Of the 57 million people dying worldwide each year, 6 million deaths are caused by cancer and 3 million from HIV/AIDS, with the majority of both occurring in developing countries. These figures indicate the large number of people experiencing incapacitation and pain through shortness of breath, constipation, diarrhoea, nausea as well as distress, depression and anxiety.
If you have teenage boys and are unsure about what topics to cover when discussing ?the birds and bees? with them, it may be worth reading the latest piece of research about sexual communication and teenage boys by Marina Epstein and L. Monique Ward from The University of Michigan.
Teenagers who watch television for three or more hours per day may have a higher risk of attention and learning difficulties in their adolescent and early adult years, according to a report in the May issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
A written constitution for the NHS, overseen by an independent Board of Governors are two of the major recommendations published today by the British Medical Association (BMA) in its proposals for the future of the NHS in England.
Bristol-Myers Squibb and the Hepatitis B Foundation announced the launch of the fourth annual “AIM for the B: Awareness, Involvement and Mobilization for Chronic Hepatitis B” program, a public education initiative taking place during National Hepatitis B Awareness Week (May 7-11).
To celebrate hard-working moms everywhere this Mother’s Day, Chandra Wilson, star of ABC’s hit show Grey’s Anatomy, has teamed up with new Crest Whitestrips Daily Multicare in a campaign to reward multicaring moms across the country and ensure this is her brightest Mother’s Day yet.
First-time dads have typically been a little short-changed when it comes to the resources available for improving their parenting skills. Moms have far more options and, where there are programs for dads, they’re often based on a model that works for women.
The American Nurses Association (ANA) recommends the assignment and daily availability of school nurses in educational settings to address the safety and health care needs of the nation’s children. Students’ health and health needs must be addressed in schools to achieve optimum learning, and registered nurses, at a ratio of one for every 750 students, are essential in promoting health, preventing injury, and providing direct health care services to school students to achieve a safe and healthy learning environment.
Johns Hopkins Nursing Spring 2007 explores the wide variety of complementary and alternative nursing and medical therapies used by Hopkins nurses and outlines how the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing is ?building opportunities? for its faculty, students, and staff.
The growing premature birth rate in the United States appears to be strongly associated with increased use of pesticides and nitrates, according to work conducted by Paul Winchester, M.D., professor of clinical pediatrics at the Indiana University School of Medicine.