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Nine nurses earn UC Irvine recognition for patient care, education and guidance, teamwork

Each year during National Nurses Week, UC Irvine Medical Center honors nurses who demonstrate excellence in patient care, education and guidance, mentorship, and teamwork.

13 May 2011

Stress related to pregnancy affects health of expectant parents and their infants

A University of Missouri researcher has found that stress related to pregnancy uniquely affects the health of expectant fathers, which in turn, influences the health of expectant mothers and their infants.

13 May 2011

Scientists uncover gene responsible for Adams-Oliver Syndrome

Scientists at King's College London have, for the first time, uncovered a gene responsible for Adams-Oliver Syndrome, a condition which can cause birth defects of the heart, limbs, or blood vessels.

13 May 2011

Florida's largest insurer enters Medicaid system; Texas may ask feds for block grant

In a potentially huge change, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida plans to enter the Medicaid program and compete in what likely will become a statewide managed-care system. Blue Cross, the state's largest health insurer, has stayed out of Medicaid in the past. But its new stance comes as Florida lawmakers seek to enroll almost all Medicaid beneficiaries in managed-care plans -- and as last year's federal health law prepares to funnel more people into the system.

12 May 2011

Two new reports recommend core competencies for interprofessional education in health professions

Two new reports released today by six national health professions associations and three private foundations recommend new competencies for interprofessional education in the health professions, and action strategies to implement them in institutions across the country.

12 May 2011

LVCCC Ophthalmic Surgeon brings laser eye surgery to Central Coast area

Laser Vision Clinic Central Coast is now open and is treating patients in the Central Coast area. This brand new, purpose-built facility, conveniently located in Erina, is the only clinic in Central Coast to offer laser eye surgery.

12 May 2011

State roundup: Daniels signs Ind. law to ban Planned Parenthood funding

Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels, a Republican considering a run for president, signed legislation Tuesday to bar Planned Parenthood from receiving federal funding in his state, a move widely seen as a bid to woo influential social conservatives. Planned Parenthood of Indiana and the American Civil Liberties Union went to court to try to block the measure from taking effect.

12 May 2011

SunLink Health Systems third quarter net earnings increases to $2,683,000

SunLink Health Systems, Inc. today announced earnings from continuing operations for its fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2011 of $2,515,000, or $0.31 per fully diluted share, compared to earnings from continuing operations of $469,000, or $0.06 per fully diluted share, for the comparable quarter ended March 31, 2010.

11 May 2011

New poll: Ontarians support more public investment in home and community support services

A new poll shows Ontarians support more public investment in home and community support services with six in ten (59%) agreeing new funding is better designated to these preventative care services rather than facilities and full-time nursing care.

11 May 2011

Georgia to review Medicaid changes; Calif. judge rules against freeze on payments for disability services

In any other year, a historic overhaul of the Medicaid system would have overshadowed every health issue in the Legislature. But when lawmakers went home early Saturday morning, Medicaid might not have even been the noisiest health-related debate of the 2011 legislative session. Lawmakers passed a nearly $70 billion budget that included deep cuts to hospitals, nursing homes and dozens of other health programs.

11 May 2011

Intensive exercise can help improve facial nerve damage

A research study conducted at Washington State University Spokane offers hope to those suffering from facial nerve damage. According to the study, which was published online this week in the journal Developmental Neurohabilitation, muscle weakness resulting from facial nerve damage incurred during childhood can improve with intensive facial exercise, years after injury.

11 May 2011

Govt. audit finds antipsychotic drugs often overused in nursing homes

More than half of the antipsychotics paid for by Medicare in the first half of 2007 were "erroneous," the audit found, costing the program $116 million during those six months.

11 May 2011

Second subject enrolled in human embryonic stem cell therapy trial for subacute thoracic spinal cord injury

Researchers at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and The Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (RIC) recently enrolled their first subject in a national clinical research trial of a human embryonic stem cell-based therapy for participants with a subacute thoracic spinal cord injury.

