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This nested, case-control trial was designed to assess the independent effect of maternal 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] levels in early pregnancy on the risk of subsequent development of preeclampsia. Researchers were also interested in the newborns' vitamin D status.
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With the recognition that exercise must be part of any weight loss program, some attention has been given to the optimal role of dietary supplements.
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Researchers find flaws in CAM-use studies, CAM use common in older adults, and University of South Carolina establishes center to study CAM
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When an employee returns to work after a heart attack, chronic job stress doubles their risk for another coronary heart disease event, according to a recent study.
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A Medicare demonstration project at Montefiore Medical Center in New York City provides care coordination to help high-cost, fee-for-service beneficiaries comply with their medical treatment plan and access the community services they need to manage their chronic conditions.
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It's the middle of the night and the patient you admitted last week is having difficulty breathing. Because the nurse has only seen the patient once, and because of the time of day, and because both the patient and the caregiver are not sure what to do, they go to the emergency room.
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True or false: If a male caregiver/family member doesn't show any emotion, then he is coping well with his grief over his loved one's dying.
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Starting next month, hospices will have to report to Medicare all nursing, hospice aide, and social worker visits made for patients. Then a few months later, the new conditions of participation (COPs) will be finalized, which will require greater attention to documentation of services and quality.