Topic: Nursing
Study shows women with BRCA1 and BRCA2 genetic mutations significantly reduce their risk of breast and ovarian cancer with preventive surgeries SAN ANTONIO, TX (Sept. 3) A long-term study of women ... moreThe Horizon Foundation for New Jersey announced that it has been chosen as one of nine foundations nationwide to receive funding from Partners Investing in Nursing's Future (PIN), a unique national in ... more
http://davidbransford.com/A psychiatrist. When not seeing patients directly, he has a strong interest in teaching and promoting continuing medical education to family practitioners, nursing staff, c ... more
http://davidbransford.com/A psychiatrist. When not seeing patients directly, he has a strong interest in teaching and promoting continuing medical education to family practitioners, nursing staff, c ... more
After a decade of running one of the world #8217;s most prestigious medical journals, Catherine DeAngelis is leaving her job as editor-in-chief of the Journal of the American Medical Association next ... more
New research expands the scope of previous pioneering work by Worcester Polytechnic Institute researchers on the mechanisms of bacterial infection WORCESTER, Mass. Expanding their scope of study on ... more
Shannon Zenk, assistant professor of health systems science at the University of Illinois at Chicago, was one of 12 nurse educators nationwide selected as a Nurse Faculty Scholar by the Robert Wood Jo ... more
New research in the FASEB Journal suggests that the #8216;Sprouty #8217; protein could be a therapeutic target for patients with obesity and/or osteoporosis, as well as diabetes, osteoarthritis and h ... more
Philadelphia, PA, 30 August 2010 - The notion that cutting or burning oneself could provide relief from emotional distress is difficult to understand for most people, but it is an experience reported ... more
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) commented on media reports that telephone advice service NHS Direct is to be scrapped. Dr Peter Carter, RCN Chief Executive General Secretary, said: "NHS Direct ha ... more
I #8217;m honored to be invited back to BlogWorld Expo #8217;s Social Health track on Thursday, October 14, 2010.I #8217;ll be joined on a panel with my esteemed blogging colleagues, Kim McAllister of ... more
Clostridium difficile, a wily, familiar bacterium, causes a growing number of serious infections in U.S. hospitals and nursing homes. With a $7.5 million, five-year award from the National Institutes ... more
American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) is pleased to announce that five new Minority Nurse Faculty Scholars have been selected through a national scholarship program funded by the Johnson ... more
Plant agents show promise in preventing skin cancer SAN ANTONIO, Texas, U.S.A. Scientists at The University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio are on to something that should bring joy to s ... more
The Washington Post: "Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli II has concluded that the state can impose stricter oversight over clinics that perform abortions, a move immediately decried by abortion ... more
The Miami Herald: As the Jackson Health System's "governing board prepares to vote Monday on a proposed budget for 2011, its two money-losing nursing homes stand as a symbol for the challenges the sys ... more
New study shows GM-CSF reduces AD pathology and eliminates memory loss A signaling protein released during rheumatoid arthritis dramatically reduced Alzheimer #8217;s disease pathology and reversed th ... more
A key step in understanding the origins of familial breast cancer has been made by two teams of scientists at the University of California, Davis. The researchers have purified, for the first time, th ... more
Low testosterone levels to blame for low libido, fatigue and weight gain CHICAGO While most frequently associated with women #8217;s health, age-related hormone changes, often dubbed menopause, can ... more
Twenty-one experts from 12 countries convened near Geneva, Switzerland, in late June to explore current patterns, types, and causal and contributing factors of global nurse faculty migration, a phenom ... more
Six months after an earthquake in Haiti drastically altered the future of the small Caribbean country, news of its recovery indicated slow, unsteady progress. But behind the scenes, organizers at the ... more
Maintaining safe staffing levels is crucial to quality patient care and also key in ensuring that patients are treated with dignity. The Royal College of Nursing in Wales has submitted a response to t ... more
More than 40 percent of third-year medical students have symptoms of moderate to severe burnout, according to a study in the August Southern Medical Journal, official journal of the Southern Medical A ... more
For people living with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), the level of disease activity measured using the standard DAS 28 score is the factor most strongly affecting the level of RA-related disability, accor ... more
You've heard of tennis elbow and runner's knee, but how about "percussionist's wrist"? A case of overuse injury of the wrist occurring in a professional percussionist is presented in a report in the A ... more
