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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published Smallpox Vaccination and Adverse ReactionsGuidance for Clinicians in the Jan. 24th edition of Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. The guidance is a thorough review of the smallpox vaccine with a well-illustrated compendium of complications.
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Disorders of memory are frequently studied, but exceptional recall abilities have been the subject of relatively few investigations. In an effort to understand the neural basis of superior recall,
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Among patients with plasma cell dyscrasias and polyneuropathy, most have monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS), of which 50% are IgM in type. Most of these demonstrate activity against myelin-associated glycoprotein (MAG).
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Retrospective review of needle emg findings on 45 patients studied during a 20-year period, with surgically verified compression of a single lumbosacral nerve root, was undertaken to determine the accuracy of traditional myotomal charts used to localize nerve root involvement.
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During orientation for new employees, patient education is just one of many topics covered. With so much new information taught, it is difficult to predict just how much is remembered.
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The statistics are alarming. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, in 1997 adults age 65 and older accounted for 19% of all suicide deaths although they only comprise 13% of the U.S. population.
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To help safeguard against the onset of depression, elderly adults should take care of their overall health, says Elizabeth Harris, RN, APRN, BC, health education coordinator for Behavioral Health at New York-Presbyterian Hospital in New York City.
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Good posture is important because that is when the musculoskeletal system works best, says Scott Bautch, DC, past president of the Occupational Health Council for the Arlington, VA-based American Chiropractic Association (ACA) and a practicing chiropractor in Wausau, WI. Muscles, ligaments, vertebrae, disks, and nerves are meant to be in good posture, he says.
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From the moment a child begins to walk, gravity takes its toll on the body with poor posture, says Scott Bautch, DC, past president of the Occupational Health Council for the Arlington, VA-based American Chiropractic Association (ACA) and a practicing chiropractor in Wausau, WI. Therefore, it is important to develop good habits when the child is young.
