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Addressing caries through the lens of social justice, health equity, human rights

It’s a conviction that was published in the November issue of The Journal of the American Dental Association and the basis for the October 2019 forum that Dr. Francisco Ramos-Gomez fostered, where dentists, physicians, nurses and public health and public policy experts proposed, discussed and recommended solutions for preventing early childhood caries through the lens of social justice, health equity and human rights.




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ADA adds frequently asked questions from dentists to coronavirus resources

With the coronavirus disease now deemed a pandemic by the World Health Organization, the American Dental Association updated its webpage on the disease March 11 to include a link to frequently asked questions from member dentists covering topics such as personal protective equipment and patient communications.




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Free ADA webinar offering answers to pressing COVID-19 questions

The ADA is partnering with the Organization for Safety, Asepsis and Prevention in providing a free on-demand webinar on Friday, March 20, with content for the program based on questions the ADA has received from members looking for guidance while navigating the novel coronavirus pandemic.




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HRSA updates FAQs for health centers during COVID-19

The Health Resources and Services Administration says it is working to keep health centers and health center program partners updated on the latest information regarding COVID-19.




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IRS publishes Employee Retention Credit FAQ

The Internal Revenue Service has published an FAQ on the Employee Retention Credit in regards to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act.




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Office of Federal Student Aid has an FAQ for student loan questions

The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Federal Student Aid has published an extensive FAQ addressing student loans, including answered questions that cover several new provisions from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act.




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ADA leadership answers members’ questions about minimizing risk of COVID-19 transmission

A panel of ADA experts answered members’ questions in a video released April 8 regarding the Association’s interim guidance for minimizing the risk of COVID-19 transmission while performing emergency and urgent dental care.




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New ADA course to answer army of questions about coding accurately

As the source of dental procedure codes, the ADA has created a new online training course to ensure that dentists and their team members confidently understand CDT codes and how to use them correctly.




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Wisconsin dentists donate personal protective equipment amid COVID-19 pandemic

Wisconsin dentists have answered the call for personal protective equipment by organizing drives and donating their surplus supplies to hospitals and urgent care facilities treating patients with COVID-19.




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Department of Labor releases Pandemic Unemployment Assistance FAQ

The Department of Labor released an FAQ April 27 that addresses common questions about work search and job refusal when an individual receives Pandemic Unemployment Assistance.




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CMS updates COVID-19 FAQ

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced May 5 the agency has created a new Frequently Asked Questions page to aid state Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program agencies in their response to the COVID-19 pandemic.




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Sleep Duration Patterns in Early to Middle Adulthood and Subsequent Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in Women

OBJECTIVE

To identify sleep duration trajectories from early to middle adulthood and their associations with incident type 2 diabetes.

RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS

Using a group-based modeling approach, we identified sleep duration trajectories based on sleep duration in ages 20–25, 26–35, 36–45, and 46+ years, which were retrospectively assessed in 2009 among 60,068 women from the Nurses’ Health Study II (median age 54.9 years) who were free of diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and cancer. We investigated the prospective associations between sleep duration trajectories and diabetes risk (2009–2017) using multivariable Cox proportional hazards models.

RESULTS

We documented 1,797 incident diabetes cases over a median follow-up of 7.8 years (442,437 person-years). Six sleep duration trajectories were identified: persistent 5-, 6-, 7-, or 8-h sleep duration and increased or decreased sleep duration. After multivariable adjustment for diabetes risk factors, compared with the persistent 7-h sleep duration group, the hazard ratio was 1.43 (95% CI 1.10, 1.84) for the 5-h group, 1.17 (1.04, 1.33) for the 6-h group, 0.96 (0.84, 1.10) for the 8-h group, 1.33 (1.09, 1.61) for the increased sleep duration group, and 1.32 (1.10, 1.59) for the decreased sleep duration group. Additional adjustment for time-updated comorbidities and BMI attenuated these associations, although a significantly higher risk remained in the decreased sleep duration group (1.24 [1.03, 1.50]).