The Philadelphia Inquirer/Kansas City Star: "Most nurse practitioners still have master's degrees, but nursing schools want the doctor of nursing practice degree to be the entry-level degree for advan ... more
ProStrakan Group plc, Cephalon UK Limited and GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare have each breached the ABPI Code of Practice for the Pharmaceutical Industry. To highlight these breaches, all are t ... more
ProStrakan Group plc, Cephalon UK Limited and GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare have each breached the ABPI Code of Practice for the Pharmaceutical Industry. To highlight these breaches, all are t ... more
"Preventing Abuse and Exploitation in an Aging America" will be the focus of the 24th Annual Joseph C., Sr. Selenia E. Valley Conference on Aging from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 8 at the U ... more
Philadelphia, PA August 18, 2010 For more than a century, clinical investigators have focused on early life as a source of adult psychopathology. Although the hypothesized mechanisms have evolve ... more
New Orleans, LA Research conducted by Dr. Jay Kolls, Professor and Chair of Genetics at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, and colleagues, has found that vitamin D may be an effective therapeu ... more
With the Senate approval to extend emergency Medicaid relief (FMAP) until June 30, 2011, the American Health Care Association (AHCA) and the Alliance for Quality Nursing Home Care praised the vote and ... more
First, imagine keeping your job as Hospital Administrator after this kind of public derision. No, it doesn #8217;t end as you #8217;d expect: Via CBS 7: A week after it was posted at the Winkler Coun ... more
In Baltimore City, dozens of older adults are now aging safely in their homes, thanks to the work of Assistant Professor Sarah L. Szanton, PhD, CRNP, at the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing. ... more
Isolating cells from a patient #8217;s blood or bone marrow that nourish blood vessels may be a safer and less arduous route to treatment of cardiovascular disease than obtaining rare stem cells, acco ... more
Magnet hospitals, while widely recognized for better patient safety and outcomes, don't provide better working conditions for nurses than non-magnet hospitals, according to a new study by the Universi ... more
Doctors and other healthcare professionals should use the arts and humanities to develop their empathic skills and improve mental healthcare practice, according to a new book. Mental Health, Psychiatr ... more
As part of a special section on aging, The Washington Post reports on telemedicine for seniors: "Imagine a 75-year-old receiving wireless medication reminders, straight to his beeping wristband. ... A ... more
The New York Times: The Obama administration is investigating widespread practices that don't pay nurses and other employees at hospitals and nursing homes properly for overtime they work. "Hospitals ... more
The University of Stirling has secured a three year funding deal to develop a global health partnership to address the unique issues and challenges of remote and rural healthcare workers in rural Ghan ... more
The University of Colorado College of Nursing has been awarded a $753,817 grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), to prepare a ... more
The consultation on the draft scheme is an online survey and is open until 16 October 2010. We are seeking input from nurses, midwives and members of the public to ensure the scheme is easy to underst ... more
As summer football practice gets into full swing, it's essential to be aware of the risk of exertional heat stroke (EHS) in high school athletes, according to a Safety Alert in The Journal of Strength ... more
by Charles Bankhead My oldest sister died recently. She spent the last three years of her life in a nursing home, trying to hold on to reality and her dignity as her mind and body bet ... more
Some trouble in their lives yields surprising protective effects BUFFALO, N.Y. #8212; A new study by researchers at the University at Buffalo and the University of California, Irvine, to be published ... more
Pharmaceutical companies in the UK will have to declare the amount of money paid to its healthcare professionals who act as consultants or Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) under proposed new rules.The ... more
Pharmaceutical companies in the UK will have to declare the amount of money paid to its healthcare professionals who act as consultants or Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) under proposed new rules.The ... more
Pilot study by NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia urologic surgeons reports on technology #8217;s potential NEW YORK (August 5, 2010) #8212; One of the challenges of prostate cancer surgery is removing th ... more
Joining a small, but growing list of academic institutions, the University of Minnesota has adopted new rules governing conflicts of interest for its med school employees, The Minneapolis Star-Tribune ... more
In the future, nurses may more accurately detect and alleviate symptoms of delirium in persons with dementia, thanks to a five-year, $2.7-million grant from the National Institute of Nursing Research. ... more
