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What is RICE Therapy? Use This Method to Treat Acute Soft Tissue Injury

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Nursing as a Second Career: Many People are Following Their Original Dreams to Become Nurses

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It's Not Possible to Swallow Your Tongue: Medical Myths and Seizure Precautions

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Book Review: Please Don't Label My Child: A Common Sense Approach to Dealing With Emotional and Mental Health

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Team Approach to Health Care: Managing Chronic Diseases and Preventing Complications

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Pass Those Boards the First Time: Understand What Was Learned and Apply the Knowledge

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Those Dreaded Board Exams: Study Tips to Renew Confidence

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Career Options in the Health Field: Demands and Advances in Technology Create New Opportunities

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What Is a Glioma? Why Is the Prognosis Poor for Senator Kennedy?

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Measles Outbreak 2008: How to Spot Them, Treat Them and Avoid Them

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Book Review: Skin in the Game: A Must Read for All Politicians and Health Care Consumers

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Ahora Hablo Medical Edition: A Pocket Guide Resource for Health Care Professionals

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What's in a First Aid Kit? The Well-Stocked Medicine Chest or Emergency Kit Should Have Basics

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Hands-Only CPR: The AHA Introduced a New Technique for Saving Adult Lives

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How Well Do You Communicate? Language Skills are Vital for Health Care Professionals

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EMTs and Paramedics: Projected Job Growth in This Field is 19% Over Next Decade

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Second Career Options Grow: The Art of Caring Draws Many More into the Health Care Field

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Electronic Prescribing Mandates: New Laws May Impose Reimbursement Restrictions for Non Compliance

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Themes for Nurses Day & Week 2008: Help Honor Local Nurses and Raise Awareness of Nursing Profession

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Health Care Spending to Double: Over the Next Decade Increasing Costs will Push Spending

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Flu Shot May Not Be Effective: Type B Strain Not Covered by This Year's Flu Vaccine Emerging

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RN or LPN What's the Difference? Education and Training Dictate Licensure and Scope of Practice

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Mutant Strain of Influenza Found: Tamiflu Ineffective Against this Drug-Resistant Form of Flu Virus

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Is The Information Accurate? Make Sure Your Health Care Information is Current and Relevant

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New Devices Meet Health Care Needs: Consumer Technology Expands to the Health Care Arena

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Gastroenteritis is Not a Flu: Influenza Affects the Respiratory System with Specific Symptoms

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Another Case of XDR TB Exposure: Female Exposes 44 Passengers to Rare Form of TB

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Merck Recalls Vaccines: What Concerned Parents Need to Know About Their Children's Risk

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Five Rights of Medication Safety: Avoid Serious Errors by Observing These Tips

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Entrance Exams for Health Care: Most Health Career Education Programs Require Entrance Exams

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Confidentiality in Health Care: Health Care Professionals Must Learn the Rules of Confidentiality

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Trends in Health Care Careers: More Choices are Available Now

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The Physician Assistant: Career Opportunities in Health Care are Booming

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What is Pain Control? Addiction is Not Always the Outcome

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Thinking About a Nursing Career? Steps to Becoming a Nurse

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It's Cold and Flu Season Again: A Few Tips to Help You Avoid Getting Sick

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What is MRSA? A Super Bug Kills More Than AIDS?

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Children's Cold Medicines Warnings: The FDA Says Stronger Warning Labels are Needed

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Avoid Medication Errors: Don't Rely on Prescription Labels for Information

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Teach Kids to Wash Their Hands: Effective Handwashing Can Help to Control the Spread of Germs

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West Nile Virus on the Rise: Canadian Cases Rise Significantly Over 2006 Data

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Number of Uninsured Rises Again: New Figures Show 47 Million Medically Uninsured Americans in 2006

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SCHIP Needs Your Support: Uninsured Children in the U.S. Need Their Coverage Reauthorized

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New Orleans Health Care System: Struggles to Survive in a Post Katrina Era

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Latest Vitamin C Research: Findings show Vitaminc C is actually useless against colds

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Mosquito Bite Hazards: Protect yourself and your loved ones this summer

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AMA Wants Clinics Investigated: Possible Conflict of Interest Exists With New Retail Clinics

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Hypertension: What Causes It and How Do You Treat It?

