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- WHO: Give antivirals early to groups vulnerable to H1N1 flu
The World Health Organization urged doctors to give antiviral drugs, such as Tamiflu, to at-risk groups, including pregnant women and young children, at the first sign that they have H1N1 flu to avoid serious complications. WHO said doctors need not wait for laboratory results to confirm the disease. The organization also said the advice applies to "otherwise healthy people who show progressive symptoms." Google/The Associated Press
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- Deciding if flu symptoms merit trip to ED is tough call
Children under age 2 are more than twice as likely to be hospitalized for H1N1 flu than children ages 2 to 4, and quickly escalating respiratory symptoms signal that urgent medical attention is needed, Dr. Howard Zucker writes in a New York Times column. He said deciding to go to the emergency department is a difficult call, but children who develop symptoms including confusion, a bluish tinge to the skin, inconsolable irritability and increasing shortness of breath need urgent care. The New York Times
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- CDC: Smoking rates constant, 20% of adults light up
CDC researchers said the overall prevalence of smoking did not change much in the U.S. between 2007 and 2008, with 46 million adults admitting to the habit. The report said about 80% of smokers light up every day and slightly more than 45% of smokers said they tried to quit at least one time in the past year. Reuters
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- Food-borne illness can lead to life-long health ills
Food-borne illnesses, especially for children, can cause long-term health problems, according to a report from the Center for Foodborne Illness Research & Prevention in Pennsylvania. Researchers said the effects can reach well beyond any immediate gastrointestinal illness and leave patients with kidney failure, paralysis, seizures, hearing or visual impairments and mental retardation. Reuters
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- Canadian study links child abuse to osteoarthritis
Adults diagnosed with osteoarthritis were nearly two times more likely to report they were physically abused as children, University of Toronto researchers said. The data from the 2005 Canadian Community Health Survey adds to earlier research that linked osteoarthritis to the stress of living with abuse as a child, subsequent unhealthy behaviors as adults and depression. Reuters
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| | November 2009 is Heartburn Awareness Month
Heartburn Awareness Month encourages nurse practitioners to screen, educate and treat heartburn patients during November. Visit www.HeartburnMonth.org to order free patient education materials, screening tools and more! To participate or learn more, send an e-mail to nhbainformation@heartburnalliance.org. | |
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- Boehringer banks on experimental drug for female sexual dysfunction
Boehringer Ingelheim hopes to introduce a drug for female sexual dysfunction that blocks the release of serotonin -- a brain chemical that regulates mood, appetite, sleep and memory -- and in turn triggers the production of the neurotransmitter dopamine to stimulate desire. Clinical data on the compound, flibanserin, will be presented at the European Society for Sexual Medicine conference. Bloomberg
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- MinuteClinic celebrates National Nurse Practitioner week
CVS Caremark's MinuteClinic, one of the country's biggest nurse practitioner employers, is paying tribute to the care providers during National Nurse Practitioner week. "Our practitioners do a fantastic job with patient education, which has allowed the MinuteClinic model to evolve beyond acute care to include wellness and prevention services," said MinuteClinic's president. Drug Store News
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- Nursing school to offer global health master's degree
Cedarville University in Ohio said it will offer a global health ministries degree as part of a planned Master of Science in Nursing program, which also will include nursing education and nurse practitioner training. The global health ministries degree is designed to prepare students for careers treating underserved populations in the U.S. and abroad. Springfield News-Sun (Ohio) (free registration)
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- Blumenthal discusses HITECH Act, HIE grants
A key aspect of the HITECH Act is for information to follow the patient, and "artificial obstacles -- technical, business related, bureaucratic -- should not get in the way," said David Blumenthal, national health IT coordinator. Blumenthal said his office this winter will start awarding $564 million in grants to help states establish health information exchanges. Government Health IT
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- Little Flower Clinic a model for rural health reform
Family nurse practitioner Beverly May's Little Flower Clinic, located in a poor neighborhood in Hazard, Ky., is an example of a model of health care reform that works in rural areas, experts say. May says her patients are local residents who typically have not had any health care in years, can't afford care and don't know how to use government programs for the poor. Kaiser Health News
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- Hamburg: FDA is working to boost efficiency of drug regulation
FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg said she will visit China next year to look into safety policies related to imported products. The agency is hiring more staff, leveraging science and working on other means to speed up drug-approval reviews, Hamburg said at the Reuters Health Summit. Reuters
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2009 National NP Week -- Time to Celebrate Your Role
AANP salutes all our members for their commitment to excellence in patient-centered care. We hope that you were able to use this week as an opportunity to showcase the NP role. With many activities and events planned around the country, the message about the excellence of NP delivered health care should have attracted a lot of attention. Please let us know how you celebrated NP Week in your community so that we can share success stories with your colleagues around the country. Send to editor@aanp.org.
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All back issues of JAANP available online
AANP members and individual subscribers to the Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners can search the complete archive online. All journal issues going back to Volume 1, Issue 1 (January 1989) are available on Wiley InterScience. AANP members should access the journal by logging on to www.aanp.org with their member access details.
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