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A Career as A Midwife May Be the Prescription for Improving Maternal Health

Recent report states that midwife services may increase maternal health outcomes and lower costs for Medicaid funded births.
flu shot options

CDC Reports More Flu Shot Options for 2013-2014

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) indicate that there are a variety of flu vaccine options for the 2013-2014 flu season. Epidemiologists underscore the importance of getting vaccinated to prevent wide-spread illness....
healthcare associated illness

CDC Calls Attention to Specific Antibiotic-resistant Pathogens

Within the last five years, surgical-site infections have dropped by 20% and bloodstream infections from central-line contamination is down by over 40%, according to the latest Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data. While...
bpa

BPA Found in Fetal Blood – Universal Exposure Exceeds Previous Estimates

Scientists in California recently documented evidence of fetal exposure to bisphenol A (BPA). All samples of umbilical cord blood tested in their study contained BPA in one form or another. Further, several of the...