"Given that 30 percent of their national membership lives in New York, and the long history that President Clinton has with President McEntee, this comes as no surprise"
Hillary Rodham Clinton won the presidential endorsement of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees on Wednesday, an important union boost for the Democratic front-runner. The union is ... via York News-Times
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"What this study and others before it confirm is that there are millions of Americans living with Alzheimer's and dementia, and that number is estimated to grow at an epidemic rate if we don't do something about it"
One in seven Americans over the age of 70 suffers from dementia, according to the first known nationally representative, population-based study to include men and women from all regions of the country. via MediLexicon
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Bonus perk to OB and L&D, besides the happy-happy joy-joy stuff and everyone’s in a good mood and telling a patient “Congratulations” gains you instant rapport with them: some of the best ice to chew on can be found in the L&D and post-partum floors. As an avid ice cruncher, good ice makes all the difference.
Still first place ice in my heart: my grandmother’s old nursing home (but this will likely always be number one, as me getting my grandmother ice was one way I felt like I could make her feel better).
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"We challenge the underlying scientific premise behind this consensus. The FSA came to a carefully considered verdict but this field of research has moved on extraordinarily fast, and it would be irresponsible of us not to make our findings public."
Comments Adding folic acid to bread supplies may significantly damage the nation's health, food scientists have warned. via Daily Mail
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"We are well positioned as we finish this year and look forward to continued strong performance"
SAN FRANCISCO McKesson Corp.'s fiscal second-quarter profit breezed by analysts' estimates, building on recent momentum that has turned the largest U.S. distributor of pharmaceutical drugs into a more ... via CBS 5
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