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Improving Resident Safety in Long-Term Care Facilities
Improving Resident Safety in Long-Term Care Facilities
posted by tnelson 308 days 8 hours 27 minutes ago
Injuries are more common than we would like to think. When a resident is injured, everyone feels bad and wants to know what they can do to prevent it from happening the next time. But why does it occur, and what can we do to reduce the risk?
Read more...Drugs Are Not the Answer for ADHD
Drugs Are Not the Answer for ADHD
posted by kmarshall 308 days 9 hours 21 minutes ago
Research has shown that treating children who have Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) with drugs is not effective in the long-term. After three years of treatment, drugs such as Ritalin and Concerta work no better than therapy.
Read more...Doctor Who? UK
Doctor Who? UK
posted by amanda 322 days 8 hours 7 minutes ago
Elementary my dear Britons. Dr Watson - the sidekick of fictional detective Sherlock Holmes - is sadly more well-known to the average Brit than many real-life medics that have actually made a genuine difference to people's lives.
Read more...Farm workers march in Rustenburg
Farm workers march in Rustenburg
posted by aliux 322 days 8 hours 10 minutes ago
About 500 members of the SA Communist Party (SACP), and farm workers marched through the streets of Rustenburg on Saturday, protesting against the state of clinics and hospitals, as well as living conditions on farms.
Read more...Robot Helps Doctors
Robot Helps Doctors
posted by travel_nursing 329 days 9 hours 22 minutes ago
Doctors in Louisville are using a robot to help them remotely treat patients in western and central Kentucky.
Read more...Elderly Black Women More Likely To Maintain Hypertension Treatment
Elderly Black Women More Likely To Maintain Hypertension Treatment
posted by danieljohn 329 days 9 hours 23 minutes ago
Elderly black women who use spirituality might be more successful adhering to a hypertension regimen, according to a study presented on Wednesday at an annual meeting of the American Heart Association in Orlando, Fla., HealthDay/U.S. News & World Report reports.
Read more...Bahrain on alert over H5N1
Bahrain on alert over H5N1
posted by marcusy56 329 days 9 hours 25 minutes ago
Bahrain has "re-activated" its health services over possible bird flu cases with the onset of winter, it was announced yesterday.
Read more...Anti-Reflux Drugs May Be Overprescribed in Infants
Anti-Reflux Drugs May Be Overprescribed in Infants
posted by kmarshall 335 days 9 hours 7 minutes ago
Doctors may be overprescribing anti-reflux medications to infants, new research suggests.
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