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Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Hospital infection rates
Hospital infection ratesOriginally from: http://www.nursinglink.monster.com/news/articles/14526-hospital-infection-rates
Hospital infection rates
Hospital infection ratesOriginally from: http://www.nursinglink.monster.com/news/articles/14526-hospital-infection-rates
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When health and moral values collide
When health and moral values collideOriginally from: http://www.nursinglink.monster.com/news/articles/14523-when-health-and-moral-values-collide
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When health and moral values collide
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Four Outstanding Nurses Recognized for Their Dedication to Maternal and Infant Health
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Four Outstanding Nurses Recognized for Their Dedication to Maternal and Infant Health
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Immunized Adults the Best Protection Kids Have Against Whooping Cough
June 29 - Two weeks ago, Eileen Garcia's family took her to the doctor with a cough. Told it was "just a cough," they returned home. But over that weekend, the then-6-week-old's condition worsened. She began to choke and struggled to breathe when she coughed, dad Frank Garcia said.
After another visit with doctors in Yuma, Eileen was flown to Mesa's Cardon Children's Medical Center, where she is now being treated for pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough.
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Last week, the California Department of Public Health declared a whooping cough epidemic, with 910 cases reported as of June 15. That is four times the number of cases reported for the same period last year. The department is also looking at another 600 people who may have the disease.
Arizona's health leaders are using this as a reminder for adults: It's time to get a booster shot against the disease.
Frank Garcia said no one in the family was sick prior to Eileen's cough beginning. They are unsure where she picked up the disease. She is being treated with antibiotics.
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"She's better now," he said from her hospital room. The family wasn't aware of the disease prior to the diagnosis at the Mesa hospital.
Pertussis is a bacteria that can be passed from person to person through droplets released by coughs or sneezes. It leads to spastic, sometimes violent coughing.
Arizona has seen 114 cases this year, through June 5, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. At the same time last year, there were 88 confirmed cases.
In adults, the disease may look like a common cold, with a runny nose and cough, but no fever. The coughing can progress and last for weeks, even months. It can become so intense, older children or adults may vomit. Some have broken ribs, doctors said.
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In infants, the disease can be deadly because the child cannot catch his or her breath. Children get their first vaccine for pertussis at 2-months old, with additional shots at 4-months and 6-months. But they're not completely immunized until they've had all three shots. And even then, they're only protected about 80 percent, said Dr. Bob England, director of the Maricopa County Department of Public Health.
That's why infants and young children are so vulnerable and why the adults around them - parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles and caregivers - need to be properly vaccinated.
The CDC recommends a booster shot between 15 and 18 months of age and again between the ages of 4 and 6. Older children should be vaccinated again at age 12.
Arizona requires four shots for children entering kindergarten through fifth grade. Children age 11 and entering sixth or seventh grade are required to get another dose - usually a Tdap (tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis) shot - if five years have passed since the last one.
California recommends the booster for middle school children, but does not require it.
That may be one reason Arizona has not seen the huge jump in cases that California has, said Dr. Cara Christ, medical director for the Bureau of Epidemiology and Disease Control at the Arizona Department of Health Services.
"The best defense is the vaccination. What we strongly encourage is parents to get vaccinated, especially if they're going to have a newborn or infant in the house or if they take care of an infant. That's where a number of the cases initiate from: a parent, a caregiver or a sibling," Christ said.
Most adults have not likely had the pertussis booster, since it's only been around since 2005, state and county health officials say. A new law allows adults to get the vaccine from a pharmacist, in addition to their primary care doctor.
Pertussis is cyclical, arriving as an outbreak about every three to five years, Christ said. The last large outbreak was in 2005.
This year through May 31, Maricopa County has had 22 confirmed cases and 107 probable cases. Five were infants.
"Pertussis used to be one of those 'childhood diseases' because it's contagious enough that many, many, many kids would get it. Along came the vaccine and we were able to build herd immunity," said England. "The concept is that it's not so much your vaccine that protects you as that all the people around you who have been vaccinated. The germs have a hard time finding people to jump to from one person to the next and therefore you never get exposed in the first place."
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Immunized Adults the Best Protection Kids Have Against Whooping Cough
June 29 - Two weeks ago, Eileen Garcia's family took her to the doctor with a cough. Told it was "just a cough," they returned home. But over that weekend, the then-6-week-old's condition worsened. She began to choke and struggled to breathe when she coughed, dad Frank Garcia said.
After another visit with doctors in Yuma, Eileen was flown to Mesa's Cardon Children's Medical Center, where she is now being treated for pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough.
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Last week, the California Department of Public Health declared a whooping cough epidemic, with 910 cases reported as of June 15. That is four times the number of cases reported for the same period last year. The department is also looking at another 600 people who may have the disease.
Arizona's health leaders are using this as a reminder for adults: It's time to get a booster shot against the disease.
Frank Garcia said no one in the family was sick prior to Eileen's cough beginning. They are unsure where she picked up the disease. She is being treated with antibiotics.
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"She's better now," he said from her hospital room. The family wasn't aware of the disease prior to the diagnosis at the Mesa hospital.
Pertussis is a bacteria that can be passed from person to person through droplets released by coughs or sneezes. It leads to spastic, sometimes violent coughing.
Arizona has seen 114 cases this year, through June 5, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. At the same time last year, there were 88 confirmed cases.
In adults, the disease may look like a common cold, with a runny nose and cough, but no fever. The coughing can progress and last for weeks, even months. It can become so intense, older children or adults may vomit. Some have broken ribs, doctors said.
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In infants, the disease can be deadly because the child cannot catch his or her breath. Children get their first vaccine for pertussis at 2-months old, with additional shots at 4-months and 6-months. But they're not completely immunized until they've had all three shots. And even then, they're only protected about 80 percent, said Dr. Bob England, director of the Maricopa County Department of Public Health.
That's why infants and young children are so vulnerable and why the adults around them - parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles and caregivers - need to be properly vaccinated.
The CDC recommends a booster shot between 15 and 18 months of age and again between the ages of 4 and 6. Older children should be vaccinated again at age 12.
Arizona requires four shots for children entering kindergarten through fifth grade. Children age 11 and entering sixth or seventh grade are required to get another dose - usually a Tdap (tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis) shot - if five years have passed since the last one.
California recommends the booster for middle school children, but does not require it.
That may be one reason Arizona has not seen the huge jump in cases that California has, said Dr. Cara Christ, medical director for the Bureau of Epidemiology and Disease Control at the Arizona Department of Health Services.
"The best defense is the vaccination. What we strongly encourage is parents to get vaccinated, especially if they're going to have a newborn or infant in the house or if they take care of an infant. That's where a number of the cases initiate from: a parent, a caregiver or a sibling," Christ said.
Most adults have not likely had the pertussis booster, since it's only been around since 2005, state and county health officials say. A new law allows adults to get the vaccine from a pharmacist, in addition to their primary care doctor.
Pertussis is cyclical, arriving as an outbreak about every three to five years, Christ said. The last large outbreak was in 2005.
This year through May 31, Maricopa County has had 22 confirmed cases and 107 probable cases. Five were infants.
"Pertussis used to be one of those 'childhood diseases' because it's contagious enough that many, many, many kids would get it. Along came the vaccine and we were able to build herd immunity," said England. "The concept is that it's not so much your vaccine that protects you as that all the people around you who have been vaccinated. The germs have a hard time finding people to jump to from one person to the next and therefore you never get exposed in the first place."
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Nurse Practitioners: Are they Ready to Step Up?
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Nepal's former child soldiers try to rebuild lives
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KATHMANDU (AFP) – Gopal was just 14 when soldiers from the Maoist People's Liberation Army came to his village in eastern Nepal looking for new recruits.
Won over by their promise to bring equality to the impoverished, deeply feudal country, he left with them, telling his brother he would only be gone a few days.
But he never returned, spending the next two years in jungle hide-outs and fighting alongside the Maoists in their bloody insurgency against the country's 240-year-old Hindu monarchy.
Now Gopal, whose name AFP has changed at his request, is trying to rebuild his life after being formally discharged from the Maoist army cantonment where he lived for more than three years after the war ended.
Like many of the thousands of former child soldiers who fought with the Maoists, he feels let down by the former rebels, and now faces an uncertain future in a country where job opportunities are scarce.
"I joined because the Maoists said they wanted to get rid of feudalism," Gopal told AFP in an interview.
"They came to my village and beat up the landowners, which my grandfather said was a good thing, because the landowners had exploited people for so long and there was a lot of injustice.
"I was very unhappy when the war ended. A peace agreement should have brought happiness, but we felt we had achieved nothing."
More than 23,000 former Maoist fighters were confined to UN-supervised camps after the decade-long civil war between the guerrillas and the state ended in 2006, awaiting agreement on how to integrate them into the national army.
Subsequent UN checks found that 4,008 were not genuine combatants, in most cases because they were under 18 -- a violation of international law -- and they were finally discharged this year.
The discharged were not the only child soldiers who fought alongside the Maoists -- thousands more youngsters fled the Maoist ranks during the course of the war and most of those have since returned home.
But many of those who joined willingly and stayed until the end of the war came to see their comrades as their family, and are unwilling to return home now that they have been discharged.
Some fear being ostracised by their communities for joining the Maoists, while others see better job prospects in bigger cities than in the rural areas they came from. Some have gone to work for the Maoists, now Nepal's main opposition party.
Counsellors are on hand to deal with the myriad problems they face -- from trauma related to involvement in combat to the separation of couples who married and had children in the camps.
The United Nations is funding a rehabilitation programme for the former combatants amid fears they could be vulnerable to Nepal's numerous criminal gangs, many of which have political ties.
