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Remaining A Lifelong Learner After School And Residency

October 29, 2012

On the challenging journey to becoming a podiatric physician, there are many beginnings and endings.

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The global obesity bomb

June 5, 2012

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg was in the headlines for his proposal to ban soft drink servings over 16 ounces. It’s the latest front of his war against obesity, which kills 5,000 residents in the city each year

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Warming local anaesthetic prior to injection reduces injection pain

June 5, 2012

For many patients, the worst part of a procedure, such as a tooth extraction or a carpal tunnel decompression, is likely to be the initial pain following the insertion of a needle and the injection of local anaesthetic. There are reports that warming local anaesthetics before injection can reduce pain, but the effectiveness of this approach has not been accurately determined. The purpose of this systematic review was to examine whether the strategy of warming local anaesthetic prior to injection reduces self-report of pain.

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Short- and long-term treatment with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs increases risk of death or recurrent MI in those with previous MI

May 25, 2012

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) have been implicated in causing negative cardiovascular outcomes, particularly in coronary artery disease (CAD) patients who have had a prior myocardial infarction (MI). In fact, as Schjerning Olsen and colleagues point out, current guidelines give the rather nebulous recommendation that duration of NSAID therapy should be as short as possible in CAD patients.

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Obesity accounts for 21 percent of US healthcare costs

April 10, 2012

Obesity now accounts for almost 21 percent of U.S. healthcare costs – more than twice the previous estimates, reports a new Cornell University study

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MIS adventures – Minimal approach rivals standard TKA

March 21, 2012

istockphoto.com #16259863 Several studies presented in February found few differences in outcomes for minimally invasive total knee arthroplasty (TKA) and traditional TKA. By Emily Delzell Minimally invasive surgery (MIS) for TKA involves a shorter incision than open TKA (4 in vs 8 in)

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Characteristics of Early Spelling of Children with Specific Language Impairment

January 25, 2012

Publication year: 2012 Source: Journal of Communication Disorders, Available online 24 January 2012 Kim A.H. Cordewener, Anna M.T. Bosman, Ludo Verhoeven The present study investigated active grapheme knowledge and early spelling of 59 first grade children with specific language impairment (SLI).Speed,nature, andknowledge transferof spelling acquisition were taken into account.

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Does learning to count involve a semantic induction?

January 15, 2012

Publication year: 2012 Source: Cognition, Available online 13 January 2012 Kathryn Davidson, Kortney Eng, David Barner We tested the hypothesis that, when children learn to correctly count sets, they make a semantic induction about the meanings of their number words. We tested the logical understanding of number words in 84 children that were classified as “cardinal-principle knowers” by the criteria set forth by. Results show that these children often do not know (1) which of two numbers in their count list denotes a greater quantity, and (2) that the difference between successive numbers in their count list is 1.

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Integrating constraints for learning word–referent mappings

January 15, 2012

Publication year: 2012 Source: Cognition, Available online 13 January 2012 Padraic Monaghan, Karen Mattock Learning word–referent mappings is complex because the word and its referent tend to co-occur with multiple other words and potential referents. Such complexity has led to proposals for a host of constraints on learning, though how these constraints may interact has not yet been investigated in detail

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Adult-supervised practice driving for adolescent learners: The current state and directions for interventions

December 30, 2011

Publication year: 2011 Source: Journal of Safety Research, Available online 29 December 2011 Lela Jacobsohn, J. Felipe García-España, Dennis R. Durbin, Danielle Erkoboni, Flaura K. Winston IntroductionThe aim of this study was to quantify and identify correlates to the amount of parent-supervised behind-the-wheel practice hours by novice teen drivers.MethodsA national survey of 945 parents of recently licensed teen drivers was conducted. Multivariate logistic regression was used to identify factors related to the number of practice hours completed.ResultsSixty-one percent of parents reported practicing 50 or more hours with their teen

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