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Researchers find that hot flashes take heavier toll on quality of life in HIV-infected women

Women with HIV are living longer, so more are entering menopause. As they do, they suffer more severe hot flashes than women without HIV, and their hot flashes take a heavier toll on their quality of life and daily functioning, found researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital.

4 Jul 2013

Open window can become dangerous hazard for children

The dog days of summer are here. As we try to catch a cool breeze, that open window can become a dangerous hazard for children. In fact, emergency rooms treat more than 5,000 children each year for injuries related to falls from windows.

4 Jul 2013

Viewpoints: Dems' abortion policies on the wrong side of public opinion; Doctors need to be more accurate in death reports

Last week saw two major developments in the legal and political battle over the Obama administration's sound decision to require most employers to provide free insurance coverage of contraceptives for women under the new health care law - one of them positive and the other a blow to the mandate and to religious liberty (7/1).

3 Jul 2013

Mothers commonly talk to children about genetic test even it they test positive for gene mutation

Mothers commonly talk to their children about genetic test results even if they test positive for a BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene mutation, which sharply increases a woman's risk of developing breast and ovarian cancer.

3 Jul 2013

NCKU implements two condom vending machines on campus

National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), southern Taiwan, implementing two condom vending machines, June 27, on campus makes it the first national university in Taiwan to promote safe sex and healthy lifestyles among the students.

3 Jul 2013

Wake Forest Baptist to extend innovation in geriatrics education with new GPS program

Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center will maintain its position as a leader in geriatric medicine and medical training with continued grant funding from the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation.

3 Jul 2013

Study suggests shape of knee can determine need for ACL reconstruction after ACL tear

A study by researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery has provided the first evidence that the shape of a person's knee could be a factor in the decision of whether a patient should undergo anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction after an ACL tear.

3 Jul 2013

NIH awards nursing students of Wayne State University to gain unique insight about research fields

Eight Wayne State University undergraduate nursing students are gaining unique insight about the research field thanks to a $40,000 grant awarded to the university's College of Nursing and School of Medicine from the National Institute of Nursing Research of the National Institutes of Health.

3 Jul 2013

Basketballs, volleyballs can spread potentially dangerous germs among players

UC Irvine researchers have demonstrated that basketballs and volleyballs can spread potentially dangerous germs among players. Their findings may bring a new awareness to athletes, coaches, trainers and parents regarding safe sanitation practices for athletes.

3 Jul 2013

African-American kids with T2D and risk for retinopathy are less likely to receive eye exam

In one of the few studies to provide information on eye screening of children, African-American children with the greatest risk for disease of the retina as a complication of Type 1 diabetes are the least likely to have received an eye exam, reports a team of researchers including senior author Terri H. Lipman of the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing.

2 Jul 2013

UVA researchers identify promising target for treating glioblastoma

Researchers at the University of Virginia Cancer Center have identified a promising target for treating glioblastoma, one that appears to avoid many of the obstacles that typically frustrate efforts to develop effective treatments for this deadliest of cancers.

2 Jul 2013

Cannabis users appear to lack motivation

Researchers found that dopamine levels in a part of the brain called the striatum were lower in people who smoke more cannabis and those who began taking the drug at a younger age.

2 Jul 2013

Routledge Journals publishes Military Behavioral Health

Routledge Journals is pleased to announce the publication of Military Behavioral Health: An International Journal of Research and Community Study, which is affiliated with the University of Southern California School of Social Work, Center for Innovation and Research on Veterans & Military Families.

2 Jul 2013

RIDEA joint-venture with Bickford acquires $135M for 17 assisted living, memory care communities

National Health Investors, Inc. (NYSE:NHI) announced today that its RIDEA joint-venture with Bickford Senior Living ("Bickford") has acquired 17 assisted living and memory care communities for a total purchase price of $135 million. NHI owns 85% of the joint-venture and Bickford owns 15%. The

1 Jul 2013

NHI acquires 76-unit assisted living and memory care community in Marysville, Ohio

National Health Investors, Inc. announced today a $15.3 million acquisition of The Inn at Halcyon Village in Marysville, Ohio.

1 Jul 2013

Teva signs agreement with Verinata Health for commercialization of verifi prenatal test in Israel

Illumina, Inc. today announced that Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. signed an exclusive agreement with Verinata Health, an Illumina company, for the commercialization of the verifi non-invasive prenatal test in Israel.

1 Jul 2013

Study: Tobacco control measures to prevent some 7.4 million premature deaths by 2050

Tobacco control measures put in place in 41 countries between 2007 and 2010 will prevent some 7.4 million premature deaths by 2050, according to a study published in the Bulletin of the World Health Organization today.

1 Jul 2013

Researchers develop new drug delivery systems to treat cancer by blocking signaling receptor

A cardiac hormone signaling receptor abundantly expressed both in inflamed tissues and cancers appears to recruit stem cells that form the blood vessels needed to feed tumor growth, reports a new study by scientists at the University of South Florida Nanomedicine Research Center.

30 Jun 2013

Research: Clean water and cattle grazing can coexist on national forest lands

Cattle grazing and clean water can coexist on national forest lands, according to research by the University of California, Davis.

30 Jun 2013

State highlights: Maine to permit Rx drugs from Canada; Ore. to levy hospital, nursing home assessment tax

For the first time in several years, a state has acted to allow its citizens to purchase prescription drugs by mail from other countries. The idea is to take advantage of those nations' lower prices, which can be half the cost of those at American pharmacies (Rovner, 6/27).

29 Jun 2013

Nursing News and Research

Latest Nursing News and Research

Researchers find that hot flashes take heavier toll on quality of life in HIV-infected women

Open window can become dangerous hazard for children

Viewpoints: Dems' abortion policies on the wrong side of public opinion; Doctors need to be more accurate in death reports

Mothers commonly talk to children about genetic test even it they test positive for gene mutation

NCKU implements two condom vending machines on campus

Wake Forest Baptist to extend innovation in geriatrics education with new GPS program

Study suggests shape of knee can determine need for ACL reconstruction after ACL tear

NIH awards nursing students of Wayne State University to gain unique insight about research fields

Basketballs, volleyballs can spread potentially dangerous germs among players

African-American kids with T2D and risk for retinopathy are less likely to receive eye exam

UVA researchers identify promising target for treating glioblastoma

Cannabis users appear to lack motivation

Routledge Journals publishes Military Behavioral Health

RIDEA joint-venture with Bickford acquires $135M for 17 assisted living, memory care communities

NHI acquires 76-unit assisted living and memory care community in Marysville, Ohio

Teva signs agreement with Verinata Health for commercialization of verifi prenatal test in Israel

Study: Tobacco control measures to prevent some 7.4 million premature deaths by 2050

Researchers develop new drug delivery systems to treat cancer by blocking signaling receptor

Research: Clean water and cattle grazing can coexist on national forest lands

State highlights: Maine to permit Rx drugs from Canada; Ore. to levy hospital, nursing home assessment tax

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