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Remember to Wear Red February 3
February 2nd, 2012 
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No Comments »More Nurses Spending More Time on Non-Patient Care
February 1st, 2012 JMB 
The majority of nurses are spending one quarter of their twelve-hour shift on indirect patient care, which supports care delivery but does not require direct interaction with the patient. That is according to a recent study by Atlanta-based staffing and technology company Jackson Healthcare. The study also found the number of nurses reporting to spend [...]
Genetic Variation that Raises Risk of Serious Complication Linked to Osteoporosis Drugs
February 1st, 2012 JMB Researchers at the Columbia University College of Dental Medicine have identified a genetic variation that raises the risk of developing serious necrotic jaw bone lesions in patients who take bisphosphonates, a common class of osteoclastic inhibitors. The discovery paves the way for a genetic screening test to determine who can safely take these drugs. Oral [...]
Lungs Infected with Plague Bacteria Also Become Playgrounds for Other Microbes
January 31st, 2012 JMB Among medical mysteries baffling many infectious disease experts is exactly how the deadly pneumonic plague bacterium, Yersinia pestis, goes undetected in the first few day of lung infection, often until it’s too late for medical treatment. New research from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine has opened a door to [...]
Posted in Acute/Ambulatory, Associations & Groups, Cardiovascular/Pulmonary, Colleagues, Community Health, Family/General Practice, Lab, Long Term Care, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing, Pharmacy, Physician Assistant, Respiratory Tags: Immunology, Microbiology, Plague Bacteria, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, William E. Goldman No Comments »New Findings on the Benefits of Aquatic Therapy for Total Knee Replacement
January 30th, 2012 JMB 
According to new research findings and an AquaHab Physical Therapy case study, aquatic therapy appears to be highly beneficial for patients who have undergone a total knee replacement (TKR). A research team in Germany determined that patients who begin aquatic therapy just six days after a TKR are likely to experience improved results. Lead researcher, [...]
