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People who experience depression have more than a 50% increased risk of developing dementia or Alzheimer's disease later in life, according to a study published in Neurology, the medical Journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
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Research conducted by Nurse-Family Partnership shows positive results for the evidence-based community health program focused on high-risk mothers in the first two trimesters of pregnancy.
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Prenatal and infancy home visitations to high-risk mothers do produce positive results that decrease government spending, improve the lives of the mothers, and improve academic achievement of children according to studies published in the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine.
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In addition to its efficacy as an antiepileptic, and its lack of P-450 enzyme induction, levetiracetam also may enhance the chemotherapeutic effects of temozolomide in the treatment of glioblastoma.
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Ten years after the Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act was signed into law, the mandate for safer sharps devices is under review both legally and academically.
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Some workers may think of "stress management" as something that requires a lot of their time, but this is a misconception.
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It is something that involves the well-being of employees and your company's bottom line. It can demonstrate your value in a way nothing else can. However, many times occupational health professionals don't even participate when an Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) inspection occurs. Why not take the opposite approach?
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More health care workers received the flu vaccine last season than ever before, but that has not eased the pressure to boost immunization rates. Health care workers who fail to get their flu vaccine increasingly face additional infection control burdens, possible termination or public rebuke.
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One way to minimize Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) violations is to find out what the most common violations are for your work settings. This information isn't hard to come by, as it's available on OSHA's own website by industry, using the North American Industry Classification System code.