Florida Strawberry Growers Need More Early Yield to Improve Profitability

Addiction Studies in Iran Neuroscientists Need to Do More

The need to improve.

I n this issue of Diabetes Care, Massing et al. (1) present the results of their review of Medicare claims from 13,660 diabetic patients who received regular outpatient care from a primary care physician (n ϭ 1,749). During a 24-month period, 31% received no lipid profile, 24% received only one lipid profile, and 45% of the diabetic patients received two or more lipid profiles. Further analysis...

Ramadan fasting: Do we need more evidence?

Over a billion of Muslims fast worldwide during Ramadan each year. Through this religious custom, fasting contributes to their health as well as their spiritual growth. However, available evidence regarding the health-benefits of Ramadan fasting is scarce and highly contentious. Although Islam exempts patients from fasting, many fast conceivably, and their clinical condition is prone to deterio...

Dietary grouping strategies to improve profitability on dairy farms

Grouping cows is a common practice farmers use to manage their herd more efficiently. Farmers use this strategy to separate far-off, close-up, sick, fresh, and pregnant cows. Grouping addresses cows’ specific needs. However, grouping lactating cows for nutritional purposes and providing groups with more precise diets has not been adopted as widely as it could be, despite the fact that many stud...

IRM - An Opportunity to Proactively Reduce Costs and Improve Profitability

Floods, snow, $5.00 corn, $.50 calves, and a $55 fed cattle market—What is this, a list of reasons not to be in the cattle business? No, just a description of 1996. In addition to these factors, there has been consumer frenzy regarding outbreaks of E. coli and bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in the United States and Europe, respectively. All of these represent reasons why cattlemen need ...