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4 Materials That Are Dangerous in Baby Products

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Pittsburgh Healthcare Report

Learn about lead, phthalates, formaldehyde and flame retardants hiding in baby products. This essential safety guide is for parents and gift buyers alike.

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How Medical Professionals Choose the Best Instruments

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Medical professionals rely on precision, durability, and quality when selecting instruments, ensuring optimal performance and patient safety in every procedure.

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5 Common Myths About Hand Sanitizers Debunked

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Pittsburgh Healthcare Report

There are too many erroneous ideas about hand sanitizers out there. Here are a few facts about them, their role in healthcare, and what they can and can’t do.

Manual vs. Electric Wheelchairs: What’s the Difference?
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Manual vs. Electric Wheelchairs: What’s the Difference?

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Pittsburgh Healthcare Report

Having a wheelchair that makes getting around easier is the most important thing. These tips will help you decide which type is right for you.

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How To Care For Older People At Home?

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Pittsburgh Healthcare Report

Due to improved care for the elderly, the lifespan of most older people has increased over the last few decades. ...

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Book Review: “Up: How Positive Outlook Can Transform Our Health and Aging” by Hilary Tindle, M.D., M.P.H.

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By Terri Schlichenmeyer You’re not getting any younger – and it makes you cantankerous. Everything’s changed since you were a kid ...

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The Bookworm Review: Limping Through Life—A Farm Boy’s Polio Memoir

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c.2013, Wisconsin Historical Society Press       $22.95 / higher in Canada         238 pages By Terri Schlichenmeyer This time, you overdid it. ...

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The Bookworm Review: Proof of Heaven”

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c.2012, Simon & Schuster                      $23.99 / $27.99 Canada                      208 pages By Terri Schlichenmeyer Nobody packs a suitcase like ...

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The Bookworm Review: Concussions and Our Kids

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c.2012, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt                    $24.00 / $27.95 Canada                 181 pages The game, as they say, is the thing. ...

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The Bookworm Review: The Midwife of Hope River

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Pittsburgh Healthcare Report

c.2012, William Morrow                     $14.99 / $16.99 Canada                       400 pages By Terri Schlichenmeyer Was the remedy better than the illness? You ...