Drowsy Driving Prevention Week: Nov. 2-8
November 2, 2009 by Marijke Durning, RN
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Can drowsy driving be equated to drunk driving? If you look at the statistics of crashes and deaths caused by sleepy drivers and compare them with those of drunk drivers, it won’t take you long to see the similarity.
The National Sleep Foundation notes that a study in Australia compared various levels of sleepiness with blood alcohol levels and what they found may be surprising. Being awake for:
Have You Hugged a Medical Librarian Yet?
October 8, 2009 by Marijke Durning, RN
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So, have you hugged a medical librarian lately? Do you even know a medical librarian? Believe it or not, medical librarians are one of the unsung heroes of health and medical care.
Medical librarians work in different areas in medicine and not only do they help healthcare professionals, they also help the general public in many ways. For example, the Medical Library Association has published this Deciphering Medspeak, where you can look up words and terms that may have you puzzled.
Medical libraries are a great source of information but they can be intimidating too. This is where the librarian can be …read more
World Smile Day
October 2, 2009 by Marijke Durning, RN
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October 2 is World Smile Day. If you need something to smile about, how about knowing that smiling is contagious, smiling can help lower your blood pressure, make your body relax and it’s really not that hard to do.
Of course, I’m talking about real smiling. Few things bother me more than a total stranger telling me to smile because “things can’t be that bad.” I had that happen to me the day after my younger brother died. Someone in a store told me to cheer up and smile. But, barring any major disasters or bad news in your life, why …read more
