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Glucose Metabolism and Coronary Heart Disease in Patients with Normal Glucose Tolerance; Evidence of Airborne Transmission of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Virus; Alcohol Intake and Risk of Incident Gout in Men: A Prospective Study
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The FDA has approved an injectable drug for treating Parkinsons patients during hypomobility periods known as off periods.
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The present results on the Cache County study provide some of the strongest evidence to date that intake of antioxidant vitamin supplements may be beneficial.
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Dietary calcium, phytate, and fluid intake are associated with a decreased risk of symptomatic nephrolithiasis in younger women.
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All Saints Healthcare, a multifacility system in Racine, WI, has adapted a pre-existing template for meeting structure to more closely mesh with its strategic goals, creating a more organized meeting process, while at the same time, reinforcing key mission and vision messages with staff personnel.
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Assigning case managers to physicians rather than units has eliminated the adversarial relationship that sometimes occurs between the two disciplines and increased satisfaction among the staff and patients, says Doris Imperati, RN, BSN, MHSA, CCM, director of clinical resource management.
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Through an integrated five-pronged approach, Danbury (CT) Hospital has been able to improve patient care for patients with any of 13 diagnoses. The Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs) include five tools: clinical pathway, standardized physician orders, patient education materials, specific discharge instructions, and critical indicators for success. Each tool is linked to the others.
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Investigators have found a disturbing trend of increased levels of sexual risk behavior among a small, little-studied group: Asian/Pacific Islander (API) men who have sex with men (MSM).
