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Inexpensive face-to-face weight-loss support programmes effective
May 17, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- For people trying to maintain weight after participation in a weight-loss programme, support from nurses is as effective as a more expensive intensive programme with dieticians and exercise specialists. The ...
U.S. faces nursing teacher shortage
Oct 04, 2006 |
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A shortage of teachers at U.S. nursing schools is reportedly limiting student capacity, while the demand for nurses continues to increase.
School nurse shortage hampers swine flu response
Sep 25, 2009 |
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(AP) -- As schools grapple with a resurgence of swine flu, many districts have few or no nurses to prevent or respond to outbreaks, leaving students more vulnerable to a virus that spreads easily in classrooms ...
Evolving roles difficult for GPs but good for patients
Jun 13, 2008 |
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The solutions to Australia's general practitioner shortage are not just in increasing GP numbers, but in developing new roles to care for patients, according to research published by the Australian Primary Health Care Research ...
Keeping nurses on the job: Retention is part of the answer to the nursing shortage
Mar 30, 2009 |
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A new research study, published in the March/April issue of the journal Nursing Economics, has determined what factors can help keep new nurses from leaving their jobs and - in doing so - save health systems money. When ...
Worldwide isotope shortage continues to pose significant challenges
Sep 08, 2009 |
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SNM (Society of Nuclear Medicine) recently conducted a survey of nuclear pharmacies—pharmacies that supply the critical radioisotope Technetium-99m, which is used in more than 16 million nuclear medicine tests each year in ...
Nurses safely and effectively prescribe antiretroviral drugs in pilot program
Oct 13, 2009 |
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Given sufficient training and support, nurses can safely and effectively prescribe antiretroviral therapy (ART) to patients with HIV, according to a Rwandan study published in this week's PLoS Medicine.
Report: Changes Needed in Nurses' Education and Work Environments
Sep 18, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study led by a Yale School of Nursing researcher recommends changes in nursing schools and the work environment to reduce the number of novice nurses who opt to leave the profession.
Modern 'House Call' is Cost-Effective Model for Improving Blood Pressure
Oct 06, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Combining home-based blood pressure monitoring and telephone counseling significantly improves a person's blood pressure control at a minimal cost, according to a study published online in the Annals of ...
Huge cost to filling health worker gap in sub-Saharan Africa
Aug 06, 2009 |
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Hiring the nearly 800,000 workers needed to eliminate the staggering shortage of health care professionals in sub-Saharan Africa by 2015 will cost $2.6 billion a year, or 2.5 times the annual funds currently allocated for ...
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