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Methyl Salicylate Overdose: Pain relieving cream causes teen's death

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Controversy Builds Over TB Case: Was the patient properly infomed about his disease?

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Healthcare Literacy Issues: Understand Your Medications Including Names and Action

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Bird Flu May Be In Check: New Research Could Be Key to Treating and Preventing a Pandemic

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Nurses Week May 6-12, 2007: Nursing A Passion and a Profession is ANA's Theme for 2007

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Two New Books To Consider: The Dry Eye Remedy and What You Don't Know Can Kill You

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How to Talk to Your Doctor: Knowledge is Important to Improved Health Status and Outcomes

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Personal Medical Records: Maintain Your Own Copy of Your Medical History

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New Medication or Treatment? Things to do to optimize your health status and outcomes

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Antibiotics Often Overprescribed: Sinus Infections Caused by Viruses Need Antibiotics?

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Normal Saline for Wound Care: Normal saline is used for many medical purposes

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A Simple Dressing Change: Anyone can learn to change a simple dressing

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March Health Observances: Health observances help raise awareness and promote prevention

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Why Peanut Butter is Recalled: Salmonella in Peter Pan and Great Value Peanut Butter

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Power Naps Can Save Your Life: Take a break each day from the stresses and reduce your risks

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The Nursing Shortage: Critical Shortage Affects Everyone

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Nurses Are Most Honest and Ethical: Gallup Poll Results are in and Nurses Top the List Again!

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Hypertension Management Study: High Blood Pressure is Managed Beter in the U.S. Than in Europe

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What's New in Health Care Devices? The Consumer Electronics Show is known more for it's computing and e

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Making Healthy Resolutions Stick: Making lifestyle changes for your health requires more than just a r

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Vital Signs: Assessing Pain: Pain, the Fifth Vital Sign

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OTC Meds: What are OTC Medications?

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AMA Wins Battle Over Cuts in Pay: U.S. Congress Acts to Stop 2007 Reimbursement Cuts for Medicare

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Cough Medicine Abuse: Why you might have trouble buying your favorite cough and cold medicines

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Vital Signs: Blood Pressure: How to take a blood pressure

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What is a Hospitalist? Who is the doctor? Why isn't my physician coming to see me in the hospital?

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What Is a Pneumonia Shot? Who needs to be vaccinated against pneumococcal diseases?

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Medicare Open Enrollment Begins: Open Enrollment begins November 15, 2006 for Medicare plans

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Vital Signs: Counting Respirations: Breathing is an involuntary process that exchanges oxygen and carbon dioxide

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Cold, Flu or Allergy? The symptoms are similar to a point but if it came on hard and fast it's most likely the flu

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Vital Signs: How to Take a Pulse: The pulse is most often taken at the wrist unless you use a stethoscope to listen to the heart

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Taking Vital Signs: Temperature: Body temperature can give clues to illness or unstable chronic conditions

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What is a Nurse? Nurses are highly skilled and educated individuals who care for the

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Medicare Drug Plan 2007: Medicare has released infomation about 2007 Part D Rx Drug options

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Fastest Growing Health Care Jobs: Jobs and Careers in Health Care are Booming as Consumer Demands Incr

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The Medicare Doughnut Hole: Medicare Part D beneficiaries find themselves with huge drug bills

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Could It be a Stroke? Could you recognize the signs and symptoms of a stroke?

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2007 Medicare Premiums: In 2007 Medicare Premiums will rise by the smallest amount since 2001

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National Nurse Act of 2006: Teri Mills RN sees her op ed in The New York Times turned into a bil

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Lessons From Katrina: Finding something positive from all of the devastation is not easy to do

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Medicare in Australia: The healthcare system in Australia provides care to all citizens

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Wellness: Wellness: definition

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Signs: Signs:definition

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Symptoms: Symptoms: definition

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Health Status: Health Status: definition

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TRICARE: TRICARE ; definition

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Medicare Reimbursement Cuts: Medicare and TRICARE to reduce physician reimbursements by 5.5% next year

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Canada's Medicare System: Much like the U.S. system, Canada's coverage for senior citizens is a publicly program

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Medical Glossary and Terminology: Medical terminology can be confusing and even misleading

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Outcomes: Outcomes: definition

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Medicare: Medicare : definition

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