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Catching the Disease of Terminal Short - Termism: Why do so many intelligent, professional, bright people get so tied up in knots when it comes to how they use their time? Why is it that the ever - increasing amount of time management literature and training still fails to completely hit the mark for people? In this paper,...; Tags: Disease, Time Management, Productivity; White papers 2006-06-18
Parenteral Penicillin for Children With Meningococcal Disease Before Hospital Admission: Case-Control Study: General practitioners in the United Kingdom are currently expected to carry benzyl penicillin in their emergency bags and to administer it parenterally before hospital admission whenever they suspect a diagnosis of meningococcal disease. This guidance reflects the potential of the disease to cause death in a matter of hours and...; Tags: Disease; White papers 2006-03-22
The Burden of Non Communicable Diseases in Developing Countries: Non communicable diseases are more and more prevalent in developing countries where they double the burden of infective diseases. If the present trend is maintained, the health systems in low-and middle-income countries will be unable to support the burden of disease. Prominent causes for heart disease, diabetes, cancer and pulmonary...; Tags: Developing Country, BioMed Central, Burden, Disease, Free Trade, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Finance, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources; White papers 2005-01-14
Parkinson's Disease: Making a Difference Today: Each year, about 50,000 Americans are diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, joining the estimated 1 million people already living in the United States with this serious and disabling brain disorder. Parkinson's occurs when nerve cells become damaged or destroyed in the substantia nigra, an area of the brain that is important...; Tags: Brain, Disease, Parkinson; White papers 2004-05-05
Johne's Disease (An Emerging Disease of Oklahoma City): This fact sheet describes the clinical signs, diagnosis, prevalence, and prevention of Johne's disease in Oklahoma. Johne's Disease (pronounced yo-nee's) is a disease of the intestinal tract of cattle and other ruminants. It is caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium Para tuberculosis, acid fast bacteria very similar to the organism that...; Tags: Oklahoma, Disease, Johne, Bacteria; White papers 2003-10-20

Foot Rot in Grazing Cattle: This fact sheet describes the cause, transmission, clinical signs, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of Foot Rot in cattle. Foot rot is a subacute or acute necrotic decaying infectious disease of cattle, causing swelling and lameness in one or more feet. The disease can become chronic, with a poorer prognosis for...; Tags: Disease, Foot Rot; White papers 2003-10-21
First, Pick a Disease: Doctors without borders converts 99% of its roadshow visitors by turning a cause into an experience. Their secret? Make people sick. Now it’s your turn. It explains about the roadshow trailer arranged by doctors trying to tell people who’ll listen about their access to essential medicine campaign. To catch...; Tags: Disease; White papers 2003-01-01
New Treatment for Difficult-to-Treat Inflammatory Disease: This article gives a short description of a treatment for Hypereosinophilic syndrome HES. HES is an occasional disorder in which eosinophils, a type of inflammation-causing white blood cell, increase to excessive levels in the blood. The cells accumulate throughout the body and unleash powerful chemicals that can damage many different...; Tags: HES, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Health Care, Cell, Disease; White papers 2002-05-02
Quality Indicators for the Management of Osteoarthritis in Vulnerable Elders: Osteoarthritis is the most common chronic condition affecting older persons. This condition is probably not a single disease but rather "a group of overlapping distinct diseases, which may have different etiologies but with similar biologic, morphologic, and clinical outcomes" A common final result of these diseases, however, is the degeneration...; Tags: Disease, Osteoarthritis, Ingersoll-Rand; White papers 2001-10-16
Combination Therapy in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Priorities for Future Research: Rheumatoid Arthritis RA is a systemic auto-immune disease of unknown etiology, which has a population prevalence of about one percent in the Netherlands. This disease is associated with substantial morbidity primarily as the result of pain and functional disability. Given that the disease is at present not curable, treatment efforts...; Tags: Rheumatoid Arthritis, Disease, Therapy; White papers 2001-04-01
The Oral Health of Older Americans: Oral health is an important and often overlooked component of an older person's general health and well-being. Oral health problems can cause pain and suffering as well as difficulty in speaking, chewing, and swallowing. These problems can also be a complication of certain medications used to treat systemic diseases. In...; Tags: Disease, Health Care, U.S. Department Of Health And Human Services, Human Resources, Software, Healthcare, Vertical Industries, Oral Health, Enterprise Software, Benefits; White papers 2001-03-01
Perlegen Sciences: Discovering Genetic Variations and Improving Lives With Windows High Performance Computing Clusters: Perlegen Sciences conducts genetics research and develops products that impact and improve people's lives. Many common diseases have a genetic basis. In order to better understand how these diseases work and how they may be treated, detailed analysis of massive amounts of genomic data is required. Perlegen uses a Microsoft...; Tags: Enterprise Software, Data Management, Software, Databases, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Perlegen, Disease, Microsoft Corp.; Case studies

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America's T48: it almost won!: [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] Widely known as the FN FAL, SLR, LIA1 and other descriptive acronyms, Fabrique Natioinale's "Fusil Automatique Leger" has been the world's single most successful 7.62 NATO rifle platform. Given the official US Ordnance test designation of "T48," the FAL might have been adopted as the United...; Articles 2008-10-01
What's really causing your upset stomach: For most people, whole grains are a source of fiber and nutrients. But if you're one of the 3 million Americans with celiac disease--an intolerance to gluten, a protein found in wheat, barley, and rye--they can also make you sick. "Only 5 percent of sufferers know they have it," says...; Articles 2008-09-01
Stop a silent killer: every year, Ovarian Cancer takes the lives of 15,000 women: Because there aren't any telltale symptoms, most cases aren't detected until they're at an advanced stage, making prevention all the more essential. Here, three things you can do to reduce your risk. 1 GET YOUR GREENS A Harvard study found that women who consumed at least 10 milligrams...; Articles 2008-09-01
Eat to your heart's content: * YOU KNOW SKIPPING MEALS CAN LEAVE YOU RAVENOUS--and may even pack on pounds--but putting off eating could also raise your heart disease risk. Experts at the USDA Agricultural Research Service found that people who ate most of their food between 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. had higher cholesterol, blood...; Articles 2008-09-01
17 the percentage of women age 12 to 19 who are overweight: That's triple the rate 30 years ago, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Help reverse this by coaching a girls' team or biking with your niece. Visit womens sportsfoundation.org for more ideas...; Articles 2008-09-01
When thin can be deceiving: IF YOUR BODY MASS INDEX BMI falls within the normal range (between 18.5 and 25), you might assume you're protected against obesity-related diseases. But in a new study presented at the American College of Cardiology Annual Scientific Session, doctors found that more than half of American women with a normal...; Articles 2008-09-01
Move it till you lose it: pound for pound, exercise really counts: If you can out-spin all your friends in cycling class but are still carrying a few extra pounds, you may want to step up your weight-loss efforts. Active overweight women have a 54 percent higher chance of developing coronary disease than their healthy-weight peers do, according to a recent study...; Articles 2008-09-01
The health risk most women ignore: sticks and stones may break your bones, but so will a lack of information. Here, six surprising truths about osteoporosis: WENDY MIKOLA HAS A LIFESTYLE ANY PHYSICIAN WOULD PRAISE. The 36-year-old accountant from Ohio exercises regularly, doesn't smoke, and fills her plate with fresh fruits and vegetables, lean protein, and whole grains. But there's one glaring lapse: She doesn't give much thought to protecting her bones. "I figure...; Articles 2008-09-01

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