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Every year nearly 56,000 U.S. workers die due to a workplace injury or work-related illness; more than three million suffer disabling, work-related injuries.

Advanced practice occupational and environmental health nurses help manage and prevent these injuries and illnesses.

* Occupational Health Nurse Practitioners focus on direct patient care, the theory and practice of adult health maintenance, and the assessment and management of common ailments facing working adults, including occupational injuries and illnesses. Graduates are eligible for national and California State Adult Nurse Practitioner certification, and their time in the program contributes to the requirements for COHN-S certification.

* Occupational and Environmental Health Specialists focus on programs to prevent occupational illnesses and injuries and to manage disability; consultation with employers, employees Read the rest of this entry →

Q: I need to get treated for anxiety and panic attacks and I dont want to have to go to a psychiatrist. I dont want to call a family doctor and be laughed at or pushed away.Its very discouraging, Any help is appreciated.

A: Go to a psychologist (Ph.D or Psy.D.). I recommend Cognitive-Behavior Therapy (CBT). CBT is highly effective for treating panic attacks.

A community mental health nurse is a nurse trained specifically in mental health (not usually all the physical stuff too!). He or she will help you with support and advice for what ever mental health problem you may have, they vary in what they can do, some are trained in specific therapeutic techniques like cognitive behaviour therapy, Some are great all rounders who offer support and advice about your particular problems and may help you will some practical things too like anxiety issues or benefit forms, or medication. Here are some useful abbrieviations

CMHT – Community mental health team
CPN – Community Psychiatric nurse
RMO – Responsible medical officer (usually your psychiatrist)
RMN – Registered mental health nurse, the qualification the nurse needs whether they work in a hospital or in community.
CSW – Community support worker (an unqualified but experienced worker in mental health – can help with shopping and appointments and support as needed) Read the rest of this entry →

Adult-onset asthma, like other inflammatory diseases that disproportionately affect women such as rheumatoid arthritis and lupus, may be a relatively strong risk factor for heart disease and stroke, Dr. Stephen J. Onufrak from the US Department of Agriculture, Stoneville, Mississippi told Reuters Health.

Onufrak and colleagues used data from the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities study to examine the association of asthma with the risks of heart disease and stroke according to gender.

They found that, compared with their counterparts without asthma, women with adult-onset asthma had a 2.10-fold increase in the rate of heart disease and a 2.36-fold increase in the rate of stroke. Read the rest of this entry →

The University of Virginia Health System offers these suggestions to help keep mold out of your home:

1. Keep humidity at low levels — between 40 percent and 60 percent, and use an air conditioner or dehumidifier when it’s humid outside.
2. Use exhaust fans to keep areas such as kitchens and bathrooms well ventilated.
3. Keep carpet out of areas where moisture may collect, such as bathrooms or basements.
4. Promptly and thoroughly dry any furnishings that get wet, especially carpets or upholstered furniture. Read the rest of this entry →

Mental status tests are given to determine the state of a person’s mental health. The test, for example, can help gauge the mental progression of a physical illness such as Alzheimer’s disease.

Here’s what may comprise a mental status test, courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine:

* An examination of physical appearance, including dress and grooming.
* Orientation and awareness — knowing one’s own name, address, and phone, as well as the current date and season.
* Length of attention span, and short-term and long-term memory.
* Tests to determine abilities including problem solving and judgment.
* Ability to identify objects and recall words.

Some experts said that if the leveling-off is real, it could be because more schools and parents are emphasizing better eating habits and more exercise. Even so, they and Ogden stressed that it would be premature to celebrate.

“Without a substantial decline in prevalence, the full impact of the childhood epidemic will continue to mount in coming years,” Ludwig said. That is because it can take many years for obesity-related complications to translate into life-threatening events, including heart attacks and kidney failure.

He co-wrote an editorial accompanying the study in Wednesday’s Journal of the American Medical Association. He had no role in the research.

The results are based on 8,165 children ages 2 to 19 who participated in nationally representative government health surveys in 2003-04 and 2005-06. Read the rest of this entry →