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Educating Your Community About Diabetic Retinopathy: Tips and Tools for Making Vision a Health Priority (National Eye Institute) ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Family Practice News, published by International Medical News Group on January 1, 2003. The length of the article is 474 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: New ophthalmoscope aids diabetic retinopathy referrals. (One-Minute Examination).
Author: Norra MacReady
Publication: Family Practice News (Magazine/Journal)
Date: January 1, 2003
Publisher: International Medical News Group
Volume: 33Issue: 1Page: 10(1)

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This digital document is an article from Family Practice News, published by International Medical News Group on January 1, 2004. The length of the article is 426 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Retinal exams every 2 years is fine for select diabetic patients: good glycemic control a must.(Clinical Rounds)
Publication: Family Practice News (Magazine/Journal)
Date: January 1, 2004
Publisher: International Medical News Group
Volume: 34Issue: 1Page: 34(1)

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This digital document is an article from Nursing Homes, published by Thomson Gale on April 1, 2007. The length of the article is 1841 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Is your staff prepared to handle a diabetic crisis?(LIABILITY landscape)
Author: Linda Williams
Publication: Nursing Homes (Magazine/Journal)
Date: April 1, 2007
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 56Issue: 4Page: 59(3)

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This digital document is an article from Family Practice News, published by Thomson Gale on September 1, 2005. The length of the article is 542 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Retinopathy found prior to diabetes development.(Metabolic Disorders)
Author: Miriam E. Tucker
Publication: Family Practice News (Magazine/Journal)
Date: September 1, 2005
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 35Issue: 17Page: 18(1)

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This digital document is an article from Phytomedicine: International Journal of Phytotherapy & Phytopharmacology, published by Urban & Fischer Verlag on July 1, 2002. The length of the article is 4569 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Therapeutic efficacy of Stephania Tetrandra S. Moore for treatment of neovascularization of retinal capillary (retinopathy) in diabetes--in vitro study.
Author: Xiao-chun Liang
Publication: Phytomedicine: International Journal of Phytotherapy & Phytopharmacology (Refereed)
Date: July 1, 2002
Publisher: Urban & Fischer Verlag
Volume: 9Issue: 5Page: 377(8)

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The term Alternative Medicine encompasses many forms, and elicits at least as many opinions. This authoritative, objective set is in tune with the subjects that matter to students and researchers, presenting four volumes of current, unbiased information on alternative and complementary medical practices. Covering all aspects of the subjectTherapies, Conditions/Diseases, Herbs/Plants and Peoplethe Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine identifies 150 types of alternative medicine being practiced today, including reflexology, acupressure, acupuncture, chelation therapy, kinesiology, yoga, chiropractic, Feldenkrais, polarity therapy, detoxification, naturopathy, Chinese medicine, biofeedback, Ayurveda and osteopathy. For the practitioner or interested patient, there are current training requirements, listings of organizations, as well as descriptions of treatments.

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Consult the second edition of this authoritative, comprehensive, in-depth medical guide for information on more than 1,700 medical topics in language accessible to adult laypersons. Presented in a single alphabetical sequence, articles range in length from one or two paragraphs for minor topics, to several pages or more for major topics. Disease/disorder articles typically cover definition; description; causes and symptoms; diagnosis; treatments; prevention; and more. Test/treatment articles typically cover definition; purposes; precautions; preparation; risks; normal and abnormal results; and much more. This second edition includes more than 200 new entries, 300 updated entries, approximately 650 color images and illustrations, and a comprehensive subject index. New features include biographical and historical sidebars throughout the text.

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The article is excerpted fromGale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine.
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This is a valuable resource for readers who are seeking information on complementary medicine and herbal remedies. The scope of this encyclopedia is comprehensive, but not definitive. Readers should use this as a supplement,.to professional healthcare consultation. This source has been a long-awaited product for the consolidation of general alternative medicine information."
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Information on recommended therapies for specific disorders and diseases, medicinal uses for plants and herbs are balanced by conclusions of studies on efficacy and analysis of current levels of acceptance by traditional scientists and doctors. Biographies of pioneers in the field -- including Deepak Chopra, Edward Bach and David Palmer --appear as sidebars through the text. Included are 39 sidebars. Each volume contains a color photo insert containing images of herbs. There are more than 275 disease/condition entries, 300 herb/remedy entries, and 150 therapies. ... Read more