Opioid Abuse – Prescription Drug Abuse: Seductive, Sedating Drugs Can Wreak Havoc on Your Health and Life By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA Prescription drug abuse is a major health problem in the United States with Opioids leading the pack of drugs that are abused. People on the street usually refer to Opioids as narcotics. Opioids are powerful pain relievers and consist of OxyContin, Percodan, Percoset, Morphine, Vicodin, Dilaudid, Lortab and Codeine. Pain, the fifth…
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Tune in on Friday, July 20th from 5:30pm to 6:00pm EST. Carl Sullivan, MD will join Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA, Host and Executive Producer of Health in 30® to talk about addictions to pain medicine. Click here to read Opioid Abuse – Prescription Drug Abuse: Seductive, Sedating Drugs Can Wreak Havoc on Your Health and Life by Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA. Click here to read Opioid Dependence by Carl R. Sullivan, MD Carl…
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by Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA It was at the American Medical Association’s Medical Communications Conference when the words of Julie Gerberding, M.D., Director for the CDC validated what is imminent in the minds of some nurses, or at least mine; that it is both health care professionals at the bedside, doctors and nurses that make excellent medical communicators. Nurses are generally regarded as being kind, compassionate and angelic. What is not generally recognized are…
Read More...Michigan Governor takes Decisive Steps to Address the Nursing Shortage
Michigan Governor takes Decisive Steps to Address the Nursing Shortage By Patricia Thomas, PhD, RN In her State of the State address, Governor Jennifer Granholm took bold and proactive steps to address a sluggish economy and the health concerns that face the state of Michigan. Central to these efforts were measure to address the nursing shortage. In an interview, Granholm said, “Training workers to fill the good-paying jobs available right now in health care facilities…
Read More...Organic Labels: What Does the Label Really Mean?
By Neelam Misra, M.D. What does the organic label mean? The National Organic Program, a division of the USDA, regulates and oversees organic farming and producing practices and sets the standards for organic labeling. In 1990, the Organic Foods Production Act was passed. However, it was not until 2000 that the standards were issued. Currently, an accredited USDA-certifier verifies that organic farming and production practices are meeting the standards set by the USDA. The USDA-certifier…
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