Major Study Finds Miscarriage Risk Higher for Nurses...
January 27, 2012 - A recent study published by the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology has found the rate of spontaneous abortion in nurses who handle chemotherapy drugs to be twice that in nurses who did not handle these drugs. Past studies have yielded similar results, but this study, done in partnership with National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and the Nurses’ Health Study 2, used a significantly larger sample size of nearly 7,000 nurse pregnancies. The study looked at five potentially hazardous exposures: x-rays, chemotherapy drugs, sterilizing agents, anesthetic gases and antiviral drugs. (Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News)

Honesty Is a Sometimes Policy for Many PhysiciansHonesty Is a Sometimes Policy for Many Physicians
One in 10 physicians report having lied to a patient within the previous 12 months, while 1 in 5 did not fully disclose a medical mistake because they feared a lawsuit, according to a new study. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)