clinician-educators will share what they think are the meeting's most important take-home messages. Then the "Final Four" teams remaining in the Doctor's Dilemma competition -- a fast-paced, Jeopardy-style medical knowledge competition among students and residents -- will face off in the championship round. The winning team takes home the Osler Cup -- ACP's coveted trophy.

During the meeting, Wayne J. Riley, MD, MACP, will become president of ACP and Tanveer P. Mir, MD, MACP, will become chair of ACP's Board of Regents. Both terms are for one year.

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PRESS RELEASE: True Leaf Medicine International Ltd.: Listing on German Stock Exchanges

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PRESS RELEASE: True Leaf Medicine International Ltd.: Listing on German Stock Exchanges

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True Leaf Medicine Announces Listing on German Stock Exchanges

True Leaf Medicine International Ltd. (CSE: MJ) (Germany: TLA; WKN: A14NM1) ("True Leaf") wishes to announce that its common shares are now listed and trading on the German stock exchanges in Frankfurt, Berlin and Munich under the symbol TLA. True Leaf anticipates that this listing will provide the company with increased visibility for its activities in all European capital markets.

True Leaf has appointed Bank M as its designated sponsor on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. Designated sponsors secure higher liquidity and a better pricing by quoting binding prices for buying and selling shares on the electronic trading platform XETRA"

Darcy Bomford, President of True Leaf stated, "We are excited by this new listing as we anticipate the European investment community will have a large appetite for our unique Quality of Life vision for both people and pets."

As True Leaf awaits the approval of its license application, the company is looking to enter the pet industry with a line of pet products focused on hemp nutrition, in conjunction with the development of a veterinary-approved cannabis-based pet medication.

The ISIN number for True Leaf is CA89785C1077 and the German Security Code (WKN) is A14NM1.

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Pet Owners Turning To Alternative, Holistic Medicine To Treat Four-Legged Friends – Video

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Pet Owners Turning To Alternative, Holistic Medicine To Treat Four-Legged Friends
CBS2 #39;s Weijia Jiang found more pets owners are turning to alternative medicine to treat their animals and more veterinarians are offering complementary techniques.

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UC Davis School of Medicine // Uptown Funk Parody // Class of 2018 – Video

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- 100% FREE Medicine Dictionary with sound from English to Arabic and Arabic to English. - Arabic Medicine Dictionary has 65,000 words with sound.- Search the English word and it will display its Arabic translation.- Search the Arabic word and it will display its English translation.- Listen the Arabic and English sounds of searching words.- Type your own text and listen it both in English and Arabic.- Select the English voice accent from USA, UK, Australia, South Africa and Ireland.- Select the Arabic voice to listen offline and online.- Set the voice speed to listen words slowly or fast for both English and Arabic.- Change the voice pitch for both English and Arabic.- "Search Options" feature that help to search the word "Starting" with searching word or "Ending" with searching word or "Containing" the searching word.

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Obituary: Pioneering pain medicine specialist Dr Ian Painter dies

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Dr Ian Painter was admired by friends, not just for his professional achievements, but for his warmth, pragmatism, honesty, and wicked sense of humour. Photo: Supplied

IAN PAINTER 19452014

Dr Ian Painter was an anaesthetist and a brilliant pain physician, working in one of the most challenging areas of medicine. His dedication, professionalism and commitment made a difference to many people's lives in both Australia and Europe.

When he began to practice pain medicine in the late seventies, it was a relatively new speciality and he was one of the first doctors in Australia to do so. Then, as now, pain medicine presents a variety of challenges for both patient and clinician.

For the patient, there are few things more debilitating than chronic unrelieved pain. Often, despite all measures and interventions, the patient's pain continues. To share this journey with a patient who is suffering such terrible pain requires patience, reassurance and honesty. Not every doctor is capable of this but Painter excelled at it.

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Ian Miller Painter was born in in the shadow of World War II in Annandale on April 3, 1945, the son of Doug Painter and his wife Madge (nee Kernohan). He was the eldest of three, and had a younger brother, Robert, and a younger sister, Heather.

Doug was irreversibly affected by his experiences in the war and suffered prolonged periods of ill health, which had a lasting impact on family life. Money was often scarce and Madge worked hard to look after Doug and the children and keep the family together.

In the economic and family stress of those times Ian's childhood was marked by adversity, and that might well have daunted someone else. However by developing an early strength of character, he learned how to face difficult situations with positivity and courage. It was something which he would do for the rest of his life.

As a child, Ian spent a lot of time with his uncle in Otford, then a small coal mining village in the Northern Illawarra. This was a happy place for him, growing up in the freedom of the Australian bush, and he flourished there.

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