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ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure

Prov. If you put in a little effort to prevent a problem, you will not have to put in a lot of effort to solve the problem. Brush your teeth every day; that way you won't have to go to the dentist to have cavities filled. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. If you get in the habit of being careful with your new stereo, chances are you won't break it and have to have it fixed later. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

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Prevention is better than cure.

Prov. It is better to try to keep a bad thing from happening than it is to fix the bad thing once it has happened. (See also An ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure.) If we spend more money on education, so that children learn to be responsible citizens, we won't have to spend so much money on prisons. Prevention is better than cure.

Prevention is better than cure.

(British & Australian) also An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. (American)

something that you say which means it is better to stop something bad happening than it is to deal with it after it has happened More advice is needed on how to stay healthy because, as we all know, prevention is better than cure.

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It is easier to forestall a disaster than to deal with it. For example, The new law makes all children under twelve wear bicycle helmets-an ounce of prevention. This ancient proverb is first recorded in Latin in Henry de Bracton's De Legibus (c. 1240) and has been repeated ever since, often in shortened form.

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Excluding alcohol, tobacco, marijuana, and cocaine, for which drugs is it most important to develop supplementary prevention materials for seventh and eighth graders?

An update on adolescent drug use: what school counselors need to know

Crisis Prevention Institute in Edmonton; For more information please call 1-800-5568976 or visit www.

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Others, like Copello, also would prioritize prevention programs, which saw federal funding cuts in fiscal 2005 and 2006.

Fixing HIV spending: leading AIDS advocates agree that a doubling of federal funding could make a dramatic difference in the fight against the disease, though they diverge when asked how they would allocate the additional money

The two cases under examination were selected due to their perceived success by staff from IHEC in adopting an evidence-based prevention program.

Evaluation of brief alcohol abuse strategies

The field of prevention research should develop a scientifically sound knowledge base concerning the efficacy and effectiveness of existing inhalant abuse prevention strategies and policies, as well as develop and test innovative intervention strategies.

Inhalant abuse: supporting broad-based research approaches

The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has already granted orphan drug designation for Surfaxin for the prevention of RDS in premature infants.

SURFAXIN GETS ORPHAN DRUG DESIGNATION FROM EMEA

Hispanic culture thus plays an important role in understanding Hispanic teenage pregnancy, yet information about effective pregnancy prevention programs that are aligned with the cultural experiences and values of Hispanic youth is lacking.

Practitioners' perspectives on effective practices for Hispanic teenage pregnancy prevention

The Osteoporosis Prevention Program(OPP) addressed several of the components in order to address major reasons for non-compliance concerning recommendations for osteoporosis prevention.

Design and implementation of an Osteoporosis Prevention Program using the Health Belief Model

For example, if the policies and procedures state that the facility must train staff in abuse prevention, the surveyors will request to see documentation and in-service records that reveal proper training was conducted and that the staff knows the following [Training: 483.

Teach staff to walk in surveyors' shoes: all staff need to be aware of regulatory guidelines regarding abuse. (Feature Article)

School officials, collaborating with parents and students, should set goals (with broad results) and specific objectives (with measurable results) for their school violence prevention efforts.

Addressing School Violence

In addition to statements in the Plenary, four interactive round tables will discuss human rights, international funding and cooperation, prevention and care, and the socioeconomic impact of HIV/AIDS.

United Nations: Special AIDS Session Next Week

For health and social service professionals working in communities of color, the prospect of reversing the trend of growing HIV and AIDS rates has been severely hindered by a trio of interrelated factors: lack of research and funding, inappropriate prevention strategies, and internal community barriers.

The silent epidemic: the challenge of HIV prevention within communities of color

Primary prevention seeks to "reduce susceptibility, eliminating or minimizing behaviors and environmental factors that increase the risk of injury.

Preventing spinal cord injuries through safety education programs

Hunink said in a telephone interview from Groningen that her team had been ``amazed'' to learn that medical treatment had a larger impact than prevention on the incidence of coronary artery disease, the most common type of heart disease.

DROP IN CORONARY DEATHS TIED TO TREATMENTS, NOT DIET

Some 270 hospitals and clinics taking part in the breast cancer prevention trial have signed up 11,111 women so far.

Tamoxifen turmoil: new issues emerge as healthy women volunteer to take a potent drug

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