CONCLUSIONS

Persistent short sleep duration or changes in sleep duration from early to middle adulthood were associated with higher risk of type 2 diabetes in later life. These associations were weaker after obesity and metabolic comorbidities were accounted for.




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Efficacy and Safety of 1:1 Fixed-Ratio Combination of Insulin Glargine and Lixisenatide Versus Lixisenatide in Japanese Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Inadequately Controlled on Oral Antidiabetic Drugs: The LixiLan JP-O1 Randomized Clinical Trial

OBJECTIVE

To assess the efficacy and safety of a 1:1 fixed-ratio combination of insulin glargine and lixisenatide (iGlarLixi) versus lixisenatide (Lixi) in insulin-naive Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) inadequately controlled on oral antidiabetic drugs (OADs).

RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS

In this phase 3, open-label, multicenter trial, 321 patients with HbA1c≥7.5 to ≤10.0% (58–86 mmol/mol) and fasting plasma glucose (FPG) ≤13.8 mmol/L (250 mg/dL) were randomized 1:1 to iGlarLixi or Lixi for 52 weeks. The primary end point was change in HbA1c at week 26.

RESULTS

Change in HbA1c from baseline to week 26 was significantly greater with iGlarLixi (–1.58% [–17.3 mmol/mol]) than with Lixi (–0.51% [–5.6 mmol/mol]), confirming the superiority of iGlarLixi (least squares [LS] mean difference –1.07% [–11.7 mmol/mol], P < 0.0001). At week 26, significantly greater proportions of patients treated with iGlarLixi reached HbA1c <7% (53 mmol/mol) (65.2% vs. 19.4%; P < 0.0001), and FPG reductions were greater with iGlarLixi than Lixi (LS mean difference –2.29 mmol/L [–41.23 mg/dL], P < 0.0001). Incidence of documented symptomatic hypoglycemia (≤3.9 mmol/L [70 mg/dL]) was higher with iGlarLixi (13.0% vs. 2.5%) through week 26, with no severe hypoglycemic events in either group. Incidence of gastrointestinal events through week 52 was lower with iGlarLixi (36.0% vs. 50.0%), and rates of treatment-emergent adverse events were similar.

CONCLUSIONS

This phase 3 study demonstrated superior glycemic control and fewer gastrointestinal adverse events with iGlarLixi than with Lixi, which may support it as a new treatment option for Japanese patients with T2DM that is inadequately controlled with OADs.




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Top 5 Questions about ADHD- From Everyday Health

Everyday Health is gathering the responses of several professionals of the top 5 questions they get regarding ADHD. They asked me to participate. The following are the questions and my answers. Check in with Everyday Health next week to see the compilation of responses.

1. Why are there so many theories about the causes of ADHD? What are the most common?

Any disorder that does not have a known cause is open to a number of theories. People naturally want to know why or want to feel as if it can be prevented in the future. Heredity is believed to be the most commonly accepted cause.

2. How can you explain the value of treatment to resistant parents? For example, “I survived my childhood with ADHD --and I was never diagnosed or treated. Why does my child need ADHD treatment?”

Often children with ADHD have gaps in their education. As they are in and out of focus each day, they miss key points in instruction. As new skills build upon old skills, it can be more and more difficult to learn new tasks where there are gaps in the foundation. This difficulty can make focusing even more difficult, further compounding the problem. Treatment can help reduce or prevent this cycle.

3. What role does a child’s school have in helping him or her with ADHD?

The school can help by providing support and accommodations specific to the particular needs of your child IF it can be determined that the symptoms of ADHD are significantly impacting his or her education. Of course, each school has different criteria for determining if there is a significant impact.