Introduction of the PCV-7 vaccine to prevent invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) has led to a shift in the types of bacteria causing hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) an important cause of acute kidney ... more
Each year, millions of people -- from elderly nursing home residents to hospitalized children to women who have just given birth -- are injured by falls in health care facilities and homes. The Joint ... more
The findings of commissioned research on the regulation of healthcare support workers has been produced In February 2010 the Nursing and Midwifery Council commissioned the National Nursing Research Un ... more
Drugs calculations is a very hard course for many nursing students. A specially made computer game, developed at the University of Stavanger (UiS) in Norway, is set to help them pass a vitally importa ... more
www.kcarlson.com"Unlimited spending! Schedule all the programs you can." That was the management directive announced at the regional business meeting I attended when I first became a pharmaceutical re ... more
www.kcarlson.com"Unlimited spending! Schedule all the programs you can." That was the management directive announced at the regional business meeting I attended when I first became a pharmaceutical re ... more
If you mention the words "drug calculation" to a nursing student, it is likely that you receive a sigh in return. Not only is it a difficult subject, the students also have to master it to perfection. ... more
Celebrating the pediatric nurse at the bedside was the central theme of the 26th Annual Pediatric Nursing Conference, July 16-18, 2010, in Philadelphia, PA. More than 275 pediatric nurses from across ... more
Drug calculations is a very hard course for many nursing students. A specially made computer game, developed in Norway, is set to help them pass a vitally important exam. ... more
From FoIB Jeff M, two interesting links. The first is good news for folks trying to figure out if they've saved enough to pay for any long term care needs that might arise, and if they might need to b ... more
Texas-based Scott White Healthcare has received three grants that provide education support to working nursing students, set up a senior health research center, and establish systems for treating ch ... more
Who: MedPAC': The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) is an independent Congressional agency established by the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (P.L. 105-33) to advise the U.S. Congress on ... more
On Monday July 19, the Wall Street Journal ran a story on page A14 headlined German Hospitals can Ill Afford End to Draft [subscription required]Huh?Well, simple. Most German draftees apply for ... more
One may argue over the efficacy and/or morality of end-of-life care, but it has long been a personal choice. The emphasis, however, appears to be on the "has been" piece; it appears that the MVNHS©:" ... more
Philadelphia, PA, 22 July, 2010 - Blood tests have been extremely important tools aiding doctors in making medical diagnoses and in guiding the treatment of many diseases. However, psychiatry is one a ... more
Nurses in Mid and West Wales are keen to maintain safe and appropriate nurse staffing levels, according to a Royal College of Nursing Membership survey. Nurses and healthcare support workers are pass ... more
The Australian Nursing Federation said health needed to be top priority for voters when they go to the polls on August 21. Prime Minister Julia Gillard announced the impending election today. Federal ... more
Detailed analysis of Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel frescoes reveals a secret that's been hidden for 500 years: an image of the human brainstem in a panel showing God at the beginning of Creation, acco ... more
Orthopedic expert presents findings to the American Orthopaedic Society (CHICAGO) Hip problems can sideline even the best athletes, but a new study led by orthopedic experts from Rush University Med ... more
July 15, 2010 The Texas Medical Board (TMB) has charged a family physician at the center of a nationally publicized whistle-blower case involving 2 nurses with poor medical judgment, nontherapeuti ... more
Joining the nation's top nurse researchers, policymakers, scholars, executives and practitioners, HIMSS Vice President, Informatics Joyce Sensmeier, MS, RN-BC, CPHIMS, FHIMSS has been recognized as a ... more
Healthcare professionals need to develop greater understanding of the specific needs of lesbian patients and adopt a more sensitive approach to the advice they give them, according to research in the ... more
The number of residents at nursing homes who were kept physically restrained dropped by more than half from 1999 to 2007, according to the latest News and Numbers from the Agency for Healthcare Resear ... more
Patients who undergo arthroscopic surgery for a mechanical disorder of the hip have a good chance of being able to return to their sport at a high level of competition, according to a study that will ... more
The Australian Nursing Federation has welcomed the announcement that the Royal College of Nursing, Australia will administer the new national nursing scholarship scheme. The federal government has co ... more
