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Anatomy

New Allen Human Brain Atlas [39844] ?

A digital atlas that integrates extensive gene expression data with anatomic information

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Cardiovascular

Updated American Heart Association - Professionals [550] ?

Large number of articles and fact sheets from the AHA for medical professionals

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Clinical Guidelines

Updated American Heart Association Statements & Guidelines [546] ?

AHA publishes medical scientific statements on various cardiovascular disease and stroke topics

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Dermatology

Updated Chemicals that Cause Occupational Allergic Contact Dermatitis [7960] ?

Chemicals Causing Skin or Sense Organ Toxicity

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Disease-Infectious

Updated Africanized Honey Bees [pdf] [36886] ?

Medical aspects of bees

Updated Insects and Disease Prevention [pdf] [36883] ?

Personal protective measures against insects

Updated Navy Preventive Medicine Documents [14262] ?

Preventive medicine instructions, manuals and other documents

Updated Rodent-Borne Diseases [pdf] [36878] ?

Emphasis on hantaviruses

Updated Tick-Borne Diseases - Vector Surveillance and Control [pdf] [36877] ?

Describes the diseases, causative agent and distribution, symptoms

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First Aid

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Occupational Medicine

Updated Medical Evaluations and ADA Concerns [11351] ?

Medical Examinations of Employees with Disabilities

Updated Navy Aeromedical Reference and Waiver Guide [pdf] [26303] ?

Aviation physical standards

Updated Navy Occupational Audiology Hearing Conservation Program Procedures [14260] ?

Information for hearing conservation program administration

Updated Occupational Medicine Field Operations Manuals [26298] ?

Manuals in use by the US Navy

Updated Preventive Medicine Materials [14259] ?

Topics such as drug abuse, bioterrorism, BBP, sports injury, swimming, water sanitation and more

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Pulmonary

New Diacetyl and Substitutes - Flavorings Worker Health Hazards [39822] ?

Diacetyl is a chemical used to add flavor and aroma to food and other products

New Occupational Exposure to Flavoring Substances [39821] ?

Health Effects and Hazard Control

Updated Pulmonary Toxicity [7961] ?

Chemicals Causing Respiratory Toxicity

New Spirometry Fact Sheet for Employees [39820] ?

A handout for employees

New Spirometry Fact Sheet for Employers [39819] ?

Critical elements of spirometry testing that maximize your company resources that should be considered

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Radiation

New Health Care Personnel and Radiation Safety [39791] ?

Training presentations in MS PowerPoint as well as medical radiation fact sheets

New Medical Management of Internally Radiocontaminated Patients [pdf] [39810] ?

Manual to aid medical personnel in managing patients who have been internally contaminated with radionuclides

New Medical Radiation Exposures [pdf] [39802] ?

2008 UNSCEAR report on medical exposure to ionizing radiation

Updated Navy Radiological Systems Performance Evaluation Manual [pdf] [14261] ?

Technical manual covers all equipment that use radiation - dental, CT, MRI, ultrasound, etc.

Updated Navy Radiological Systems Performance Evaluation Manual [pdf] [22461] ?

A technical manual on radiation management in the medical setting

New Organ Dose Handbooks [39796] ?

Patient dose values from CDRH

New Pregnant Patient and Nuclear Medicine Q&A [39793] ?

For medical personnel audience

New Pregnant Patient and Radiology Q&A [39792] ?

For medical personnel audience

New Radiation Dose Assessment [39794] ?

Information on dose assessment models and methods






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