Nursing - News April 14, 2011

Nurses move step closer to strike (Hillingdon Times)
Nurses have dealt another blow to Health Secretary Andrew Lansley by moving a step nearer strike action on pay.

Fatty acids for sad moms: How effective? (CBS News)
The exact cause of postpartum depression remains unknown, but new research has identified the fatty acids in fish oil as a possible remedy.

Odin tags lab specimens (Washington Business Journal)
Ashburn-based Odin , a radio frequency identification software maker, is marketing an RFID system for doctors and other health care professionals it says will keep specimen labeling mistakes to a minimum.

Obama proposes to cut deficits by $4 trillion over 12 years (Business First of Louisville)
President Obama set a goal Wednesday of reducing federal deficits by $4 trillion over the next 12 years.

EMMC nurses vote to strike again (WCSH-TV Portland)
Union nurses at Eastern Maine Medical Center have voted to go on strike again. Nurses say the next strike will be a one day affair.

NHS funding cuts 'hitting frontline' (Surrey Hants Star)
David Cameron, centre, at Frimley Park hospital in April. He has insisted that the NHS will not be affected by deep cuts to public spending.

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