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A multifaceted intervention can improve hand hygiene compliance among emergency nurses and technicians

Intervention Improves Hand Hygiene Compliance in Nurses

Emergency nurses, technicians participated in experiential learning activities
Dietary omega-3 fatty acid supplementation is associated with improvement in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder symptoms for children with ADHD and typically developing children

Dietary Omega-3 Supplements Improve ADHD Symptoms

Improvement in parent-rated attention for boys with ADHD and typically developing controls
The incidence of non-melanoma skin cancer is much higher for Caucasians than Hispanics or Asians

AAD: Study Examines Incidence of Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer

Incidence of NMSC much higher among Caucasians; Hispanic patients significantly younger
For women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM)

Gaining Just 5 Kilograms Greatly Ups T2DM Risk After GDM

Obese women who gained ≥5 kg found 40 times more likely to develop type 2 diabetes
Efforts are underway to offer technological solutions to the burdens associated with prior authorizations

Electronic Solutions Underway for Rx Prior Authorizations

Two technology companies offering solutions that embed electronic PA in e-prescribing process
More than 300 students and staff at Olathe Northwest High School were tested last week after a reported case of tuberculosis at the school. The testing identified 27 more people with tuberculosis infection

Over Two Dozen Test Positive for TB at Kansas High School

Officials testing all who might have been in close contact with the first confirmed case of TB
As health officials in Kansas struggle with an outbreak of tuberculosis at a local high school

CDC: Decline in TB Rates in the United States Slowing Down

2013 decrease is smallest seen in more than a decade
Health coaching by medical assistants can help improve hemoglobin A1c and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol control

In-Clinic Health Coaching Improves Cardiometabolic Health

Participants receiving health coaching by medical assistants have improved hemoglobin A1c, LDL
For patients discharged from the intensive care unit

Patient Status at ICU Discharge, Not Timing, Predicts Survival

After adjustment for markers of illness severity at discharge, time of discharge does not predict survival
Higher total white blood cell and neutrophil counts are independent predictors of stroke in older Japanese-American men

WBC, Neutrophil Counts Predict Stroke Risk in Older Asian Men

Higher total WBC, neutrophil counts independently predict stroke in older Japanese-American men