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In Rural Areas Of Nigeria, Midwives Work To Improve Essential Obstetric Care
A scheme supporting newly graduated, unemployed, and retired midwives to work in rural areas of Nigeria and provide essential obstetric care has helped to improve maternal, newborn, and child health and could potentially serve as a model for other low-income countries...

Preterm Babies Benefit From Early Milk Feeds
Preterm babies who are small for their age would benefit from starting milk feeds early, according to a breakthrough UK study published online in Pediatrics earlier this month. The UK-based children's charity, Action Medical Research, sponsored the study...

To Determine Most Effective Follow-Up Care For Lung Cancer Patients, Urgent Research Needed
Scientist say there is an urgent need for research into all aspects of follow-up care in lung cancer. The study presented in the May 2012 issue of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer's (IASLC) Journal of Thoracic Oncology focused on different follow-up strategies for patients with lung cancer...

Link Between Starvation And Greater Risk Of Cardiac Complications
Russians born during the Leningrad Siege in World War II, which was responsible for some of the greatest losses of civilian life in history, are giving scientists new strategies to identify people who experienced intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) and starvation during childhood at greatest risk of developing long term heart complications...

Workshop Aims To Reduce Mortality In Childbirth For Malian Mothers
In the hope of reducing maternal mortality in a region where 1 woman in 31 loses her life as she carries or gives birth to her baby*, a workshop was organized in Mali by the Global Health Initiative of the University of Montreal Superhospital Research Centre (CRCHUM) and the Government of Mali's Ministry of Health...

Researchers Find That Increased Independence For Nurse Practitioners Does Not Reduce Physician Wages
Researchers from the Department of Health Policy in the GW School of Public Health and Health Services have found that an increased "scope of practice" for advanced practice nurse practitioners is not associated with lower wages for primary care physicians, based on comparisons in states with more liberal and more restrictive policies...

Evidence Lacking In Benefits Of Non-Drug Pain Relief In Labor
There is better evidence for the effectiveness of drug-based approaches for relieving labour pains than non-drug approaches. These are the findings of an all-encompassing publishing in The Cochrane Library, which draws together results from a number of previous reviews on the subject. Many different approaches are used to relieve pain in labour, but not all are supported by strong evidence...

Early Birth Tied To Health Risks In Early Years
A new UK study finds that babies born early, even by just a few weeks, tend to have higher risks of poor health in their early years, compared to those born full term. The study challenges the widely held view that the long term health outcomes for moderate and late preterm babies, even up to 37 or 38 weeks of gestation, are similar to those carried to full term...

Nurses Key In Helping New Cancer Patients Overcome Fears
Often faced with overwhelming anxiety, patients newly diagnosed with lung cancer can find themselves in distress, and new research recommends nurses play a key role in alleviating concerns, leading to a better quality of life for patients...

Saving The Lives Of Newborns With Clean Delivery Kits, Clean Delivery Practices
Clean delivery kits combined with clean delivery practices could lead to substantial reductions in neonatal mortality in infants born at home, according to a study published in this week's PLoS Medicine...

Nursing Job Security Influenced By Type Of Elder Care Facility Ownership
According to a study in the March issue of Advances in Nursing Science, the type of facility ownership can affect job insecurity and stability for nurses working in elder care facilities. Fair management and positive leadership can alleviate job insecurities amongst care staff for the elderly, and potentially improve the level of care elderly residents receive...

In Undergraduate Nursing Education, Shifting The Clinical Teaching Paradigm
To address the faculty shortage problem, schools of nursing are reexamining how they provide clinical education to undergraduate students to find ways to use faculty resources more efficiently so they can maintain student enrollment and meet the future need for nurses...

Heart Attack - Why Do So Many Wait So Long?
Researchers in the School of Nursing at Yale University in the US are setting up a survey to find out why so many people often wait several hours following a heart attack before seeking medical help. This is of concern because all the evidence points to the fact that treatment is most effective when the heart attack sufferer gets medical attention in the first hour of experiencing symptoms...

How To Become A Family Nurse Practitioner Online
If you are a licensed registered nurse you may well be able to enroll in a new online Master of Science in Nursing degree program with a strong focus in Family Nurse Practitioner. This program, offered by Herzing University Online, is available in 27 states in the USA. The University says it is an opportunity for a licensed registered nurse to become a family nurse practitioner. Dr...

Quality Improvement Program Leads To Better Asthma Outcomes And Saves $1.46 For Every Dollar Spent
Nearly 1 in 10 children have asthma, according to government statistics, and in low-income parts of Boston, nearly 16 percent of children are affected...