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JADA Study Shows Impact of Dental Benefits on Meeting Children's Dental Needs
CHICAGO, Feb. 6, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A report in the February issue of The Journal of the American Dental Association (JADA) shows that dental benefits play a significant role in meeting the dental needs of children, including checkups and treatments. The study is particularly timely as February is National Children's Dental Health Month. The report finds U.S. children enrolled in private or public dental care plans were more likely to receive dental care than children who did not have coverage from 1997 to 2014.
Telehealth Platform Provides Home Care Patients with Bluetooth-Enabled Tablets to Monitor Care
WESTBURY, N.Y., Feb. 6, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Enhancing the telemonitoring services it has been delivering for more than a decade, the Northwell Health Home Care Network today announced an agreement with Hoboken, NJ-based Health Recovery Solutions (HRS) that provides home-care patients with Bluetooth-enabled tablets that can transmit their vital signs to their clinicians, as well as videoconferencing capabilities. Through HRS' advanced telemonitoring technology, Northwell home care patients now have wireless, Bluetooth-enabled tablets that include a moveable video camera, blood-pressure and digital weight monitors, a pulse oximeter and a stethoscope. Northwell is one of the first home care providers in the New York metropolitan area to provide Bluetooth-enabled telemonitoring capabilities --- and the only one on Long Island.
National Safety Council Honors Texas Employers with Traffic Safety Awards
ITASCA, Ill., Feb. 6, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Safety Council is recognizing 15 Texas employers with proven commitment to traffic safety. Nine employers are receiving the prestigious Our Driving Concern Texas Employer Traffic Safety Awards, presented in partnership with the Texas Department of Transportation. Six additional employers merit honorable mention distinction.Award recipients range from businesses with as few as 13 employees to as many as 20,000, and from nonprofits to municipal organizations. ...
NRCS California Concludes Eight-Year Mapping Survey of Los Angeles Soils
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 6, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- USDA's Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) in California has concluded an eight-year project creating an inventory of the soil properties and their associated landscapes within the southeastern section of Los Angeles County. The City of Los Angeles, included in this survey, was the largest U.S. city without a completed soil survey. "The process of mapping and cataloging the soils of Los Angeles was a large but exciting undertaking," said Carlos Suarez, state conservationist for NRCS in California.
Is the pain coming from your hip, spine or both?
ROSEMONT, Ill., Feb. 6, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Many patients live with low back pain that radiates to the buttock, groin, thigh, and even knees. A new article published in the February Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (JAAOS) outlines the identical symptoms associated with hip and spine pain and discusses the diagnostic steps and tests required to treat them appropriately. Typically, groin pain, and/or difficulty putting on shoes or getting in and out of a car, are associated with a hip condition.
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