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• Chicken pox vaccine cuts shingles risk in kids

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 727
  Washington, Dec 5 (ANI): Chicken pox vaccine may reduce risk of shingles among children, say scientists.Herpes zoster, also known as shingles, is very rare among children who have been vaccinated against chicken pox, according to a Kaiser Permanente study in the December issue of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases ...
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• Breastfeeding protects mums from metabolic syndrome

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 727
  Washington, Dec 4 (ANI): A new study has revealed that breastfeeding can reduce a woman’s risk of developing metabolic syndrome, a condition linked to heart disease and diabetes.According to Kaiser Permanente study, breastfeeding a child lowers risk by 39 to 56 percent (depending on the duration of breastfeeding) ...
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• Chicken pox vaccine reduces shingles risk in kids -- study of 172,000 kids used EHRs

  
  Science Blog - Science news straight from the source — Authority: 648
  December 4 , 2009 (Oakland, Calif.) -- Herpes zoster, also known as shingles, is very rare among children who have been vaccinated against chicken pox, according to a Kaiser Permanente study in the December issue of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Journal .
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• Chicken pox vaccine reduces shingles risk in kids -- study of 17...

  
  Science nature & education - science-nature.marc8.com — Authority: 156
  (Kaiser Permanente) A new Kaiser Permanente study found the chicken pox vaccine also reduces the risk of shingles among children. The study used electronic health records to identify and follow 172,000 vaccinated children for two-plus years and found that herpes zoster, known as shingles in adults, is very rare among ...
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• Chicken pox vaccine reduces shingles risk in kids -- study of 17...

  
  Health Fitness & Beauty - health-fitness.marc8.com — Authority: 160
  (Kaiser Permanente) A new Kaiser Permanente study found the chicken pox vaccine also reduces the risk of shingles among children. The study used electronic health records to identify and follow 172,000 vaccinated children for two-plus years and found that herpes zoster, known as shingles in adults, is very rare among ...
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• Quitting Smoking is Good Business, Good Health, as Free & Clear Wins VC Deal of the Year

  
  Xconomy — Authority: 653
  VC , deals , people Luke Timmerman wrote: There haven’t been many home run venture investments in the Northwest this year, but one of the year’s biggest hits flew below most people’s radar—including mine. It basically made a lot of money by helping people quit smoking. Seattle-based Free & ...
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• Breast-feeding may aid heart health of mothers

  
  Baby Chums — Authority: 446
  The act of breast-feeding may reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease in mothers years later according to new research. The simple act of breast-feeding a child may be beneficial not only to the baby, but also the mother, according to new research out of the Kaiser Permanente Division of Research in Oakland, ...
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• Push for removal of baby bottles with Bisphenol-A in UK

  
  Baby Chums — Authority: 446
  A push is being made by many groups in the UK for the removal of baby bottles and other plastics that contain the controversial chemical Bisphenol-A. A group composed of scientists, charity workers, and National Childbirth Trust (NCT) representatives has made pleas to the government to force the removal of products ...
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• The VA and Kaiser Permanente to Exchange Medical Records in San Diego – Pilot Program

  
  The Medical Quack — Authority: 533
  Patients need to give their permission to participate.  Once again the question comes up about the potential of making the VA system, Vista available to the private industry.  Back in  2008 there was a hospital that broke all records with time in bringing in the Vista records system in Los Angeles, but ...
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• Innovation and Learning at Kaiser Permanente – Interview With Chris McCarthy – Revised

  
  The Medical Quack — Authority: 533
  This week I had the chance to speak with Chris McCarthy, Innovation Learning Network Director and Innovation Specialist at Kaiser Permanentes Innovation Consultancy. I really enjoyed the conversation and learned quite a bit about what is happening today with bringing the ever changing world of innovation into ...
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• Photo Friday: Kaiser Permanente Colorado Springs

  
  Ted Eytan, MD — Authority: 492
  This week’s photograph is of one Kaiser Permanente’s newest medical offices, in Colorado Springs, Colorado . In addition to this photo, I’m posting two panormic views, of the Briargate Senior Center (above) with Memorial Hospital Across the street, and one of the scenic viewpoint from I-25. There are some views ...
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• Southern California Nursing Students Are Awarded $256,500 in Scholarships from Kaiser Permanente

  
  Art Institute — Authority: 164
  Nursing students from 46 Southern California colleges received a financial boost today to help meet expenses and complete their education when Kaiser Permanente awarded 145 scholarships totaling $256,500. Kaiser Permanentes Deloras Jones RN Scholarship program has awarded more than $4 million to 1,942 students ...
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• Opioid Use Among Those with Depression

  
  Psych Central News — Authority: 552
  Experts are concerned with a finding that suggests chronic pain patients with a history of depression are much more likely to receive prescriptions of opioid medications. Opioid medication include drugs such as Vicodin, OxyContin, Percodan, and Percocet. Researchers discovered chronic pain patients with a history ...
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• Kaiser Permanente: “60 Sustainable Seconds”

  
  Triple Pundit — Authority: 667
  As part of a new initiative, every month Kaiser Permanente (KP) will feature an online video of an employee or physician who is doing something worthwhile in regards to healthcare and sustainability. The program is called 60 Sustainable Seconds with Kathy Gerwig, KP’s environmental stewardship officer and vice ...
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• Addressing The Problem Of Cost

  
  Colorado Health Insurance Insider — Authority: 568
  Ezra Klein recently interviewed George Halvorson , Chairman and CEO of Kaiser Permanente (which operates our largest HMO here in Colorado).  Both the questions and answers were insightful and on target in terms of addressing the cost conundrum that is so often glossed-over in the health care reform debate. Mr. ...
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• Hospital misplaced baby’s body for days

  
  JusticeNewsFlash.com | Legal News | Lawyer Press Release — Authority: 481
  Legal news for California medical malpractice attorneys. A baby’s body was found after six days of being missing. California medical malpractice lawyer alerts-The body of a missing premature baby at Kaiser Permanente was found after six days. Sacramento, CA—A premature baby, born at 20 weeks, died just two short ...
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• Gemba Walk: Kaiser Permanente Colorado

  
  Ted Eytan, MD — Authority: 492
  Finally, the opportunity to shadow one of my favorite physicians, Paulanne Balch, MD ! This is her in her practice environment, at Kaiser Permanente Hidden Lake Medical Office, near Denver, Colorado. I’ve known Paulanne for at least 6 years, but have never seen her practice. I think this fills out the knowledge of ...
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• AMIA 09: CHCF president calls for more Kaiserness to connect information

  
  News — Authority: 127
  Lest anyone doubt that healthcare is in dire need of connected information systems, Dr. Mark Smith offers this reminder: "You can walk into the hospital where you were born and the first thing they will ask you is, Are you on any medications? Do you have any conditions." That was but one of several memorable lines ...
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• Strategies for Prevention: Holly Potter’s blog

  
  Ted Eytan, MD — Authority: 492
  Strategies for Prevention: Holly Potter’s blog – Yes, she has one. And you can link to it here. Tags: htpotter , Kaiser Permanente , leadership_blogs
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• Risk Of Male Sexual Dysfunction Increases Following Workplace BPA Exposure

  
  Information on HPV — Authority: 145
  High levels of workplace exposure to Bisphenol-A may increase the risk of reduced sexual function in men, according to a Kaiser Permanente study appearing in the journal Human Reproduction, published by Oxford Journals. [1] The five-year study examined 634 workers in factories in China, comparing workers in BPA ...
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