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...equent sit-down rounds were white, married or high school graduates. In addition, there was evidence that larger clinics were more likely to have less frequent or no rounds. Frequency of walk-rounds by a nephrologist did not differ by the frequency of sit-down rounds. "Sit-down rounds do require dedicated...Federal forum reports Americans aging well, but gaps remain
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...nd working memory, both important for learning and school success." Both Jacobson and Singer noted that one very important implication of these findings is that a moderate-to-heavy drinking mother who has given birth to an unaffected child when she was younger needs to be warned that, if she drinks while pr...Poor communities should decide their own priorities for aid
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...ppear to have been published. Martin McKee (London school of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK), and colleagues Pascal Diethelm and Jean-Charles Rielle from Switzerland highlight how Phillip Morris used a German-based research facility to do research into the health effects of tobacco smoke from the early 1...Malnutrition in early years leads to low IQ and later antisocial behavior, USC study finds
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..., trainees in paediatric medicine from the medical school have adopted eight district hospitals. Together with designated hospital staff, the trainees have identified both good and bad practices. They identified emergency care as an area that needs improvement in all the hospitals. A simple course in emerge...