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Using social media to advance the nursing profession
Keith Carlson Medical & Allied HealthcareIn the 21st century, it's a given that social media is a ubiquitous tool used equally by professionals, businesses, corporations and laypeople. While many forms of social media may be perceived as being superficial or lacking in depth, the nursing profession has seen a veritable explosion of salient and powerful social media use by individual nurses and nursing organizations.
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FDA approves new CPR devices that may increase cardiac arrest survival
Lynn Hetzler Medical & Allied HealthcareOn March 9, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved new CPR devices that might improve patient's chances of surviving cardiac arrest. Only 7 percent of the 300,000 out-of-hospital patients with cardiac arrests each year survive, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), despite the fact that two-thirds of these patients receive treatment from emergency medical service providers.
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Study: Your heart may love coffee as much as you do
Cait Harrison Food & BeverageAddicted to your morning java jolt? Here's a reason why that may not be so bad: A recent study found people who drink three to five cups of coffee a day may have a lower risk of heart disease than people who drink none at all.
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The use of bed-side ultrasound is growing — but are ERs ready?
Dr. Afsaneh Motamed-Khorasani Medical & Allied HealthcareUltrasonographic investigation, in its traditional approach, involves many steps and multiple professionals, including radiologists and certified sonographers. This approach might not be necessarily helpful for critically-ill patients and immediate patient management.
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Study: Skin biopsies may reveal neurodegenerative diseases
Dr. Denise A. Valenti Medical & Allied HealthcareThe American Academy of Neurology has released preliminary information regarding a study that will be presented at their upcoming meeting in April. This study was led by Ildefonsa Rodriguez-Leyva, M.D., from Central Hospital at the University of San Luis Potosi, Mexico, and demonstrates that skin tissue taken in biopsies could detect increased levels of the abnormal proteins associated with the neurodegenerative diseases Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.
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Fluorescent probe may hold key to early detection of osteoarthritis
Dorothy L. Tengler Medical & Allied HealthcareOsteoarthritis (OA), often called "wear and tear" arthritis, is the most common form of arthritis in the U.S. Approximately 27 million adults have reported being diagnosed with OA by their physicians. Nearly 1 in 2 Americans develop symptomatic knee OA by age 85, and one study showed that the first symptoms in the knee often occur when climbing the stairs.
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What is the weakest link in the Chain of Survival?
Brian Duffield Medical & Allied HealthcareThe critical few steps to perform during a sudden cardiac arrest to have the best chances of a good outcome are commonly known as the "Chain of Survival." They are to be performed in order, quickly and with lots of communication with those around the event.
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Spider venom has strong painkiller potential
Dorothy L. Tengler Medical & Allied HealthcarePain is a serious health problem that affects more Americans than diabetes, heart disease and cancer combined. Acute pain might be mild and short-lived, lasting from a moment to weeks or months and disappearing when the underlying cause has been treated or healed, but chronic pain persists.
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What does the future hold for Nina Pham?
Joan Spitrey Medical & Allied HealthcareOn March 2, nurse Nina Pham filed a lawsuit against her employer, Texas Health Resources, for negligent training and a violation of privacy in the wake of the Ebola incident in Dallas. Pham helped take care of Thomas Eric Duncan, who walked into a Dallas community hospital infected with the Ebola virus he contracted in Liberia, and she became the first person to contract Ebola in the United States.
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New EMS sleep study to examine the effect of shift work
Mark Huber Medical & Allied HealthcareThose of us who have ever worked rotating, overnight or long shift schedules know all too well the inherent difficulties in feeling consistently well-rested and the potential for compromised performance due to fatigue.
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