Participants can go back into education and take the school-leaving certificate, or attend training courses to learn a variety of skills, including cooking, driving and tailoring.
When they were discharged from the cantonments, each disqualified combatant received an identity card carrying details of a toll-free phone line they could call for information on such opportunities.
Gopal, now 20, is one of around 500 who have enrolled. He is learning to drive at a training course in the capital Kathmandu -- a skill he hopes will allow him to get a job, either in Nepal or abroad.
Gopal lives in a shared house in Kathmandu with other former combatants and receives a monthly stipend of 3,000 rupees (40 dollars) while he attends his six-month training programme.
Rajid Sainju, programme officer at the Sano Thimi technical school he attends, said the former combatants were among his keenest students.
"They are enthusiastic and they want to learn. They are even asking for extra classes," he added.
"At the beginning I think they found it hard to have so much freedom because they were used to a very regimented life in the cantonment. But they have adjusted."
As of June 4, around 1,500 of the discharged combatants had called the toll-free number, and almost 900 had been referred to training organisations.
The United Nations says it hopes more will take advantage of its programmes, available for a year after the formal discharge of the former combatants.
"The numbers are pretty much on a par with what you would expect in a post-conflict situation, but of course we would like them to be higher, and we would like stronger government support," said Michael Brown of the UN Development Programme.
Gopal says he regrets not having the opportunity to get an education as a child, but is glad to have been part of the war.
"In the end I was very sad to leave the army. It meant leaving behind friends who I had fought with, and I did not understand why I had to go," he said.
"Now, though, I try not to think about that, and to concentrate on how to make money to live."
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Nepal's former child soldiers try to rebuild lives
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KATHMANDU (AFP) – Gopal was just 14 when soldiers from the Maoist People's Liberation Army came to his village in eastern Nepal looking for new recruits.
Won over by their promise to bring equality to the impoverished, deeply feudal country, he left with them, telling his brother he would only be gone a few days.
But he never returned, spending the next two years in jungle hide-outs and fighting alongside the Maoists in their bloody insurgency against the country's 240-year-old Hindu monarchy.
Now Gopal, whose name AFP has changed at his request, is trying to rebuild his life after being formally discharged from the Maoist army cantonment where he lived for more than three years after the war ended.
Like many of the thousands of former child soldiers who fought with the Maoists, he feels let down by the former rebels, and now faces an uncertain future in a country where job opportunities are scarce.
"I joined because the Maoists said they wanted to get rid of feudalism," Gopal told AFP in an interview.
"They came to my village and beat up the landowners, which my grandfather said was a good thing, because the landowners had exploited people for so long and there was a lot of injustice.
"I was very unhappy when the war ended. A peace agreement should have brought happiness, but we felt we had achieved nothing."
More than 23,000 former Maoist fighters were confined to UN-supervised camps after the decade-long civil war between the guerrillas and the state ended in 2006, awaiting agreement on how to integrate them into the national army.
Subsequent UN checks found that 4,008 were not genuine combatants, in most cases because they were under 18 -- a violation of international law -- and they were finally discharged this year.
The discharged were not the only child soldiers who fought alongside the Maoists -- thousands more youngsters fled the Maoist ranks during the course of the war and most of those have since returned home.
But many of those who joined willingly and stayed until the end of the war came to see their comrades as their family, and are unwilling to return home now that they have been discharged.
Some fear being ostracised by their communities for joining the Maoists, while others see better job prospects in bigger cities than in the rural areas they came from. Some have gone to work for the Maoists, now Nepal's main opposition party.
Counsellors are on hand to deal with the myriad problems they face -- from trauma related to involvement in combat to the separation of couples who married and had children in the camps.
The United Nations is funding a rehabilitation programme for the former combatants amid fears they could be vulnerable to Nepal's numerous criminal gangs, many of which have political ties.
Participants can go back into education and take the school-leaving certificate, or attend training courses to learn a variety of skills, including cooking, driving and tailoring.
When they were discharged from the cantonments, each disqualified combatant received an identity card carrying details of a toll-free phone line they could call for information on such opportunities.
Gopal, now 20, is one of around 500 who have enrolled. He is learning to drive at a training course in the capital Kathmandu -- a skill he hopes will allow him to get a job, either in Nepal or abroad.
Gopal lives in a shared house in Kathmandu with other former combatants and receives a monthly stipend of 3,000 rupees (40 dollars) while he attends his six-month training programme.
Rajid Sainju, programme officer at the Sano Thimi technical school he attends, said the former combatants were among his keenest students.
"They are enthusiastic and they want to learn. They are even asking for extra classes," he added.
"At the beginning I think they found it hard to have so much freedom because they were used to a very regimented life in the cantonment. But they have adjusted."
As of June 4, around 1,500 of the discharged combatants had called the toll-free number, and almost 900 had been referred to training organisations.
The United Nations says it hopes more will take advantage of its programmes, available for a year after the formal discharge of the former combatants.
"The numbers are pretty much on a par with what you would expect in a post-conflict situation, but of course we would like them to be higher, and we would like stronger government support," said Michael Brown of the UN Development Programme.
Gopal says he regrets not having the opportunity to get an education as a child, but is glad to have been part of the war.
"In the end I was very sad to leave the army. It meant leaving behind friends who I had fought with, and I did not understand why I had to go," he said.
"Now, though, I try not to think about that, and to concentrate on how to make money to live."
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Harlem Hospital to Fold
Harlem Hospital to FoldOriginally from: http://www.nursinglink.monster.com/news/articles/14484-harlem-hospital-to-fold
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Ann L O'Sullivan, PhD, FAAN, CRNP
Ann L O'Sullivan, PhD, FAAN, CRNPOriginally from: http://www.nursinglink.monster.com/news/articles/14486-ann-l-osullivan-phd-faan-crnp
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Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Nurses suspended over allegations of mistreatment
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Nurses suspended over allegations of mistreatment
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New CDC Test to Detect Human Infections with the 2009 H1N1 Influenza Virus Authorized for Use by FDA
New CDC Test to Detect Human Infections with the 2009 H1N1 Influenza Virus Authorized for Use by FDAOriginally from: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NursezonecomNursingNews/~3/hLmxzcb1RsI/New-CDC-Test-to-Detect-Human-Infections-with-the-2009-H1N1-Influenza-Virus-Authorized-for-Use-by-FDA_34484.aspx
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New CDC Test to Detect Human Infections with the 2009 H1N1 Influenza Virus Authorized for Use by FDA
New CDC Test to Detect Human Infections with the 2009 H1N1 Influenza Virus Authorized for Use by FDAOriginally from: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NursezonecomNursingNews/~3/hLmxzcb1RsI/New-CDC-Test-to-Detect-Human-Infections-with-the-2009-H1N1-Influenza-Virus-Authorized-for-Use-by-FDA_34484.aspx
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Drunk Woman Punches Three Nurses in Face
June 28 - SPRING HILL - A 22-year old woman brought into the Oak Hill Hospital emergency room Saturday suffering from excessive alcohol consumption, assaulted three nurses and had to be restrained.
Katie Patterson, of New Port Richey, punched a registered nurse in the face and knocked her glasses off as she tried to administer medical aid, a sheriff's report said. She also scratched the forearm of the nurse, causing her to bleed.
Patterson then spat on a second registered nurse, punched her in the face, knocking her glasses off and reddening her nose, the report said.
A third hospital staffer, the charge nurse, stepped in to try to calm Patterson down. Instead, she got punched in the face, causing her glasses and the lenses to fall out, the report said.
Hospital staffers then put Patterson in bed restraints to prevent further injury to herself or others.
While in the emergency room, she was yelling and screaming and continuously spitting on the floor, the report said. At one point, she vomited.
At around 3:30 a.m., a doctor medically cleared Patterson and she was arrested around 4 a.m. on three counts of felony battery on medical personnel and taken to the Hernando Country Jail on $15,000 bond.
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Drunk Woman Punches Three Nurses in Face
June 28 - SPRING HILL - A 22-year old woman brought into the Oak Hill Hospital emergency room Saturday suffering from excessive alcohol consumption, assaulted three nurses and had to be restrained.
Katie Patterson, of New Port Richey, punched a registered nurse in the face and knocked her glasses off as she tried to administer medical aid, a sheriff's report said. She also scratched the forearm of the nurse, causing her to bleed.
Patterson then spat on a second registered nurse, punched her in the face, knocking her glasses off and reddening her nose, the report said.
A third hospital staffer, the charge nurse, stepped in to try to calm Patterson down. Instead, she got punched in the face, causing her glasses and the lenses to fall out, the report said.
Hospital staffers then put Patterson in bed restraints to prevent further injury to herself or others.
While in the emergency room, she was yelling and screaming and continuously spitting on the floor, the report said. At one point, she vomited.
At around 3:30 a.m., a doctor medically cleared Patterson and she was arrested around 4 a.m. on three counts of felony battery on medical personnel and taken to the Hernando Country Jail on $15,000 bond.
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8 Hospital Secrets You Need to Know
8 Hospital Secrets You Need to KnowOriginally from: http://www.nursinglink.monster.com/news/articles/14463-8-hospital-secrets-you-need-to-know
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Shopping for Cancer Cures
Shopping for Cancer CuresOriginally from: http://www.nursinglink.monster.com/news/articles/14447-shopping-for-cancer-cures
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NHS Central Lancashire Pioneers New Home Health Monitoring Technology For Chronically Ill Patients
NHS Central Lancashire Pioneers New Home Health Monitoring Technology For Chronically Ill PatientsOriginally from: http://mnt.to/f/3FvV
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Body Magic Helps Stay Moms Make Money
An incredible new home based business is spreading across the United States like wildfire. Its the Ardyss International business opportunity good for stay home moms. Based on an industry that is absolutely recession proof, women all over are replacing their full times jobs and incredibly even exceeding their employment income with the cash they earn from this fantastic new success formula.
