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At the 56th annual meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene held Nov. 4-8, 2007, in Philadelphia, Paul Arguin, MD, Chief of the Domestic Malaria Unit at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, presented the Malaria Prevention Update from the CDC.
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In this issue: Rosiglitazone (Avandia) implicated in yet another study; Prilosec and Nexium not associated with cardiac events; Anastrozole (Arimidex) shown more effective than tamoxifen for treatment of early-stage breast cancer; antibiotics show no effect on sinusitis; FDA actions.
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Warning: Working the night shift may cause cancer.
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As nurses age, keeping them safe as they lift and transfer patients becomes a greater challenge. Munson Medical Center in Traverse City, MI, has responded to that by creating a Seasoned Nurse Initiative.
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Being a nurse is all that Rebecca Rhoads, RN, BSN, CLNC, ever wanted to be. She loved working at the bedside. And that is where she'd be today — if she hadn't suffered a debilitating back injury.
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Just saying "no" to the flu shot isn't so simple anymore. Thanks to new state mandates and employer requirements, health care workers who don't want the vaccine are increasingly asked to acknowledge the risks for patients, themselves, and their family members.
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When you are interviewing, any comments about race, national origin, religion, age, family, military or marital status, and disability are off-limits, says John W. Robinson IV, a shareholder in the employee litigation department in the Tampa, FL, office of Fowler White.
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News: An autistic girl with a history of swallowing foreign objects was taken to the emergency department by her mother following repeated episodes of vomiting and constipation.
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The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) has endorsed S. 1693 — the Wired for Health Care Quality Act of 2007 — and has strongly urged action on it.
