Despite a critical shortage of primary care in the United States less than 25 percent of newly minted doctors go into this field and only a tiny fraction, 4.8 percent, set up shop in rural areas, according to a study by researchers at the George Washington University School of Public Health and...
Looks like us meat eaters are going to be in panic mode for the next week or so, due to the reported shortage of (GASP!!)*chicken wings for February 3rd's upcoming Super Bowl.*How will we ever watch football without those spicy little bits of poultry deliciousness? More »
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First it was bacon (kind of). Then it was fish (really!). And now...now it's either your favorite or your most-hated thing about autumn. Yes, boys and girls, Starbucks is in the throes of a pumpkin spice latte shortage.*May Heaven have mercy on us all. More »Post from: Blisstree
As the world's largest professional society concerned with the causes and treatment of blood disorders, many of ASH's more than 16,000 members are on the front lines of dealing with the country's severe shortage of methotrexate, a drug critical in the treatment of children with acute lymphocytic...
Changing the organ donation process in this country from opt-in by, say, checking a box on a driver's license application to opt-out, which presumes someone's willingness to donate after death unless they explicitly object while alive, would not be likely to increase the donation rate in the...
Researchers in Japan have discovered how a patient's neural stem cells could be used as an alternative source of the beta cells needed for a regenerative treatment for diabetes. The research, published in EMBO Molecular Medicine, reveals how harvesting stem cells could overcome a lack of beta...
experiencing? Is it like all other environmental issues and to bury your head in the sand?
At the current rate of water consumption we will be on the brink by around 2025 as we are using water quicker than supplies can replenish themselves.
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Over 56 countries report either considerable reductions or stabilization in new HIV infection rates, while AIDS-related deaths have fallen 20% over the last five years, a UNAIDS Report on the global AIDS epidemic reveals. The authors also inform that consequently, the total number of individuals...
Do you think Apple have purposely not released enough stock of the new iphone 4 as a clever marketing scheme to whip people into a complete frenzy and hopefully increase publicity? Or have they genuinely just not manufactured enough stock, but surely they knew the demand would be massive, seems...
Don't they ever look at theyselves see what they did wrong? Consider this....
During the 1990s black women were complaing about a so-called shortage of good black men, yet a few years later white women elected a black man for president, over two other white women!
"complaining"
SNM is optimistic that the anticipated recommencement of the Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL)-run National Research Universal (NRU) reactor in Chalk River, Canada, will provide short-term relief to the isotope shortage that has been plaguing patients and the nuclear medicine community for...
A National Alert for Serious Medication Errors (NAN) was issued yesterday by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) and the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP), warning health care practitioners about dangerous medication errors that could be caused by a shortage of...
A National Alert for Serious Medication Errors (NAN) was issued yesterday by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) and the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP), warning health care practitioners about dangerous medication errors that could be caused by a shortage of...
A National Alert for Serious Medication Errors (NAN) was issued yesterday by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) and the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP), warning health care practitioners about dangerous medication errors that could be caused by a shortage of...
Bristol-Myers Squibb's plans this month to close its plant in Meymac, France, that manufactures "the last therapeutic option" for HIV-positive babies has drawn criticism from UNITAID, Reuters reports. In an open letter published in the Lancet (.pdf), UNITAID writes that "[c]losing this factory...
U.N. Needs $133M To Combat Hunger In Niger "The U.N. says it needs $133 million to fight hunger in Niger after poor rainfall and harvests have led to serious food shortages in the West African nation," the Associated Press/Globe and Mail reports (4/7). According to Reuters, "The...
Their numbers are dwindling at such a rate that our food supply may be in jeopardy - and that decline may continue as their educational debt continues to rise. These are just two of the challenges facing food animal veterinary medicine, one of the bulwarks of our food safety system...
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Baby boomers could lead to a nursing shortage while felons receive care in Chicago nursing homes. CNNMoney reports: "Baby boomers are getting older and will require more care than ever, taxing an already strained nursing system. America has had a nursing shortage for years, said...
Baby boomers could lead to a nursing shortage while felons receive care in Chicago nursing homes. CNNMoney reports: "Baby boomers are getting older and will require more care than ever, taxing an already strained nursing system. America has had a nursing shortage for years, said...