4. Are the medications recommended for ADHD safe for children? What are the potential dangers?

There is not a lot of solid research yet on this topic. While the medications are believed to be safe, they have not been around long enough to fully study long term effects. There are also side effects that may make the medications not worth the benefits in some children. All of that being said, I've seen kids who are finally able to focus after starting medication. Taking the medication improves learning, grades, and self esteem, which has numerous positive long term benefits. Medication is not something to take lightly. Parents must think very carefully weigh the unknown risks of taking the medications verses the possible risks of refusing the medications. There is not one answer that fits all children.

5. What are the most common side effects of ADHD meds?

Weight loss, behavioral changes, and headaches are possible side effects.




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&quot;Merit-Based&quot; Immigration: Designing Successful Selection Systems

With the U.S. administration calling for the United States to adopt a more “merit-based” immigrant selection system, this conversation focused on what policymakers should consider in designing—and managing—immigrant selection systems in a time of intense labor-market and demographic change.




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Frequently Requested Statistics on Immigrants and Immigration in the United States

Immigrant arrivals to the United States and the makeup of the foreign-born population have been changing in significant ways: Recent immigrants are more likely to be from Asia than from Mexico and the overall immigrant population is growing at a slower rate than before the 2008-09 recession. This useful article collects in one place some of the most sought-after statistics on immigrants in the United States.




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UPI News Quiz: Asian baseball, Grimes' baby, scary insects

Asian baseball, Grimes' baby, scary invasive insects -- how well did you follow the news this week? Take the UPI News Quiz for May 8, 2020.




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House probe: Trump admin failed to adequately screen travelers from South Korea, Italy for COVID-19

The Trump administration failed to conduct effective screening of passengers from South Korea and Italy for the coronavirus when those countries were experiencing rapid expansion in COVID-19 cases.




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Gujarat university, second MBBS examination, forensic medicine question papers, January 2015

Gujarat university, second MBBS examination, forensic medicine question papers, January 2015




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Gujarat university, second MBBS examination, microbiology question papers, January 2015

Gujarat university, second MBBS examination, microbiology question papers, January 2015




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Gujarat university, second MBBS examination, pathology question papers, January 2015

Gujarat university, second MBBS examination, pathology question papers, January 2015




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Gujarat university, second MBBS examination, pharmacology question papers (2010-2014)

Gujarat university, second MBBS examination, pharmacology question papers (2010-2014)




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Gujarat university, second MBBS examination, pharmacology question papers, January 2015

Gujarat university, second MBBS examination, pharmacology question papers, January 2015




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MD pharmacology examination, question papers, Gujarat university, April 2012

MD pharmacology examination, question papers, Gujarat university, April 2012




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MD pharmacology examination, question papers, Gujarat university, October 2012

MD pharmacology examination, question papers, Gujarat university, October 2012




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MD pharmacology examination, question papers, Gujarat university, April 2013

MD pharmacology examination, question papers, Gujarat university, April 2013




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Halley's Comet will spark Eta Aquarids meteor shower late Monday

Halley's Comet only orbits the sun once every 75 years, but each year in early May, the Earth passes through some of the debris that it left behind.




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Curbing the Influence of &quot;Bad Actors&quot; in International Migration (Transatlantic Council Statement)

This Transatlantic Council on Migration Statement assesses the continuum of policies needed to disrupt illegal migration-related activities and addresses the conditions that make them possible. It examines the role of migration "bad actors"—human traffickers and unscrupulous employers, among them—who operate and profit in this environment, and considers how governments can deploy resources to discourage their actions.




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Help with a Quick Survey

Hi, this is Dan Ariely, I am trying to understand how people think about the coronavirus. From time to time, I will add surveys here. If you have five minutes, please answer the survey below as truthfully as you can. We don’t...




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CBS orders first seasons of 'Clarice,' 'Equalizer,' 'B Positive' for 2020-21

CBS said it has ordered first seasons of three new shows -- "Clarice," "The Equalizer" and "B Positive" for the 2020-21 television season.