Practically everyone wants to look and feel better and Ardyss International helps people do exactly that in an incredibly easy and effective way with their double duty line of products. Women and men alike, now look better and feel better when using their different reshaping garments and astounding nutritional products.
There top selling garment the Body Magic, sells itself. This unbelievable modern day girdle lifts, shrinks and shapes a person's trouble spots, not only while wearing it, but on a permanent basis with continual use the body begins to take the shape of the garment. Users of this product achieve genuine results without the usual grueling behaviors of having to diet, exercise or have surgery. Amazingly, people lose inches just by wearing the Body Magic. It is comfortable and safe, developed and endorsed by doctors it puts the body and immediately improves the appearance of the body.
Add to that Ardyss' quality health products which are made with nutritional ingredients to revitalize health.
This impressive program is blazing through the recession without being affected by it because it is based on the number one industry, health and nutrition. Its a proven fact, people are always eager to spend money on products that make them look and feel better no matter the state of the economy.
These unmatched products are a proven success already in many other countries and have just recently been introduced in the United States. So now is the perfect time to get into this awesome venture on the ground floor.
For a small investment and big rewards, the Ardyss International business opportunity is great for stay at home moms who want to be able to spend more time with their families and earn a serious income too.
Become an Ardyss International Distributor and make lots of money selling America's favorite girdle, the Body Magic.
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Mental Health Court: With Treatment, Many Stop Getting Arrested
June 28 - Strung out on methamphetamine, Kevin Wellington weighed 98 pounds one year ago. He'd been to jail four times and wasn't taking medication for his bipolar disorder and depression. Wellington acted out by breaking things and crashing his car.
But Wednesday, Wellington beamed as Stanislaus County Superior Court Judge Donald Shaver indulged his request for a handshake, then a hug. Wellington pulled out his cell phone to photograph a bailiff writing his name on the court's "honor roll."
"I've been waiting for that, no joke," Wellington said.
Wednesday mornings in Department 10 are a far cry from the typical criminal courtroom scene. There's laughter and applause, and compliments are doled out to defendants who've stayed off drugs or completed tasks such as getting an identification card.
It's called Mental Health Treatment Court, a 3-year-old program aimed at keeping mentally ill offenders out of jail and under supervised treatment. The court was singled out statewide by the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation this year for its success.
"It's the most rewarding program I've ever had as a judge," said Shaver, who's presided over family law disputes and death penalty cases alike. "Otherwise, you can spend your whole career seeing people at their worst."
In Stanislaus County, about 19 percent of the 900 jail inmates suffer from mental illnesses.
But despite the need, budget troubles and dried-up grant funding have forced cuts. The court stopped taking new offenders and cut its enrollment by half.
"This year has been difficult for all of us," said program coordinator Michael Wilson. "But everyone's committed to the process."
Spurred by crowded jails and high recidivism rates, the number of mental health courts has grown to about 280 nationwide.
The trend toward so-called problem-solving courts began in the 1980s with drug courts. The concept expanded as a way to save money and reduce the number of mentally ill people who repeatedly enter the criminal justice system.
"They were cycling in and out of jail," Shaver said. "We were seeing the same people over and over again."
Studies show defendants who complete mental health court programs are far less likely to be arrested again.
"They work. That's the bottom line," said Lisa Callahan, who is conducting the first nationwide study of mental health courts with New York-based Policy Research Associates.
"It's enormously expensive to keep people in jail, but it's not that expensive to treat them in the community," Callahan said. "And the recidivism rate goes down."
In a study of a North Carolina mental health court, about 72 percent of those who completed the program were not rearrested within two years. That's compared with 37 percent of those who chose to leave, according to a study published June 18.
But mental health courts are not without their critics. Some say the courts privilege criminal behavior by allowing mentally ill offenders to jump to the front of the line for services as others who aren't committing crimes may wait longer.
In Stanislaus County, the team of experts that gathers every Wednesday includes a registered nurse, prosecutor, deputy public defender, sheriff's deputy, probation officer and counselor.
Defendants meet regularly with a doctor, nurse, probation officer and case manager who can help them find housing or get health insurance. They may have their medications monitored or be tested regularly for drugs. They are encouraged to attend group sessions where they learn about mental illness and drug and alcohol addiction.
"It is definitely not a get-out-of-jail-free pass," said Mary Lynn Miller, a board-certified registered nurse. "It is easier for a client to do their jail time than to face their old habits."
The program accepts defendants facing felony or misdemeanor charges but bars those charged with violent crimes and sex-related offenses.
Upon completion of the program, defendants with felonies may have their conviction reduced to a misdemeanor, and misdemeanor defendants can have their charges dismissed.
Lena Santellano, 33, first came to court a year ago, sporting gang colors and a forehead tattoo that says "Try Me."
Santellano said she's since left her gang buddies behind, is studying to become a peer counselor and is taking medication for depression and anxiety disorders. She bags lunches for the homeless in her spare time.
When asked where she would be if not in mental health court, Santellano doesn't waver: "Dead or in prison."
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Mental Health Court: With Treatment, Many Stop Getting Arrested
June 28 - Strung out on methamphetamine, Kevin Wellington weighed 98 pounds one year ago. He'd been to jail four times and wasn't taking medication for his bipolar disorder and depression. Wellington acted out by breaking things and crashing his car.
But Wednesday, Wellington beamed as Stanislaus County Superior Court Judge Donald Shaver indulged his request for a handshake, then a hug. Wellington pulled out his cell phone to photograph a bailiff writing his name on the court's "honor roll."
"I've been waiting for that, no joke," Wellington said.
Wednesday mornings in Department 10 are a far cry from the typical criminal courtroom scene. There's laughter and applause, and compliments are doled out to defendants who've stayed off drugs or completed tasks such as getting an identification card.
It's called Mental Health Treatment Court, a 3-year-old program aimed at keeping mentally ill offenders out of jail and under supervised treatment. The court was singled out statewide by the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation this year for its success.
"It's the most rewarding program I've ever had as a judge," said Shaver, who's presided over family law disputes and death penalty cases alike. "Otherwise, you can spend your whole career seeing people at their worst."
In Stanislaus County, about 19 percent of the 900 jail inmates suffer from mental illnesses.
But despite the need, budget troubles and dried-up grant funding have forced cuts. The court stopped taking new offenders and cut its enrollment by half.
"This year has been difficult for all of us," said program coordinator Michael Wilson. "But everyone's committed to the process."
Spurred by crowded jails and high recidivism rates, the number of mental health courts has grown to about 280 nationwide.
The trend toward so-called problem-solving courts began in the 1980s with drug courts. The concept expanded as a way to save money and reduce the number of mentally ill people who repeatedly enter the criminal justice system.
"They were cycling in and out of jail," Shaver said. "We were seeing the same people over and over again."
Studies show defendants who complete mental health court programs are far less likely to be arrested again.
"They work. That's the bottom line," said Lisa Callahan, who is conducting the first nationwide study of mental health courts with New York-based Policy Research Associates.
"It's enormously expensive to keep people in jail, but it's not that expensive to treat them in the community," Callahan said. "And the recidivism rate goes down."
In a study of a North Carolina mental health court, about 72 percent of those who completed the program were not rearrested within two years. That's compared with 37 percent of those who chose to leave, according to a study published June 18.
But mental health courts are not without their critics. Some say the courts privilege criminal behavior by allowing mentally ill offenders to jump to the front of the line for services as others who aren't committing crimes may wait longer.
In Stanislaus County, the team of experts that gathers every Wednesday includes a registered nurse, prosecutor, deputy public defender, sheriff's deputy, probation officer and counselor.
Defendants meet regularly with a doctor, nurse, probation officer and case manager who can help them find housing or get health insurance. They may have their medications monitored or be tested regularly for drugs. They are encouraged to attend group sessions where they learn about mental illness and drug and alcohol addiction.
"It is definitely not a get-out-of-jail-free pass," said Mary Lynn Miller, a board-certified registered nurse. "It is easier for a client to do their jail time than to face their old habits."
The program accepts defendants facing felony or misdemeanor charges but bars those charged with violent crimes and sex-related offenses.
Upon completion of the program, defendants with felonies may have their conviction reduced to a misdemeanor, and misdemeanor defendants can have their charges dismissed.
Lena Santellano, 33, first came to court a year ago, sporting gang colors and a forehead tattoo that says "Try Me."
Santellano said she's since left her gang buddies behind, is studying to become a peer counselor and is taking medication for depression and anxiety disorders. She bags lunches for the homeless in her spare time.
When asked where she would be if not in mental health court, Santellano doesn't waver: "Dead or in prison."
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As Time Progresses The Role Of A Doctor Is Ever Changing
The modernization of the medical profession over the years has resulted in elaborate names for common ailments and 9-to-5 office hours for physicians. Even though a physician's work is still demanding, it's still a lot easier than that of a country doctor in the years past.
A doctor discusses what the beginning was like for doctors in that region in a documentary about a developed city. Surprisingly, the first white man to come to the city proved to be a physician. This doctor was at the time on an expedition to explore the opportunities in the community. Clearly, he discovered that this area didn't have too many patients and he went back home where there was a better life and more customers.
In those days, a few doctors practiced around the town, however, because there wasn't a thriving population with a lot of money, they found it difficult to earn a decent paycheck. Once the civil war came, they got their things together and took off. Without a doubt, doctors in the 1800s were some of the bravest and most dedicated individuals alive. Pursuing a career as a doctor was a difficult undertaking for the men (and a few women) of that era. Doctors worked whenever their services were required and often received no pay for their labor. Those that could paid their medical bills, but most simply did not have the funds to do so.
