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...through in a brief period of time. They'd be much better to take their time and achieve some real change." But given Congress's already low approval numbers and the legislative gridlock of the past few years, it will be hard for leaders on Capitol Hill to be patient, especially with so much low-hanging fruit at hand...
This would happen only after about 10 years or so or even more of listening to a personal audio device. One patient I had used his headphones instead of earplugs when he was on his construction job. He thought as long as he could hear his music over the sound of his saws, he was protecting his ears - because he liked the sound of his music but didn't like the sound of the construction noise. He had a good 50 dB to 55 dB of noise-induced hearing loss at 28 years old. We asked a few pointed questions...
...lose at least 10% of their body weight within the first six months. At the half-year mark, however, most of those women relapsed and started gaining the weight back - a discouragingly common phenomenon. "The major outcome of this paper is the maintenance issue," Jakicic says. Once a patient hits her target weight, he says, it's imperative that she stick with her exercise and diet regimen to maintain her new weight...
...York State's Department of Health mailed similar letters to 31 companies. (Navigenics and 23andMe have since submitted business plans to New York for approval.) "Our priority is to protect the health and safety of New Yorkers," says Jeffrey Hammond, a spokesman for the department. "Our concerns are about patient safety. These online tests raise the question: What will patients do with this information, and is the information accurate...
...related professional-review organizations. The change for the better is already occurring from inside the profession with the appearance of a new generation of doctors who approve of using the system of peer review. This younger breed of physicians is devoted to ensuring the supremacy of U.S. medicine and patient care and does not want the Government to do our housecleaning for us. Alan Hollingsworth, M.D. Marina del Rey, Calif...