Coming Back-and Giving Back In this inaugural editorial as the NP Editor-in-Chief of Clinician Reviews, I would like to expand on the July message of my colleague Randy Danielsen, PhD, PA-C, who wrote of the importance of preceptors.Equally important, I believe, is...
Healing the Broken Places Broken.Grossly underfunded.
In crisis.
Thats how psychiatric and behavioral health specialists describe the current state of mental health care in the United States.
The problems that plague the health care system in...
UW's Centre for Mental Health Research serves campus and community patients ) -- The Centre for Mental Health Research at the University of Waterloo, which officially opens Friday in a new facility, will further enhance a 40-year tradition of top research and teaching on mental health by the UW psychology professors...
Evaluation of skin biopsies for fungal infections: role of routine fungal staining Mohan H et al.- Use of routine stains like PAS can help to reach a correct diagnosis and initiate appropriate treatment.
Fungal staining should be done in skin biopsies with non-specific clinical details and microscopic findings...
Allied Security Innovations Sub Inks Deal with Sealock Publicly Traded, Allied Security Innovations (OTCBB:ASVN) announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary, CGM Applied Security Technologies, Inc.and Sealock have agreed to a strategic partnership to provide their clients with new and...
Check filing requirements when retaining PAs, NPs Many physicians employing mid-level health care professionals, such as nurse practitioners and physician assistants, are unaware that their state might have mandatory filing requirements for the supervising physician or the mid-levels.
Web site provides online community for PAs, NPs _ Web site provides online community for PAs, NPs.
Jacques Berel sings 'Ne Me Quitte Pas' Jacques Brel, the great French songwriter, died 30 years ago today.One of his songs is an enduring legend, 'Ne Me Quitte Pas.' http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKMqCqjixyo&feature=related Please, take a listen.
It's a very...
Only One Person Has Survived Rabies without Vaccine-But How? HOME > SCIENCE IN THE NEWS > Science Detail SCIENCE IN THE NEWS from the Scientific American Four years after she nearly died from rabies, Jeanna Giese is being heralded as the first person known to have survived the virus...
PA Consulting markets new concept to help pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies recover lost productivity For many years the pharmaceutical industry has struggled to sustain a steady flow of innovative new medicines coming to market whilst the cost of R&D has continued to rise.The industry has invested heavily in new technologies and...
Cardica's Anastomosis Systems Enable 'Total Connector' Beating Heart Cardiac Bypass Procedures - (NewsRx.com) -- Nationally-renowned cardiothoracic surgeon Husam H.Balkhy, M.D., chairman of the department of cardiothoracic surgery at The Wisconsin Heart Hospital, performed the first total connector cardiac bypass procedure in the U...
Medical Mystery: Only One Person Has Survived Rabies Without Vaccine--But How? Four years after she nearly died from rabies, Jeanna Giese is being heralded as the first person known to have survived the virus without receiving a preventative vaccine.But Giese (pronounced Gee-See) says she would gladly share that...
Environmental migrants: UN meeting aims to build consensus on definitions, support, protection A growing international consensus to formally recognize and protect people uprooted by environmental problems is expected to accelerate at a major conference in Bonn, Germany Oct.9 to 11.
Featured at the conference will be the...
Magnetic resonance spectroscopy in the assessment of pilocytic astrocytomas Harris LM et al.- Pilocytic astrocytomas (PA) are common childhood brain tumours whose management and prognosis vary widely depending on location.
MRS identifies differences with anatomical location in PAs and yields potential non...
Ruling Appendicitis In or Out Goldman RD, Carter S, Stephens D, et al.Prospective validation of the pediatric appendicitis score.
J Pediatr.
2008;153(2):278-282.
Canadian researchers have provided validation for a pediatric appendicitis score (PAS) whose...
Meeting the Needs of the Underserved Expansion of health insurance coverage has been the central focus of the debate about curing what ails the health care system in the United States.But not everyone agrees that the problem is strictly a matter of insurance.
If every...
Clinician Reviews Names NP Editor-in-Chief Clinician Reviews is pleased to announce that Marie-Eileen Onieal, PhD, CPNP, FAANP, has been named Nurse Practitioner Editor-in-Chief of the publication.In her new position, Marie-Eileen will assume a hands-on role in guiding the...
How Critical Is Critical Thinking? Within the competencies espoused by the PA and NP professions, critical thinking is a paramount issue.In fact, the scope of practice for NPs and PAs is defined by an educational programs competency standards and by state...
Cardica to Present at William Blair Small-Cap Growth Stock Conference REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Oct.2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cardica, Inc.
today announced that Bernard A.
Hausen, M.D., Ph.D., the company's president and chief executive officer, is scheduled to present at William Blair & Company's...
Cardica's Anastomosis Systems Enable 'Total Connector' Beating Heart Cardiac Bypass Procedures - Dr.Husam H.
Balkhy Performs First U.S.
Off-Pump Cardiac Bypass Procedure Using Cardica Devices to Attach All Bypass Grafts - WAUWATOSA, Wis.
and REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Oct.
1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nationally-renowned...
Cardica's Anastomosis Systems Enable 'Total Connector' Beating Heart Cardiac Bypass Procedures WAUWATOSA, Wis.andREDWOOD CITY, Calif., Oct.
1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nationally-renowned cardiothoracic surgeon Husam H.
Balkhy Cardica's anastomosis systems automate the connection of blood vessels (known as anastomoses) during...
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Schwarzenegger Signs Crucial California HIV Testing Bill Targeting Repeat Testers (AB 2899, Portantino, D--Pas - AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the operator of the largest non-government HIV testing program in California, today praised Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger for signing Assembly Bill 2899, (Anthony Portantino, D AHF, which operates the...
Schwarzenegger Signs Crucial California HIV Testing Bill Targeting Repeat Testers (AB 2899, Portantino, D--Pas AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the operator of the largest non-government HIV testing program in California, today praised Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger for signing Assembly Bill 2899, (Anthony Portantino, D--Pasadena), a bill which will...
Schwarzenegger Signs Crucial California HIV Testing Bill Targeting Repeat Testers (AB 2899, Portantino, D--Pas SACRAMENTO, Calif.AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the operator of the largest non-government HIV testing program in California, today praised Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger for signing Assembly Bill 2899, (Anthony Portantino, D-...
