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Small Steps Forward In The Land Of Small Tumors
Metastatic well or moderately differentiated neuroendocrine tumors of the gastrointestinal tract and lung (NETs) are a fascinating and markedly heterogeneous group of generally indolent, but relentless cancers.-
Study Helps Explain Connection Between Sleep Apnea, Stroke And Death - Researcher Offers Tips To Watch For In Identifying Risks
Obstructive sleep apnea decreases blood flow to the brain, elevates blood pressure within the brain and eventually harms the brain's ability to modulate these changes and prevent damage to itself, according to a new study published by The American Physiological Society. The findings may help explain why people with sleep apnea are more likely to suffer strokes and to die in their sleep.
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Smoking During Pregnancy Fosters Aggression In Children - Published In Development And Psychopathology
Women who smoke during pregnancy risk delivering aggressive kids according to a new Canada-Netherlands study published in the journal Development and Psychopathology. While previous studies have shown that smoking during gestation causes low birth weight, this research shows mothers who light up during pregnancy can predispose their offspring to an additional risk: violent behaviour.
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Nurses Play Key Role In Improving Quality Of Patient Care
Quality has become a major focus within health care, especially in the areas of regulatory quality, quality assurance, quality improvement and patient safety. As this focus increases, nurses' involvement in quality improvement activities is likely to expand in coming years. In the December 2008 issue of Urologic Nursing, Leslie W. Hall, Shirley M. Moore, and Jane H.
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Integrative Oncology - Acupuncture
Integrative Oncology is the synthesis of mainstream care and nonpharmacologic, evidence-based complementary therapies for the control of cancer-related physical and emotional symptoms. This month, we explore the ancient Chinese practice of acupuncture, which is widely used in the palliative care of cancer patients. DR.
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NO Help: Nitric Oxide Monitoring Does Not Help Most Children With Asthma
The level of nitric oxide (NO) in an asthmatic's exhaled breath can portend worsening asthma symptoms, and may even signify an imminent attack linked to underlying airway inflammation. This has made the monitoring of NO levels, particularly in children, of significant interest as a potential way to help clinicians fine-tune medications and improve treatment outcomes.
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The Absent-Minded Professor: An Unusual Complication Of Melanoma
The patient is a geology professor who was evaluated in our multidisciplinary cutaneous oncology clinic for a new diagnosis of malignant melanoma with subsequent development of metastatic disease and melanoma-associated retinopathy. History The patient initially presented to our clinic in 1998.
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Understanding Medication Errors One Way To Help Improve Quality Of Care
Urologic nurses must possess a basic understanding of how to analyze and report medication errors. In the December 2008 issue of Urologic Nursing, Rodney W. Hicks, Shawn Coniff Becker and Dorothy Greene Jackson discuss tools available for evaluating and reporting medication errors.
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A 'Just Culture' Is The Right Culture For Improving Patient Safety
Human error occurs in the health care environment and sometimes those errors harm patients. In the December 2008 issue of Urologic Nursing, Celeste M. Mayer and Dale Cronin say that to improve patient safety, the health care industry must find ways to detect and learn from mistakes, holding the system accountable for errors, instead of focusing on the individual(s) responsible.
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MIT Neuroscientists ID Source Of Cognitive Decline In Aging Brains - Memory Suffers When Brain-communication Network Decays
As people age, memory and the ability to carry out tasks often decline. Scientists looking for ways to lessen that decline often have focused on the "gray matter" - the cortical regions where high-level functions such as memory are located.
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