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Research Uncovers Another Compelling Reason to Get Enough Folate During Pregnancy

Mercola

It's vital for brain and spine development, helping reduce the risk of birth defects. Researchers from the Simon Fraser University used data from a Canadian pregnancy and birth cohort study, called the Maternal-Infant Research on Environmental Chemicals study, which ran from 2008 to 2011. Hence, the U.S.

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Epidemiology Terms: A Glossary of Epidemiological Words

Gideon

Whether you are a student of nursing, health sciences, public health, or another specialty, you may be interested in expanding your knowledge of epidemiology. Public health and government agencies prevent the spread of emerging infectious diseases on their shores. We can see this visually represented with outbreak or case maps.

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Salmonella by Any Other Name: Salmonellosis in Finland & How to Prevent the Next Outbreak

Gideon

As our world continues to shrink due to globalization, it is getting harder for public health agencies to monitor and prevent Salmonella outbreaks from imported foods. Before 2021, the biggest Salmonella outbreak in Finland was in 2008. Image: Salmonellosis rates per 100,000 population for Finland, Sweden, Norway, Iceland, and Denmark.

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Hospital Systems: A Framework for Maximizing Social Benefit

The Health Care Blog

Hospital consolidation has risen to the top of the health policy stack. As a consequence, the Biden administration has targeted the health care industry for enhanced and more vigilant anti-trust enforcement. By JEFF GOLDSMITH and IAN MORRISON. Forty years later, there were 700 fewer facilities generating about $1.2