Safe Software A Must For Doctors
... their patients, and therefore it's vital that the profession has the confidence that the software they are using is designed properly to do the right job, every time – and that the information contained within it is protected from external access and internal corruption.' In its new Position Statement on Saf...Vice President Urges Dental Institutes to Adopt Some Villages
...hey should not only strive for excellence in their profession but also do their bit to provide solace and better health to society and thus making this world a better place to live in. They should always take inspiration from Swami Vivekanand who had said, “Serving the humanity is indeed the greatest service an...Are Hospitals Practicing What They Preach?
...two different messages by being in the health care profession and promoting health and saying obesity is a huge medical problem ... and then implicitly encouraging it.' 17% of the children at US are considered obese; food consumed with high amounts of calories and fat is the reason. Parents who visit hospit...Older Men Have Similar Refracture Risk as Women
...eoporosis and treatment initiatives by the medical profession and the public, particularly in relation to men, should be the focus of education initiatives," the researchers conclude. Source-Eurekalert SRI...Dental Braces Do Not Improve Self-esteem: Study
... year because of a widespread belief in the dental profession that braces or orthodontics improved psychological well-being, reported the online edition of BBC News. Bill Shaw and researchers at the University of Manchester studied around 1,000 Welsh schoolchildren aged 10-11 for around 20 years till they wer...Osteopathic Medical Education Will Help With Shortages
...e (AACOM), “There is no doubt that the osteopathic profession is increasing both its presence and its importance in the national health care arena. Osteopathic medicine’s approach has much to offer future physicians, the patients they will serve, and the U.S. health care system.” A Doctor of Osteopathic Medi...No Survival Benefit for CT Screening for Lung Cancer
...of cancer deaths in the United States, the medical profession continues to seek an effective and safe approach to prevent deaths from this disease. According to our study, CT screening may not be it,” said Dr. Bach. Source-Newwise SRM...Unique Savings Scheme Aids Sex Workers
...eeta, a commercial sex worker: "I have been in the profession for 10 years. It was only recently that I learnt how to save." Geeta is also a member of the Association for Rural Mass, an NGO that has introduced hundreds of commercial sex workers to anti-AIDS initiatives. "I saved in a small hundi for the last ...‘Nursing’ a Dream in Foreign Lans
Washington – Today, the nursing profession is sought after. The demand for qualified nurses i...ner pastures. Therefore, it has become an exciting profession in recent years. According to census figures, there has been an exodus of nurses leaving their ho...Doctors Advised: Don’t Ignore Deat
...do not (write condolence letters) reflects on us a profession and on our training, which seems to undervalue the human side of medicine and over-emphasises, to our detriment, the reductionist, scientific nature of death and suffering,' he says. He says perhaps such letters are too confronting for doctors as ...Quack of Gurgaon Confesses of Aborting 250 Female Fetuses
...officer of Pataudi. "He said he has been in this profession for 15 years and charged Rs.1,000-1,500 from each client. After aborting the fetuses, he used to dump the undeveloped body parts into the sewage tank," Ramphal Singh told IANS. The quack said he became familiar with abortions while working as an a...Doctors Urged To Help Close Indigenous Health Gap
...ndigenous organizations have called on the medical profession to push Government for action on the inequality of...digenous Australians. Unity on this matter as a profession sends a powerful message that we are both willing and able to make the health of Aboriginal and Torr...Australia Agonising Over the Problem of Cocaine Use by Lawyers
... an unfair advantage. At the very least, the legal profession should require an annual medical check-up and if a...e their problem. There is another reason for the profession to take a more robust position on drugs: the need to protect the public.Random drug tests and annual...Florence Nightingales of India Honored by President
...he meritorious services of the nurses and nursing profession in the country. Till the year 1989, 31 awards we...the meritorious services of the nurses and nursing profession in the country. However, this Award could not be continued and has been revived from this year. One ...National Rural Health Mission Project Requires 200,000 Nurses
...Welcoming the outstanding personalities of nursing profession from all over the country who had come to receive the award, he said, undoubtedly, it was their hard work, commitment and perseverance that had brought them all to this stage of achievement and helped them bag the prestigious national award. The Mi...Nurturing Our Nurses for Healthcare Par Excellence
...nd compassion are traits sacrosanct to the nursing profession , just as dedication and patience are its greatest...nals of nursing history. One cannot be in this profession for a lark. In the absence of the drive to serve society, nurses cannot fulfill their obligations to...Sports Physiotherapy Boosted by New International Qualification
...s meet the educational standards demanded by their profession whilst continuing their employment and maintaining an active involvement in sports physiotherapy. "It is designed to incorporate their work into the study programme - ensuring that learning is directly relevant to individual needs and can be immedi...Lets Care For Our Physicians A Salute to Them on Doctors Day!
... of commercialization dominating medical ethics. A profession which was once considered as a gift from God, enabled only to a chosen few, has come under the scanner. Reports of exploitation of the poor sections of society to fuel organ trade, has marred the reputation of Indian Healthcare in the global aren...Interview With a Surgeon Hidden Hero of the NHS
...unds peculiar but not necessarily a bad thing. The profession should grow up and lead in taking responsibility f...on that is out there on the web the better for the profession and for the patient. It is a definite boon. My advise to your readers would be to keep well inform...Frustration and Anger of the Medical Profession Highlighted in Archdeacon's Speech
...t of junior doctors and their progression in their profession has brought heartache of immeasurable proportions to those who have already spent long years in training and gaining experience in order to do that one thing which was in their hearts and minds on the day they entered medical school to make a differ...