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May 7th, 2012 
John Buck
National Nurses Week, May 6-12, provides an opportunity to recognize the multitude of ways the nursing profession contributes to the health of the nation. Since March 2010, the Affordable Care Act has given nurses and other healthcare professionals a historic opportunity to improve the health of millions of Americans. Through an array of provisions in [...]
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Tags: Affordable Care Act, American Nurses Association, Kathleen Sebelius, National Nurses Week 
No Comments » May 7th, 2012 John BuckMimi Chang, NP, who has helped develop the Asian Pacific Liver Center (APLC) at St. Vincent Medical Center in Downtown Los Angeles, will receive the Sherri Ziegler Community Service Award as a leader in viral hepatitis education and advocacy at a ceremony in Sacramento on May 23. The award, given by the California Hepatitis Alliance [...]
May 7th, 2012 John BuckDoing a little detective work can go a long way in finding skin cancer, the most common form of cancer diagnosed in the United States, at its earliest, most treatable stage. However, a new survey found that many people do not know how to spot skin cancer and are unaware of their risk of developing [...]
May 3rd, 2012 John BuckWhen eating is motivated by pleasure, rather than hunger, endogenous rewarding chemical signals are activated which can lead to overeating, according to a recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM). The phenomenon ultimately affects body mass and may be a factor in the continuing rise of [...]
Posted in Acute/Ambulatory, Associations & Groups, Cardiovascular/Pulmonary, Colleagues, Community Health, Family/General Practice, Home Care, Lab, Long Term Care, Mental Health, Nurse Practitioners, Pharmacy, Physical Therapy, Physician Assistant, Respiratory Tags: Endocrine Society, Hedonic Hunger, JCEM, Obesity, Palmiero Monteleone MD No Comments » May 2nd, 2012 John Buck
After nearly 13 years of study and intense debate, a pair of new papers from the Perelman School of Medicine, at the University of Pennsylvania have confirmed exactly how a once-popular class of anti-inflammatory drugs leads to cardiovascular risk for people taking it. It has been almost eight years since Vioxx® was withdrawn by Merck [...]
Posted in Acute/Ambulatory, Associations & Groups, Cardiovascular/Pulmonary, Colleagues, Community Health, Emergency/Urgent Care, Family/General Practice, Featured, Lab, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing, Pharmacy, Physician Assistant, Respiratory Tags: COX-2, NSAIDs, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania No Comments »
