California regulators should be able to eliminate that fear. We’re at the confirmation hearing for the new director of the CA Dept. of Toxic Control to make sure she answers the tough questions and outlines her plans to hold companies accountable if their hazardous waste and manufacturing facili...
The National Academy of Medicine has long advocated for a “learning healthcare system” that produces constantly updated reference data during the care process. Moving toward a rapid learning system to solve intractable problems in health demands a bala
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8-11 A World Health Organization (WHO)–supported study that plans to enroll around 800 000 women is aiming to reduce unnecessary CDs across 4 LMICs.12 Although the extent of the overuse of surgical procedures in LMICs is unknown, these challenges are especially important in LMICs, where ...
Ann’s Plans to Buy a Home Robert’s Home My roommate and I have decided to separate (our lease is up in September), so I’m in the process of looking for a mobile home to buy, since I recently found out that I can! Hopefully when I update this post, it...
(AMI). 2 Inanotherstudy, angiographyafterAMIwasusedlessoftenamongMedicare beneficiariesinmanaged-careplansthaninfee-for-service plans. 3 Otherstudiescomparingfee-for-servicewithhealth maintenanceorganizationcarehavenotfoundsignificant qualitydifferences. 4,5 ManyhavecriticizedtheperformanceoftheVeterans Health...
Unhealthy infant feeding practices, such as a combination of formula feeding and early introduction of solids may lead to rapid or excessive weight gain in early infancy. Adolescent mothers’ feeding behaviors are most directly related to infant weight gain in the first year of life. Compared to ...
Eligibility will be determined based on a review of the child’s dental chart and the dentist’s assessment of the child’s dental health during their appointment. Inclusion criteria are: The child is 5–13 years old on the date of agreement to participate in the study The mother is the ...
(excellent) for health status and changes in the health status, and on a 5-point scale from 1 (not at all) to 5 (too much) for health status in everyday life. Cronbach’s alpha was calculated at 0.64. The next category concerned action plans for the next period and the adoption of...
2.2. Eligibility Criteria The eligibility criteria for the publications considered for this review were: Inclusion Criteria (1) People of African descent in the Americas as the population of interest. (2) Published from 2005 to 2017. (3) Written in English, Portuguese, or Spanish. (4) For qu...