US stroke legislation is revised after BMJ airs controversy

Vaccines against cervical cancer provoke US controversy.

US “ghost fleet” sails into controversy

Kathryn Senior This autumn, the issue of toxic waste export came to the world’s attention when the US began sending barely seaworthy naval vessels across the Atlantic to a UK-based shipbreaking yard. The ships contain residual fuel oil, some of which is probably contaminated with massive quantities of solid PCBs, mercury, asbestos, and other toxic substances. According to US law, the export of ...

Nurse Job Satisfaction: Is a Revised Conceptual Framework Needed?

Background and Objectives: Job satisfaction is a critical factor in attracting and retaining nurses. Although many studies have dealt with nurses’ job satisfaction, rapid transformation of the community and health systems can alter the factors influencing this issue, hence calling for continuous monitoring of job satisfaction as perceived by nurses. Built on this necessity, the present study wa...

TrEATmENT OF STrOkE: Why ThE cONTrOvErSy?

The concept of using t-PA for the treatment of acute ischemic stroke became a reality in the mid-1980s when research began via the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) Pilot Studies Program. Indeed, the first patient with acute ischemic stroke treated with t-PA in a clinical trial setting was performed by members of the Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Stroke team...

US Energy and Climate Legislation – The Big Deal

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