Florida Times-Union: "Northeast Florida's Medicaid recipients are making fewer trips to the doctor for chronic illnesses since state officials outsourced the government-subsidized health insurance pro ... more
Researchers have reported that Rituximab, a drug that is FDA approved to treat B cell lymphoma and rheumatoid arthritis, can also treat severe vasculitis as well as the current standard therapy. Infer ... more
The future health of offspring is more negatively impacted when their mothers consume a high fat diet while nursing compared with high-fat diet consumption during pregnancy, according to animal resear ... more
There's adequate research data to support population screening of women of childbearing age for fragile X syndrome-the most common inherited cause of cognitive impairment, according to a report in the ... more
The Washington Post: "It is a sign of the economic times: Nursing students at Howard University work part-time jobs and still cannot keep up with tuition. ... At the start of the month, the game chang ... more
Under an agreement announced by the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing will be provided equal access to a nu ... more
The future health of offspring is more negatively impacted when their mothers consume a high fat diet while nursing compared with high-fat diet consumption during pregnancy, according to animal resear ... more
A new study on vitamin D levels and Parkinson #8217;s disease risk points to the need for further research on whether vitamin D supplements can protect against the movement disorder, according to an e ... more
Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics plays prominent role Amid growing concerns about clinical trials for drugs that have been approved by the F.D.A. but are later linked to serious health risk ... more
Findings by the John Theurer Cancer Center may lead to more targeted clinical trials and therapies HACKENSACK, N.J. (July 12, 2010) A new study by researchers from the John Theurer Cancer Center at ... more
Researchers at Brown University have found that the length of an average Medicare-certified hospice stay in a nursing home has doubled during the last 10 years. The study, which will appear in the Aug ... more
Though a national shortage of nurses is taking hold, newly minted resident nurses are having a hard time finding jobs as the economy struggles, "delaying the retirement of experienced nurses," USA Tod ... more
Source: National Institute of Nursing Research - Related MedlinePlus Pages: Advance Directives, End of Life Issues ... more
Hospice care, certified and reimbursed by Medicare, offers specialized end-of-life care in the nursing-home setting. A new study finds that the average length of hospice stays is growing and has doubl ... more
We're pleased that the CQC has recognised the considerable progress we've made in meeting the recommendations of their investigation into WLMHT, which was published in July 2009. Since that time there ... more
The Philadelphia Inquirer reports on how high costs and rigorous rules affect Medicare patients and examines the case of Fran Bogom, 86, a widow with mild dementia who broke her arm after falling from ... more
Dendritic spines act as hubs for communication between nerve cells. Reductions in spines may contribute to a lack of coordination in activity between brain regions. This structural abnormality is part ... more
New research from the University of Sheffield has found that social and psychological factors have the biggest influence upon women #8217;s sexual behaviour during the menopause, rather than biologica ... more
Astellas Pharma Ltd is being named and shamed in medical publications following a stream of breaches of the Association of the British Pharmaceutical s stringent Code of Practice.Advertisements in t ... more
Astellas Pharma Ltd is being named and shamed in medical publications following a stream of breaches of the Association of the British Pharmaceutical s stringent Code of Practice.Advertisements in t ... more
A new study has found that nursing home patients participating in a program enabling them to record their wishes for end-of-life treatment are far less likely to receive unwanted hospitalization and m ... more
HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced the awarding of $96 million in grants to increase diversity in the health professions workforce and encourage nurses to choose careers as nurse educators. The ... more
Labels on the popular insulin pen used by people with diabetes warn against visually-impaired people using pens to measure out and administer their insulin dosage. A Case Western Reserve University pi ... more
The Australian Nursing Federation has a new leadership team with Lee Thomas assuming the role of federal secretary and Yvonne Chaperon taking on the federal assistant secretary position from yesterday ... more
The Department of Veterans Affairs has awarded the City of Hope a three-year contract to educate nurses on how to provide better palliative care for Veterans with life-threatening illnesses. This work ... more
Among the most common forms of hair loss, and perhaps the most common autoimmune disease, alopecia areata affects 5.3 million in US NEW YORK A team of investigators led by Columbia University Medic ... more
