Presidential Candidate
Senator Edwards
Discusses
Nursing Shortage |
On Saturday, March
24, 2007 presidential
candidates in Las
Vegas, NV
participated in a
forum to discuss
health care in
America. A nurse
from the audience,
Regi Werner, RN,
had the opportunity
to ask one of the
candidates a
question about
safe-staffing and
the problem of nurse
retention.
Regi Werner,
RN asked: "I'm a new
nurse at UHS Desert
Springs Hospital. I
see what happens to
patients every day
in the hospitals
because of
short-staffing. And
I also see what
happens to nurses
who leave the
hospital because of
job burnout and
overall
dissatisfaction.
What do you plan on
doing for
safe-staffing and
nurse retention?"
View the
candidate's
response:
http://www.valuecarevaluenurses.
com/issues/candidates.cfm
Peppermint Oil May
Relieve Digestive Symptoms
and Headaches |
April
13, 2007
by
author,
Charles
Vega,
MD,
FAAFP
Peppermint
oil is
effective
in
treating
digestive
disorders
and
other
conditions
including
headaches,
although
high
dosages
may
cause
adverse
effects,
according
to the
results
of a
review
reported
in the
April 1,
2007
issue of
American
Family
Physician.
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The medicinal use of peppermint
and other mint plants probably
dates back to the herbal
pharmacopoeia of ancient Greece,
where peppermint leaf
traditionally was used
internally as a digestive aid
and for management of
gallbladder disease; it also was
used in inhaled form for upper
respiratory symptoms and cough,"
writes Benjamin Kligler, MD, MPH,
from the Albert Einstein
College of Medicine of Yeshiva
University in New York, and
Sapna Chaudhary, DO, from the
Beth Israel Continuum Center for
Health and Healing in New York. "Peppermint oil, which is
extracted from the stem, leaves,
and flowers of the plant, has
become popular as a treatment
for a variety of conditions,
including irritable bowel
syndrome (IBS), headache, and
non-ulcer dyspepsia."
Peppermint oil should not be
used internally or on or near
the face in infants and young
children because of its
potential to cause bronchospasm,
tongue spasms, and, possibly,
respiratory arrest," the authors
conclude. "However, the amount
of peppermint in
over-the-counter medications,
topical preparations, and herbal
teas is likely safe in pregnant
and lactating women and in young
children."
For other specific uses and
the entire article, click:
http://www.medscape.com
/viewarticle/555147
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Senate Panel Approves
Medicare Drug Price Bill |
WASHINGTON (Reuters) Apr 13, 2007. The U.S. Senate Finance Committee Thursday approved a bill that would permit the government to negotiate for Medicare prescription drug prices, throwing down a challenge to the powerful drug industry.Moved forward by the committee on a 13-8 vote, the bill is expected to go next week to the full Senate, where debate is likely to be intense, Senate aides said.
The House in January passed a tougher version of the bill. President George W. Bush has vowed to veto the House bill. It would require, not just permit, direct negotiation over prices by the government with drug companies.
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Medicare is a national health insurance program that covers more than 40 million elderly and disabled Americans. It was expanded last year to add a prescription drug benefit. Coverage is managed for Medicare by dozens of private companies.The legislation expanding Medicare -- passed when Republicans ran Congress -- prohibited the government from negotiating over drug prices with manufacturers, such as Pfizer, Merck or Eli Lilly.
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