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March 18, 2010
Survivors of one melanoma appear approximately nine times as likely as the general population to develop a second melanoma. Porcia T. Bradford, M.D., and colleagues at the National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Md., used nine cancer registries to identify 89,515 patients who survived at least two months after an initial melanoma diagnosis between 1973 and 2006. Of these, 10,857 (12.1 percent) developed one or more additional primary cancers, such that their overall risk of another cancer increased by 28 percent. One-fourth of these subsequent cancers were primary melanomas…
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March 18, 2010
Nothing quite dampens your cruise vacation like a little diarrhea or nausea, and that’s among the topics cruise line executives are discussing this week at the major Cruise Shipping Miami conference (formerly known as Seatrade).
Specifically, the issue is the dreaded norovirus, the fast-moving stomach bug that can quickly infect a ship (or, for that matter, a school, shopping mall or any other gathering of people). In fact, outbreaks occur in many places. So why do we hear about it so much in the news regarding cruise ships?
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March 18, 2010
Both new diagnoses and a history of non-melanoma skin cancer appear to have become increasingly common, and the disease affects more individuals than all other cancers combined, according to two reports in the March issue of Archives of Dermatology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. The article is one of several in the issue focusing on skin cancers, and is being published in conjunction with a JAMA theme issue on cancer…
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March 18, 2010
The Australian Nursing Federation has welcomed the decision to pass legislation giving nurse practitioners and eligible midwives access to MBS and PBS. ANF Federal Secretary Ged Kearney congratulated the senate on their decision to pass the Health Legislation Amendment (Midwives and Nurse Practitioners) Bill 2009 saying it was significant news and a major win for consumers. “The senate has passed long-awaited legislation that gives those who seek the services of nurse practitioners and eligible midwives access to benefits,” she said…
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March 18, 2010
The Government’s announcement of a substantial boost in GP training places, specialist training places and pre-vocational general practice placements for medical graduates is a welcome development, but other health professions need similar support, the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia says. National President of the PSA, Warwick Plunkett, said that in moving to the Government’s preferred primary health-care team model, it was important the difficulties facing the other professions in the primary health-care team were also recognised and acted upon…
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March 18, 2010
The American Nurses Association (ANA), the largest nursing organization in the U.S., has approved two instructive and interpretive policy documents produced by its Congress on Nursing Practice and Economics (CNPE): a revised position statement entitled Nurses’ Role in Capital Punishment, and an initial position statement entitled Just Culture. “ANA takes very seriously its obligation to provide thought leadership and guidance to nurses everywhere on matters of significant professional and ethical consequence,” commented ANA President Rebecca M. Patton, RN, MSN, CNOR…
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March 18, 2010
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today ordered Glenmark Generics of Mahwah, N.J., and Konec Inc. of Tucson, Ariz., to stop marketing unapproved nitroglycerin tablets. The tablets are placed under the tongue to relieve chest pain or to stop a heart attack and are marketed in 0.3 mg, 0.4 mg, and 0.6 mg dosages. The FDA does not anticipate a supply problem for these products. Pfizer Inc. markets FDA-approved sublingual nitroglycerin tablets in the same strengths and is able to supply the market with approved products…
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March 18, 2010
The Royal College of Nursing in Wales in partnership with a local nurse from Abertawe Bro Morganwg Local Health Board has organised an event for health care staff working within the NHS and independent sector at the Aberavon Hotel, Port Talbot on Monday, 1 March, 2010. This event was sponsored by the Welsh Union Learning Fund. The event is a motivational seminar for health care staff and in the spirit of partnership, invitations have been offered to other local union members. A selection of inspirational speakers will feature throughout the day…
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