Recent Health Blog | Health News PostsFDA Warns Against Certain Zicam Productsby Aimee Amodio23 Jun 2009 12:01 PMLast week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration sent a warning letter to the makers of Zicam concerning two products: Zicam Cold Remedy Nasal Gel and Zicam Cold Remedy Nasal Swabs. (A third, discontinued product was also mentioned. A Day in the Life of a Nurse: Benefits in the Nursing Professionby Angel Lynn Diamond27 Jan 2009 04:20 PMNurses are given a wondrous variety of opportunities for advancement. An LPN, or Licensed Practical Nurse can further her career and become a RN, or Registered Nurse. An RN can likewise do the same and move up in her education by obtaining a higher degree. A Day in the Life of a Nurse: The Hours We Keepby Angel Lynn Diamond21 Jan 2009 05:59 PMYou name it, they have it! A nurse's hours generally run your typical "shift" schedule, as a factory does. There is the 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. shift, the 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. shift, and the 3 p.m. to 11 p.m. shift, give or take 30 minutes. National Children's Study Recruiting Nowby Aimee Amodio18 Jan 2009 07:38 PMResearchers are planning the largest study of children in the United States ever -- hoping to track one hundred thousand children around the country from conception to adulthood. For health nerds like me, this study is both interesting and ambitious, and I can't wait to see how it goes. A Day In The Life Of A Nurse: What Does A Nurse Do?by Angel Lynn Diamond17 Jan 2009 06:38 AMThere are two kinds of nurses, a registered nurse or an RN and a licensed practical or vocational nurse, also known as an LPN or LVN. They are important figures on the medical team. A Day in the Life of a Nurse: The Rewards of Givingby Angel Lynn Diamond05 Jan 2009 04:13 PMBig Dreams, Small Hands Ever since I was a little girl I knew what I wanted to become when I got older. My first desire was to become a wife and a mother. I knew though that if I had to work that I wanted to be a nurse. From the time that I was young I took great joy in helping others. Home Medical Errors on the Riseby Aimee Amodio29 Jul 2008 07:36 PMA research study from the University of California at San Diego found that the number of deaths resulting from medication mistakes at home has risen sharply over the last twenty years. Researchers looked at nearly fifty million American death certificates from the last twenty-five years. Contaminated Tomato Updateby Aimee Amodio19 Jul 2008 04:24 PMAfter months of investigation and few answers, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has announced that it is once again safe to eat tomatoes. However the FDA still does not know where the contamination came from. Slowly Hunting Down Bad Tomatoesby Aimee Amodio19 Jun 2008 02:31 PMThe recent outbreak of salmonellosis from tomatoes has officially affected 228 people in twenty-three different states. I say "officially" because there may be other cases that were not reported. Some experts estimate that for every reported case of food poisoning, another forty go unreported. Linking Financial and Physical Healthby Aimee Amodio12 Jun 2008 06:35 PMA recent poll from the Associated Press and AOL Health took a look at the link between financial health (or lack thereof) and physical health. The poll was conducted in March and April of 2008 with more than one thousand adults from forty-eight states. Recent Blog Comments Aimee Amodio says... "Hahaha it's like DefCon Five (the military alert level)..." |
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