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From October 2003 to Jan. 9, 2004, the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention received reports of 93 influenza-associated deaths among
children younger than 18 years. The demands the annual flu season places on emergency department and urgent care facilities and the voracity of the current years epidemic have overwhelmed many physicians.
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Migraine and Subclinical Brain Lesions; Memantine Treatment in Alzheimer Disease; Casual Postprandial Glucose Levels in Type 2 Diabetes Management; Exemestane after Tamoxifen Therapy in Breast Cancer; An Analysis of How Long Patients Remain on Various Antihypertensive Therapies; Association of Endothelial Dysfunction with Insulin Resistance and Carotid Wall Thickening in Hypertension
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The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) plans to launch a new national initiative this fall called Steps to a HealthierUS Workforce, aimed at integrating worker healthy lifestyle promotion with the NIOSH mission of protecting and improving working conditions and work environment.
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Living wills dont work and waste your time when you promote them to patients, according to researchers at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.
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A noninvasive therapy involving electrical stimulation is showing promising results in patients who suffer from dysphagia, or difficulty swallowing.
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If planning isnt already under way, the time is now for your hospital to get ready for implementation of the Health Insurance Portability
and Accountability Acts (HIPAA) security rule, which takes effect April 21, 2005.
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Long hours and overtime are linked to higher injury rates, more frequent illnesses, and even increased mortality, according to a review of 52 published research reports by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
