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Video gamers widely exposed to tobacco imagery

Video games are not adequately rated for tobacco content, according to a new UC San Francisco study that found video gamers are being widely exposed to tobacco imagery.

15 Sep 2015

Vomaris signs exclusive global commercial partnership with Metrex for Procellera Antimicrobial Wound Dressings

Vomaris Innovations, Inc. announced today that it has entered into an exclusive global commercial partnership for its microcurrent generating wound care products, Procellera Antimicrobial Wound Dressings, for the Long Term Care market with Metrex, a professional consumables brand within Kavo Kerr Group, which is a member of the Danaher Corporation.

15 Sep 2015

African-American men at increased risk of dying of prostate cancer than Caucasian men

African-American men are more than twice as likely to die of prostate cancer compared to Caucasian men. World renowned robotic prostate surgeon, Dr. David Samadi, encourages them to have a complete family history of prostate cancer as part of their prevention plan.

15 Sep 2015

Tackling MRSA with bacteriophage

MRSA is bad news. If you've never heard of it, here's what you need to know: It's pronounced MER-suh, it's a nasty bacterial infection and it can cause serious disease and death.

15 Sep 2015

Air pollution from forest fires aggravates children’s respiratory health

Research coordinated by lecturer of the Faculty of Nursing at the University of Valencia Ferran Ballester has shown that air pollution from forest fires aggravates the respiratory health of children.

15 Sep 2015

Sinai Health System, UChicago Medicine partner to build and operate new Level 1 adult trauma center

In a move to create a more comprehensive system of needed trauma and emergency care for Chicago's South and Southwest side communities, Sinai Health System and the University of Chicago Medicine are partnering to build and operate a Level 1 adult trauma center and to expand emergency services.

14 Sep 2015

NYUCN researchers study sexual transmission of HCV among HIV-positive MSM

While sexual contact is not the most efficient means of hepatitis C (HCV) transmission, there have been several reports of outbreaks of sexually transmitted HCV in HIV-positive men who have sex with men (MSM). HCV infections are more likely to become persistent and to lead to progressive liver disease in people who are HIV-infected, even if they are receiving HIV treatment. Factors underlying these infections in HIV-positive MSM are only partially understood.

14 Sep 2015

Hospital nurses who work longer than 12 hour shifts experience emotional exhaustion, job dissatisfaction

Research carried out by NIHR Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care (CLAHRC) Wessex has found that hospital nurses who work longer than 12 hour shifts have a higher risk of wanting to leave their job, are more dissatisfied and more likely to burnout in terms of emotional exhaustion.

14 Sep 2015

NIH-funded study may help predict treatment response in older adults with depression

Treating depressed individuals and figuring out who will and won't respond to antidepressants is mostly trial and error — much to the frustration of patients and the health care providers who treat them.

11 Sep 2015

Study reveals why long-term use of L-DOPA leads to dyskinesia

Researchers have discovered why long-term use of L-DOPA (levodopa), the most effective treatment for Parkinson's disease, commonly leads to a movement problem called dyskinesia, a side effect that can be as debilitating as Parkinson's disease itself.

11 Sep 2015

Nurse-trainer uses new approach to teach correct combination of HIV drugs to Angola's nurses

Nurse-trainer Helena Cumbelembe Inacio was struggling to teach nurses at the health center here the correct combination of medicines to prevent pregnant women with HIV from passing the infection to their children.

11 Sep 2015

Johns Hopkins researchers develop new resource tool to monitor trends in geriatric health services

Using data from their detailed analysis of senior medical services offered by nearly 5,000 U.S. hospitals before the 2009 passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), researchers led by a Johns Hopkins geriatrician say they have developed a Senior Care Services Scale (SCSS) that suggests a serious “mismatch” between what’s offered and what older adult populations need.

