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2 hrs ago | WPTY

Hospital Donates Breast Pump To Zoo Elephant

Just like human children, baby elephants need important antibodies and nutrients found in its mother's milk.

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Related Topix: Medicine

7 hrs ago | News Chief

New monitors show future of medicine

Published: Thursday, July 2, 2009 at 4:01 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, July 1, 2009 at 11:59 p.m. Sean Chai tapped the screen of the tabletop home medical monitor, which began to talk.

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Related Topix: San Leandro, CA, Medicine

11 hrs ago | Home Healthcare Nurse

HealthStream Expands Competency Solutions: Lippincott Williams &...

HealthStream, Inc. , a leading provider of research and learning solutions for the healthcare industry, today announced that it has partnered with Lippincott Williams & Wilkins , a part of Wolters Kluwer Health, to offer Lippincott's Nursing Procedures and Skills , an online point-of-care support tool, for its approximately 1,900 hospital customers ...

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Related Topix: HealthStream, Education, Medicine

15 hrs ago | Czech Happenings

Young Czech doctors dissatisfied, leaving to work abroad

A quarter of Czech medical faculties' graduates leave the country to work abroad immediately after the graduation as they are dissatisfied with the working conditions and the possibilities to improve their qualification in the Czech Republic, Czech Doctors' Chamber president Milan Kubek said today.

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20 hrs ago | India eNews

Shortage of 28,000 health centres in India: Economic Survey

There has been an improvement in the health sector but India faces a shortage of over 28,000 health centres, the Economic Survey 2008-09 said Thursday.

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Related Topix: Medicine

Thu Jul 02, 2009

KRON 4

Sobering Center for Homeless Reopens in San Francisco's SoMa Neighborhood

A man who was once left homeless because of medical bills for a rapid heartbeat said at the grand reopening of San Francisco's Medical Respite and Sobering Center that he would not have a home without the center.

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Related Topix: San Francisco, CA, SoMa (San Francisco, CA), San Francisco Metro, Medicine

Newswise

Newborn ICUs Seeing More Antibiotic-Resistant Staph Infections

The rate of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections in U.S. neonatal intensive care units has more than tripled in recent years, reports a study in the July issue of The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal .

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Related Topix: MRSA, Health, Medicine, Pharmaceuticals, Conjunctivitis

Hutton Cranswick Today

The NHS in Yorkshire and the Humber - " fit for the 21st century

A Health Minister has congratulated NHS Yorkshire and the Humber on the changes being made to offer patients health services fit for the 21st centuary.

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Related Topix: Medicine

MyFox St. Louis

Goldfarb nursing school in St. Louis is starting dual nursing degree

The Goldfarb School of Nursing in St. Louis is beginning a new dual degree program, to help meet the national need for more well-trained nurses.

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Related Topix: Medicine

Toronto Sun

Healing's a family affair for T.O. docs

Dr. Michael Schull is no stranger to the world of international medicine, with past stints in Iraq, Burundi and Bangladesh under his belt.

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Related Topix: HIV/AIDS, Health, World News, Malawi, Radiology

Wed Jul 01, 2009

Cherokee County Herald - News, classi...

FMC, Shorter announce partnership for nursing school

Floyd Medical Center has pledged $25,000 annually for the Shorter College School of Nursing, which will begin offering courses toward a bachelora s degree next year.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Shorter College

Crawley Today

Do you know these nurses from Graylingwell hospital?

This photograph shows nurses from the KE2 ward at Graylingwell War Hospital during the period 1914 to 1918.

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KIRO-TV Seattle

Twins, Triplets Surprise Wash. Hospital

Doctors and nurses at Kadlec Regional Medical Center have been seeing double lately.

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MediLexicon

Seeking Solutions To The Chronic Nursing Shortage In Canada And The US

The Arthur Labatt Family School of Nursing at The University of Western Ontario has announced a $2 million research chair to address issues surrounding the chronic shortage of registered nurses in Canada and the United States.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health

The Meredith News

The Morrison kicks off $1.5 million capital campaign

A festive champagne reception to celebrate the official kickoff of a $1.5 million Capital Campaign Fund drive to raise monies for renovating and expanding The Morrison was highlighted on Thursday evening at the Mountain View Grand by the remarks by David Dana of Dalton, who with his wife Elaine, was introduced as the lead donor in this ambitious ...

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Related Topix: Medicine, Whitefield, NH, Coos County, NH, Grafton County, NH, Littleton, NH, Lancaster, NH

Regina Leader Post

Teens want more sex ed: Survey

A new Canadian report says that young women and men are most likely to seek sexual-health information from friends, but that both groups would prefer to get it from professional sources, such as doctors, nurses and teachers.

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Related Topix: Human Sexuality, Medicine, Family, Kids, Canada,

Tue Jun 30, 2009

MediLexicon

UC Irvine To Fire Nurse Who Questioned Unsafe Patient Care Practices

Registered nurses and hospital employees will hold a patient care vigil Tuesday night, at UC Irvine Medical Center , to protest the administration's retaliatory actions against Ethel Mark, an RN who has worked in the hospital's cardiac care unit for the last seven years as a model patient advocate.

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Related Topix: Medicine, UC Irvine, Orange, CA, Health

CBC

Quebec spends $100 million on nurse incentives

Quebec Health Minister Yves Bolduc announced Tuesday the government will spend $100 million to keep nurses working in the public system.

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Related Topix: Medicine

Nothing To Do With Arbroath

Giggling doctor inhaled gas on ward to 'feel floaty'

A doctor inhaled gas and air while on duty on a children's ward to 'feel floaty', a disciplinary panel has heard.

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Related Topix: Medicine

Ottawa Citizen

One fix for what ails home care

In a nursing clinic on Carling Avenue, Edward Rose gets a glimpse into the future of home care.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Canada,

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