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February 2nd, 2012 
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No Comments »Changes to the Definition of Autism May Help Uncover Risk Factors and Target Therapy
January 26th, 2012 JMB 
With potential changes to the definition of autism in the newest (fifth) edition of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), due to be published in May, clinicians and researchers must recognize that children who fall under the diagnostic umbrella of autism spectrum disorder are as varied as those who carry the diagnosis of [...]
Posted in Acute/Ambulatory, Associations & Groups, Colleagues, Community Health, Family/General Practice, Mental Health, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Pediatrics, Pharmacy, Physician Assistant, Speech/Language/Hearing Tags: American Psychiatric Association, Autism, Jennifer Pinto-Martin, Mental Disorders, Penn Nursing, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing No Comments »NADONA/LTC Announces Election Results, Introduces Board of Directors
January 17th, 2012 JMB Nominations chair Bonnie Cruz announces the results of the recent election: President: Robin Arnicar, Maryland Recording Secretary: Aysha Kuhlor, Connecticut Treasurer: Neal Larson, North Dakota
Study Shows Obese Nurses More Stressed, Less Active
January 17th, 2012 JMB Survey data from 2,103 female nurses revealed that nurses with long work hours were significantly more likely to be obese compared with underweight or normal weight nurses. The obese nurses also reported having jobs requiring less physical exertion and less movement. Previous to the study, not much was known scientifically about the prevalence of nurses’ [...]
2012 National SkiTour for Athletes with Disabilities
January 11th, 2012 JMB 
Disabled Sports USA (DSUSA), one of the nation’s largest multi-sport, multi-disability organizations, announced the schedule for its 2012 national SkiTour. The SkiTour program is the only one of its kind, ensuring opportunities for wounded warriors, youth and adults with disabilities to receive advanced instruction and state-of-the-art adaptive equipment throughout the nation’s leading ski destinations such [...]
Posted in Acute/Ambulatory, Associations & Groups, Community Health, Family/General Practice, Featured, Long Term Care, Mental Health, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Ortho/Rehab, Pediatrics, Physical Therapy, Physician Assistant Tags: Disabilites, Disabled Sports USA, DSUSA, SkiTour, US Paralympics, Warfighter Sports, Wounded Warriors No Comments »
