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Some Cancer Center Staff Uncertain of Services Offered
'Mystery shopper' study shows one in 10 facilities provided misinformation on palliative care services
H1N1 Vaccine Not Associated With Congenital Malformations
Study finds that infants born to women who received vaccine had no overall higher odds
Health Care Reform Tied to Higher Uptake of Mammography
Findings for women participating in the Medicare Shared Savings Program
American Society for Bone and Mineral Research, Sept. 16-19
The American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR) Annual Meeting The annual meeting of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research...
No Link Found Between Vasectomy, Prostate Cancer Risk
Large study challenges previous research linking the procedure to slightly higher chance of disease
CDC: Prescribing of Antibiotics in U.S. Hospitals Still Too High
And, significant increase seen in the use of newer antibiotics
Diabetes Risk Higher in Canada’s First Nations People
Eight of 10 will develop diabetes, and decades sooner than others
Hospitals Increasingly Employing Doctors, Effects on Care Uncertain
Switch to employment model not linked to improvement in any of four composite quality metrics
Art Therapy, Clown Visits Cut Children’s Preoperative Anxiety
Intervention based on art therapy and clown visits can reduce pre-op anxiety at separation from parents
Diabetes Ups Risk of Amputation in Critical Limb Ischemia
Unadjusted hazard ratio of diabetes mellitus 1.87 for major amputation risk in critical limb ischemia