Sometimes, a night would pass without a sick call early in the morning. The stamping of feet on his front porch and furious beating on the door would awaken the poor doctor and his sleepy neighbors. After the doctor saddled up a couple of horses and attached his buggy, the exhausted doctor would set out for a numbing trip away from his home town.
During this time, a doctor would consider himself lucky to be paid for his work in silver coin. The majority of patients would settle the charges with produce from their fields or through performing a needed job for the physician. Therefore, to supplement their meager earnings, many doctors created and sold their own brand of medical concoctions. This 19th century physician is one who tried his hand at this.
Another very well-educated doctor, who wasn't limited by the ethical standards of the time, also made various cures of his own and sold them. Actually, his remedies for neuralgia and headaches were fairly successful. A cure of his ailment would be promised the patient for just three, 10 cent doses and a mere five to 20 minutes from beginning of treatment to the end.
Other physicians earned some extra cash through starting their own drug stores. A doctor began the very first drugstore in the town, and he chose to open it on the principal street. Three additional physicians followed suit and opened up their own pharmacies as well. After the first hospital in the area was built, doctors started to enjoy an improved working environment, and more hospitals were built in the next few years. Not long after that, a code of conduct and motto were developed that stated that the medical profession has increased greatly the hospital's efficiency and confidence, mostly because of superior knowledge and working facilities.
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Nurses: Using Visual Management to our Advantage
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Nurses: Using Visual Management to our Advantage
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Fugitive Caught By Lure of a Nursing Job
June 28 - With a newly obtained nursing degree but still no job, Victoria Okegbola jumped at a chance to fill out an employment application.
So when Okegbola opened her door in Chicago earlier this month, she expected to be handed employment paperwork. She didn't expect handcuffs.
Okegbola, 28, has traveled around the world since Broward County officials started looking for her, but the long journey ended over the weekend right where it started.
After spending Friday night in the Osceola County Jail while transporting officers got some rest, Okegbola was booked Saturday into the Broward County Jail on a charge of interference of custody. Her bail is set at $100,000.
Broward County authorities had been looking for Okegbola since she left the country last summer with her 1 1/2-year-old son.
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The Cook County Sheriff's Office in Chicago got involved last month when Broward authorities told them Okegbola might be in the Chicago area.
Cook County fugitive investigators said Okegbola left Florida with the boy while engaged in a custody dispute. She returned to her native Nigeria with the boy in July 2009 after the boy's father verbally agreed to the trip, as long as he would be able to contact and visit his child in Nigeria, investigators said.
Once the woman arrived in Africa, she denied the boy's father contact with him and then returned to the United States, leaving the boy with relatives in Nigeria.
The family in Nigeria initially shielded the boy from officials with the U.S. Embassy, but eventually the Nigerian government was able to confirm that he is in good health, investigators said.
Once they were contacted by Broward authorities, Cook County fugitive investigators learned Okegbola had received a nursing degree from Chicago's Samland Institute of Allied Health and Technology.
They checked out addresses where she had claimed to live and then began calling phone numbers she had used while she was a student. When she answered one of the numbers, an investigator posed as an executive with a local nursing agency. She gave the man the address of the South Side home where she was staying.
She answered the door and was arrested without incident. Investigators said they found no evidence that the boy had been at the residence recently. Broward authorities arrived in Chicago on Wednesday to return her to Florida.
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Fugitive Caught By Lure of a Nursing Job
June 28 - With a newly obtained nursing degree but still no job, Victoria Okegbola jumped at a chance to fill out an employment application.
So when Okegbola opened her door in Chicago earlier this month, she expected to be handed employment paperwork. She didn't expect handcuffs.
Okegbola, 28, has traveled around the world since Broward County officials started looking for her, but the long journey ended over the weekend right where it started.
After spending Friday night in the Osceola County Jail while transporting officers got some rest, Okegbola was booked Saturday into the Broward County Jail on a charge of interference of custody. Her bail is set at $100,000.
Broward County authorities had been looking for Okegbola since she left the country last summer with her 1 1/2-year-old son.
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The Cook County Sheriff's Office in Chicago got involved last month when Broward authorities told them Okegbola might be in the Chicago area.
Cook County fugitive investigators said Okegbola left Florida with the boy while engaged in a custody dispute. She returned to her native Nigeria with the boy in July 2009 after the boy's father verbally agreed to the trip, as long as he would be able to contact and visit his child in Nigeria, investigators said.
Once the woman arrived in Africa, she denied the boy's father contact with him and then returned to the United States, leaving the boy with relatives in Nigeria.
The family in Nigeria initially shielded the boy from officials with the U.S. Embassy, but eventually the Nigerian government was able to confirm that he is in good health, investigators said.
Once they were contacted by Broward authorities, Cook County fugitive investigators learned Okegbola had received a nursing degree from Chicago's Samland Institute of Allied Health and Technology.
They checked out addresses where she had claimed to live and then began calling phone numbers she had used while she was a student. When she answered one of the numbers, an investigator posed as an executive with a local nursing agency. She gave the man the address of the South Side home where she was staying.
She answered the door and was arrested without incident. Investigators said they found no evidence that the boy had been at the residence recently. Broward authorities arrived in Chicago on Wednesday to return her to Florida.
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Monday, June 28, 2010
Technique Might Boost Women's Fertility
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Technique Might Boost Women's Fertility
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Michelangelo hid brain image in chapel, scientists say
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X-rays of Marilyn Monroe sold for $45,000
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HealthGrades Study Examines ER Stats
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Recruiment Online, Physicians On The Line
The Internet as a medium of contacting competent doctors have been utilized by hospitals and health institutions for cost effective measures. A web-based health care manning agency website?s contributing editor states that a vital component of any hospital recruitment effort is utilizing the web?s extensive popularity to achieve its goals. One factor that doctor hunters have learned is that busy doctors are as available to go online the way they are able to scan through medical publications when pondering a career leap. He further adds that knowing how to tap into that area of interest most effectively is a challenge facing techno savvy recruiters.
The fact that there was a significant boom in the last years on regular Internet usage by physicians was derived from a survey conducted among a group of American doctors. During a recent interview, it was discovered that a huge percentage of doctors utilize the Internet regularly, as compared years ago when very few did.
With Internet web sites continuously sprouting throughout cyberspace, doctors are given the opportunity to chase the best career options available. They do not have to move out of the comfort of their homes or workplaces to find career opportunities for at the touch of a button, they can easily gain access to the largest postings online which can be seen in hospital websites, specialty employment boards, manning forms with stalwart Internet presence, health journals with a section for job listings and medical organizations with referral programs online. By their selective utilization of recruitment sites, physician head hunters have a wide range of choices for enhancing their employee candidates.
The websites that belong to the topmost area on the priority clipboard of doctor hunters are the ones that are most visited by web users. With so many doctors joining cyberspace to find the best possible job options, the likelihood that potential candidates end up getting employed is severely high. More than just job listings that entice, the most efficient recruitment websites must add resources that will enable appropriate matchmaking of employees to their employers.
For most recruiters, websites with good content and initiatives in facilitating the hiring procedures are the ones that enable them to attain their doctor staffing aims. Among the things that most physician head hunters look for to make the best out of their Internet recruitment endeavors are value added career sites that are not limited to simple resume search features, secure communication with applicants, information on salaries and relocation aid, career management articles and sites that generate communities of physician support groups which include residents, executives, military health practitioners and women who have contributed a lot in the health trade.
Also among the best qualities of these sites are forums that enlighten the audiences on employment trends, as well as actual time employment expos that allow job hunters to touch base with their possible employers. However, though known to be efficient in physician recruitment techniques, these websites may not offer these other web facets. These Internet sites that allow ease in online recruitment processes and also offer unique solutions and features are very valuable to doctor recruiters especially when it comes to carrying out their hiring goals while maximizing their financial resources.
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Travel LPN Jobs - A Wonderful Opportunity
One of the reasons why many Licensed practical nurses seek employment in the Travel LPN jobs career field is because of the increased income potential it offers. In the U.S. alone, there are thousands of travel nurses working for 340 travel nurse agency's. Although these positions only last a short period of time they have amazing income potential. Usually the LPN's will travel from state to state in different parts of the nation. Sometimes they may even offer international opportunities, in which case the positions can last over 2 years.
Travel LPN jobs allow you to experience various new sites and new people around the world as well as within the United States. An LPN nurse can choose an opportunity based on the length of an offered contract if she wants. Plans can be arranged from one month contracts through one year assignments.
Here are some ways to succeed in the Travel Nurse Field:
- Make it easier on yourself to find and land the right traveling assignments. Interview other traveling LPN's to get tips and leads on landing good opportunities. Ask questions and get focused answers to those questions in order to clearly define the types of jobs you could match up with. Ask yourself were you would want to go, for how long, and if you can honestly handle all the aspects of the assignment. Ask and you may find.
- Display your credentials: Bring out any relevant Certificates,Diplomas, Awards you may have. Also, show all the things you are capable of, your skills, your education. List your work expertise and accomplishments.
- Be Ready: Have your resume updated and organized with ready references from work associates supplied if need be. Send in the Applications and tailor your Resume for the jobs you may want. Provide a good working phone number, remember to update your answering machine message with a professional message. You have the right to be selective in who you make follow up calls with. Qshift, Right Solutions and Medical staffing Solutions are some of the more well known companies that offer Travel LPN Jobs. You can do research on staffing agency's on jobs boards online. One well known job board is Craigslist, you will be able to choose any city around the country.
