“Mucus, phlegm” in Latin. Ancient anatomists thought the pituitary produced the mucous secretions of the nose. The pituitary is a pea-sized gland hanging from a stalk on the undersurface of the brain. It is well protected in a bony depression, […]
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“I don’t need a doctor, I’m fine.” “I don’t want to take time off work.” “It will get better in a couple days.” Men make a lot of excuses to avoid a visit to the doctor’s office. According to a
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Thomas Babcock, D.O.’88, Ph.D., was among the authors of the article “Aiming for remission in adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: the primary care goal,” published in February in Postgraduate Education. He is associate director of scientific publications, medical affairs, with Shire Pharmaceuticals in
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Mini Med ISS the 2015 “Mini Med School” session, a popular public lecture series hosted by Des Moines University, kicked off with a surprise message to attendees straight from the International Space Station. Dr. J.D. Polk, dean of DMU’s College of
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Thomas S. Haas, D.O., FCAP, an anatomic and clinical pathologist at Mercy Hospital and Trauma Center in Janesville, WI, is a co-author of five recently published research papers. Two were published in the journal Applied Immunohistochemistry and Molecular Morphology of
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Omar Lateef, D.O.’99, was not one of those people who knew since grade school he wanted to become a doctor. An undergraduate religious studies major, he later found himself at DMU nervously “surrounded by all these very smart people.” He
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Steven I. Seidman, D.O.’83, will be honored as a fellow of the American Osteopathic College of Radiology, earning the designation FAOCR, during the annual convention and awards ceremony on April 22 in Las Vegas. He is a neuroradiologist with the Michigan
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Dr. Joe Kimball practices in family medicine and Dr. Amy Kimball, in pediatrics, at Madison County Health Care System in Winterset, IA.
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To “suspend or hang” in Greek. In the male body, the cremaster is part of a mechanism to suspend the testes in a special pouch, the scrotum. Why do the testes reside in a special pouch outside the body proper?
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Dr. Alan Schenne was re-elected to a two-year term on the board of trustees of the Iowa Chapter of the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians (Iowa Chapter ACOFP) at the chapter’s annual conference and scientific seminar in Des Moines in
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