Cardiovascular Disease Doctors in Laurens, SC Accepting Medicare
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 Jack E. Dobkin, D.O. Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular Disease Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments Practice Location: 106 Parkview Dr, Laurens, SC 29360 Phone: 864-984-0571 Fax: 864-984-3610 |
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Potential connection between autism and insulin-like growth factor
A New York-based physician-researcher from Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine, best known for his research into fertility and twinning, has uncovered a potential connection between autism and a specific growth protein that could eventually be used as a way to predict an infant's propensity to later develop the disease.
New study shows DFA testing for H1N1 influenza unreliable in ICU patients
Direct Immunofluorescence Assay testing for H1N1 influenza is unreliable in ICU patients, according to a new study from Stanford University. Multiple methods exist for diagnosing influenza, but data on the utility and accuracy of these tests for H1N1 are still emerging, given the relatively recent onset of the epidemic.
Role of breastfeeding in preventing infant death, HIV infection in developing countries
In many poor countries, mothers with HIV face a stark choice: to nurse their infants, and risk passing on HIV through their breast milk - or to formula feed, and deprive their infants of much of the natural immunity needed to protect against fatal diseases of early infancy. Now, two studies supported by the National Institutes of Health offer insights into preventing early death and HIV infection among breastfeeding infants of mothers with HIV in these countries.
Preventive techniques greatly reduce pressure ulcers
Working together to reduce the occurrence of pressure ulcers in patients throughout various care settings, members of the New Jersey Hospital Association's Pressure Ulcer Collaborative have reported a 70 percent reduction in the incidence of new pressure ulcers after nearly two years of applying shared best practices and preventive techniques.
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