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CDC announces new goals, organizational redesign
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta has announced organizational changes for fiscal year 2005 intended to help the agency respond more nimbly to public health threats and emerging issues. -
News Briefs
Older heart failure patients whose care is coordinated by specially trained advanced practice nurses (APNs) during and after hospitalization experience a better quality of life and fewer hospital readmissions, according to a study in the May issue of the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. -
Full July 1, 2004 Issue in PDF
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Sickle cell disease treatment: It’s not just a battle with pain
Complications of sickle cell disease are a common presentation to the emergency department. Emergency physicians and nurses must treat complications of this disease process aggressively. -
Full July 2004 Issue in PDF
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Efficacy of Acupuncture for Treating Back Pain
Kim YH. Efficacy of acupuncture for treating back pain. Altern Med Alert 2004;7(7):73-78. -
Green Tea and Breast and Prostate Cancer Chemoprevention
Krochmal R, Hardy ML. Green tea and breast and prostate cancer chemoprevention. Altern Med Alert 2004;7(7):78-83. -
Clinical Briefs
Greenfield RH. Oral vitamin C. Altern Med Alert 2004;7(7):84. -
Full July 2004 Issue in PDF
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APIC creates an influenza immunization toolkit
The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) has created a toolkit on improving influenza vaccination rates in heath care workers.