MedWorm: Nursing Top 20

Swine flu jabs should be compulsory for health professionals

HealthcareRepublic Independent Nurse News — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:10:00 +0100

GPs should vaccinate themselves against swine flu to convince patients to have the jab, Welsh LMCs believe. (Source: HealthcareRepublic Independent Nurse News)

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Football fans urged to get swine flu jabs

Nursing Times Breaking News — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:02:00 +0100

Football fans heading to the World Cup in South Africa are being urged to have swine flu vaccinations to protect themselves during the country’s flu season. (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)

Discovery of anti-cancer genes could improve NHS treatment

Nursing Times Breaking News — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 11:40:00 +0100

Gene-screening has been used to identify women most likely to benefit from one type of breast cancer chemotherapy. (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)

Flu complications linked to anti-inflammatory response

HealthcareRepublic Independent Nurse News — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 17:00:00 +0100

Influenza infection leads to systemic immunosuppression by stimulating the release of anti-inflammatory compounds, researchers found. (Source: HealthcareRepublic Independent Nurse News)

Cancer Care Experiences and the Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine at End of Life in Nova Scotia's Black Communities

Journal of Transcultural Nursing — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:08:24 +0100

Discussion: The delivery of palliative care to African Canadian families should consider and support their preference to provide end-of-life care in the home setting. (Source: Journal of Transcultural Nursing)

Device could help relieve migraines

Nursing in Practice — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:50:13 +0100

Migraine sufferers could receive help in the form of a machine that fires a magnetic pulse to the back of the head (Source: Nursing in Practice)

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Herbs do not help women conceive - British Fertility Society

Nursing Times Breaking News — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:24:00 +0100

Acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine do nothing to make pregnancy more likely, the British Fertility Society has said. (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)

Herbal medicine regulation 'urgently needed'

Nursing Times Breaking News — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 11:08:00 +0100

Campaigners have called for stricter regulation of the herbal medicine industry after a Chinese herbal “doctor” admitted selling pills which resulted in a civil servant developing cancer. (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)

Swine flu strain to go in seasonal jabs this year

HealthcareRepublic Independent Nurse News — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 10:18:00 +0100

Swine flu will be included in 2010/11 seasonal flu vaccines, the WHO has announced. (Source: HealthcareRepublic Independent Nurse News)

Early intervention key for swine flu in pregnancy

HealthcareRepublic Independent Nurse News — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 00:20:00 +0100

Swine flu infection in pregnancy may be more likely to lead to hospital admission in women with co-morbidities, research suggests. (Source: HealthcareRepublic Independent Nurse News)

Chronic migraines linked to poor general health

Nursing Times Breaking News — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 07:00:00 +0100

Chronic migraine sufferers tend to be in poorer general health and more depressed than those with episodic migraine, according to US research. (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)

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Herbal medicine regulation "urgently needed"

Nursing in Practice — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 14:49:25 +0100

There is no evidence to suggest a Chinese herbal "doctor" whose pills destroyed a customer's health knew of the potential harm (Source: Nursing in Practice)

Ibuprofen provides similar pain relief but reduces adverse effects and improves function compared with acetaminophen plus codeine in children with uncomplicated fractures

Evidence-Based Nursing — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 10:47:57 +0100

(Source: Evidence-Based Nursing)

WHO to determine if worst of swine flu pandemic is over

Nursing Times Breaking News — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 11:00:00 +0100

The World Health Organisation (WHO) will hold an expert meeting later this month to consider whether the swine flu pandemic’s peak has passed, a senior official has said. (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)

Swine flu stage assessed by world health experts

Nursing in Practice — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 14:45:22 +0100

World health experts are to consider what further measures, if any, governments should take to monitor and combat swine flu (Source: Nursing in Practice)

Nurses' practices in pharmacotherapy and their association with educational level

Journal of Advanced Nursing — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Conclusion. Nurses assume considerable pharmacotherapeutic responsibilities. Practice patterns are codetermined by the healthcare setting and nurses' educational level. (Source: Journal of Advanced Nursing)

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NSAIDs similarly effective to acetaminophen plus codeine for post-laparotomy pain and may reduce adverse effects

Evidence-Based Nursing — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 10:47:57 +0100

(Source: Evidence-Based Nursing)

Swine flu payment estimator for English practices launched

HealthcareRepublic Independent Nurse News — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:05:00 +0100

Estimates of whether practices' uptake of swine flu jabs is high enough to qualify for additional funding can now be made using an online 'ready reckoner'. (Source: HealthcareRepublic Independent Nurse News)

DoH considers swine flu vaccine for travellers

HealthcareRepublic Independent Nurse News — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Travellers could be offered the swine flu vaccine this summer, suggests a DoH committee. (Source: HealthcareRepublic Independent Nurse News)

Pregnancy 'increases critical illness risk' in women with swine flu

HealthcareRepublic Independent Nurse News — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:10:00 +0100

Women with swine flu are much more likely to suffer critical illness if they are pregnant, research suggests. (Source: HealthcareRepublic Independent Nurse News)