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Your Health

...Pregnancy: History of diabetes in pregnancy or giving birth to a baby weighing more than 9 lbs. Inactive lifestyle: Exercise less than three times per week. Source: National Institute of...

Survey Recognize and Report

...systems for early detection of outbreaks: recommendations from the CDC Working Group. MMWR Recomm Rep. 2004;53(RR-5):1-11. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Emergency preparedness and response—biological agents/diseases…

Treating Patients With Alzheimer’s Disease

...cognitive/intellectual category) include: amnesia: loss of memory, aphasia: difficulty communicating effectively, apraxia: difficulty performing preprogrammed motor tasks, and agnosia: impairment of the ability to recognize or comprehend…

Safety First

...1. Compounded topical anesthetic agents are alternatives to standard commercially prepared agents; they are formulated by a compounding pharmacist. These preparations have similar effects compared to commercial products, although they...

Maternal Infection – Understanding the Threat

...and without perio dontal disease. J Periodontol. 2007;78:1602-1611. MayoClinic.com. Pregnancy, Preeclampsia. Available at: www.mayoclinic.com/health/preeclampsia/DS00583. Accessed September 16, 2008. Minkoff H. Prematurity: infection as…

Contaminated Surfaces

...Available at: www.cdc.gov/handhygiene. Accessed May 12, 2009. Guideline for Hand Hygiene in Health-Care Settings. Available at: www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/rr/rr5116.pdf. Accessed May 12, 2009. Rutala WA, White MS, Gergen MF, Weber DJ.…

The Science of Polishing

...Applications. 2nd ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins; 2001:288-289. Pumice Typical Screen Analysis of Grades. Available at: www.groshea.com/crminerals/screen.html. Accessed October 20, 2009. Abrasive Grains 101,…

Treatment Options for People with Autism

...Available at: www.med.yale.edu/chldstdy/autism/pddnos.html. Accessed September 21, 2011. National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. Rett Syndrome Fact Sheet. Available at: www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/rett/detail_rett.htm.…

Dental Waterline Safety

...European Union. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006; 72: 1380-1387. Mills SE. Dental waterlines: a decade in review. Inside dentistry2(3), 2006. Available at http://www.dentalaegis.com/id/2006/04/dentalwaterlines; a decade in review. Accessed…

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