News tagged with health workers
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US drafts plan to fight feared Alzheimer's disease
(AP) -- The Obama administration declared Alzheimer's "one of the most feared health conditions" on Wednesday as it issued a draft of a new national strategy to fight the ominous rise in this mind-destroying disease.
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Feb 22, 2012 |
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Nodding disease confounds experts, kills children
Patrick Anywar, 14, lies curled up naked in the dust and midday heat of a Ugandan village, struggling to look up at his younger brother and sister playing in front of the family home.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Feb 18, 2012 |
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Cognitive stimulation beneficial in dementia
Cognitive stimulation therapies have beneficial effects on memory and thinking in people with dementia, according to a systematic review by Cochrane researchers. Despite concerns that cognitive improvements may not be matched ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Feb 15, 2012 |
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End-of-life care is complex but aims to provide care and comfort
Providing for fundamental human needs to people who are close to death is complex and sophisticated, but ultimately involves the integration of physical, psychological, social and spiritual elements, according to a study ...
Health
Feb 14, 2012 |
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India's global pharmacy role threatened by EU pact
(AP) -- Efforts by India and the European Union to strengthen trade are threatening India's ability to deliver lifesaving medicines to the world's poorest, analysts say as the two sides push through protracted ...
Medications
Feb 10, 2012 |
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The heroes of India's quest to wipe out polio
Later this month, India will be removed from a dwindling list of countries where polio is considered endemic, a huge achievement made possible by people like Madara, a 76-year-old street hawker.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Feb 08, 2012 |
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Nepal in mass poultry cull after bird flu found
Health workers in Nepal are to cull thousands of chickens following the discovery of the H5N1 strain of bird flu in the southeastern part of the Himalayan country, officials said Sunday.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Feb 05, 2012 |
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Venezuelans line up to switch PIP breast implants
(AP) -- The office of plastic surgeon Ignacio Sousa is so packed that women are lined up outside the door. College students in their 20s, housewives in their 40s, middle-class office workers: nearly all are ...
Other
Jan 31, 2012 |
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Study suggests use of antimicrobial scrubs may reduce bacterial burden on health care worker apparel
(Medical Xpress) -- The use of antimicrobial impregnated scrubs combined with good hand hygiene is effective in reducing the burden of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) on health care workers’ apparel ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jan 19, 2012 |
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Workplace empowerment for front-line health workers creates higher job satisfaction
Frontline health workers—including nursing assistants, paramedics and pharmacy technicians—who received a combination of benefits and support from their employers had higher job satisfaction, a new ...
Health
Jan 12, 2012 |
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Study: 'Google Flu Trends' a powerful early warning system for emergency departments
Monitoring Internet search traffic about influenza may prove to be a better way for hospital emergency rooms to prepare for a surge in sick patients compared to waiting for outdated government flu case reports. A report on ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jan 09, 2012 |
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Nepal's child malnutrition 'silent emergency'
Padma Biswokarma covers her young son with a blanket as she breastfeeds, a broad smile spreading across her face.
Health
Jan 05, 2012 |
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Oregon's program to improve care for those with advanced illness highlighted in JAMA
Oregon's groundbreaking Physician Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment program (POLST) is featured in the latest edition of the Journal of The American Medical Association. The program, which was created by health care p ...
Health
Jan 03, 2012 |
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Study suggests new way to ensure effectiveness of TB treatment
A UT Southwestern Medical Center study using a sophisticated "glass mouse" research model has found that multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) is more likely caused in patients by speedy drug metabolism rather than inconsistent ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Dec 28, 2011 |
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A novel analytical framework could help to strengthen health systems in post-conflict countries
A novel analytical framework could help to strengthen health systems in post-conflict countries
Health
Dec 20, 2011 |
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