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A policy that empowers frontline nurses to temporarily halt admissions when their units dont have enough nursing staff to care for more patients has significantly slashed the nursing vacancy rate at a Wisconsin hospital. Roger Resar, MD, Physician Change Agent at 300-bed Luther Middlefort Hospital/Eau Claire, reports that the two-year-old policy also increases throughput and improves patient care.
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A new-generation pulse oximeter with improved signal-extraction technology had less malfunctioning time than a conventional pulse oximeter placed on the same hand in postoperative cardiac surgery patients and was associated with fewer arterial blood gases and faster FIO2 reduction.
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After years of legal wrangling, the FDA has approved loratadine (Claritin, Schering-Plough) as an over-the-counter (OTC) product for the treatment of seasonal rhinitis.
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**Holick MF. Importance of vitamin D for adult health. Altern Ther Women's Health 2003;5(1):1-4.
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McKeown NM. The role of whole-grain foods in chronic disease. Altern Ther Women's Health 2003;5(1);4-7.
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Hardy M. Nutritional status and characteristics of vegetarians. Altern Ther Women's Health 2003;5(1):8.
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Fibrates and statins are associated with a 42-fold and 8-fold increased risk of myopathy, respectively, compared to normal controls, but the incidence remains low, at 6 per 100,000 and 1 per 100,000, respectively.
