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The benefits of exercise are varied. Regular physical activity can prevent certain diseases, such as type 2 diabetes, help manage weight, boost energy levels, and promote better sleep.
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Good health practices begin within hours of birth when mothers start learning how to properly feed their newborn baby.
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Risk managers are collecting data and using metrics in many ways lately, and patient safety should be a primary focus, says David G. Danielson, JD, CPA, senior vice president of clinical risk management at Sanford Health in Sioux Falls, SD.
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The revised "Core Competencies for Health Care Ethics Consultation," by the American Society for Bioethics and Humanities (ASBH) contains new sections and tables addressing procedural standards and quality assessment.
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The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture 2011 User Comparative Database Report has released results based on data from 472,397 respondents in 1,032 hospitals.
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Dietary fiber intake appears to lower all-cause mortality, including death from cardiovascular, infectious, and respiratory diseases.
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Results of the DOMInO (DHA to Optimize Mother and Infant Outcomes) randomized control trial did not support using fish oil (DHA predominant) to prevent maternal postpartum depression or to improve cognitive ability in children at 18 months of age.
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A small study of the effects of acute cell phone use on brain glucose metabolism revealed significant increases in areas near the location of a phone's antenna. The findings do not imply that cell phone use causes brain damage, only that the electromagnetic fields from them do cause changes in brain function.