11 May 2011

Allos, Mundipharma enter strategic collaboration to co-develop FOLOTYN

Allos Therapeutics, Inc. and Mundipharma International Corporation Limited today jointly announced that the companies have entered into a strategic collaboration agreement to co-develop FOLOTYN (pralatrexate injection).

11 May 2011

Viewpoints: NY Times warning on women's rights; WSJ on 'Romneycare'; Dutch model for Medicare

The ObamaCare preview that Massachusetts has been conducting for the last several years grows more ominous by the month, not that anyone in Washington is paying attention. A new survey released yesterday by the Massachusetts Medical Society reveals that fewer than half of the state's primary care practices are accepting new patients, down from 70% in 2007, before former Governor Mitt Romney's health-care plan came online.

11 May 2011

American hospitals search for new ways to cut costs and increase revenue

Facing reform-driven requirements to trim $155 billion in waste over the next decade, American hospitals are searching for new ways to cut costs and increase revenue.

10 May 2011

George Washington University hosts panel on future of nursing

The George Washington University will celebrate the first anniversary of its School of Nursing by hosting a panel on the future of nursing, followed by a reception with remarks from Virginia Secretary of Health and Human Resources, Dr. William A. Hazel, Jr. and Executive Director of the American Nurses Credentialing Center, Dr. Karen Drenkard.

10 May 2011

Study confirms LcS-fermented milk reduces fever linked with acute norovirus gastroenteritis

The Laboratory Department for Probiotics Research at the Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine studied supplementation of probiotic fermented milk containing Lactobacillus casei strain Shirota in elderly individuals living at a nursing home and confirmed reduced fever associated with acute norovirus gastroenteritis.

10 May 2011

Seventh Annual Neuro-Oncology Symposium to be held at Hackensack University Medical Center

The John Theurer Cancer Center at Hackensack University Medical Center will host the Seventh Annual Neuro-Oncology Symposium on Friday, May 20 from 7:30am - 1:00pm. This continuing medical education conference will present the latest neuro-oncology trends by leaders in the field.

10 May 2011

MHA's annual awards recognize outstanding health care leaders, innovative programs

Innovative programs and outstanding leaders in health care were honored Friday, May 6 at the Minnesota Hospital Association's 27th annual awards ceremony at the Metropolitan Ballroom in Minneapolis.

10 May 2011

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Latest Nursing News and Research

Nine nurses earn UC Irvine recognition for patient care, education and guidance, teamwork

Stress related to pregnancy affects health of expectant parents and their infants

Scientists uncover gene responsible for Adams-Oliver Syndrome

Florida's largest insurer enters Medicaid system; Texas may ask feds for block grant

Two new reports recommend core competencies for interprofessional education in health professions

LVCCC Ophthalmic Surgeon brings laser eye surgery to Central Coast area

State roundup: Daniels signs Ind. law to ban Planned Parenthood funding

SunLink Health Systems third quarter net earnings increases to $2,683,000

New poll: Ontarians support more public investment in home and community support services

Georgia to review Medicaid changes; Calif. judge rules against freeze on payments for disability services

Intensive exercise can help improve facial nerve damage

Govt. audit finds antipsychotic drugs often overused in nursing homes

Second subject enrolled in human embryonic stem cell therapy trial for subacute thoracic spinal cord injury

Allos, Mundipharma enter strategic collaboration to co-develop FOLOTYN

Viewpoints: NY Times warning on women's rights; WSJ on 'Romneycare'; Dutch model for Medicare

American hospitals search for new ways to cut costs and increase revenue

George Washington University hosts panel on future of nursing

Study confirms LcS-fermented milk reduces fever linked with acute norovirus gastroenteritis

Seventh Annual Neuro-Oncology Symposium to be held at Hackensack University Medical Center

MHA's annual awards recognize outstanding health care leaders, innovative programs

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