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Body Composition
Body Composition measures the percentage of fat your body has in proportion to your lean body tissues (muscles, bones, organs). Learn more...
Vision
This screening is used to assess whether the client is in need of a more in depth eye examination by a doctor or if their vision does not need correction. Learn more...
What's In The News
Business, social media to prevent babies with HIV
(AP)
AP - Business and social media leaders teamed up Friday to tackle the transmission of HIV from mothers to babies, saying the medicine and the money are largely in place, and with the right organizational skills they can eliminate HIV-infected births...
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New NIH fact sheet explains test for diabetes, prediabetes
A new fact sheet from the National Institutes of Health explains the A1C test, a widely used and important test to diagnose type 2 diabetes and prediabetes, and to monitor blood glucose levels of people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes.
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Protein Discovery Could Lead to New HIV Drugs
A team of researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health recently discovered a new protein that enables HIV to destroy human cells.
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At Annual Check-Ups Patients Receive Half Of Recommended Preventive Health Services
More than 20 percent of U.S. adults receive periodic health examinations (PHE) each year, yet new research shows that patients who have an annual routine visit to their doctor may not receive recommended preventive screening tests and counseling...
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Newly Engineered Highly Transmissible H5N1 Strain Ignites Controversy About Balancing Scientific Discovery And Public Safety
Scientists have engineered a new strain of H5N1 (commonly known as bird flu) to be readily transmitted between humans. Two perspectives being published early online in Annals of Internal Medicine, the flagship journal of the American College of...
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Erlotinib Dose-Adjusted For Smoking Status Effective As First Treatment For Head And Neck Cancer
Head and neck cancers respond well to the anti-cancer drug erlotinib when it is administered before surgery and a stronger dose is given to patients who smoke, according to a study presented at the Multidisciplinary Head and Neck Cancer Symposium,...
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What Is Achilles Tendon Inflammation? What Is Achilles Tendinitis?
Achilles tendinitis (tendonitis) or Achilles tendon inflammation occurs when the Achilles tendon becomes inflamed as a result of the Achilles tendon being put under too much strain. The Achilles tendon joins the calf muscles to the heel bone, and is...
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I want to thank you so much for the marvelous presentations at SS. Peter and Paul and SS. Philip and James Schools. All of the feedback from faculty, students and parents has been so very positive and thankful. I wanted you to know, I was at a Wellness Meeting last week at SS. Peter and Paul when a parent spoke up about how her son came home talking about the program and everything he learned. She was thrilled with the program and the fact that it opened the door for even more conversations at home. Please thank everyone that was involved with the program. Best wishes for a healthy and fun summer.
-Carol Longenecker,Registered Nurse at SS. Peter and Paul and SS. Philip and James School
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