- When meeting up with "head hunters" take your working scrubs with you. You will be required to complete paper work and you should always be ready to go, so having luggage already organized and pack might me a good idea. Before you commit to an assignment make sure you read the contract completely. Don't sign anything you cannot commit to.
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Fibromyalgia Treatment
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A third cannabis-based medicine, Sativex, is now in clinical trials in the United States for treating cancer pain.
The drug is sprayed under the tongue or into the cheek, and contains THC and cannabidiol, a non-psychoactive compound found in cannabis that eases inflammation and pain and may also reduce the side effects of THC (like anxiety, hunger production, and some of the intoxicating properties), as well as a number of other compounds (other cannabinoids and terpenoids, which are analgesics in their own rights).
But do they help?
"It is quite possible that cannabis-based medicines could be helpful for sufferers of fibromyalgia based on available science," says Ethan Russo, M.D., who is senior medical advisor to GW Pharmaceuticals, which makes Sativex, and a study physician for the U.S. clinical trials now underway for cancer treatment.
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Russo says he's hopeful Sativex will get FDA approval for treating cancer pain in 2013. "While a theoretical basis for Sativex potentially helping benefit fibromyalgia symptoms is quite strong, and we know it has been very helpful with neuropathic pain and sleep disturbance in many other conditions," he adds, "it's ultimate utility in fibromyalgia can only be proven in a meaningful, practical fashion through formal randomized clinical trials."
For now, Ware says, patients with fibromyalgia who aren't being helped by their existing treatment might want to discuss nabilone with their physician. "A lot of doctors just don't know that these prescription cannabinoids exist," he says.
However, these drugs have side effects too. "The most typical side effects are what I call the three D's: drowsiness, dizziness, and dry mouth. It's not euphoria as such," he adds.
In Canada, federal law allows patients to use medical marijuana with a doctor's support (they can't prescribe marijuana because it's not approved as a drug in Canada) of the patient's application to possess; the drug is delivered directly to the patient, and grown under controlled conditions by the government.
"I have patients with a range of pain syndromes who have failed all their other treatments and for whom herbal cannabis has been the only reasonable option that they have that controls their symptoms," Ware says. In such cases, he adds, he will help the patient obtain the card they need to authorize them to possess the drug.
But in the U.S., the legality of medical marijuana is determined state-by-state (it's now legal in 14 states), and rules and regulations vary widely.
And while Attorney General Eric Holder said last year that he would no longer go after people who were selling or using medical marijuana legally, many users -- and potential users -- are fearful of the legal risks they may be taking.
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"Licensed for use or not, it's still a federal crime, says Dee, a 52-year-old medical assistant with fibromyalgia, who lives in Colorado, which passed a law allowing medical marijuana in 2000. While visiting a wellness center for therapeutic massages, staffers suggested she try marijuana for her symptoms.
After getting her doctor's approval, "I tried a little of this and a little of that. I would say that most of the time my pain was not relieved," although she did sleep better and had a better appetite. "I did find one plant that really did help, but it was hard to get, and you only get so much grown per plant for year."
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So when the time came for Dee to get her state license to use medical marijuana (Colorado gives people 90 days), at a cost of $90 every year, "I let the ball drop."
While Dee says she has no problem with medical marijuana, she is concerned about the increase of dispensaries across the state. "There are more places to purchase medical marijuana than banks or Mexican restaurants now," she says.
In New York, the state assembly has approved medical marijuana legislation, and Lynda says she is working to support legalization efforts there. For now, legal or not, she is continuing to use marijuana.
"I would suggest to any 'fibromyalgiac' to try marijuana if they are open to it," says Lynda.
"I swore when I became a parent I would not touch weed again (ah, youth), but times have changed, and I was desperate to find something for the burning pain so I could function. I'm glad that I made this decision because it works for me."
?Fibromyalgia TreatmentOriginally from: http://www.nursinglink.monster.com/news/articles/14421-fibromyalgia-treatment
A third cannabis-based medicine, Sativex, is now in clinical trials in the United States for treating cancer pain.
The drug is sprayed under the tongue or into the cheek, and contains THC and cannabidiol, a non-psychoactive compound found in cannabis that eases inflammation and pain and may also reduce the side effects of THC (like anxiety, hunger production, and some of the intoxicating properties), as well as a number of other compounds (other cannabinoids and terpenoids, which are analgesics in their own rights).
But do they help?
"It is quite possible that cannabis-based medicines could be helpful for sufferers of fibromyalgia based on available science," says Ethan Russo, M.D., who is senior medical advisor to GW Pharmaceuticals, which makes Sativex, and a study physician for the U.S. clinical trials now underway for cancer treatment.
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Russo says he's hopeful Sativex will get FDA approval for treating cancer pain in 2013. "While a theoretical basis for Sativex potentially helping benefit fibromyalgia symptoms is quite strong, and we know it has been very helpful with neuropathic pain and sleep disturbance in many other conditions," he adds, "it's ultimate utility in fibromyalgia can only be proven in a meaningful, practical fashion through formal randomized clinical trials."
For now, Ware says, patients with fibromyalgia who aren't being helped by their existing treatment might want to discuss nabilone with their physician. "A lot of doctors just don't know that these prescription cannabinoids exist," he says.
However, these drugs have side effects too. "The most typical side effects are what I call the three D's: drowsiness, dizziness, and dry mouth. It's not euphoria as such," he adds.
In Canada, federal law allows patients to use medical marijuana with a doctor's support (they can't prescribe marijuana because it's not approved as a drug in Canada) of the patient's application to possess; the drug is delivered directly to the patient, and grown under controlled conditions by the government.
"I have patients with a range of pain syndromes who have failed all their other treatments and for whom herbal cannabis has been the only reasonable option that they have that controls their symptoms," Ware says. In such cases, he adds, he will help the patient obtain the card they need to authorize them to possess the drug.
But in the U.S., the legality of medical marijuana is determined state-by-state (it's now legal in 14 states), and rules and regulations vary widely.
And while Attorney General Eric Holder said last year that he would no longer go after people who were selling or using medical marijuana legally, many users -- and potential users -- are fearful of the legal risks they may be taking.
Health.com: A state-by-state guide to medical marijuana laws
"Licensed for use or not, it's still a federal crime, says Dee, a 52-year-old medical assistant with fibromyalgia, who lives in Colorado, which passed a law allowing medical marijuana in 2000. While visiting a wellness center for therapeutic massages, staffers suggested she try marijuana for her symptoms.
After getting her doctor's approval, "I tried a little of this and a little of that. I would say that most of the time my pain was not relieved," although she did sleep better and had a better appetite. "I did find one plant that really did help, but it was hard to get, and you only get so much grown per plant for year."
Health.com: 10 gifts that ease the pain
So when the time came for Dee to get her state license to use medical marijuana (Colorado gives people 90 days), at a cost of $90 every year, "I let the ball drop."
While Dee says she has no problem with medical marijuana, she is concerned about the increase of dispensaries across the state. "There are more places to purchase medical marijuana than banks or Mexican restaurants now," she says.
In New York, the state assembly has approved medical marijuana legislation, and Lynda says she is working to support legalization efforts there. For now, legal or not, she is continuing to use marijuana.
"I would suggest to any 'fibromyalgiac' to try marijuana if they are open to it," says Lynda.
"I swore when I became a parent I would not touch weed again (ah, youth), but times have changed, and I was desperate to find something for the burning pain so I could function. I'm glad that I made this decision because it works for me."
?Fibromyalgia TreatmentOriginally from: http://www.nursinglink.monster.com/news/articles/14421-fibromyalgia-treatment
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We Need a Nurse For America
Pictured: Beth Bryant Barranco RN, BSNLast week the Aiken Standard newspaper published a letter to the editor written by Beth Barranco Bryant. Beth emphasized why America needs a National Nurse and she urges support for HR 4601 The National Nurse Act of 2010. Beth also works as a health report for the NBC affiliate in Augusta, Georgia and she recently did a story on The National Nurse Act of 2010.Here are some excerpts from Beth's letter:"To say our country has a health care system is really more of an oxymoron. We have a "sick care" system. It is way past time that nurses, the forefront of the health care delivery system, take action and make this country healthy again. It is time that our country appointed a National Nurse. Nurses are the primary educators and care givers to patients. Nurses teach new parents how to care for their newborn baby. Nurses teach families how to care for their dying loved one and it's the nurse who comforts the grieving family. Nurses are the caregivers, the patient advocate, and they promote preventive care and education to the public.It is proposed in the bill, HR4601, that the current position, Chief Nurse Officer of U.S. Public Health Service, would be elevated from half-time to full-time and designated as the National Nurse of Prevention. As a visible national spokesperson for nursing, the National Nurse would continue to support the Surgeon General's Focus on Prevention in all communities. The National Nurse would also meet with health care leaders to address poor health literacy and health disparities, promote nurses as community health advocates and enhance nursing recruitment throughout all communities in efforts to decrease the nursing shortage. It is crucial that we continue the effort in making America a healthy nation. The Office of the National Nurse can be instrumental in making our effort a reality. We all want "health" care don't we?"Beth Barranco, RN, BSNAiken, South CarolinaWe Need a Nurse For America
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Calling For Support For Parents Of Children With Disabilities
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What You Can Expect During After Your Gastric Bypass Surgery.
Most of us know that we could do with losing a bit of weight in order that we can look and feel better. But for people who are very overweight losing weight is an essential action to prevent major health problems. Exercise and a healthy diet are the best ways to do this. But for some people it just doesn't work. For these people surgery is an option. A gastric bypass is one surgery option.
There is no doubt that there are huge and significant benefits to having gastric surgery, otherwise known as bariatric surgery. Studies have shown that life expectancy increases dramatically for surgery patients and the chances of getting diabetes, heart disease and certain types of cancer is significantly reduced.