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&quot;Merit-Based&quot; Immigration: Designing Successful Selection Systems

MPI and OECD experts discuss what policymakers should consider in designing and managing immigrant selection systems in a time of intense labor-market and demographic change.





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Podcast: Police Response to Quarantined Mental Health Crisis

What happens when the police are called to handle a mental health emergency? And is the current coronavirus pandemic affecting their response? In today’s podcast, Gabe interviews Sergeant Matt Harris,...




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[ Other - Vietnam ] Open Question : What is HIV and how is it related to covid19? Any cure soon for both?




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[ Dogs ] Open Question : I've come to a conclusion,Dogs section on YA is not worth my time or energy, it is bad enough it is full of what I assume are teenagers?

playing games but now I am being repeatedly harassed and accused of being a troll named Sophie. Well you all can just keep this grimy pool. I am not wasting my time or energy. Enjoy yourselves.




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[ Cell Phones & Plans ] Open Question : What is the closest android equivalent to the 1st generation iPhone SE?

I am torn, I know it is time to upgrade my phone, but I don't know whether to upgrade to just accept the larger phone size and go with the 2nd gen SE or go with an android. I'd be interested to know what the closest equivalent android device there is to the 1st gen SE. I am open to a bigger screen size, but not a bigger phone. So, if there was an andriod that was all screen on the front, but was similar size to the original SE, I would be open to that.




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[ Religion & Spirituality ] Open Question : Christians, why do some people keep lying by saying trans been using other Gender's room for long time but that lie?

i even got this from pro trans page that say they have laws banning men from women's room & trans aka GD was put into mad house, & even then there been alot of time where rapists &perverted freaks been using other Gender's bath room too doesn't make it right, they go to prison if they find out




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[ Singles & Dating ] Open Question : Muslim man looking for relief?

I know it's Ramadan, but I've been feeling urges for a few years now and it's just getting more and more now. I always imagine about sex and loving my to-be wife. Right now, I'm studying medicine, so my parents told me it's too early to get married (24 years old). I just don't know really what to do. I prone masturbate to get some relief. What should I do?




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[ Yahoo Answers ] Open Question : Nowadays many of legit questions are getting removed without notice. There's no appeal options also. How can I report about these mistakes?

*my legit questions




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[ Polls & Surveys ] Open Question : Poll: Is it okay if I make love to my gin and tonic instead ?

It's lockdown after all. 




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[ Add-ons ] Open Question : Finding a way to backup with external harddrive?

I'm trying to make a backup to an external harddrive, but when I go to update & security and then to back up, I don't find the option to 'add a drive'. It's completely empty, even though my computer is detecting the external harddrive.  Where do I find the option to backup files? I'm using windows 10 




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[ Investing ] Open Question : What does an investor do when his stock notifies him...the company confirms a record date for a forward two for one stock split?




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[ Earth Sciences & Geology ] Open Question : Are earthquakes necessary to release the earth's energy?




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[ Other - Holidays ] Open Question : What should I give my mom for Mother’s Day ?

No pets no electronics so maybe something that is nice and simple but homemade




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[ Law & Ethics ] Open Question : Law and Ethics: Do you think gore should be illegal?

I certainly do, it doesn't make sense how someone crazy recording someone getting killed isn't illegal but CP is! That shouldn't be because, they should be either running away or trying to stop that super duper crazy person. Why can't both of them be illegal?




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[ Credit ] Open Question : I'm 23 with a 536 credit score because I was stupid from ages 18-20. Is there any way to make it higher? ?

I have 2500 worth of debt and most of it has been turned over into collections 




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[ Politics ] Open Question : Why are Democrats so fond of china?




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[ Politics ] Open Question : Why do people in Chicago kill themselves for nothing?




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[ Royalty ] Open Question : Why do males often name their male kids the same name, and a number, but females do not do the same for their daughters?

(I am in the USA). There was 8 Henry s https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_VIII_of_England




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[ Religion & Spirituality ] Open Question : Does God love it when you call him Big Poppa?