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Although there is concern over how well older nurses in particular can handle the demands of their jobs, health care appears to be a great industry for older workers.
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Job unemployment over the past year may have been the lowest it has been in seven years, but health care recruiters will tell you theyve still got plenty to do, what with trying to find pharmacists and lab technicians and nurses.
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Saying the risk of infection outweighs the risk of fire, a national fire marshals association has come out in support of the use of alcohol hand rubs in the health care facilities.
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Rift Valley fever (RVF) which can wipe out whole herds of livestock and blind humans may emerge as a new mosquito-borne infection in the United States in the next year or two, a leading government advisor on emerging infections warns.
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Recreation therapist Patricia Fitzgerald has a new job description that includes battling ladybugs, spreading mulch, and digging in the dirt. Shes learning about ornamental grasses and rose bushes and perennial flowers; shes dealing with irrigation systems and waterfalls and streams. And shes doing it all on a Chicago rooftop.
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In an action that may have national repercussions, voters in Washington state have rescinded the only preventive ergonomics rule in the country.
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As new information technologies continue to make person-to-person communications easier and more varied, they also are transforming the way that health care can be provided. Last month, the American Medical Associations Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs in Chicago published two reports offering guidance on the appropriate use of e-mail and health-related on-line sites.
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Twelve to 40 million uninsured Americans could receive health care coverage at an increase to total national health spending of 1.5% to 3.7%, or $23 billion to $57 billion a year, according to new analysis from the Lewin Group.