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Too Few Eating Fruits, Vegetables
Too Few Eating Fruits, Vegetables
posted by tonnyscott 576 days 23 hours 55 minutes 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.
Read more...Nursing home sued after woman's leg amputated
Nursing home sued after woman's leg amputated
posted by marcusy56 576 days 23 hours 34 minutes ago
To her daughter, Jean Dwyer seemed agitated and restless. But since Dwyer suffers from dementia, she couldn't explain to Kathy Caulfield what was wrong.
Read more...Agendas for change
Agendas for change
posted by travel_nursing 573 days 1 hour 37 minutes ago
Ahead of the budget tomorrow, public sector and voluntary organisations tell us what they want to hear from the chancellor.
Read more...Fire at Russian Nursing Home Kills 62
Fire at Russian Nursing Home Kills 62
posted by amanda 573 days 18 minutes ago
A fire that swept through a home for the elderly and disabled in southern Russia killed at least 62 people early today, a toll that officials blamed on safety violations in the building and a night watchman’s negligence.
Read more...A Big Sister Can Never Stop Worrying
A Big Sister Can Never Stop Worrying
posted by tonnyscott 572 days 23 hours 2 minutes ago
If my mom is Batman, I'm her Robin. The sidekick with the ill-fitting bodysuit, I help her navigate through the dark lair that is my younger sisters' lives, side-chopping inappropriate boyfriends and infiltrating the world of college drinking.
Read more...NIH Leads Effort to Help Women in Science and Medicine Fulfill Potential
NIH Leads Effort to Help Women in Science and Medicine Fulfill Potential
posted by danieljohn 565 days 1 minute ago
NIH Director Dr. Elias A. Zerhouni has created the Working Group on Women in Biomedical Careers to examine issues raised in the recent National Academies report, "Beyond Bias and Barriers, Fulfilling the Potential of Women in Academic Science and Engineering," and to respond to the challenges issued to government funding agencies to maximize the potential of women scientists and engineers.
Read more...Software Simplifies Charting, but There's a Learning Curve
Software Simplifies Charting, but There's a Learning Curve
posted by andy12 559 days 20 hours 45 minutes ago
Click-clicking to document reports of pre-, intra-, and postoperative activities -- instead of writing it all down and risking legibility problems -- has nurses singing the praises of electronic documentation systems.
Read more...NIH Announces Phase III Clinical Trial of Creatine for Parkinson's Disease
NIH Announces Phase III Clinical Trial of Creatine for Parkinson's Disease
posted by net1978 551 days 23 hours 31 minutes ago
The NIH National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) today is launching a large-scale clinical trial to learn if the nutritional supplement creatine can slow the progression of Parkinson's disease (PD).
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