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Holistic Healing: Putting Patients in the Driver’s Seat
Equipping patients holistically can better prepare them to conquer diseases and other health challenges
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Mobility limitations in African Americans linked to depressive symptoms
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Minority Mental Health: Shining a Light on Unique Needs and Situations
Research shows minorities often don’t receive the mental health care they need, presenting nurses with a unique opportunity.
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Antiretroviral drugs reducing the spread of HIV in heterosexuals
According to HealthDay News, two recent studies in Africa have shown antiretroviral drugs are effective in preventing the spread of HIV in heterosexuals.
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Charts Are Going Mobile
The buzz of health care technology is turning into a roar with new gadgets and techniques to help nurses care for their patients.
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Approaching cancer step-by-step
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Nurses and Eye Doctors: Teaming Up to Treat the Whole Patient
Over 25 million Americans currently have diabetes. Perhaps more troubling is the 18.7% of all non-Hispanic blacks aged 20 years or older who currently have the disease. Fortunately, nurses can help combat this trend by fostering a partnership with optometrists, a key ally in early diabetes detection and prevention.
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Beating Diabetes
The American Diabetes Association (ADA) released new data regarding the mortality rate for those living with Type 1 Diabetes
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Networking Nurses
Facebook, Twitter, blogs, online forums, podcasts, smartphones, wikis...social networking is all around us, impacting our lives and careers in new ways daily. Telenursing is gaining momentum, and it will continue to do so as health care enters the digital age
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New Year, New Resources
What better way to start 2010 than by resolving to stock your nursing toolbox with a new supply of resources for improving the health of culturally diverse patients and communities
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Minority Women and Lupus
Women of color have higher incidence rates of this serious autoimmune disease than their white counterparts. They also tend to have a more severe and aggressive form of the disease. What role can nurses play in helping to fight lupus disparities?
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Diabetes Digest
8 Diabetes News Briefs that Nurses Need to Know About
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OMH, CDC Take Action to Fight Hepatitis B in Asian Americans
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that as many as two million people in this country are living with chronic hepatitis B, and over half of them are Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders (APIs).
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Senior Citizens At Risk for Untreated Asthma
Many elderly people have moderate or severe asthma that has been underdiagnosed or undertreated, according to a recent study by Johns Hopkins University.
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UAB Receives Grant to Study Diabetes Self-Care Among Black, Caucasian Teens
The National Institute of Nursing Research has given the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) a four-year, $1.3 million grant to study how parents should encourage responsible self-care in adolescents with chronic illnesses such as diabetes.
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UAB Receives Grant to Study Diabetes Self-Care Among Black, Caucasian Teens
The National Institute of Nursing Research has given the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) a four-year, $1.3 million grant to study how parents should encourage responsible self-care in adolescents with chronic illnesses such as diabetes.
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Hispanics Get “A+” in Diabetes Awareness But “F” in Diabetes Action
A new survey sponsored by the American Heart Association contains good news and bad news for nurses who are working to eliminate diabetes health disparities in Hispanic communities.
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Early Warning
Acanthosis nigricans (AN), a distinctive skin condition that affects Americans of color, can help nurses identify young people at high risk for developing type 2 diabetes--and prevent the future onset of this serious disease.
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Management Team
The rapidly expanding field of disease management abounds with opportunities for culturally diverse nurses who can educate and empower patients with chronic illnesses to take charge of their own health.
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Lessons from My Father
American Indian nurse scientist John Lowe wanted to know why his Cherokee father had managed to avoid the health problems so often found in Indian communities. Today the answer to that question continues to inspire Lowe’s pioneering research on culturally competent solutions to Native American health disparities.
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