11 Sep 2015

BWH partners with MCHS to develop unique fetal program

Experts from BWH will partner with MCHS to provide recommendations related to the development of the program, including establishing a high-risk-fetal labor and delivery unit at Nicklaus Children's Hospital, slated to open in 2017, as well as guidance on clinical protocols and opportunities for training and education.

10 Sep 2015

Yeshiva University, Montefiore finalize new agreement for Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Montefiore Health System (Montefiore) and Yeshiva University (Yeshiva) announced today that they have finalized a new agreement for Albert Einstein College of Medicine (Einstein), where Montefiore assumes operational authority and responsibility for Einstein, while Yeshiva remains responsible for academic oversight, including the granting of degrees.

10 Sep 2015

Latest edition of ‘The Menopause Guidebook’ helps women looking for answers to common questions

There is much debate surrounding how a woman entering the stages of menopause, or in the throes of this life stage, can or should manage symptoms, and now there are more options than ever before, adding extra confusion to the mix.

10 Sep 2015

Simple test can lead to early detection of sleep apnea in hospitalized heart failure patients

Researchers at Thomas Jefferson University showed that a simple questionnaire, evaluation and pulse-oximetry monitoring can lead to early detection of sleep apnea in patients hospitalized for congestive heart failure (CHF).

9 Sep 2015

UCSF researchers lead $10 million research project on pediatric cancer

Researchers at UC San Francisco are leading a five-year, $10 million research project dedicated to pediatric cancer, funded by the first grant of its kind to focus on a molecular pathway that underlies many cancers rather than on a cancer in a particular organ or tissue in the body.

9 Sep 2015

Privately insured pregnant women who have access to 24-hour OBs and midwives less likely to have C-sections

Privately insured pregnant women are less likely to have C-sections when their regular care includes midwives and 24-hour obstetrician coverage, according to a study by researchers at UC San Francisco and Marin General Hospital.

9 Sep 2015

CHAM, AECC receive $1.3 million NCI grant to advance more effective bone cancer treatments for children

The Children's Hospital at Montefiore and the NCI-designated Albert Einstein Cancer Center today announced receipt of $1.3 million grant from the National Cancer Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health.

9 Sep 2015

New book provides roadmap to improve health of U.S. citizens

The U.S. is one of the wealthiest nations in the world but its citizens are far from the healthiest. In fact, the U.S. lags behind several other developed nations in life expectancy and other population health measures. These disparities persist despite the fact that the U.S. spends more money per capita than any other nation on healthcare delivery.

9 Sep 2015

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Latest Nursing News and Research

Video gamers widely exposed to tobacco imagery

Vomaris signs exclusive global commercial partnership with Metrex for Procellera Antimicrobial Wound Dressings

African-American men at increased risk of dying of prostate cancer than Caucasian men

Tackling MRSA with bacteriophage

Air pollution from forest fires aggravates children’s respiratory health

Sinai Health System, UChicago Medicine partner to build and operate new Level 1 adult trauma center

NYUCN researchers study sexual transmission of HCV among HIV-positive MSM

Hospital nurses who work longer than 12 hour shifts experience emotional exhaustion, job dissatisfaction

NIH-funded study may help predict treatment response in older adults with depression

Study reveals why long-term use of L-DOPA leads to dyskinesia

Nurse-trainer uses new approach to teach correct combination of HIV drugs to Angola's nurses

Johns Hopkins researchers develop new resource tool to monitor trends in geriatric health services

BWH partners with MCHS to develop unique fetal program

Yeshiva University, Montefiore finalize new agreement for Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Latest edition of ‘The Menopause Guidebook’ helps women looking for answers to common questions

Simple test can lead to early detection of sleep apnea in hospitalized heart failure patients

UCSF researchers lead $10 million research project on pediatric cancer

Privately insured pregnant women who have access to 24-hour OBs and midwives less likely to have C-sections

CHAM, AECC receive $1.3 million NCI grant to advance more effective bone cancer treatments for children

New book provides roadmap to improve health of U.S. citizens

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