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Fox Chase Cancer Center receives Magnet designation for excellence in nursing services

Fox Chase Cancer Center, the first acute care hospital in Pennsylvania and specialty hospital in the country to receive Magnet designation for excellence in nursing services by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Magnet Recognition Program-, has been designated with this prestigious recognition for the fourth time in a row-now making it the first hospital in Pennsylvania to have achieved three successful re-designations.

27 Nov 2013

Restoring helpful bacteria of the gut and intestines may treat patients with RCDI, find scientists

Scientists at the Institute for Genome Sciences at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and physicians at Sinai Hospital, Baltimore, MD, have found that restoring the normal, helpful bacteria of the gut and intestines may treat patients suffering from recurrent Clostridium difficile infections. Transplanting fecal matter of healthy donors into patients with recurrent C. difficile infection appears to restore normal bacterial composition and resolve infection.

27 Nov 2013

State highlights: What will Va.'s new governor do with state's mental health system?; Kancare gets nursing home critics; patient access to records in Wis.

In the wake of the Creigh Deeds family tragedy, it seems instructive to look ahead to how Gov.-elect Terry McAuliffe plans to deal with Virginia's mental health system.

26 Nov 2013

USF is among top 10 organizations worldwide with Fellows named this year

Six faculty members at the University of South Florida in Tampa have been named Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Election as an AAAS Fellow is an honor bestowed upon AAAS members by their peers.

26 Nov 2013

Occupational therapy can benefit children with autism

In one of the first randomized control trials studying an intervention for sensory problems in children with autism, researchers found that occupational therapy using the principles of sensory integration (OT-SI) provided better outcomes on parent-identified goals than standard care, according to results published November 10th in the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders.

26 Nov 2013

Expanding access to health insurance may not inflate ICU usage in Massachusetts, shows study

A multi-institution study led by researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania has found that increasing the number of insured patients is not associated with higher intensive care unit (ICU) usage in Massachusetts.

26 Nov 2013

Clinicians perform unnecessary Pap tests in certain groups of women, says researcher

For the past ten years, clinicians throughout the United States have been performing unnecessary Pap tests for cervical cancer screening in certain groups of women, according to a researcher from Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) at the University of Utah.

26 Nov 2013

BSN graduates more likely to get jobs than other professionals, shows AACN data

New data from the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) show that graduates of entry-level baccalaureate (BSN) and master's nursing programs are much more likely to have job offers at the time of graduation or soon after than are graduates from other fields.

26 Nov 2013

Medicare reverses course and opts not to revamp dialysis payments

Federal officials announce that they will reduce what the program's payment by less than 1 percent over the next two years.

26 Nov 2013

Childhood exercise help mitigate obesity due to prenatal exposure to high-fat diets

Rats whose mothers were fed a high-fat diet during pregnancy and nursing were able to stave off some of the detrimental health effects of obesity by exercising during their adolescence, new Johns Hopkins research shows.

26 Nov 2013

First Edition: November 25, 2013

Today's headlines include reports about how political concerns and strategies are taking shape as a result of healthcare.gov's difficulties.

25 Nov 2013

CHMP adopts positive opinion for ABRAXANE with gemcitabine for treatment of metastatic pancreas

Celgene International Sàrl, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Celgene Corporation, today announced that the European Medicines Agency's: Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use has adopted a positive opinion for ABRAXANE (paclitaxel formulated as albumin bound nanoparticles, or nab-paclitaxel) in combination with gemcitabine for first-line treatment of adult patients with metastatic adenocarcinoma of the pancreas.

25 Nov 2013

CHI creates new academic medical center on Bergan Mercy Medical Center campus

The Network Board of Directors for Alegent Creighton Health/Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) voted today to move forward with creating a new academic medical center on the Bergan Mercy Medical Center campus, complete with a Level One trauma program. The move will take two to three years and require an investment of $145-$157 million.

25 Nov 2013

School of Nursing, community partners receive federal funding to promote home fire safety

Keeping stove tops clear of dish towels and oven mitts, placing candles in sturdy fire-proof containers, and plugging space heaters directly into the wall are a few ways to prevent house fires.

25 Nov 2013

Super cocktail of six natural compounds killed 100% of breast cancer cells without toxic side effects

A study led by Madhwa Raj, PhD, Research Professor in Obstetrics and Gynecology at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans and its Stanley S. Scott Cancer Center, has found that a super cocktail of six natural compounds in vegetables, fruits, spices and plant roots killed 100% of sample breast cancer cells without toxic side effects on normal cells.

25 Nov 2013

UCSF investigator receives $89 M grant to research on anal cancer in people with HIV

A UC San Francisco investigator has won an eight-year grant from the National Cancer Institute for a major investigation into anal cancer, a debilitating and sometimes fatal disease largely concentrated among people with HIV.

25 Nov 2013

Sinai Hospital reports results from Phase 2a trial of apo A-I infusion therapy CSL112

Researchers from the Sinai Center for Thrombosis Research presented findings from a Phase 2a trial substudy that examined the antiplatelet effects of CSL112, a novel apolipoprotein A-I (apo A-I) infusion therapy, at the American Heart Association 2013 Scientific Sessions.

22 Nov 2013

Targeting single enzyme in the obese could help prevent and treat diabetes

A single overactive enzyme worsens the two core defects of diabetes—impaired insulin sensitivity and overproduction of glucose—suggesting that a drug targeting the enzyme could help correct both at once, according to mouse studies done by researchers at Columbia University Medical Center. The findings were published today in the online edition of Cell Metabolism.

22 Nov 2013

Air quality forecast play an increasing role in mitigating health risk

As the link between air pollution and several illnesses has been established, air quality forecast will play an increasing role in mitigating health risk.

22 Nov 2013

New tool provides first comprehensive guide to optimize ostomy management

Nurses caring for ostomy patients will now be equipped with an essential new tool that provides them with the first comprehensive guide to optimize ostomy management and enhance patient safety.

22 Nov 2013

Nursing News and Research

Latest Nursing News and Research

Fox Chase Cancer Center receives Magnet designation for excellence in nursing services

Restoring helpful bacteria of the gut and intestines may treat patients with RCDI, find scientists

State highlights: What will Va.'s new governor do with state's mental health system?; Kancare gets nursing home critics; patient access to records in Wis.

USF is among top 10 organizations worldwide with Fellows named this year

Occupational therapy can benefit children with autism

Expanding access to health insurance may not inflate ICU usage in Massachusetts, shows study

Clinicians perform unnecessary Pap tests in certain groups of women, says researcher

BSN graduates more likely to get jobs than other professionals, shows AACN data

Medicare reverses course and opts not to revamp dialysis payments

Childhood exercise help mitigate obesity due to prenatal exposure to high-fat diets

First Edition: November 25, 2013

CHMP adopts positive opinion for ABRAXANE with gemcitabine for treatment of metastatic pancreas

CHI creates new academic medical center on Bergan Mercy Medical Center campus

School of Nursing, community partners receive federal funding to promote home fire safety

Super cocktail of six natural compounds killed 100% of breast cancer cells without toxic side effects

UCSF investigator receives $89 M grant to research on anal cancer in people with HIV

Sinai Hospital reports results from Phase 2a trial of apo A-I infusion therapy CSL112

Targeting single enzyme in the obese could help prevent and treat diabetes

Air quality forecast play an increasing role in mitigating health risk

New tool provides first comprehensive guide to optimize ostomy management

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