Nursing - News June 4, 2012

Antidepressant Cymbalta Might Ease Chemo-Linked Pain (US News & World Report)
Cancer patients on certain chemotherapies often experience a painful tingling in their extremities called peripheral neuropathy, and a new study suggests the antidepressant Cymbalta may be the first treatment to work against the condition.

Wolk's flu bill passes Senate, moves to Assembly (The Reporter)
Charles Esquibel of Vacaville gets a free flu shot in this Reporter file image. A bill by State Senator Lois Wolk, D-Solano would make it a requirement for healthcare providers to get the shot or wear a mask.

CDC Study: Feeding by breast falls short of goals (The Columbus Dispatch)
April Lehman and her husband, Joel Valdez, hadn't let day-old Daniel out of their sight as of Friday afternoon, so there was zero chance hed had anything to eat other than breast milk.

Report card on provincial health systems notes spotty progress for home care (680News)
The latest report card on provincial health policy shows some improvement in offering home care and mental health services, but progress is spotty across the country.

Tips to pick the best nursing home for a loved one (Detroit News)
Finding the right nursing home for an elderly loved one is a daunting task. And it's one most of us will face, as two-thirds of people over 65 will need nursing home care, at least temporarily, according to AARP.

A day in the life of the busy nurse at Maury High (The Virginian-Pilot)
Kim Elforsi is the nurse at Maury High School in Norfolk, seen here at left on Wednesday, March 14, 2012.

My pride, my angel (The Mercury)
With a smile, a sense of humour and a compassionate nature, Ms Starosta gets to know each patient and their families and helps them through their cancer journey.

Life Flight crew critical to saving children's lives (KSL-TV)
The work doctors, nurses and the hospital staff do is truly remarkable. One team, the crew on the Life Flight helicopter, is the first from the hospital on-scene and have a big impact in a patient's outcome.

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