My Magnet Story Essay Series: Over the past 4 years, the Portland VA community has had the arduous and gratifying experience of traveling through the Magnet journey. American Nurses Credentialing Center
My Magnet Story Essay Series: It was a moment to remember -- a simple act of kindness that made a dying patient smile. American Nurses Credentialing Center
My Magnet Story Essay Series: I have not only been empowered to provide the ultimate in patient care, I have been encouraged and supported to care for myself and my co-workers. American Nurses Credentialing Center
Children with in utero exposure to alcohol display impaired eyeblink conditioning (EBC) compared with their unexposed peers, according to a report in the February issue of Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research. Reuters Health Information
Atomoxetine is useful in the treatment of children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), but its effect on symptoms of oppositional defiant disorder appears not to last, researchers report in the February issue of Pediatrics. Reuters Health Information
Subcutaneous methotrexate produces a significantly greater response in patients with active rheumatoid arthritis than does oral administration of the drug, German researchers report in the January issue of Arthritis and Rheumatism. As such, it appears to be the best choice for monotherapy for the disease. Reuters Health Information
The raised volume rapid thoracoabdominal compression (RVRTC) technique allows safe, repetitive lung function measurements during methacholine challenge in young infants, according to a report in the January issue of Chest. Reuters Health Information
Results of a study published in the January issue of the American Journal of Epidemiology suggest that a longer interval between age at menarche and age at first birth is associated with increased risk of breast cancer. Reuters Health Information
The risk of disease progression in asymptomatic patients with atherosclerosis, indicated by coronary artery calcium on electron beam computed tomography, does not justify a repeated stress single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) examination after an initial normal to low-risk perfusion study, according to Rochester, Minnesota-based researchers. Reuters Health Information
