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And Baby Makes Fourteen
Suleman Case Shines Public Spotlight on Reproductive TechnologiesIn the late 1970s, a popular television show led us to believe that "Eight is Enough." Fast forward to 2009, and the resulting furor over the "octomom" seems to indicate that eight is actually way too many. Click Here for More ...
CINDY SANDERS

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Educating Tomorrow's Public Health Professionals
"One problem we face in public health is that people really don't understand public health." Yet, people are catching on fast, and the evidence is in the number of higher education institutions offering public-health degrees.  Click Here for More ...
SHARON H. FITZGERALD

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RNs Ramp Up Unionization Efforts via New Organization
Need for "National Voice" Prompted Break from ANA Soon after Valentine's Day, some RNs across America made what they believe is a sweetheart of a deal. Click Here for More ...
LYNNE JETER

Southern RNs Not Keen on New Union Push
Workplace Advocacy States "Not Distracted by Some of the Contentiousness Created by Unions"Leaders of the United American Nurses-National Nurses Organizing Committee (UAN-NNOC) are confident that other state associations will join the newly formed 150,000-member group, established to ramp up unionization efforts across the country.  Click Here for More ...
LYNNE JETER

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Healthcare Goes HITECH
Accessing Stimulus Money for EHRs
When President Obama signed the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA) in mid-February, the new law contained provisions to propel the use of electronic health records (EHRs) forward at a much more robust pace than the industry has seen in the past. Click Here for More ...
CINDY SANDERS