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Mild brain injuries linked to sleep disorders
Mild brain injuries linked to sleep disorders
posted by amanda 620 days 23 hours 54 minutes ago
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Experiencing a mild traumatic brain injury may increase the risk of developing a sleep disorder, and a good portion of these appear to be based on disturbances in the body's normal circadian rhythm, according to the results of a new study.
Read more...April Nursing News and Research Briefs
April Nursing News and Research Briefs
posted by andrewmartin 636 days 9 hours 2 minutes ago
Newswise — Emergency Department Computer-Based Screening Reveals Undetected Intimate Partner Violence—According to a study published this month in Annals of Emergency Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing (JHUSON) nurse researcher Jacquelyn C. Campbell, PhD, RN and colleagues have determined that a computer-based health survey can lead to significantly higher intimate partner violence (IPV) screening and detection rates.
Read more...Informatics, nursing team building useful Web portal for cancer patients
Informatics, nursing team building useful Web portal for cancer patients
posted by caroldiaz 649 days 6 hours 50 minutes ago
Cancer patients using the Web for answers about their conditions and the latest treatments are forced to maneuver through a massive maze of misinformation that could be harmful to their health. But a joint project between the Schools of Informatics and Nursing at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis -- funded by a $250,000 grant from the Walther Cancer Institute -- seeks to avoid that puzzle through the development of a customized Web portal to deliver more personalized information to patients at the IU Cancer Center.
Read more...Stunt inspired by "Jackass" program lands men in hospital, jail
Stunt inspired by "Jackass" program lands men in hospital, jail
posted by 1972dolores 669 days 5 hours 59 minutes ago
Police describe it like this: Anderson and several friends were partying March 4th, at a home in Eau Claire. They'd been drinking heavily and watched a Jackass video - a show featuring graphic stunts - which, authorities say, inspired Anderson to make a big mistake.
Read more...Hospital Equipment Unaffected By Cell Phone Use
Hospital Equipment Unaffected By Cell Phone Use
posted by 1972dolores 669 days 5 hours 52 minutes ago
ROCHESTER, MN -- March 9, 2007 -- Calls made on cellular phones have no negative impact on hospital medical devices, dispelling the long-held notion that they are unsafe to use in health care facilities, according to Mayo Clinic researchers.
Read more...Nurse tells of 'no staff'
Nurse tells of 'no staff'
posted by busygod 669 days 6 hours 14 minutes ago
A NURSE at Bridlington Hospital has backed up claims made by patients in last week's Free Press that staffing levels are dangerously low.
Read more...Space heater cause of Mt. Sinai Med. Center fire
Space heater cause of Mt. Sinai Med. Center fire
posted by joans 670 days 1 hour 41 minutes ago
6 patients, 4 employees, 2 firefighters treated for various injuries. More than 100 firefighters responded to the scene at 5th Avenue and 101st Street as a second-alarm fire burned through a doctor's office at Mt. Sinai Medical Center.
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