Closing the Schools
September 29, 2009 | Journal Article
Ninety-one years later, the evidence shows that there are positive and negative ways to do it.
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Roundup of H1N1 Resources for Nurses
August 31, 2009 | Story
With officials warning that tens of millions of people in this country could be infected with H1N1 flu in coming months, government agencies and health organizations are developing resources for nurses and other health care providers.
Scholar Publishes New Guide to Pediatric Infectious Diseases
April 29, 2009 | Story
Readers and reviewers praise the book for its precise writing, easy-to-navigate format and clear, instructive illustrations.
Serious Bacterial Infections in Febrile Infants 1 to 90 Days Old with and Without Viral Infections
June 1, 2004 | Journal Article
The risk of serious bacterial infection (SBI) in febrile infants who are classified as low risk (LR) or high risk (HR) by the Rochester criteria has been established. LR infants average a 1.4 percent occurrence of SBI, whereas HR infants have an occ ...
Does Group A B-Hemolytic Streptococcal Infection Increase Risk for Behavioral and Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in Children?
September 1, 2004 | Journal Article
There is some evidence to suggest that children exposed to A-β-Hemolytic streptococcal infections (GAS) are at an increased risk of being diagnosed with pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections or PAND ...
Sufficiently Important Difference for Common Cold
May 1, 2007 | Journal Article
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Socioeconomic Gradients in Immune Response to Latent Infection
September 14, 2007 | Journal Article
In this article, research explored the relationship between socioeconomic factors and the levels of antibodies associated with maintaining the latency of immune system infections such as cytomegalovirus (CMV) and herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1). ...
Performance Measures, Vaccinations, and Pneumonia Rates Among High-Risk Patients in Veterans Administration Health Care
December 1, 2007 | Journal Article
The authors of this study evaluated the effect of a performance measurement program instituted by the Veterans Health Administration in 1995 to improve vaccination rates.
Recent Research About Nursing, September 2009
September 30, 2009 | Story
New studies focus on patient safety issues in hospitals and hospital preparation for the H1N1 flu.
Echinacea for Treating the Common Cold
December 21, 2010 | Journal Article
Echinacea is widely used to treat the common cold. The objective of this randomized, controlled study was to assess the potential benefits of echinacea as a treatment of common cold.