Study indicates two treatment strategies can reduce progression of diabetic retinopathy

In high-risk adults with type 2 diabetes, researchers have found that two therapies may slow the progression of diabetic retinopathy, an eye disease that is the leading cause of vision loss in working-age Americans.

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Washington Management Group Releases GSA Schedule Rankings for Hardware SuperStore, Environmental Services, Scientific …

WASHINGTON—-Washington Management Group, the leading government contract consulting services firm, has released its newest round of GSA Schedule rankings for the following GSA Schedule contracts: Schedule 51 V: Hardware SuperStore Schedule 899: Environmental Services Schedule 66: Scientific Equipment and Services Schedule 73: Food Service, Hospitality, and Cleaning Schedule 75: Office …

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Most thankless job in Washington: Pentagon’s Clapper top choice to be intelligence director

The Pentagon’s top intelligence official emerged as the leading choice Friday for what’s fast becoming known as one of the most thankless jobs in Washington director of national intellig…

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Suicide Leading Cause of Violent Death: CDC

THURSDAY, May 13 (HealthDay News) — A 16-state survey found that suicide was the leading cause of violent death in 2007, followed by homicides, according to a new U.S. report.

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ALLDATA(R)diy.com Expands Coverage of Newer Makes and Models

ELK GROVE, Calif. — ALLDATA, the leading provider of vehicle manufacturers’ service and repair information for professional repair shops, has announced the addition of some 2009 vehicles to its do-it-yourself product.

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Health outcomes explored at DDW 2010

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, which may soon be the leading indication for liver transplant, is found to be significantly associated with worse transplant outcomes. In addition, a new tool for diagnosing NAFLD represents an alternative to liver biopsy, which is more expensive and prone to complications, and ultrasound and alfafeprotein blood test screening are an effective alternative to CT …

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Do Doctors Need AEDs?

As one of the leading causes of death in the United States, SCA (Sudden Cardiac Arrest)…

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Is FDNY Gambling with Our Safety

As one of the leading causes of death in the United States, SCA (Sudden Cardiac Arrest)…

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Columbia Basin Hospital Outsources IT Support to Phoenix Health Systems; Phoenix to Implement Medsphere’s OpenVista … (Marketwire via Yahoo!…

EPHRATA, WA–(Marketwire – 03/16/10) – Medsphere Systems Corporation today joined partner Phoenix Health Systems and Columbia Basin Hospital (CBH) in announcing the hospital’s agreement to implement Phoenix’s new Total IT (Information Technology) Solution service line, which includes Medsphere’s OpenVista electronic health record solution. Medsphere is the leading provider of open-source …

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Hospital Infection Control & RTLS

Note: “MRSA is a host organism causing sepsis, a blood infection which produces multi-system organ failure and is the leading cause of deaths in intensive care u nits. … ontrol section entitled, Battling H1N1, by Bob Kehoe….

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