Archive: 09/09/2014
Nearly one in five new nurses leave first job within a year
Turnover of registered nurses (RNs) is an important and widely used measure in analyzing the health care workforce. It's used to project the job market for nurses (based on availability of jobs) and can also be considered ...
Sep 9, 2014
Gambling is just plain fun for those players who are in control
People who are in control of their gambling habits play for fun and like the idea of possibly winning big. They set limits on how much money and time they can spend, and they are likely to gamble on the internet. But gambling ...
Sep 9, 2014
Re-analysis of clinical trial data can change conclusions, researchers report
As many as one-third of previously published randomized clinical trials could be re-analyzed in ways that modify the conclusions of how many or what types of patients need to be treated, according to a new study by researchers ...
Sep 9, 2014
Follow-up shows benefit of statin therapy for children with inherited cholesterol disorder
Ten-year follow-up of children who have been taking statin therapy for an inherited cholesterol disorder showed benefit on a measure of atherosclerosis, although levels of low-density lipoprotein suggested that stronger or ...
Sep 9, 2014
High blood pressure ER visits jumped 25 percent in 2006-11
The number of people going to the emergency room for essential hypertension, high blood pressure with no known cause, increased by 25 percent in recent years, according to a study presented at the American Heart Association's ...
Sep 9, 2014
New guideline created for managing sickle cell disease
An expert panel has created a new evidence-based guideline for managing sickle cell disease (SCD), with a strong recommendation for the use of the drug hydroxyurea and transfusion therapy for many individuals with SCD, although ...
Sep 9, 2014