Washington, DC #8212; Should we spend more money urging women to use mammography screening on a regular basis or should those dollars and effort be used for discovering and developing better early de ... more
Jayne Fulkerson, associate professor at the University of Minnesota School of Nursing, has received a $3.2 million research project grant (R01) from the National Institutes of Health for "Healthy Home ... more
Jayne Fulkerson, associate professor at the University of Minnesota School of Nursing, has received a $3.2 million research project grant (R01) from the National Institutes of Health for "Healthy Home ... more
Many people believe that getting older means losing a mental edge, leading to poor decision-making. But a new study from North Carolina State University shows that when it comes to making intuitive de ... more
GE Healthcare, a leading provider of healthcare information technology, announced the successful implementation of its Centricity® Perioperative solution at the University of Tennessee (UT) Medical C ... more
A report making recommendations to Health Boards on the development of non medical prescribing in Wales has been issued to Health Board Chief Executive Officers. The report provides a summary of the ... more
The last several days there has been several news items impacting physical therapists: -we had over a drop of 21% in Medicare with claims withheld and then another temporary fix thru Nov which resulte ... more
Case Western Reserve University's proposed student-run Saturday Free Clinic, slated to open in 2011 for Cleveland's underserved population, will provide the training grounds for future doctors and nur ... more
Resveratrol inhibits formation of damaging blood vessels in mouse retina Resveratrol found in red wine, grapes, blueberries, peanuts and other plants stops out-of-control blood vessel growth in ... more
by Chris Emery Nurses and other healthcare providers complied with hand hygiene guidelines less than half of the time before participating in medical procedures, results of a new stud ... more
by Alex Smith, MD #8220;No man, not even a doctor, ever gives any other definition of what a nurse should be than this #8212; #8216;devoted and obedient. #8217; This definition wou ... more
A battery of basic, simple tests can be useful in predicting which Parkinson s disease patients are most likely to fall, leading to injury, reduced mobility and a higher probability of nursing home ... more
Speaking in response to today's emergency budget, Dr Peter Carter, Chief Executive General Secretary of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN), said: "Nurses are under no illusion that difficult decisi ... more
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) yesterday (21 June) welcomed the move to reduce the four-hour accident and emergency waiting time target to 95 per cent, contained in the revised NHS Operating Frame ... more
The American Nurses Association (ANA), the largest nursing organization in the U.S., conferred national awards to 19 registered nurses for outstanding contributions to the nursing profession at ANA's ... more
The Washington Post: "In an attempt to address a national shortage of health-care workers, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Wednesday that the federal government will spend $ ... more
Lee Thomas, Australian Nursing Federation assistant secretary welcomes the Senate's passing of the nation's first paid parental leave scheme saying it would benefit the nursing and midwifery workforce ... more
Philadelphia, PA, 17 June, 2010 - There is a great deal of interest in factors that contribute to the vulnerability to developing post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD. One factor that appears to co ... more
Two Latina mothers are heroes in the new comic book, Small Changes Big Results from the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing at Case Western Reserve University. Their quest is to create a healthier ... more
Two Latina mothers are heroes in the new comic book, Small Changes Big Results from the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing at Case Western Reserve University. Their quest is to create a healthier ... more
Women were just as likely to have breast abnormalities picked up by a specially trained nurse practitioner as a consultant breast surgeon, according to research published in the July issue of the Jour ... more
Margaret M. Fields, an advanced practice nurse in The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Department of Gynecologic Oncology, is the recipient of the 2010 Ethel Fleming Arceneaux Outstanding ... more
Two Latina mothers are heroes in the new comic book, "Small Changes Big Results" from the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing at Case Western Reserve University. Their quest is to create a healthie ... more
The Royal College of Nursing responded to news that former health secretary Rt Hon Stephen Dorrell MP has been elected new Chair of the Health Select Committee. Dr Peter Carter, Chief Executive Gene ... more
Nursing home residents who used videoconferencing to keep in touch with family members felt it enriched their lives, according to a study in the June issue of the Journal of Clinical Nursing. Thirty-f ... more