Before any bariatric surgery there are certain criteria that have to be in place. A potential patient must have tried a healthy diet, a correct exercise regime and weight loss medication before surgery can be considered. An individual must have a body mass index of 40 or over, or 35 and over if there are other health concerns present to be eligible for surgery.
The operation takes between 1 and 3 hours and consists of a procedure designed to divide the stomach into two chambers. The small intestine is also re sited. This is all done to ensure that the stomachs capacity for food is reduced by over 90%. The patient will not feel any pain or sensation during the surgery as it is carried out under general anaesthetic.
Due to the changed shape and size of, as well as the trauma to, the stomach the amount and type of the food you eat has to be different from what you what you would normally consume. Your surgeon will advise you on specifics but as a general rule you will have to drink clear fluids for the first two days. After this you will probably be moved on to pureed food for a while. Eating a diet high in fiber and protein and low in sugar and fat.
After the surgery you may suffer from an unpleasant condition called dumping. This involves feeling very anxious and having a very rapid heart beat that may cause you to want to lay down. This condition is caused by consuming too much sugar. Other conditions may occur following surgery including possibly needing further surgery if the initial surgery had any complications. Despite the risks most people have no problems following their operation.
In order that you lose weight and stay slim you need to do more than sit back and wait for it to happen. Major changes to your diet and lifestyle are required and you might find it difficult to adjust at first. If food has been a huge part of your life you will have to find something to replace it. Replacing it with pleasure at your new healthy lifestyle is a good alternative.
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Natural Pest Control's Primary Enemy: Japanese Beetles
Did you realize that the most dangerous pesky pests seen in the eastern United States is the Japanese beetle? Not a lot of people understand but this particular beetle damages the metropolitan surroundings vegetation over any other pest infestations identified in the region. Actually discovered in the year 1916 after being unveiled in New jersey by chance, this bug was only determined to occur in Japan. Individuals then didn't possibly think it was a major pest!
Big locations of turf, grazing land, substantial amount of plant species on which adult beetles could feed on and more than anything else, a lessening of valuable organic enemies make this particular region a very helpful climate for these Japanese beetles to live in . This appropriate climate helps the beetles to boost in numbers greatly, enlarging their envirionmental range north to Ontario and Minnesota, west to Iowa, Missouri and Arkansas, and south to Georgia and Alabama.
The first Japanese beetles were evident in Kentucky on the southern boundaries of Louisville in the year 1937. Pesticides were utilised to take care of several different infestations to help stop the dispersing of this infestation. The years 1950-60's noticed an astounding increase and spread of the beetle population in Kentucky and its adjacent states. Currently, Japanese beetles infest all of the state of Kentucky.
Adult Japanese beetles measure at 7/16-inch long metallic green beetles which have copper-brown wing covers. A row of white spots of hair task from directly below the wing handles on just about every side of the body. Mature Japanese beetles surface from the solid ground and start to feed on plants in the month of June. This form of process occurs greatly over a time period of 4-6 weeks. It starts in the month of June thereafter these Japanese beetles slowly and gradually die out. Almost all beetles survive about 30-45 days.
These particular beetles eat on about three hundred range of plants, eat leaves, flowers and overripe fruits. Their eating routines typically occur in teams, beginning at the very top areas of a plant, working downward. These beetles are very productive in the course of warm, sunny climatic conditions and have a preference for plants that have been in direct sunlight. An individual beetle commonly does not prey on much; what causes severe, devastating damage is via group feeding by several of these beetles.
Grownup beetles usually feast upon the outside surface of any plants, initially nibbling out the tissue between the veins. This specific feeding presents the leaf a virtually "lacelike"/"skeleton" visual appeal. Floras that are rigorously ruined look like they have been scorched by fire. The majority of these beetles also transpire to wholly eat rose petals and leaves with fragile veins. The odors that emanate from leaves that have been damaged by beetles seem to be a very major factor in the aggregation of Japanese beetles on a variety of food plants.
These particular Japanese beetles are very portable and have the ability to plague newer places from many miles away. Most of the time, nevertheless, their flights are very restrained as they go about feeding on plants and/or laying eggs.
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Intel's Bold Bet:: Call it Visionary or Myopic
Intel's Bold Bet:: Call it Visionary or MyopicOriginally from: http://www.nursinglink.monster.com/news/articles/14411-intels-bold-bet-call-it-visionary-or-myopic
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Epilepsy: A Fight For The Cure
Epilepsy: A Fight For The CureOriginally from: http://www.nursinglink.monster.com/news/articles/14412-epilepsy-a-fight-for-the-cure
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Sunday, June 27, 2010
Is Sex turning into child past tme part 3
One urgent source of the pressure on government to implement sex education is the growing problem of unintended teenage pregnancies.
Data from the Quezon City Health Office shows that in 2009, there was one pregnant teenager for every 10 new registered pregnant women—a staggering 10,248 teenage pregnancies in one year alone in just one city.
Nationwide, 36 out of 100 births are recorded among young mothers aged 15 to 24, according to the 2008 National Demographic and Health Survey. That’s more than one-third of all annual births.
Unwanted pregnancies among the youth have become prevalent as more and more young people engage in premarital sex.
The 2002 Young Adult Fertility and Sexuality Survey (YAFSS) conducted nationwide by the University of the Philippines Population Institute shows that the proportion of young Filipinos, aged 15 to 27, engaging in premarital sex increased from 17.8 percent in 1994 to 23.1 percent in 2002. One third of those who engaged in premarital sex also reported having multiple sex partners.
According to the survey, the majority of the youth engaged in unprotected sex – 70 percent for men and 68 percent for women. What worries health experts is that 60 percent of these young people believe there is no chance for them to be infected with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) that causes Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS).
The survey also reveals misperceptions about HIV-AIDS among Filipino youth. Twenty-eight percent of young adults thought that AIDS is curable, while 73 percent thought they are immune to HIV.
Anti-HIV campaign
Consequently, Valisno says the rising number of cases of sex-related diseases among the youth have now reached an alarming rate.
The HIV-AIDS registry of the Department of Health (DOH) shows a dramatic increase of new HIV infections among Filipinos in the 15-24 years old bracket, from 41 in 2007 to 218 in 2009 — a five-fold expansion in just two years.
Hence, on top of the sex education program, DepEd and a UN agency have launched an anti-HIV-AIDS program among high school students. It is considered the “soft implementation" of the sex education program since it aims to educate youth on the perils of sex at an early age.
With the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) at the helm, the program dubbed as “Power of You" was pioneered in March in 29 high schools across the country.
The educational campaign carries an interactive video that follows the story of typical teenagers Francis and Sara. The video uses the telenovela format to encourage young people to forego sexual activities and educate themselves and their peers about HIV and other sexually-transmitted diseases.
In a press statement, the UN children’s agency says the project emphasizes children’s right to information as enshrined in the Convention on the Rights of the Child, which is the most widely signed international treaty safeguarding children’s rights.
“UNICEF believes that children have the right to information, at the right time, to enable them to lead happy and healthy lives," the treaty says.
The program came a few weeks after the DOH’s widely publicized and controversial action of giving away free condoms on Valentine’s Day as part of its anti-HIV campaign.
The DOH, which earned the ire of some Catholic bishops, is pressing for a 400-million-peso program to purchase condoms. DepEd, for its part, has no plans to distribute condoms in schools.
Expectedly, the health department fully supports the implementation of sex education in schools. Its head, Secretary Esperanza Cabral, is even suggesting that teaching about sex start with kindergarten pupils — again, to the horror of Catholic bishops.
But while clashing parties continue to debate the propriety of sex education, teenage kids, and increasingly even pre-teen children, discover sex on their own, exploring it like a new game or pastime, often rushing headlong into the dark, unmindful of the end results.—JV/HS, GMANews.TV
Claire Delfin is a senior correspondent of GMA Network, Inc. She regularly contributes special reports on children, women, education, health and the environment to the network’s official news website, www.gmanews.tv.Is Sex turning into child past tme part 3Originally from: http://www.nursinglink.monster.com/news/articles/14401-is-sex-turning-into-child-past-tme-part-3
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Is Sex turning into child past tme part 3
One urgent source of the pressure on government to implement sex education is the growing problem of unintended teenage pregnancies.
Data from the Quezon City Health Office shows that in 2009, there was one pregnant teenager for every 10 new registered pregnant women—a staggering 10,248 teenage pregnancies in one year alone in just one city.
Nationwide, 36 out of 100 births are recorded among young mothers aged 15 to 24, according to the 2008 National Demographic and Health Survey. That’s more than one-third of all annual births.
Unwanted pregnancies among the youth have become prevalent as more and more young people engage in premarital sex.
The 2002 Young Adult Fertility and Sexuality Survey (YAFSS) conducted nationwide by the University of the Philippines Population Institute shows that the proportion of young Filipinos, aged 15 to 27, engaging in premarital sex increased from 17.8 percent in 1994 to 23.1 percent in 2002. One third of those who engaged in premarital sex also reported having multiple sex partners.
According to the survey, the majority of the youth engaged in unprotected sex – 70 percent for men and 68 percent for women. What worries health experts is that 60 percent of these young people believe there is no chance for them to be infected with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) that causes Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS).
The survey also reveals misperceptions about HIV-AIDS among Filipino youth. Twenty-eight percent of young adults thought that AIDS is curable, while 73 percent thought they are immune to HIV.
Anti-HIV campaign
Consequently, Valisno says the rising number of cases of sex-related diseases among the youth have now reached an alarming rate.
The HIV-AIDS registry of the Department of Health (DOH) shows a dramatic increase of new HIV infections among Filipinos in the 15-24 years old bracket, from 41 in 2007 to 218 in 2009 — a five-fold expansion in just two years.
