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In this study using a large database of adult patients admitted to 77 ICUs in Austria from 1998 through 2007, Funk and colleagues examined the association between initial values for serum sodium (either below or above the normal range of 135-145 mmol/L) and the outcomes of ICU and hospital stays.
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In this issue: Efficacy of once-daily insulin, aldo-sterone use in heart failure, erectile dysfunction Clinical Practice Guidelines, and FDA Actions.
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Recognizing that more than half the population with depression is treated in the primary care setting, MercyCare Health Plans developed a depression disease management program focusing on giving primary care physicians the tools they need to be able to recognize and treat depression.
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A mindfulness-based stress reduction intervention, shortened so it could be done in the workplace, was done on healthy employees for a six-week period, with researchers measuring salivary cortisol each week.
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Being a nurse's aide or orderly is the most injury-prone job in America. Those aides are four times as likely to be injured on the job as the average worker, and their rate of injury tops freight haulers and handlers, and construction laborers.
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A combination of face-to-face and telephonic case management has resulted in high patient satisfaction ratings and a significant decrease in health care utilization for patients with complex medical needs.
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Bayada Nurse's program that combines face-to-face education and remote monitoring of clinical information reduces hospitalizations for patients with congestive heart failure and hypertension.
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When a serious motor vehicle accident occurred at Detroit, MI-based General Motors Corp.'s Milford Proving Ground location, a life flight helicopter was on site less than 10 minutes after the incident.
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At Carolinas HealthCare System, employees can save $200, $400 or $600 annually by meeting up to 10 wellness criteria, such as exercising regularly, using seatbelts, or avoiding tobacco products.