Johnson #038; Johnson is denying claims in a whistleblower lawsuit, which was joined by the US government, and charges the healthcare giant with paying kickbacks - in the form of rebates and educatio ... more
The American Nurses Association (ANA), the nation's largest nursing organization, is pleased to announce a significant victory on the issue of allowing unlicensed personnel to administer insulin in Ca ... more
A common practice of successive 12-hour shifts for U.S. hospital nurses leaves many with serious sleep deprivation, higher risk of health problems, and more odds of making patient errors, according to ... more
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) welcomed the announcement of a new £5 million fund from the department for International Development (DFID) to encourage partnerships between UK nurses and doctor ... more
Contact: Diana Quattrone Diana.Quattrone@fccc.edu 215-815-7828 Fox Chase Cancer Center CHICAGO (June 6, 2010) Newly reported results from a major clinical trial show that adding bevacizumab (Avasti ... more
A nutrient found in egg yolks, liver and cauliflower taken by mothers during pregnancy and nursing may offer lifelong "dramatic" health benefits to people with Down syndrome . A new study carried out ... more
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) responded to the announcement by the Secretary of State for Health, Andrew Lansley, of weekly disclosure of infection levels in hospitals. Dr Peter Carter, Chief Ex ... more
More choline during pregnancy and nursing could provide lasting cognitive and emotional benefits to people with Down syndrome. The work indicated greater maternal levels of the essential nutrient also ... more
Lee Thomas, Acting Federal Secretary of the Australian Nursing Federation (ANF) welcomed the Fair Work Australia decision to lift minimum award rates by $26 per week. "Finally low paid aged care wor ... more
Contact: John Carberry jjc338@cornell.edu 607-255-5353 Cornell University ITHACA, N.Y. A nutrient found in egg yolks, liver and cauliflower taken by mothers during pregnancy and nursing may offer l ... more
Contact: Diana Quattrone Diana.Quattrone@fccc.edu 215-728-7784 Fox Chase Cancer Center SAN FRANCISCO, CA. (June 1, 2010)Kidney cancer is a radiographic diagnosis which means treatment decisions ar ... more
As a leading health and wellbeing organisation in South Australia, the Royal District Nursing Servince of South Australia (RDNS) is making the move to be a completely smoke-free organisation from t ... more
via time.com In late April, when the Justice Department announced its deal with AstraZeneca for the pharmaceutical company to pay a $520 million fine, as a result of the off-label marketing of ... more
via time.com In late April, when the Justice Department announced its deal with AstraZeneca for the pharmaceutical company to pay a $520 million fine, as a result of the off-label marketing of ... more
The Royal College of Nursing in Wales held a special two-day event to celebrate Nurses' Day on 12 May. Nurses' Day is celebrated on the anniversary of Florence Nightingale's birth every year throughou ... more
The RCN welcomes the announcement by the Welsh Assembly Government of the new school nursing service in Wales. Health Minister Edwina Hart visited Mountain Ash Comprehensive in Rhondda Cynon Taf to la ... more
Commenting on new alcohol statistics published by the NHS Information Centre, Dr Peter Carter, Chief Executive General Secretary of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN), said: "The amount of people d ... more
Patients researching health conditions on the internet should use reputable and frequently updated websites and not see online research as a replacement for consulting healthcare professionals, accord ... more
Carers working in residential homes need funding and support to upskill to ensure more older people have a home for life instead of being transferred to hospitals and nursing homes, according to a new ... more
Contact: Alex Lyda alyda@columbia.edu 212-305-0820 Columbia University Medical Center Work at Columbia University College of Dental Medicine holds promise for a biological substitute for dental implan ... more
Contact: Anne DeLotto Baier abaier@health.usf.edu 813-974-3300 University of South Florida Health University of South Florida study suggests high dose needed very early in pregnancy to protect develop ... more
The Australian Nursing Federation wants more incentives to boost nurse numbers in rural and remote communities where there is a severe drought of healthcare professionals. ANF assistant federal secret ... more
Elsevier/MC Strategies, a pioneer in providing e-learning solutions to more than 1,300 healthcare organizations, has partnered with the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) to develop a ... more
Approximately 44% of seniors in Canada who live in residential care homes are diagnosed with or have symptoms of depression, according to a new CIHI (Canadian Institute for Health Information) study p ... more
by Christian Sinclair, MD With Eva and Alicia, both women were very young, 25 and 28, respectively. And for anyone who knows the history of American bioethics will realize young women, severe illne ... more
