Nursing and Medical News
Homebirths Rise A Whopping 20%
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that home births are up by twenty percent. Some are choosing it because it’s cheaper, others fear unnecessary intervention in hospitals especially women who’ve previously had caesarians or have minor medical concerns that might make doctors keen to press to interventions. White women seem to be taking more control of their births with 1 in 98 giving birth at home. Compared to 1 in 357 black women and 1 in 500 Hispanics.
Department Of Health Uniform Rules Put Nurses And Patients At Risk, UK
Nurses who wash their uniforms at home are increasing the risk of infection in their own homes and in the UK’s hospitals. Forced by cash strapped NHS Trusts to wash their uniforms at home, nurses are carrying potentially harmful infections both into the hospital and then back into the home at the end of the working day.
Red Cross Volunteer Nurses Selected For Florence Nightingale Medal
Four American Red Cross volunteer nurses have been selected by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to receive the Florence Nightingale Medal, nursing’s highest international honor.
Boxer Reintroduces Legislation To Support Nurses And Patient Care
U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) today reintroduced the National Nursing Shortage Reform and Patient Advocacy Act, legislation to protect the rights of nurses to advocate on behalf of their patients, set minimum nurse-to-patient ratios in hospitals and invest in nurse training to address the nationwide nursing shortage.
UCSF Nursing Professor Receives Pioneering Spirit Award From AACN For Her Work To Improve Cardiac Monitoring
RN, PhD, FAAN, Lillian & Dudley Aldous Professor of Nursing Science, School of Nursing, University of California San Francisco will receive the AACN-GE Healthcare Pioneering Spirit Award.
End-Of-Life Choices, Rational Public Policy Needed – Arizona Split Verdict Shows Need
America’s oldest and biggest non-profit organization aimed at end-of-life choices, Compassion & Choices, has responded to the split verdict in a criminal trial that took place in Phoenix, Arizona. The verdict clearly shows up the need for rational public policy on end-of-life choices.
Blueberries May Inhibit Development Of Fat Cells
The benefits of blueberry consumption have been demonstrated in several nutrition studies, more specifically the cardio-protective benefits derived from their high polyphenol content. Blueberries have shown potential to have a positive effect on everything from aging to metabolic syndrome.
1 In 110 With Autism In The USA – National Autism Awareness Month, April
1 in every 110 people in the USA has an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The US Autism Society is calling for greater awareness and action this month to support people with autism throughout the country.
What are the effects of Radiation?
Contrasting media reports abound regarding the dangers occurring at the Fukushima nuclear facility in Japan. The reports have triggered uncertainty, concern and even panic among members of the general public in Japan and around the world.
Nanodiamonds Show Promise As Safe Chemo Boosters For Breast And Liver Cancer
Using nanodiamonds, tiny particles of carbon, as a drug delivery system, researchers have developed a promising approach to treating breast and liver cancer tumors that are resistant to chemotherapy.