Hence, on top of the sex education program, DepEd and a UN agency have launched an anti-HIV-AIDS program among high school students. It is considered the “soft implementation" of the sex education program since it aims to educate youth on the perils of sex at an early age.
With the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) at the helm, the program dubbed as “Power of You" was pioneered in March in 29 high schools across the country.
The educational campaign carries an interactive video that follows the story of typical teenagers Francis and Sara. The video uses the telenovela format to encourage young people to forego sexual activities and educate themselves and their peers about HIV and other sexually-transmitted diseases.
In a press statement, the UN children’s agency says the project emphasizes children’s right to information as enshrined in the Convention on the Rights of the Child, which is the most widely signed international treaty safeguarding children’s rights.
“UNICEF believes that children have the right to information, at the right time, to enable them to lead happy and healthy lives," the treaty says.
The program came a few weeks after the DOH’s widely publicized and controversial action of giving away free condoms on Valentine’s Day as part of its anti-HIV campaign.
The DOH, which earned the ire of some Catholic bishops, is pressing for a 400-million-peso program to purchase condoms. DepEd, for its part, has no plans to distribute condoms in schools.
Expectedly, the health department fully supports the implementation of sex education in schools. Its head, Secretary Esperanza Cabral, is even suggesting that teaching about sex start with kindergarten pupils — again, to the horror of Catholic bishops.
But while clashing parties continue to debate the propriety of sex education, teenage kids, and increasingly even pre-teen children, discover sex on their own, exploring it like a new game or pastime, often rushing headlong into the dark, unmindful of the end results.—JV/HS, GMANews.TV
Claire Delfin is a senior correspondent of GMA Network, Inc. She regularly contributes special reports on children, women, education, health and the environment to the network’s official news website, www.gmanews.tv.Is Sex turning into child past tme part 3Originally from: http://www.nursinglink.monster.com/news/articles/14401-is-sex-turning-into-child-past-tme-part-3
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Blood test may be able to predict menopause
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Blood test may be able to predict menopause
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Hepatitis A-G
Hepatitis E
Symptoms similar to hepatitis A. It can take a fulminant course in some patients, particularly pregnant women.
It is spread by fecally contaminated water within endemic areas. The largest outbreak was reported in northeast China between 1986 and 1988.
Hepatitis E predominantly affects those aged 15 to 40 years of age. More prevalent in the Indian subcontinent. Hepatitis E does not occur often in the USA. The virus has a 15 to 60 day incubation period and infected persons may be contagious for up to two weeks after symptoms first appear. The symptoms are the same as for HBV with jaundice and flu-like aches and pains.
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Hepatitis F virus
A hypothetical virus linked to hepatitis. However, an infection found in the Far East has shown that a new virus which is neither hepatitis B or C. The virus called HAF consists of double-stranded DNA and is substantially different from HAV and HEV, both of which are RNA based.
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Hepatitis G or GBV-C
First described early in 1996 Hepatitis G is another potential viral cause of hepatitis. The Hepatitis G virus, has been identified and is probably spread by blood and sexual contact.
There is doubt about whether it causes hepatitis or is just associated with hepatitis, as it does not appear to replicate primarily in the liver. It is now classified as GBV-C. Often patients with hepatitis G are infected at the same time by the hepatitis B or C virus, or both.
There is no specific treatment for any form of acute hepatitis. Patients should rest in bed as needed, avoid alcohol, and be sure to eat a balanced diet.
The Hepatitis Epidemic in America - Today, an estimated 5 million Americans are infected with Hepatitis C - and most of them don't know it!
5 Million Americans Afflicted with Chronic Viral Hepatitis - Budget Proposal Shortchanges - NVHR: Administration's 2011 Budget Proposal Shortchanges Five Million Americans Afflicted with Chronic Viral Hepatitis...
Steps Required to Tackle Hepatitis B and C - Stepped-up vaccination requirements, a boost in resources for prevention and treatment, and a public awareness campaign similar to the effort that dispelled the stigma of HIV/AIDS are needed to curb the health threats posed by hepatitis B and hepatitis C, says a new report from the Institute of Medicine.
Ridding the Body of Hepatitis C - Genetic Hint - More than seventy percent of people who contract Hepatitis C will live with the virus that causes it for the rest of their lives and some will develop serious liver disease including cancer. However, 30 to 40 percent of those infected somehow defeat the infection and get rid of the virus with no treatment.
Hepatitis A and B in Canada - Hepatitis A and B are global liver diseases, and know no borders. While many may consider hepatitis A and B to be travel diseases, it is important to recognize that it can affect you right here at home, says Dr. Morris Sherman, Chairman of the Canadian Liver Foundation.
First Human Receives New Antibody Aimed at Hepatitis C Virus - Building upon a series of successful preclinical studies, researchers at MassBiologics of the University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS) today announced the beginning of a Phase 1 clinical trial, testing the safety and activity of a human monoclonal antibody they developed that can neutralize the Hepatitis C virus (HCV).
Hepatitis C - Definition, Transmission, Risk, Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment - There are an estimated 3.2 million persons with chronic hepatitis C infections in America. The majority of these people are not aware that they are infected because they do not exhibit any symptoms. The number of reported cases of hepatitis C is considerably lower. About seventy-five to eighty percent of people who become infected with the HCV virus develop chronic hepatitis C.
Hepatitis B - Transmission, Symptoms and Diagnosis - The term, "Hepatitis," is a general one meaning, "inflammation of the liver." A person's liver may experience inflammation due to an infection, exposure to alcohol, toxins, specific medications, poisons, or because of a disorder of the immune system. Hepatitis B is caused by infection with the hepatitis B virus (HBV), which has two different phases; acute and chronic.
Hepatitis A - Definition Causes Symptoms and Prevention - Hepatitis A is a highly contagious form of liver infection that is caused by the Hepatitis A virus, also referred to as the HAV virus. HAV is one of three forms of viruses that may cause hepatitis; it is one of the three most common forms of hepatitis viruses in America. Other forms of hepatitis include Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C.
Autoimmune Hepatitis and the Liver - The overall outlook for persons with autoimmune hepatitis is generally very favorable. Persons who are diagnosed early and receive medication treatment in order to prevent serious liver damage find that the treatment is effective. For people who do not respond to treatments, liver transplants have become a very viable option, with a high rate of success.Hepatitis A-GOriginally from: http://www.nursinglink.monster.com/news/articles/14409-hepatitis-a-g
Symptoms similar to hepatitis A. It can take a fulminant course in some patients, particularly pregnant women.
It is spread by fecally contaminated water within endemic areas. The largest outbreak was reported in northeast China between 1986 and 1988.
Hepatitis E predominantly affects those aged 15 to 40 years of age. More prevalent in the Indian subcontinent. Hepatitis E does not occur often in the USA. The virus has a 15 to 60 day incubation period and infected persons may be contagious for up to two weeks after symptoms first appear. The symptoms are the same as for HBV with jaundice and flu-like aches and pains.
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Hepatitis F virus
A hypothetical virus linked to hepatitis. However, an infection found in the Far East has shown that a new virus which is neither hepatitis B or C. The virus called HAF consists of double-stranded DNA and is substantially different from HAV and HEV, both of which are RNA based.
?
Hepatitis G or GBV-C
First described early in 1996 Hepatitis G is another potential viral cause of hepatitis. The Hepatitis G virus, has been identified and is probably spread by blood and sexual contact.
There is doubt about whether it causes hepatitis or is just associated with hepatitis, as it does not appear to replicate primarily in the liver. It is now classified as GBV-C. Often patients with hepatitis G are infected at the same time by the hepatitis B or C virus, or both.
There is no specific treatment for any form of acute hepatitis. Patients should rest in bed as needed, avoid alcohol, and be sure to eat a balanced diet.
The Hepatitis Epidemic in America - Today, an estimated 5 million Americans are infected with Hepatitis C - and most of them don't know it!
5 Million Americans Afflicted with Chronic Viral Hepatitis - Budget Proposal Shortchanges - NVHR: Administration's 2011 Budget Proposal Shortchanges Five Million Americans Afflicted with Chronic Viral Hepatitis...
Steps Required to Tackle Hepatitis B and C - Stepped-up vaccination requirements, a boost in resources for prevention and treatment, and a public awareness campaign similar to the effort that dispelled the stigma of HIV/AIDS are needed to curb the health threats posed by hepatitis B and hepatitis C, says a new report from the Institute of Medicine.
Ridding the Body of Hepatitis C - Genetic Hint - More than seventy percent of people who contract Hepatitis C will live with the virus that causes it for the rest of their lives and some will develop serious liver disease including cancer. However, 30 to 40 percent of those infected somehow defeat the infection and get rid of the virus with no treatment.
Hepatitis A and B in Canada - Hepatitis A and B are global liver diseases, and know no borders. While many may consider hepatitis A and B to be travel diseases, it is important to recognize that it can affect you right here at home, says Dr. Morris Sherman, Chairman of the Canadian Liver Foundation.
First Human Receives New Antibody Aimed at Hepatitis C Virus - Building upon a series of successful preclinical studies, researchers at MassBiologics of the University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS) today announced the beginning of a Phase 1 clinical trial, testing the safety and activity of a human monoclonal antibody they developed that can neutralize the Hepatitis C virus (HCV).
Hepatitis C - Definition, Transmission, Risk, Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment - There are an estimated 3.2 million persons with chronic hepatitis C infections in America. The majority of these people are not aware that they are infected because they do not exhibit any symptoms. The number of reported cases of hepatitis C is considerably lower. About seventy-five to eighty percent of people who become infected with the HCV virus develop chronic hepatitis C.
