Competent nurses are essential to patient safety and optimal results for patients. The Lippincott / Laerdal simulators allow nursing students to experience real-world scenarios that correspond to their course of care, to build capacity and strengthen the critical thinking skills. Nurses increase their knowledge base with clinical scenarios that fit their specialty.
Publisher Lippincott Williams & Wilkins announces partnership with Laerdal Medical to develop simulations of nursing skills
Posted in Pharmacist Daily by admin - Feb 21 2012
Junk snacks Vs: How to choose
Posted in Pharmacist Daily by admin - Feb 18 2012
The findings are published in the September / October of the journal of nutrition education and behavior.
Vegetables reduces the risk of diabetes, a study
Posted in Pharmacist Daily by admin - Feb 10 2012
The authors believe that fruits and vegetables can prevent chronic diseases because of their antioxidant content. Green leafy vegetables like spinach can also act to reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes because of their high magnesium content.
Stentys self-expanding drug-eluting coronary stent restenosis View 4% in complex lesions
Posted in Pharmacist Daily by admin - Feb 08 2012
Medical device pioneer Stentys announced today that the entire ‘OPEN I’ clinical study was presented by Stefan Verheye, MD, Ph.D., at the joint meeting interventional in Rome in 2010, which shows results higher in 60 patients who were followed – up angiography after six months.
QuantRx Debuts Flagship Diagnostic Reader Device (Q-Reader ™) at MEDICA 2009, the world’s leading medical trade fair
Posted in Pharmacist Daily by admin - Feb 07 2012
In addition, the Company also announced today that it will hold its 2009 Annual General Meeting , Thursday, December 3, 2009 at 10:00 local time are located in Multnomah Athletic Club 1849 SW Salmon Street, Portland, Oregon 97205. The shareholders of record at the close of business October 30, 2009 will receive copies of the [...]
Birth rates, overall mortality Down
Posted in Pharmacist Daily by admin - Feb 05 2012
At the rate of 1997 is not a great success, said Bernard Guyer, MD. The plateau we have reached the infant mortality rate as I’m concerned, Guyer, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health in Baltimore, tells WebMD. It was down substantially before. I am concerned that the ending comes a period of [...]
Nutrition potential to save sight
Posted in Pharmacist Daily by admin - Jan 27 2012
The nutrients that were considered more protective, in combination with a low glycemic index diet are vitamins C and E, zinc, lutein, zeaxanthin and omega-3 called DHA and EPA. The 2009 study was published in Ophthalmology.
Patients often do not receive optimal medical therapy before and after percutaneous coronary intervention
Posted in Pharmacist Daily by admin - Jan 14 2012
Borden, MD, of Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University, New York, and colleagues conducted a study to examine the use of the WTO, before and after PCI, and to evaluate whether the use of OMT changed after the publication of the COURAGE study (March 2007). The study included data from the National Register of cardiovascular [...]
FDA approves Krystexxa to treat gout
Posted in Pharmacist Daily by admin - Jan 12 2012
“About 3% of 3 million adults who suffer from gout are not helped by conventional therapy. This new drug offers an important new option for them,” Badrul Chowdhury, MD, Director of the Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Rheumatology Products FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, said in a press release.
Try early to Help Down Syndrome
Posted in Pharmacist Daily by admin - Jan 11 2012
However, they add that the combination of measurements from the tests of first and second quarter as higher detection rates and lower false positive rate.
Further studies of how brain biology and function contribute to relapse of drug
Posted in Pharmacist Daily by admin - Jan 08 2012
“We wanted to determine whether, at baseline, there were structural differences in the cortex of those who were able to maintain sobriety for at least 12 months after treatment than those who relapsed within 12 months of treatment,” said Durazzo. “We found that individuals . AD – both abstainers and future -. Our Results also [...]
Fountain of Youth in bile? Longevity molecule identified
Posted in Pharmacist Daily by admin - Jan 06 2012
The human quest for long life could be a step closer, thanks to research from Concordia University. Published in the Journal of Aging, a new study is the first to identify the role of a bile acid called lithocholic acid (LCA), extending the life of the normal aging yeast. The findings may have important implications [...]