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Why you should have a prescription for contact lenses?
In the U.S.A., it is illegal to buy lenses of any kind without prescription from a licensed eye doctor. While buying corrective lenses for clearer vision without a prescription can be dangerous, cosmetic lenses worn to change eye color...
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The Changing Business Model of Hospitals
The healthcare landscape is changing, but hospitals are not the primary cause of this change. Hospitals are being forced to adjust their business models due to the urgent care centers that are offering patients cost-effective care while having the...
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What Responsibilities Do Health Care Professionals Have in Preventing Antibiotic Resistance?
Antibiotic resistance occurs when previously effective antibiotics no longer work to combat bacteria. It's a serious problem since even small infections can become severe problems when antibiotics don't keep them at bay.
In environments like hospitals where the likelihood of...
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How To Become A Personal Trainer
With an increasing concern in achieving healthier lifestyles, which is due in part to greater awareness about obesity and chronic disease, more people are being drawn to careers in health and fitness.
According to the U.S. Department of Labour, between...
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What It Means to Your Doctor When You Die
In the 10 years I've been practicing hospital medicine, the patients who stay the most present in my mind are the ones who never left the hospital. I once had a patient, Charles*, a 72-year-old with severe emphysema. Despite...
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Digital Pathology Market to have more Demand with The Increasing Pace of Chronic Diseases
A digital pathology system is an active, image-based setting, that enables the processes of procurement, management, and interpretation of pathological information that has been generated from a digitized glass slide or any other device. It is used in the...
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Be Ready to Treat Kidney Stones in Obese Patients
Obese patients are more likely to have kidney stones, but not all facilities are prepared to treat them safely, effectively and efficiently.
In a recent meta-analysis, relative risk for kidney stones increased 21% for each 5-unit increase in body mass...
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