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TBR 18th Edition Will Be Here @ Prudence, M.D., written 1 week ago, The Blog Rounds has come a long, long way! I didn't even imagine we could come as far as the 18th edition.  And there's more of us now!  It seems that health care practitioners are finally catching the blogging bug. As we grow in ...

Why It's So Hard to Quit Smoking, written 1 month ago, Let's assume that pretty much every smoker in the U.S. knows cigarettes are bad for them. And let's that assume that "bad for them" is understood as likely to kill them. Someday. But in the meantime, before that"someday" happ...

Wrigley-Funded Study Finds Chewing Gum May Help Reduce Stress, written 4 days ago, In other news, a study funded by Smith & Wesson finds shooting guns may help reduce stress.New research finds chewing gum may help reduce stressWHAT: "An investigation into the effects of gum chewing on m...

Social Psychology Can Be Used To Understand Nuclear Restraint, written 14 hours ago, Social psychology is the study of how people and groups interact. A new study shows how social psychology can help us better understand the puzzle of nuclear restraint and uses the case of Japan to illustrate social...

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Creating an Alzheimer's Friendly Home: A Step-by-Step Guide, written 1 day ago, Need your information straight away? Go to Getting Started Tips, Critical Safety Precautions, or step-by-step instructions for the bathroom, kitchen, bedroom or outdoor areas. Creating an Alzheimer's friendly home is sim...

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MCA Bella Program, written 2 days ago, The Museum of Contemporary Art's Bella Program commenced on 1 September and will run until 22 December 2008. This art education program is open to children and young people, 5 to 18 years, with a physical, intellectual, behav...

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FDA Law Enforcers Crack Down on Illegal Botox Scammers, written 1 week ago, In November 2004, when four people became paralyzed after purportedly receiving Botox Cosmetic injections at a medical clinic in Oakland Park, Fla., the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Office of Criminal Investigations ...

Look for a new job, or keep the one you have?, written 4 days ago, The honeymoon phase of a new job is an exciting time.  New experiences, new opportunities, new relationships.  It's a time when both employer and employee are anxious to make a good first impression.  But eventually the honeymoon ...

IBMers and friends on Networked, patient-centric healthcare: electronic health records, health information exchange, clinical transformation, biobanking, etc.

When it comes to antibiotics, less is more: no-pay rules for hospital-acquired infections motivate change in prescribing behavior, written 1 day ago, About 15 years ago, someone I knew was active in an organization called the Society for the Prevention of Overuse of Antibiotics (or something like th...

UPMC team talks about smart room project!, written 1 month ago, We had previously featured an article on this site on the Smart patient room innovation at the Univ. of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Since, then we have talked to David Sharbaugh(DS), the leader of the smart room project and,  a senior d...