Recruitment Of Midwives Needs A Boost, Says The Royal College Of Midwives, UK The Royal College of Midwives says the numbers of NHS midwives is not enough, despite the increase. Responding to the latest NHS workforce statistics published today, Louise Silverton, Deputy General Secretary of the Royal College of Midwives, said: "The slight increase in the number of midwives is welcome, but it trails in the wake of the rapidly rising birthrate which is swamping midwives and affecting the quality of care they can give.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comClinical Data, Inc. Initiates Second Pivotal Phase III Study Of Vilazodone Clinical Data, Inc. (NASDAQ:CLDA), a leader in the development of targeted therapeutics and predictive tests from its growing portfolio of proprietary genetic biomarkers, announced that it has initiated the second of its two pivotal trials of Vilazodone, the Company's novel drug candidate for the treatment of depression. This double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial is designed to assess the efficacy and safety of Vilazodone.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comHow Predictable Are Urinary Tract Infections? It is expected that women will experience urinary tract infections (UTIs) at least twice during their lifetime. If a test existed that could predict UTIs,
health care providers and patients would benefit. In the February 2008 issue of Urologic Nursing, Deborah Kuklinski and Sumana Koduri explore using urine dipsticks, an in-office test, to predict UTI.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comOlder Women With Urinary Dysfunction Tend To Prefer To Live With The Problem Than Undergo Treatment Pelvic floor dysfunctions (PFD) are common among elderly women, but little is known about how this group views quality of life and PFD care. In the February 2008 issue of Urologic Nursing, Katharine K. O'Dell, Cynthia Jacelon and Abraham N. Morse discuss how frail, elderly women living in residential facilities feel PFD affects their quality of life and outline their preferences for care.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comFirst Person Saved By Women's Online Medical Encyclopedia Is A Man! Todd Hartley of Phoenix is creating the Internet's first multimedia medical encyclopedia for women and it's a good thing he pays attention while working -- it may have saved his life. Hartley, 36, is the Director of Community, News and Marketing for http://www.EmpowHer.com, which is transforming
healthcare through patient advocacy by tapping into the strength of women.
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