“Myth-ectomy.” Technology Without Common Sense? Homecare on Wheels. Mentors. Secret Smoker.
Myth-ectomy. It’s coming! Congress tried to stop it thirty-seven times! The Affordable Care Act is on track and headed for the station and you need to know the FACTS. Regardless of your political persuasion, the Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare) is a reality and it is […]
Global Nurses United is Born
With aim to Step Up Fight against Austerity, Privatization, Attacks on Public Health and Work for Safe Nurse Staffing Ratios and Improved Patient Care for All SAN FRANCISCO – Leaders of the premiere nurses and health care workers unions in 14 nations in the Americas, […]
Apple Peels Turn on Anticancer Genes
A new study calculated that if half the U.S. population ate just one more serving of conventional fruits and vegetables, 20,000 cases of cancer could be prevented. At the same time the added pesticide consumption could cause up to 10 extra cancer cases. So by eating conventional […]
There is No Other Planet We Can Go To.
“Of all the unions I’m talking to, nobody has a better global vision than nurses,” Brown said to big applause. “If you can link your immediate occupational objectives with the larger sense of what we need to do as human beings, you become a very […]
Top 10 Activities to Boost Endorphins
News flash: The runner’s high is not just for runners. When you perform high-intensity exercise, like running, your body releases endorphins, or feel-good hormones, in response to the stress, which then gives you a positive mental boost. When stuck in a state of depression, these […]
Summer Vaycay. Clowns Without Borders. Forced Flu Shots?
The nurses are on vaycay this week. Well, not really, they still have their day jobs…but our sound engineer is in Barbados. Well, not really, its probably hot there now, but she IS taking a breather in an undisclosed location. And who could blame her? […]
New Ways to Stay in Shape
http://vimeo.com/channels/medicaltips/34963322 Summer is coming! Everyone wants to look good for the summer. (Who doesn’t!) We discuss new, unique, and exciting ways to stay in shape. From pure barr to hot yoga and everything in between (pilates, callanetics, spas). We give you new and exciting ways to get toned, get […]
Paying Attention
I’ve been wanting to write for days now, but I haven’t been able to isolate that cohesive thread that so nicely brings the essay to an entry, body, and closure. This past cycle has been more a list of observances, some enjoyable, some remembered from […]
An Exercise of Compassion
The ER is in total chaos today. All 23 rooms are full, the behavioral health suite is full, the waiting room is full, and even the hallway is full. Full of sick patients. The nurses are frazzled, working as hard as they can delivering treatments, […]