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Government, nurses in crisis talks
Government, nurses in crisis talks
posted by andrewmartin 394 days 11 hours 19 minutes ago
THE State Government broke a six-day silence yesterday in a bid to head off increased industrial action by nurses.
Read more...Hospital Leaders: Expand Nursing Training, Avert Shortage
Hospital Leaders: Expand Nursing Training, Avert Shortage
posted by tatum10 394 days 11 hours 21 minutes ago
A coalition of hospital leaders and nursing educators says in less than a decade Maryland could be facing a shortage of 10,000 nurses.
Read more...VA hospital comes under scrutiny
VA hospital comes under scrutiny
posted by nurse24 394 days 11 hours 24 minutes ago
ST. LOUIS -- U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin has asked federal prosecutors to investigate a Department of Veterans Affairs hospital in Illinois where he says employees have made "deeply disturbing" claims of flawed patient care, shoddy oversight and possibly criminal behavior.
Read more...Study Debunks Breast Myth: Sagging not linked to nursing
Study Debunks Breast Myth: Sagging not linked to nursing
posted by net1978 394 days 11 hours 28 minutes ago
Now a University of Kentucky plastic surgeon has research suggesting that, despite widely held opinions to the contrary, breast-feeding isn't bad for a mom's figure.
Read more...Anti-Reflux Drugs May Be Overprescribed in Infants
Anti-Reflux Drugs May Be Overprescribed in Infants
posted by kmarshall 394 days 14 hours 47 minutes ago
Doctors may be overprescribing anti-reflux medications to infants, new research suggests.
Read more...Breast milk helps lungs but not if mom has asthma
Breast milk helps lungs but not if mom has asthma
posted by kmarshall 394 days 14 hours 41 minutes ago
Breast-feeding seems to protect children from asthma later in life, but only when the mother does not have the respiratory disorder herself, U.S. researchers said on Thursday.
Read more...HPV common in sexually active male college students
HPV common in sexually active male college students
posted by kmarshall 394 days 14 hours 46 minutes ago
In a study of sexually active young male, heterosexual college students, almost two thirds developed genital human papillomavirus (HPV) infection over 2 years of follow-up, according to Seattle-based researchers.
Read more...U.S. moves toward equal treatment for mentally ill
U.S. moves toward equal treatment for mentally ill
posted by kmarshall 394 days 14 hours 42 minutes ago
Some days, Mrs. J can't travel further than her bed to her chair, her chair to her bed. Her arms and legs work just fine, but she is too depressed to move...
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