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• a  capable of being prevented
  conscious of preventable human suffering"- A.L.Guerard

• In the more than 20 years I've practiced orthopedic surgery, I have come to recognize some common problems that plague patients, many of which are generally preventable.
• That his calamity is petty and preventable only makes it more powerful.
• It's a shocking statistic, and, according to a July 2006 report from the National Academies of Science's Institute of Medicine (IOM), preventable medication mistakes also injure .

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News & Articles

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• Dangers of leaving children, pets alone in vehicles
  Every summer, heartbreaking and preventable deaths happen when children are left in hot cars. So far this year 11 children have died after being left in a car nationwide. Reporter Danielle Miller shows us just how fast a car can heat up.
  June 13, 2013 - WDAZ 8 Grand Forks
• Protecting yourself from the sun during the summer
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Skin cancer is one of the most preventable forms of cancer.  But the incidence of skin cancer among young women and elderly men has risen over the last several decades.  Dr. Richard White, a skin cancer specialist at levine cancer institute, says he now considers sun exposure a "toxin" and wishes more young people viewed it that way.  he says there are several reasons young ...
  June 13, 2013 - WCNC Charlotte
• Benjamin to step down as surgeon general
  U.S. Surgeon General Regina Benjamin announced late Wednesday that she will step down next month after four years in the post. Benjamin, a longtime advocate for a health care model centered on wellness and preventable treatment, announced her decision in an e-mail to staff, thanking them for supporting her vision. "My goal was to create a grassroots movement, to change our health care system ...
  June 13, 2013 - KSAT San Antonio