Sandra Rome, RN, MN, AOCN, a clinical nurse specialist in hematology and oncology at the Cedars-Sinai Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute, has received the Distinguished Alumni Award from the UCLA School of Nursing. She is among seven nurses recognized for their inspiring efforts to transform the nursing profession and to raise public awareness of [...]
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Oncology Nurse Receives Top Honor from UCLA School of Nursing
May 14th, 2012 
John BuckLoyola Names Nurse of the Year
May 11th, 2012 John BuckCinthia La Porte, BSN, RN, was named Loyola University Health System’s Fanchon Knight Nurse of the Year during its annual Nursing Excellence Award Ceremony on Wednesday, May 9. La Porte is the nurse manager of the Ronald McDonald® Children’s Hospital of Loyola University Medical Center. “Cindi is deserving of this honor. She takes great pride [...]
Lupus Awareness Month
May 11th, 2012 John Buck
May is Lupus Awareness Month — a time for everyone to come together to raise awareness of lupus, an unpredictable and sometimes fatal disease, and show support for the estimated 1.5 million Americans and at least five million people worldwide affected by the disease. As part of Lupus Awareness Month activities, World Lupus Day is [...]
CHORI Develops Bar that Helps Restore Optimal Nutritional Balance
May 10th, 2012 John BuckScientists at Children’s Hospital Oakland Research Institute’s (CHORI) Nutrition & Metabolism Center, led by National Medal of Science winner Bruce N. Ames, PhD, have developed a low-calorie fruit-based high fiber vitamin and mineral nutrition bar called the “CHORI-bar” that improves biological indicators (increased HDL-c and glutathione, lowered homocysteine) linked to risk of cardiovascular disease, cognitive [...]
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No Comments »Non-Drug Depression Treatment Rapidly, Significantly Improves Symptoms, Quality of Life
May 10th, 2012 John BuckMental Health Month: New data released at the annual meeting of the American Psychiatric Association show that patients with unipolar, non-psychotic Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) receiving transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) with NeuroStar TMS Therapy® achieved significant improvements in both depression symptoms and in quality of life measurements. Overall, 58% of patients achieved a positive response to [...]
