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Nutrition and dietary guidelines: stirring the (policy) pot

The Health Policy Exchange

Just as medical students and residents must be taught to become antismoking advocates, they need to be taught how to advocate for healthier food environments as part of their role as future physician-citizens. Current (2010) U.S. Dietary Guidelines. Last year, former U.S.

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The Rising Tide of Medical Waste: One Model for Improvement

My Green Doctor

2 The medical literature describes the financial and environmental benefits of choosing multidose eyedrops. A 2010 research study found that treating two patients per bottle instead of one would decrease plastic waste by approximately 12.69 The use of medications in U.S. Eye 24 , 361–363 (2010). 3 “Each U.S.

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Green Practice News: May 2025

My Green Doctor

2 The medical literature describes the financial and environmental benefits of choosing multidose eyedrops in operating rooms. A 2010 research study found that treating two patients per bottle instead of one would decrease plastic waste by approximately 12.69 The use of medications in U.S. Eye 24 , 361–363 (2010).