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Supplementation is critical
Vitamin D deficiency epidemic in children
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Jun 7, 2010
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Family Medicine, Orthopedics, Patient Education, Pediatrics, Public Health & Prevention
Elizabeth Szalay, MD, Professor of Pediatric Surgery, University of New Mexico, discusses the epidemic of vitamin D deficiency in children in the USA. Only 16% of children in New Mexico were recently shown to have adequate levels of vitamin D, indicating the need for vitamin D...
Reuters Health • The Doctor's Channel Daily Newscast
Zinc supplements can benefit HIV-infected adults: study
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May 25, 2010
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Allergy & Clinical Immunology, Public Health & Prevention, Reuters Health • The Doctor's Channel Daily Newscast
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In HIV-infected adults with low plasma zinc levels, supplementation at nutritional levels for 18 months prevents immune failure during antiretroviral therapy and reduces diarrhea, according to research published online May 10th in Clinical Infectious Diseases.
Which HIV...
Reuters Health • The Doctor's Channel Daily Newscast
Quality improvement program curbs postoperative pneumonia
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May 11, 2010
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Critical Care, Infectious Diseases, Nurses/NP/PA, Patient Education, Public Health & Prevention, Reuters Health • The Doctor's Channel Daily Newscast, Surgery
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A nursing intervention in a surgical ward reduced postoperative pneumonia rates – admittedly low to start with — by 77% over an 18-month period, investigators report.
The rate of pneumonia fell from 13 of 1,668 inpatient admissions (0.78%) in the preintervention...
Male smokers having CABG have high AAA prevalence
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May 7, 2010
Early follow up cuts readmission rates for heart failure
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May 7, 2010
Pneumococcal vaccine protects the heart: myth or reality?
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May 6, 2010
What’s Up With You Know Who?
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May 5, 2010
Menopause in an Hour
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May 5, 2010
Single-dose azithromycin equal to IM penicillin for early syphilis
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May 5, 2010
On The Ground in Haiti – Tents, Tarps & Tablets
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Apr 26, 2010
Influenza vaccine safe in patients on warfarin: study
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Apr 19, 2010
Is yearly screening for Chlamydia worthwhile?
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Apr 14, 2010
Dutasteride may help cut prostate cancer risk
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Apr 2, 2010
Intensive MRSA control program effective in French hospitals
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Mar 25, 2010
Gene variants plus radiotherapy may up risk of contralateral breast cancer
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Mar 25, 2010
Omega-3 fatty acid may help prevent colon cancer
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Mar 24, 2010
Staple skin closure ups infection risk with orthopedic surgery
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Mar 23, 2010
Skip the dipstick urinalysis for kids
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Mar 19, 2010
Early oseltamivir use shortens shedding of H1N1 virus
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Mar 17, 2010
A normal coronary artery calcium score is reliable for several years
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Mar 16, 2010
Low-risk ocular hypertensives don’t need pressure-lowering medication
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Mar 15, 2010
Commission on the Status of Women
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Mar 12, 2010
Cardiac catheterization has low diagnostic yield
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Mar 11, 2010
Melamine-related kidney stones can be managed conservatively
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Mar 10, 2010
African American kids with diabetes have higher HbA1c levels
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Mar 8, 2010
Prostate cancer prevention and nutrition
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Mar 8, 2010
Aspirin prophylaxis not useful for asymptomatic vascular disease
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Mar 5, 2010
Without thrombolysis, women fare worse than men after stroke
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Mar 4, 2010