Contact: Amy Leahing amy.leahing@widmeyer.com 646-213-7245 John Theurer Cancer Center Phase I study of SNS-032 demonstrates safety and some clinical activity in treating B-cell malignancies HACKENSACK ... more
HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has appointed four new members to the National Advisory Council for Nursing Research (NACNR), the principal advisory board for the National Institute of Nursi ... more
Today, the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health, acknowledged the hard work and dedication of three exceptional nurses who were presented with the National Award of Excellence in Nursing for ... more
"On a typical morning, Sandip Patel, MD, a hospitalist employed by a health plan in Southern California, rounds on patients at the hospital, then meets with case managers and a medical director to rev ... more
The George Washington University Board of Trustees voted to approve the formation of the GW School of Nursing. The nursing school will be composed of the Master of Science in Nursing programs, the Doc ... more
EvoLife Laboratories, a world leader in the development of products for skin, oral, nail, hair, hygiene care specifically designed for cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy and radiotherapy, success ... more
Medline Industries, Inc. announced the launch of the BioCon 500 Scanner, which can calculate bladder volume in seconds, giving nursing homes a quick, safe and non-invasive way to conduct their F-Tag 3 ... more
Eisai Inc. today announced the launch of the NSider® Patient Education Tool, an online program that provides patients and caregivers individualized information about living with cancer. NSider was cr ... more
Contact: Sharon Butler Sharon_Butler@rush.edu 312-942-7816 Rush University Medical Center Rush University Medical Center participates in international clinical trial Rush University Medical Center is ... more
Opposition leader Tony Abbott's budget response threatens to undermine much needed reform of Australia's health care system, the Australian Nursing Federation said today. ANF federal secretary Ged Kea ... more
Three nursing researchers have been announced as winners of the Marjorie Simpson New Researchers' award 2010 at the RCN International Nursing Research Conference in Gateshead... ... more
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) announced the appointment of Rhonda Oliver as the new Managing Director/Publisher at RCN Publishing. Rhonda will oversee the publication of Nursing Standard, the UK' ... more
Contact: Karen Mallet km463@georgetown.edu 215-514-9751 Georgetown University Medical Center Scientists say measuring gene expression in healthy women might offer clues about breast cancer risk Washin ... more
A simple, 10-minute "frailty" test administered to older patients before they undergo surgery can predict with great certainty their risk for complications, how long they will stay in the hospital and ... more
Ged Kearney, Federal Secretary of the Australian Nursing Federation (ANF) said today that Budget 2010 had delivered a huge win for aged care nurses, care staff and the residents they care for. "The $ ... more
In honor of National Nurses Week, the American Nurses Association (ANA), the nation's largest nursing organization, headed to Capitol Hill. In conjunction with the Congressional Nursing Caucus, ANA sp ... more
News outlets are covering medical professionals: a rally to combat the nursing shortage, medical school enrollment shortfalls and internationally-trained doctors. The Hill: "A nurses union is in Washi ... more
The US Veterans Administration, which runs a vast network of hospitals and healthcare facilities, is concerned about the influence the pharmaceutical industry has on treating patients. And since sales ... more
The (Minneapolis) Star Tribune: Members of a legislative conference committee in Minnesota "agreed Sunday that expanding Medicaid should be part of the eventual compromise they will take to the House ... more
Contact: Valeria Brancolini v.brancolini@elsevier.com 39-028-818-4260 Elsevier Milan, Italy, 10 May 2010 Flavour is literally the spice of life and for many people life without the pleasures of the ... more
Contact: Karen Mallet km463@georgetown.edu 215-514-9751 Georgetown University Medical Center Washington, DC A study by researchers from the Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center at George ... more
In a study of residents of Assisted Living Facilities (ALFs) in Los Angeles showed that 65% had clinically significant sleeping problems and that poor sleep was associated with declining quality of li ... more
Ged Kearney, Federal Secretary of the Australian Nursing Federation has called on the Federal Government to begin addressing the chronic workforce issues facing the aged care sector in the Federal Bud ... more
The Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) has named Lois Trench-Hines, President and founder of the health care communications company Meniscus Limited, to receive its prestigious Honorary Membership Award. ... more
The Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) has named Lois Trench-Hines, President and founder of the health care communications company Meniscus Limited, to receive its prestigious Honorary Membership Award. ... more
