| Schools report 2 cases of superbug
At least two Lowcountry students have been diagnosed this week with a dangerous, antibiotic-resistant "superbug." A James Island Charter High School student was being treated Wednesday for methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA. And on Monday, a Fort Dorchester High School football player was diagnosed with the infection and had surgery Tuesday to remove the affected area. Medical experts caution that parents should not panic about their children catching the infection just by going to school. MRSA usually is transmitted by direct skin-to-skin contact or contact with shared items that were in touch with someone else's infection. While MRSA is more resistant to antibiotics, it can be treated with a half-dozen medicines. "This is a large and growing problem, but it is not a cause for alarm or concern just because a child goes to school," said Dr.
Nurse prescribing - the benefits and the pitfalls
More than 30,000 district nurses (DNs) and health visitors (HVs) are qualified to prescribe from the restricted list of medicines described in the Nurse Prescribers Formulary (NPF) for Community Practitioners. Over 10, 000 nurses (across England) are qualified to prescribe both as independent and supplementary prescribers. As of May 2006, Nurse Independent Prescribers (NIPs) have been able to independently prescribe any licensed medicine (and some controlled drugs) provided that it is within their area of competence. These nurses can also prescribe any medicine as a supplementary prescriber.
This article takes a look at some of the benefits and disadvantages of nurse prescribing (as seen by doctors, patients, and nurses), the extent to which nurses are prescribing medicines, and some of the factors that facilitate and hamper the prescription of medicines by nurses.
Employees in Rockford, Illinois Lose Nearly a Ton of Weight and Save Employers a Ton of Money in Healthcare Costs
Tangerine Wellness Proves Financial Incentives, Not Disincentives, Work Best to Reduce Waistlines and Bottom Line Costs. Rockford, IL and Boston, MA (PRWEB) October 31, 2007 -- Employers in Rockford, Illinois know a thing or two about saving money on healthcare costs: pay employees to lose weight, pay them to keep the weight off and reap the savings in annual healthcare costs. Using Tangerine Wellness, the first incentive-based corporate wellness program that reduces the cost of healthcare for employers, employees at Rockford area businesses have already lost more than 1,700 pounds and their employers have seen between a 10 - 19 percent decrease in medical claims costs. .
Renewable and alternative energies focus of Economic Summit
The Jo Daviess County Office of Economic Development announces its upcoming economic summit to be held on Tuesday, November 27, 2007 at Woodbine Bend, 3500 E. Center Road, Woodbine, IL. Highlighting the event is a panel discussion entitled "Economic Development in a Post-Petroleum World", which will feature speakers from renewable and alternative energy producers in the region. "We're very excited about hosting this first economic summit," states Economic Development Director Pat Leitzen Fye. "The topic of how we function as a local and regional economy in the face of global changes that impact our petroleum usage especially in an agricultural county like ours is both fascinating and timely." The summit is designed, Leitzen Fye states, to serve as both a forum for educating residents about the renewable energy efforts in the Northwest Illinois region and how those efforts will change our economy, but also as an opportunity to learn about the activities taking place in economic development in the county over the past couple of years.
Meda AB (publ.) January - September 2007, Interim Report
-- The Group's net sales reached SEK 5,820.8 million (3,904.6).
-- EBITDA, excluding non-recurring impact on profits, rose to SEK 1,980.8 (1) million (1,072.4)(2), thus yielding a 34.0% margin (27.5).
-- Operating profit, excluding non-recurring profit impact, increased to SEK 1,440.8 (1) million (788.9)(2).
-- Including non-recurring items, operating profit totalled SEK 1,322.7 million (1,111.4).
-- Profit after tax was SEK 749.0 million (614.5). Excluding non-recurring items, profit after tax rose to SEK 701.0(3) million (397.1)(3).
-- Earnings per share (EPS) were SEK 3.20 (2.83). Excluding one-offs, EPS climbed to SEK 3.00(3) (1.83)(3).
-- Full-year forecast for 2007 (excluding Recip): The Meda Group (Nachrichten) estimates full-year sales of about SEK 8,000 million and EBITDA - excluding non-recurring profit effects - exceeding SEK 2,500 million.
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