Milk, Vitamin D Intake During Pregnancy Lower Baby’s MS Risk

AAN.com – Drinking milk (and obtaining more vitamin D) during pregnancy may help reduce your baby’s chances of developing multiple sclerosis (MS) as an adult, according to a preliminary study to be presented at the American Academy of Neurology’s...

Toxic Chemicals Found in Maine Health Workers.

Doctors and nurses in 10 states, including Maine, tested positive for at least 24 different toxic chemicals in their blood and other body fluids in a study released Thursday by the national organization Physicians for Social Responsibility.

Are Night Shifts Bad for You?

The Danish government has just begun to award compensation to women who have developed breast cancer after years of working night shifts – such as flight attendants and nurses.

Hospital Disinfectants Raise Nurses’ Asthma Risk.

Nursing professionals exposed to general hospital cleaning products and medical instrument disinfectants at work are at increased risk of developing asthma, results of a new study indicate.

Don’t Miss Hidden Disabilities After Stroke

UMDNJ.edu – An individual suffers a stroke and doctors and nurses in the hospital swoop in to intervene in the immediate life-threatening medical problems. But what happens after stroke survivors battle back to health and can go home? Often, they...

Back-to-school Stomach Pain Update

NationwideChildrens.org – As the school year starts up again, parents, school nurses and pediatricians often have to respond to increased complaints of stomach pain. Many of these seasonal belly-aches are dismissed as nothing more than a case of...

Bullying Threatens Nurses’ Health And Careers

In workplaces where nurses are bullied, the quality of patient care declines, the health of nurses suffers, and the retention of quality nurses becomes difficult.