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May 2007 Edition

Nurses as IT Consultants
Researchers Report New Hope For Menopause Symptoms
Scientists Find Clue To Longevity Hidden In Worm Gene
Funding Opportunities
Mumps outbreak expanding in Canada


Congress, Media, Experts Come Together to Target Health Disparities at National Hispanic Medical Ass

Congress prepares to unveil two bills to eliminate racial and ethnic health disparities, a national doctors group is having a congressional briefing Thursday, May 10 to seek more government-funded health programs for inner cities and low-income communities.

"We are here to inform Congress that our communities need not only programs to eliminate health care disparities but also the means for those programs to reach the most vulnerable Americans," said Dr. Elena Rios, president of the National Hispanic Medical Association, which represents 36,000 licensed Hispanic doctors in the U.S .....Full Story

Nurses as IT Consultants
Nursing informatics has emerged as one of the nursing field's fastest growing specialties as an increasing number of health care systems acknowledge nurses' potential to help translate new technologies into enhanced patient care, the Dallas Morning News reports. According to the director of clinical informatics at Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas, most nurse informaticists work in hospitals, clinics, home health agencies, public health departments and software firms to guide technology-based quality improvement or data collection systems.

The head of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society's (HIMSS) nursing informatics committee says well-designed health IT systems can improve communication among caregivers and protect against medical errors .....Full Story

Researchers Report New Hope For Menopause Symptoms
An innovative, hormone-free therapy has been found to be effective for the treatment of hot flashes, according to an article published in the May 2007 edition of the peer-reviewed journal Medical Hypotheses. This is good news for millions of women whose quality of life can be wrecked by these sudden feelings of intense heat, often accompanied by heavy perspiration, dizziness and sleep deprivation.

"Stellate ganglion blocks (SGB), injections of local anesthetic into nerve tissue located in the neck, have been extensively and safely used since 1940 to treat severe pain. We've now shown this treatment also offers remarkable relief from hot flashes that can result from menopause or cancer treatment," says board-certified anesthesiologist and pain management expert Eugene G .....Full Story

Scientists Find Clue To Longevity Hidden In Worm Gene

US scientists have found a gene that appears to be involved in extending the lifespan of laboratory worms when they are kept on a severely calorie restricted diet .....Full Story


Funding Opportunities

Avon and Avon Foundation Announce New Funding Initiatives to Empower Women and Fight Breast Cancer
http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/rfp_item.jhtml;jsessionid=WZWWVN0N5JE5RT QRSI4CGXD5AAAACI2F?id=176500049

Avon Foundation Seeks Proposals for Breast Cancer Prevention Research Initiative
http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/rfp_item.jhtml?id=176200059

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Invites Proposals to Improve the Health of Immigrant and Refugee Communities
http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/rfp_item.jhtml;jsessionid=12ZMEELMKPS0BT QRSI4CGW15AAAACI2F?id=176300017

Notice of Intent to Publish Program Announcements with Review to Support Behavioral and Social Science Research on Understanding and Reducing Health Disparities (NOT-OD-07-063) National Institutes of Health Office of Behavioral and Social Science Research
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-07-063.html

Notice of Intent to Announce a Competition for Funding ...Full Story


Mumps outbreak expanding in Canada

TTAWA, May 5 (Xinhua) -- An outbreak of the mumps that originated earlier this year is spreading quickly in Canada and has infected more than 200 people, local media reported Saturday.

The disease, which originated in eastern Nova Scotia province and has infected 203 people there, has spread to central provinces, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) said.

Ontario is reporting three confirmed cases with five other suspected cases under investigation. New Brunswick also has reported 34 cases and Prince Edward Island had one confirmed case.

Nova Scotia medical officials are calling on Ottawa's Public Health Agency for a national strategy to deal with the outbreaks.

Catching the mumps can have serious consequences .....Full Story

 

Editor
Hilda Richards, EdD, RN, FAAN

National Coalition of Ethnic Minority Nurse Associations
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