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Open Season On Quacks OPEN SEASON ON QUACKS, Bill Rados Reprinted from the Dec. 1985-Jan. 1986 issue of the FDA Consumer, a publication of the Food and Drug Administration. Government…

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Chaney DS, et al. Serotonergic function in obsessive compulsive disorder. Arch Gen Psychiatry 1988; 45: 177-185. Flament MF, Rapoport JL, et al. Biochemical changes during clomipramine treatment…

Nutrition NUTRITION Over the last several years, there has been much research into and publicity about the relationship of diet to health. While this is a very complicated and often…

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Nurse Burnout Abstract Duxbury, M.L., Armstrong, G.D., Drew, D.J., & Henly, S.J.(1984). Head nurse leadership style with staff nurse burnout and job satisfaction in neonatal intensive care units. Nursing Research…

Nosebleeds Nosebleeds Nosebleeds (epistaxis) are very common throughout childhood. They are usually caused by rupture of a small blood vessel on the lining of the lower inside of the nose.…

New Organ Preservation NEW ORGAN PRESERVATION SOLUTION EXTENDS PRESERVATION TIMES, HOLDS PROMISE OF MAJOR IMPACT ON LIVER, PANCREAS TRANSPLANTS from the American Council on Transplantation A solution that increases the…

Near Drowning NEAR DROWNING ========================= If someone near you is drowning, take action FAST. Get the victim out of the water. Have someone call for an ambulance. NEVER LEAVE the…

Medicine Is In Big Trouble Medicine is in big trouble. In not too many more years the medical industry will be radically different from what it is today. There will…