Hepatitis B - Transmission, Symptoms and Diagnosis - The term, "Hepatitis," is a general one meaning, "inflammation of the liver." A person's liver may experience inflammation due to an infection, exposure to alcohol, toxins, specific medications, poisons, or because of a disorder of the immune system. Hepatitis B is caused by infection with the hepatitis B virus (HBV), which has two different phases; acute and chronic.
Hepatitis A - Definition Causes Symptoms and Prevention - Hepatitis A is a highly contagious form of liver infection that is caused by the Hepatitis A virus, also referred to as the HAV virus. HAV is one of three forms of viruses that may cause hepatitis; it is one of the three most common forms of hepatitis viruses in America. Other forms of hepatitis include Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C.
Autoimmune Hepatitis and the Liver - The overall outlook for persons with autoimmune hepatitis is generally very favorable. Persons who are diagnosed early and receive medication treatment in order to prevent serious liver damage find that the treatment is effective. For people who do not respond to treatments, liver transplants have become a very viable option, with a high rate of success.Hepatitis A-GOriginally from: http://www.nursinglink.monster.com/news/articles/14409-hepatitis-a-g
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Hepatitis A-G
Hepatitis E
Symptoms similar to hepatitis A. It can take a fulminant course in some patients, particularly pregnant women.
It is spread by fecally contaminated water within endemic areas. The largest outbreak was reported in northeast China between 1986 and 1988.
Hepatitis E predominantly affects those aged 15 to 40 years of age. More prevalent in the Indian subcontinent. Hepatitis E does not occur often in the USA. The virus has a 15 to 60 day incubation period and infected persons may be contagious for up to two weeks after symptoms first appear. The symptoms are the same as for HBV with jaundice and flu-like aches and pains.
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Hepatitis F virus
A hypothetical virus linked to hepatitis. However, an infection found in the Far East has shown that a new virus which is neither hepatitis B or C. The virus called HAF consists of double-stranded DNA and is substantially different from HAV and HEV, both of which are RNA based.
?
Hepatitis G or GBV-C
First described early in 1996 Hepatitis G is another potential viral cause of hepatitis. The Hepatitis G virus, has been identified and is probably spread by blood and sexual contact.
There is doubt about whether it causes hepatitis or is just associated with hepatitis, as it does not appear to replicate primarily in the liver. It is now classified as GBV-C. Often patients with hepatitis G are infected at the same time by the hepatitis B or C virus, or both.
There is no specific treatment for any form of acute hepatitis. Patients should rest in bed as needed, avoid alcohol, and be sure to eat a balanced diet.
The Hepatitis Epidemic in America - Today, an estimated 5 million Americans are infected with Hepatitis C - and most of them don't know it!
5 Million Americans Afflicted with Chronic Viral Hepatitis - Budget Proposal Shortchanges - NVHR: Administration's 2011 Budget Proposal Shortchanges Five Million Americans Afflicted with Chronic Viral Hepatitis...
Steps Required to Tackle Hepatitis B and C - Stepped-up vaccination requirements, a boost in resources for prevention and treatment, and a public awareness campaign similar to the effort that dispelled the stigma of HIV/AIDS are needed to curb the health threats posed by hepatitis B and hepatitis C, says a new report from the Institute of Medicine.
Ridding the Body of Hepatitis C - Genetic Hint - More than seventy percent of people who contract Hepatitis C will live with the virus that causes it for the rest of their lives and some will develop serious liver disease including cancer. However, 30 to 40 percent of those infected somehow defeat the infection and get rid of the virus with no treatment.
Hepatitis A and B in Canada - Hepatitis A and B are global liver diseases, and know no borders. While many may consider hepatitis A and B to be travel diseases, it is important to recognize that it can affect you right here at home, says Dr. Morris Sherman, Chairman of the Canadian Liver Foundation.
First Human Receives New Antibody Aimed at Hepatitis C Virus - Building upon a series of successful preclinical studies, researchers at MassBiologics of the University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS) today announced the beginning of a Phase 1 clinical trial, testing the safety and activity of a human monoclonal antibody they developed that can neutralize the Hepatitis C virus (HCV).
Hepatitis C - Definition, Transmission, Risk, Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment - There are an estimated 3.2 million persons with chronic hepatitis C infections in America. The majority of these people are not aware that they are infected because they do not exhibit any symptoms. The number of reported cases of hepatitis C is considerably lower. About seventy-five to eighty percent of people who become infected with the HCV virus develop chronic hepatitis C.
Hepatitis B - Transmission, Symptoms and Diagnosis - The term, "Hepatitis," is a general one meaning, "inflammation of the liver." A person's liver may experience inflammation due to an infection, exposure to alcohol, toxins, specific medications, poisons, or because of a disorder of the immune system. Hepatitis B is caused by infection with the hepatitis B virus (HBV), which has two different phases; acute and chronic.
Hepatitis A - Definition Causes Symptoms and Prevention - Hepatitis A is a highly contagious form of liver infection that is caused by the Hepatitis A virus, also referred to as the HAV virus. HAV is one of three forms of viruses that may cause hepatitis; it is one of the three most common forms of hepatitis viruses in America. Other forms of hepatitis include Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C.
Autoimmune Hepatitis and the Liver - The overall outlook for persons with autoimmune hepatitis is generally very favorable. Persons who are diagnosed early and receive medication treatment in order to prevent serious liver damage find that the treatment is effective. For people who do not respond to treatments, liver transplants have become a very viable option, with a high rate of success.Hepatitis A-GOriginally from: http://www.nursinglink.monster.com/news/articles/14409-hepatitis-a-g
Symptoms similar to hepatitis A. It can take a fulminant course in some patients, particularly pregnant women.
It is spread by fecally contaminated water within endemic areas. The largest outbreak was reported in northeast China between 1986 and 1988.
Hepatitis E predominantly affects those aged 15 to 40 years of age. More prevalent in the Indian subcontinent. Hepatitis E does not occur often in the USA. The virus has a 15 to 60 day incubation period and infected persons may be contagious for up to two weeks after symptoms first appear. The symptoms are the same as for HBV with jaundice and flu-like aches and pains.
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Hepatitis F virus
A hypothetical virus linked to hepatitis. However, an infection found in the Far East has shown that a new virus which is neither hepatitis B or C. The virus called HAF consists of double-stranded DNA and is substantially different from HAV and HEV, both of which are RNA based.
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Hepatitis G or GBV-C
First described early in 1996 Hepatitis G is another potential viral cause of hepatitis. The Hepatitis G virus, has been identified and is probably spread by blood and sexual contact.
There is doubt about whether it causes hepatitis or is just associated with hepatitis, as it does not appear to replicate primarily in the liver. It is now classified as GBV-C. Often patients with hepatitis G are infected at the same time by the hepatitis B or C virus, or both.
There is no specific treatment for any form of acute hepatitis. Patients should rest in bed as needed, avoid alcohol, and be sure to eat a balanced diet.
The Hepatitis Epidemic in America - Today, an estimated 5 million Americans are infected with Hepatitis C - and most of them don't know it!
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Steps Required to Tackle Hepatitis B and C - Stepped-up vaccination requirements, a boost in resources for prevention and treatment, and a public awareness campaign similar to the effort that dispelled the stigma of HIV/AIDS are needed to curb the health threats posed by hepatitis B and hepatitis C, says a new report from the Institute of Medicine.
Ridding the Body of Hepatitis C - Genetic Hint - More than seventy percent of people who contract Hepatitis C will live with the virus that causes it for the rest of their lives and some will develop serious liver disease including cancer. However, 30 to 40 percent of those infected somehow defeat the infection and get rid of the virus with no treatment.
Hepatitis A and B in Canada - Hepatitis A and B are global liver diseases, and know no borders. While many may consider hepatitis A and B to be travel diseases, it is important to recognize that it can affect you right here at home, says Dr. Morris Sherman, Chairman of the Canadian Liver Foundation.
First Human Receives New Antibody Aimed at Hepatitis C Virus - Building upon a series of successful preclinical studies, researchers at MassBiologics of the University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS) today announced the beginning of a Phase 1 clinical trial, testing the safety and activity of a human monoclonal antibody they developed that can neutralize the Hepatitis C virus (HCV).
Hepatitis C - Definition, Transmission, Risk, Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment - There are an estimated 3.2 million persons with chronic hepatitis C infections in America. The majority of these people are not aware that they are infected because they do not exhibit any symptoms. The number of reported cases of hepatitis C is considerably lower. About seventy-five to eighty percent of people who become infected with the HCV virus develop chronic hepatitis C.
Hepatitis B - Transmission, Symptoms and Diagnosis - The term, "Hepatitis," is a general one meaning, "inflammation of the liver." A person's liver may experience inflammation due to an infection, exposure to alcohol, toxins, specific medications, poisons, or because of a disorder of the immune system. Hepatitis B is caused by infection with the hepatitis B virus (HBV), which has two different phases; acute and chronic.
Hepatitis A - Definition Causes Symptoms and Prevention - Hepatitis A is a highly contagious form of liver infection that is caused by the Hepatitis A virus, also referred to as the HAV virus. HAV is one of three forms of viruses that may cause hepatitis; it is one of the three most common forms of hepatitis viruses in America. Other forms of hepatitis include Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C.
Autoimmune Hepatitis and the Liver - The overall outlook for persons with autoimmune hepatitis is generally very favorable. Persons who are diagnosed early and receive medication treatment in order to prevent serious liver damage find that the treatment is effective. For people who do not respond to treatments, liver transplants have become a very viable option, with a high rate of success.Hepatitis A-GOriginally from: http://www.nursinglink.monster.com/news/articles/14409-hepatitis-a-g
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