In recognition of National Nurses Week, The DAISY Foundation and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) today announced the creation of a new awards program for outstanding nurse educa ... more
Latest advances in complex medical treatments and delivering safe, patient-centered, cost-effective care will be among the hot topics as thousands of nurses who care for high acuity and critically ill ... more
High pressure jobs like nursing can increase young women's risk of heart disease and younger women appear to be more vulnerable, scientists said Thursday.Source: Reuters Health Related MedlinePlus Pag ... more
The Utah Attorney General filed a lawsuit against Johnson #038; Johnson and AstraZeneca over allegations they failed to disclose side effects, notably diabetes, caused by their antipsychotics - Rispe ... more
The Australian Nursing Federation would like to congratulate midwives on International Midwives Day. Midwives around the world celebrate the 'International Day of the Midwife' on May 5th every year. ... more
Contact: Jennifer Johnson jrjohn9@emory.edu 404-727-5696 Emory University New research on the properties of the clot-busting stroke drug tPA (tissue-type plasminogen activator) suggests that tPA can a ... more
The Australian Nursing Federation is gravely concerned about the serious risk to nurses from needlestick injury, with more than 18,000 pricked by syringes and sharps each year. Ged Kearney, ANF Feder ... more
The Australian Nursing Federation is urging a rethink on the unreasonable government approach to teachers' response to the advent of league tables for schools. Federal Secretary Ged Kearney said the ... more
Teaching parents about the importance of continued breast-feeding may help to lower the risk of death from brain disease (encephalopathy) related to Shigella infection in developing countries, reports ... more
Health Affairs: Saving Billions Of Dollars--And Physicians' Time--By Streamlining Billing Practices - "The U.S. system of billing third parties for health care services is complex, expensive, and inef ... more
The Australian Nursing Federation is urging Foreign Affairs Minister Stephen Smith to lobby for the elimination of nuclear weapons at this month's Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review meeting in Ne ... more
Health Affairs: Saving Billions Of Dollars--And Physicians' Time--By Streamlining Billing Practices - "The U.S. system of billing third parties for health care services is complex, expensive, a ... more
Contact: Kathi Baker kobaker@emory.edu 404-727-9371 Emory University SAN DIEGOTwo-year results from phase III clinical trials show the experimental immunosuppressive drug belatacept can better prese ... more
Primary care doctors were offered an average base salary of $173,000 in 2009 compared to an average base salary of $189,000 offered to certified nurse anesthetists, or CRNAs.It's the fourth year in a ... more
Harold Lehmann, M.D., Ph.D, F.A.C.M.I., F.A.A.P., associate professor at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and director of training and research for the Johns Hopkins Division of Health ... more
Contact: Jennifer Homa jeh9057@nyp.org 212-305-5587 New York- Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center NIH-funded, NEJM study is largest ever to look at nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, a ... more
RCN members attending Congress received a special televised message from Camp Bastion in Afghanistan. Health professionals from the United States and Britain stationed at the Camp greeted nurses in th ... more
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) said the public should be able to view a list of NHS workers' concerns about patient safety. The call comes as the College reveals that whistleblower nurses have bee ... more
UNISON, the UK's leading public sector trade union, called on hospital managers to consult with staff to deliver improvements to services, after a survey revealed that nurses spend nearly four hours a ... more
The Australian Nursing Federation today welcomed the Australian Government's comprehensive anti-smoking initiatives as an improvement in measures to address public health concerns. ANF Federal Secret ... more
Speaking without a script, Mr. Lansley spoke from experience as he addressed the crowd of nurses and said the NHS was all about patients. He also took questions afterwards. Tina Donnelly, Director ... more
Contact: Valeria Brancolini v.brancolini@elsevier.com 39-028-818-4260 Elsevier New study links psychopathy to frontal lobe dysfunction Milan, Italy, 27 April 2010 Psychopaths are known to be charac ... more
Contact: Donna Krupa media@faseb.org 714-765-2012 Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology A new theory that muscle and bone diseases affect each other could have an impact on science ... more
A presentation at the Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association 16th Annual Symposium suggests that nurses play a key role in implementing the initiatives of healthcare reform. Medscape Medical N ... more
The Australian Nursing Federation today welcomed the announcement that the newly constituted Australian Nursing and Midwifery Council will be the independent accrediting body for nursing and midwifery ... more