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Tag Archives: public health
Menthol Makes Smoking Attractive to Youths
A recent study published in the American Journal of Public Health and discussed in this article at WebMD.com, points to tobacco companies’ manipulation of menthol levels in cigarettes in order to attract younger smokers. The study also points to these … Continue reading
Salmonella Outbreak Still Unsolved
CDC and FDA investigators are still investigating the Salmonella outbreak of this summer that caused illness in more than 1,200 people. The lead investigators acknowledge they may never find the answer, even as they lift the nationwide warnings on tomatoes. … Continue reading
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Tagged foodborne illness, patient history, public health, salmonella
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Home Care Nurses Put on the Miles
Nursing is considered one of the top 5 recession proof careers. Home care nursing may not be as economically viable based on the price of gas and this article on the number of miles driven by the average home care … Continue reading
Talking with Teens About Health
In this past week’s podcast I talked about some online resources to check out for child and teen health education. These resources are just the tip of the iceberg. What do you do with the vast amount of information out … Continue reading
Child Health Resources and Episode 29
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Welcome to Episode 29 The Nursing Show is a proud member of the ProMed Podcast Network. Right Click to download (Macs Option Click) Subscribe with iTunes here (must have iTunes installed — it’s free) RSS Feed to subscribe (copy url … Continue reading
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Tagged nursing education, pediatrics for nurses, public health, teens
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Congress Urged to Fund CVD Research
I love to hear about people becoming more active in their government process. This past week I noticed this article about hundreds of cardiac patients converging on Congress to urge them to spend more on research on combating heart disease … Continue reading
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Tagged nurse politics, nursing policy, political activism, public health
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National Wellness Survey and Nurses
Nurses are often the caregivers who manage the details of a patient’s wellness plan. Once the doctors are done treating the patient for whatever their current illness happened to be, nurses are responsible for sending them home with instructions on … Continue reading
Abstinence-Only Sex Education and Nursing
Over the last year, several research papers have been presented about the failure of abstinence only sex education to provide any significant changes in teen pregnancy or sexually transmitted disease rates. Despite this, the White House and conservatives in Congress … Continue reading
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Tagged pediatrics for nurses, public health, sex education
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Australian Nurses Lead the Way for Change
Nurses around the world are often the leaders in seeking changes in the healthcare system for their patients. This leadership tradition dates back to the earliest days of nursing when Florence Nightingale effected change in care for the soldiers in … Continue reading
Rural Telemedicine
I like the article I found recently on rural telemedicine. It talks about linking patients in remote areas of the country and even the world with health care specialists and testing that will open up incredible possibilities for these people. … Continue reading
