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... California, San Francisco, Joint Medical Program, Berkeley, and Chief of Geriatrics and Palliative Care in the Department of Medicine at the Alameda County Health Center, Oakland, California. Alexis ... Lopez, BA , is a Research Technician with the Program in Medicine and Human Values, California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, California. J. Westley McGaughey, BA , is Resea...

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... several different health care professionals or clinics for care. If you take more than one kind of medicine, know the side effects that each one can cause, and make sure all your health care ... Medication Safety for the Elderly: A Guide for Patients and Caregivers Medications play an expanding role in health care as we grow older. People are more likely to d...

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... performed on patients who have large breasts that cause an array of symptoms such as back and neck pain. Breast reduction removes excess breast skin and fat and moves the nipple and area around the nipple ... au- thorities. GALE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SURGERY xii PLEASE READ— IMPORTANT INFORMATION The Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery: A Guide for Patients and Caregivers is a unique...

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... have an acceptable quality of life after gastrectomy for a poten- tially curable gastric cancer. Many patients will maintain a healthy appetite and eat a normal diet. Others may lose weight and ... populations as African American and Hispanic Americans, compared with Cau- casian Americans and Asian Americans. Within the mi- nority populations, women and persons of low soci...

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... was made available from www.rand.org as a public service of the RAND Corporation. CHILDREN AND FAMILIES EDUCATION AND THE ARTS ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE INFRASTRUCTURE AND ... Combat Stress in Iraq and Afghanistan: Effects on Troop Performance Kavanagh, 2005: Stress and Performance, A Review of the Literature and Its Applicability to the Mil...

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... secondary audience for this Manual is U.S based CAs and PHN program managers and USAID Missions overseas. The Manual is a tool to help readers incorporate gender consider- ations into their program ... materials; enhancing quality of family planning information and services; increasing demand for family planning information and services; expanding options for fertility r...

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... over financial resources and power are fundamental to their capacity to access and use health information, make informed decisions about their health and fertility, and to negoti- ate and insist ... primary audiences for this Manual include RH program manag- ers and technical staff of USAID and its implementing partners, as well as governmental organizations (GOs),...

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... 64, and 17% are ages 65 and older. Age is an important determinant of health status and health care utilization. While white women account for the majority of the female population, a large ... Profile Income, education, and employment status are all associated with health status, insurance coverage, and access to care. A sizable share of women face socioeconomic...

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... experience, many people, and especially many men, are ashamed of their fears. They see them as disgraceful and a sign of weakness. I disagree. As humans, we are subject to death, disease, disappointment, ... we are afraid of. It makes sense: if a leopard is about to eat you, it’s a good idea to feel fear, and react to that fear, as quickly as possible. This early warning syst...

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... Ethiopia (Kidane, 2000), Ghana (Pence, 2005); and seven in Asia: Bangladesh (Haider, 2000), Thailand (Chongsuvivatwong, 1996), Vietnam (Sripaipan, 2002), Nepal (Manandhar, 2004), India (Bhandari, ... 1989). Graham (1992) also provided health education and informa- tion on pregnancy health risks, antenatal care and childbirth while Spencer promoted the appropriate use of health...

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