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Wii-hab Therapy for patients in England
Queen Victoria Hospital in England is part of the National Health Service and is a regional care center for 4.5 million people. Specializing in burns and plastic and reconstructive surgery, physical therapy is an important part of the rehabilitat...
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January 20-36 is National CRNA Week: We Salute The CRNAS Serving in Iraq
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAS) are an important part of the health care team - you just may forget that they cared for you. CRNA's are the primary anesthesia providers in rural America, where many anesthesiologists do not want to...
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Evolence Approved for Facial Wrinkles
OrthoNeutrogena's Evolence, a dermal filler, was approved by the FDA for correction of deep facial wrinkles, including nasolabial folds. Evolence is collagen structure developed from pigs, injected by a trained physician. Results can be seen aft...
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Can You Help Jenny?
A friend reached out to Healthline and requested our help in getting the word out about Jenny, a 14 year old girl from Northern California with atypical motor neuron disease. Motor neuron diseases, like Lou Gehrig's Disease, are progressive muscl...
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June 2008 is National Safety Month - Be Careful Out There
Someone is killed every 4 minutes in the US due to accidental injuries and death, according to the National Safety Council. We can save thousands of lives and billions of dollars by reducing threats to our health and safety in the workplace, at p...
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Thank you Dr. Adam of NY Emergency Medicine for Grand Rounds 4.4
Dr. Adam hosted this week's edition of Grand Rounds at his blog , NY Emergency Medicine. There is something for everyone in his selection, and he included my post Mental Health Awareness Week: October 7-13: What about the Children of our Troops? ...
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Give the Gift of Life from Malaria No More
Honor the special people in your life with a gift of life in their name from Malaria No More. Earlier this year, American Idol fans raised $15 million for bed nets during the Idol Gives Back special. The Gates Malaria Foundation set the goal of ...
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Eat Fruit & Live Longer: Feb is National Cancer Prevention Month
Worried about cancer? Researchers keep finding more evidence confirming that what you eat may help prevent cancer. The American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) wants us to know that 2/3 of our diet should be fruit, vegetable, beans or whole...
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September is Healthy Aging Month! Reach Out to Someone...
The Healthy Aging Campaign wants us to remember that it is never too late to adopt healthy habits and embrace healthy lifestyle changes! When we think of health, tend to think about our physical health and the body, but social well-being is every...
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Lancet Retracts Study Linking Autism to Measles Vaccine
Leading medical journal The Lancet on Tuesday issued a full retraction of a controversial and immensely influential 1998 paper that had linked autism to the measles, mumps, and rubella vaccination (often referred to as the "MMR" vaccine). The retr...
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