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Remember to Wear Red February 3
February 2nd, 2012 
JMB 
Posted in Acute/Ambulatory, Associations & Groups, Cardiovascular/Pulmonary, Community Health, Emergency/Urgent Care, Family/General Practice, Home Care, Lab, Long Term Care, Mental Health, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Ortho/Rehab, Pediatrics, Pharmacy, Physical Therapy, Physician Assistant, Professions, Radiology, Respiratory, Specialties, Speech/Language/Hearing, Well Being, Women's Health 
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No Comments »National Children’s Dental Health Month
February 2nd, 2012 JMB 
Each February, the American Dental Association (ADA) sponsors National Children’s Dental Health Month to raise awareness about the importance of oral health. NCDHM messages and materials have reached millions of people in communities across the country. Developing good habits at an early age and scheduling regular dental visits helps children get a good start on [...]
Latest NEWS-Line Issues
February 2nd, 2012 JMB 
If you haven’t had a chance to read the latest issues of NEWS-Line, I have finally posted the links to the most recent Q&As. A summary and links for the digital issues are posted after the break. ~ JMB
Posted in Associations & Groups, Colleagues, Featured, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Pharmacy, Physical Therapy, Physician Assistant, Radiology, Respiratory, Specialties, Speech/Language/Hearing Tags: Are You Tired of Being Wired, Cedarville University, Doctors Hospital at Renaissance, Irela R. Stout, Joanna J. Burgess, Keith Siegel, LifeStyle Physical Therapy, Marcelle Pick, Melissa A. Abrams, Melody L. Hartzler, Michele Kehrer, Misericordia, Pen Bay Medical Center, Scott L. Massey, The Core Balance Diet, Theraplay, WakeMed Cary Hospital No Comments »New Findings on the Benefits of Aquatic Therapy for Total Knee Replacement
January 30th, 2012 JMB 
According to new research findings and an AquaHab Physical Therapy case study, aquatic therapy appears to be highly beneficial for patients who have undergone a total knee replacement (TKR). A research team in Germany determined that patients who begin aquatic therapy just six days after a TKR are likely to experience improved results. Lead researcher, [...]
Changes to the Definition of Autism May Help Uncover Risk Factors and Target Therapy
January 26th, 2012 JMB 
With potential changes to the definition of autism in the newest (fifth) edition of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), due to be published in May, clinicians and researchers must recognize that children who fall under the diagnostic umbrella of autism spectrum disorder are as varied as those who carry the diagnosis of [...]
Posted in Acute/Ambulatory, Associations & Groups, Colleagues, Community Health, Family/General Practice, Mental Health, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Pediatrics, Pharmacy, Physician Assistant, Speech/Language/Hearing Tags: American Psychiatric Association, Autism, Jennifer Pinto-Martin, Mental Disorders, Penn Nursing, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing No Comments »
