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Back Care for Nurses
Back Care for Nurses
posted by kmarshall 530 days 21 hours 41 minutes ago
Nurses are at high risk for back-related injuries while on the job. Read other informative statistics and learn tips to help treat and prevent injuries.
Read more...Nurses at Risk for Asthma
Nurses at Risk for Asthma
posted by tnelson 526 days 54 minutes ago
Research suggests 1 in 4 new cases linked to on-the-job exposures.
Read more...End-of-Life Hospice Care Underused
End-of-Life Hospice Care Underused
posted by tnelson 525 days 49 minutes ago
Too few Americans entering life's final phase are availing themselves of high-quality hospice care, despite the fact that Medicare covers the expense, experts say.
Read more...Cheating Has Long-term Consequences In The Evolution Of Cooperation, Finds A University Of Texas At Austin Biologist
Cheating Has Long-term Consequences In The Evolution Of Cooperation, Finds A University Of Texas At Austin Biologist
posted by jlittle 546 days 1 hour 37 minutes ago
Freeloaders can live on the fruits of the cooperation of others, but their selfishness can have long-term consequences, reports an evolutionary biologist from The University of Texas at Austin in a new study.
Read more...Power to Influence Patient Care: Who Holds the Keys?
Power to Influence Patient Care: Who Holds the Keys?
posted by nurse24 575 days 3 hours 33 minutes ago
In 2007 nurses continue to comprise the largest group of health care professionals in the United States, but our numbers have failed to result in a corresponding ability to shape and direct health care policy in a way that empowers both nurses and health care consumers.
Read more...Vitamin E Helps Remove Scars
Vitamin E Helps Remove Scars
posted by aliux 663 days 2 hours 29 minutes ago
A group of 159 people who had suffered burns over the course of a year, apply vitamin E to their scars and others to use a different topical cream. Those in the vitamin E group showed no noticeable improvement in the size.
Read more...Baby Talk: Silly Sounds That Carry Real Impact
Baby Talk: Silly Sounds That Carry Real Impact
posted by andy12 663 days 2 hours 22 minutes ago
If you've ever felt silly cooing "baby talk" to your infant, relax. New research suggests you're giving your child just what he or she needs to begin developing language skills and to bond with you, with every "goo-goo, ga-ga" you utter.
Read more...Too Few Eating Fruits, Vegetables
Too Few Eating Fruits, Vegetables
posted by tonnyscott 662 days 3 hours 1 minute ago
Fewer than a third of American adults eat the amount of fruits and vegetables the government recommends, a trend that's remained steady for more than a decade, health officials said Thursday.
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