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CPR: Hard, Fast, and Always Hands On!
By CPR St. Louis at August 13, 2011 | 8:05 am | 0 Comment
Online ACLS and Online BLS Classes? It was a complete shock when the American Heart Association developed an online course for basic life support (BLS) and advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) for healthcare providers. After all, these certifications that train health care professionals how to intervene when someone suffers from an episode of respiratory arrest, absence more...
NURSING BURN OUT – Try Travel Nursing, I Did.
By CPR St. Louis at August 12, 2011 | 9:39 am | 0 Comment
If you are a registered nurse who feels underpaid, under appreciated, and in a slump you are certainly not alone. Nursing has a high rate of burn out. This burn out is often intensified by facilities under staffing, under paying, and not building one on one relationships with each and every employee. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({ more...
Anti-Smoking Drug Linked to Heart Risks
By CPR St. Louis at August 8, 2011 | 3:09 pm | 0 Comment
A study found that Pfizer's anti-smoking drug Chantix poses significant cardiovascular risks, a claim the pharmaceutical giant immediately denied while defending the drug's benefits. The study, published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, showed Chantix is linked to a 72 percent greater risk of hospitalization due to a serious adverse cardiovascular event like a more...
Hepatitis C Vaccine
By CPR St. Louis at August 8, 2011 | 3:02 pm | 0 Comment
Scientists have successfully tested a vaccine for Hepatitis C in animals. Hepatitis C, a virus spread through contaminated blood that can cause liver failure and cancers, kills an estimated 350,000 people worldwide each year according to the World Health Organization. The vaccine is created by using "virus-like particles" that cannot multiply but do provoke the immune more...
Hand Sanitizers May Not Be So Good
By CPR St. Louis at August 8, 2011 | 2:55 pm | 0 Comment
We are surrounded with anti-microbial wipes, soaps and gels. But do they actually make us healthier? Recent studies suggest otherwise. A comprehensive study at the U. of Michigan found that good old fashion non-antibacterial soap and water hand washing is efficacious for preventing both gastrointestinal and respiratory illnesses. Next it was found that that antibiotic more...
