Licensed Practical Nurse in Hillsboro, NH Accepting Medicare
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 Mary K Kelly, LPN Licensed Practical Nurse Medicare: Not Enrolled in Medicare Practice Location: 94 Bridge St, Hillsboro, NH 03244 Phone: 160-349-3184 |
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Long-term exposure to hydrocarbons may be a risk factor for ischemic stroke
Long-term exposure to hydrocarbons in the air may be a risk factor for ischemic stroke development, according to a study published December 4, 2019 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Han-Wei Zhang of China Medical University, Taiwan, and colleagues.
Pneumonia-causing diseases kill 1.2m children under 5 annually, Studies say
"Each year 1.2 million children under age 5 die from Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae B or Hib," which cause pneumococcal disease and are preventable with vaccines, according to studies published Thursday in the journal Lancet, Reuters reports.
Diagnostic test Xpert MTB/RIF proven fast and effective in low-resource settings
The Lancet published a significant development for TB diagnostics yesterday with concrete and encouraging study outcomes on the effectiveness of the new Xpert MTB/RIF test for TB and rifampicin resistance in realistic health care field conditions. One of the authors, Prof. Mark Nicol of the University of Cape Town (South Africa) who contributed to this study, is an EDCTP Senior Fellow. The article demonstrates that the test can effectively be used in low-resource settings to simplify early and accurate diagnosis of patients. The potential impact is a reduction in the morbidity associated with diagnostic delay, dropout and mistreatment. The article has appeared online on 19 April 2011 and will be published in volume 377 on 30 April 2011.
Antibiotic-resistant MRSA all too common
Researchers in the U.S. say that methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus or MRSA is the most common cause of skin and soft-tissue infections among patients presenting in emergency rooms across the country.
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