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Journal For The Sociçİtçİ De Pathologie Exotique To Be Published And Distributed By Springer
As of January 2010, the Bulletin de la Sociçİtçİ de Pathologie Exotique will join Springer"s publishing program. Founded in 1908 by Nobel Laureate Louis-Alphonse Laveran, the society celebrated its centenary last year. It plays a major role in the promotion of health issues and information on tropical pathology.

Study: Furosemide Has Health Benefits For Thoroughbred Racehorses
A groundbreaking study to be published in the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association (JAVMA) shows that furosemide does more than enhance performance in Thoroughbred racehorses; it also has beneficial effects on the health and welfare of those horses.
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N.D. Judge Vows To Act Quickly On Challenge To State Ultrasound Law
North Dakota Judge Douglas Herman failed to issue a temporary injunction on Thursday to prevent a state law from going into effect that requires abortion clinics to offer women the chance to view ultrasound images 24 hours prior to obtaining an abortion, the AP/Bismarck Tribune reports. Judge Herman promised to issue an opinion "as soon as possible" on the constitutional challenge to the state law, which is set to take effect on Aug. 1. The Center for Reproductive Rights filed the challenge, arguing that it creates an unnecessary burden on a woman"s right to an abortion.The group also said that a provision in the law is confusing and that the state"s only abortion provider is unsure how to comply. According to the AP/Tribune, the provision in question reads: "The auscultation of the fetal heart tone must be of a quality consistent with standard medical practice in the community." Suzanne Stolz, an attorney for CRR, said the bill"s language could require the Red River Women"s Clinic -- the only abortion clinic in the state -- to offer women the chance to hear audio of the fetal heartbeat in addition to the ultrasound image. She added that the clinic "cannot afford to guess what the law means and hope that it is right."Assistant Attorney General Douglas Bahr said that the law requires the clinic only to offer the option of an ultrasound, not provide one. He added that most people understand that an ultrasound includes both images and audio and that he does not "know why the clinic doesn"t feel it can offer this to the patient." Cass County state"s attorney Birch Burdick, a co-counsel with Bahr, said that although some of the language in the law is "a little confusing," he would not prosecute clinic officials if they make an attempt to apply the law until the judge rules.Tammi Kromenaker, the director of the clinic, said, "We"re disappointed that we did not get an injunction today but we felt that some of our questions were answered," adding that the clinics had offered women the option of viewing an ultrasound for the last 18 months (Kolpack, AP/Bismarck Tribune, 7/31).
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MountainView RN Election Set July 21-22

An election date has now been set for July 21 and 22 in the campaign by registered nurses at HCA"s MountainView Hospital in Las Vegas to be represented by the California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee, the nation"s pre-eminent professional association and union for RNs. The National Labor Relations Board will conduct the election. "I"m excited to have an election date and look forward to voting for CNA NNOC," said MountainView RN Edna Suarez. The RNs are seeking to affiliate with CNA/NNOC to strengthen their ability to advocate for improved patient care, and enhanced RN standards to promote RN recruitment and retention at the hospital. Some 450 RNs are potentially eligible to vote at the hospital. CNA/NNOC already represents more than 1,700 Nevada RNs, including those working at the St. Rose system in Las Vegas. "MountainView HCA RNs are finally uniting to have a greater voice for positive change for our profession and for our patients. This will affect the future of healthcare in our community for the better," said Marlena Mattes, an RN at the facility. Staffing problems exist in units across the hospital, says CNA/NNOC, including RNs too often assigned up to seven patients in general medical and surgical units and up to three acutely ill patients in intensive care. In addition to the short staffing, RNs are "floated" - assigned to work units outside of their expertise regardless of the potential risk that creates for patients - and if they object to these practices can be disciplined without any representation. MountainView RNs believe that they can be most effective as patient advocates if they address these issues collectively. Unfortunately, hospital management has been waging a vehement campaign against the RNs, spending substantial res, dollars better spent on patient care delivery, to interfere with the right of RNs to discuss representation, flooding units with anti-union fliers, and even attempting to interrogate them about they will vote and pulling them away from patients to intimidate them, says CNA/NNOC. The RNs are calling on hospital management to respect the democratic right of the nurses to vote on whether or not to affiliate with CNA/NNOC in a fair atmosphere free of intimidation and harassment. California Nurses Association


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