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ASPAN Announces 2013-2014 Board of Directors, President 27 Aug 2013 | 07:18 pm
The American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses (ASPAN) introduced its 2013-2014 Board of Directors, including President Twilla Shrout, BSN, MBA, RN, CPAN, CAPA, and Vice President/President-Elect, Jacq...
Feature: Amy L. Doneen, Co-Creator of the Bale/Doneen Method of Cardiovascular Preventative Care 26 Aug 2013 | 11:05 pm
Amy Doneen, MSN, ARNP, is a nurse practitioner, business owner, medical director, and adjunct professor. At the Heart Attack & Stroke Prevention Center, she uses the Bale/Doneen Method to get to the r...
NMA Installs Dr. Michael A. LeNoir as President 26 Aug 2013 | 10:42 pm
The National Medical Association, the nation’s oldest and largest association of African American physicians, installed Michael A. LeNoir, MD, a practicing pediatrician and allergist in the San Franci...
CDC Modifies New Influenza Reporting Requirements 26 Aug 2013 | 07:46 pm
The Association of Occupational Health Professionals in Healthcare (AOHP) recently provided feedback to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that led to a change in the CDC’s new influ...
Needlestick Injuries Cost Healthcare System More than $1 Billion Annually 22 Aug 2013 | 07:52 pm
Needlestick and sharps injuries affect more than half a million healthcare personnel every year, creating over $1 billion in preventable healthcare costs every year and an immeasurable emotional toll ...
Brain Scans Reveal Differences in Depression and Bipolar Disorder 22 Aug 2013 | 06:57 pm
Brain scans measuring blood flow can help diagnose bipolar disorder at an early stage and distinguish the condition from depression, according to a study conducted by a University of Pittsburgh resear...
Feature: Occupational Therapists as Entrepreneurs 22 Aug 2013 | 01:45 am
Cara Koscinski MOT, OTR/L is the author of The Pocket Occupational Therapist, owner of Route2Greatness, LLC, and winner of the Duquesne University Innovative Practice Entrepreneur Award. Have you eve...
Innovations & Technology: A Tremor Canceling Spoon 22 Aug 2013 | 12:30 am
I stumbled upon this gadget from Lift Labs while browsing through my Techie/Geek subscriptions on Feedly. Since so many NEWS-Line readers treat patients with neurological disorders, the elderly, and/...
Rural America and the Affordable Care Act 21 Aug 2013 | 10:58 pm
“Beginning October 1, 2013, Americans will face a new world of health insurance purchasing,” said Jon Bailey, Director of Rural Research and Analysis at the Center for Rural Affairs and author of the ...
Awareness: “Don’t Wash Your Chicken!” 21 Aug 2013 | 08:22 pm
“Don’t wash your chicken!” This dramatic exclamation punctuated with a sound of shattering glass punctuates each of four short video stories released by food safety researchers. The sound signifies th...
