For doctor, read nurse

Article Abstract:

Hospital managers and doctors have for many years acknowledged that there is a gap between the public perception of what nurses do and what they actually do in practice, but it has taken the recent case of a theatre nurse disciplined for removing a patient's appendix to bring this into the open. Latest changes in the profession may cause the traditional divide between nurses and doctors to vanish, with nurses taking greater responsibility as increased emphasis is placed on community care and preventitive medicine.

Practice, Nurses, Nursing, Public opinion

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Brave Jenny, the great deceiver

Article Abstract:

People who suffer from 'factitious disorders' in fact have nothing wrong with them, but fake all the symptoms of a disease in order to gain sympathy. In extreme cases, this condition can manifest itself as Munchausen syndrome, but the two are not the same. Factitious disorders are usually an isolated incident, and patients usually respond well to psychotherapy. In the case of Munchausen syndrome, patients injure themselves physically and often undergo extensive hospital treatment.

Care and treatment, Factitious disorder, Factitious disorders

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The unforbidden?

Article Abstract:

Carbohydrates have been promoted for some time as forming a key part of a healthy diet, but they are in fact responsible for the obesity which is now so common in the US, according to diet expert Barry Sears. He believes that excess carbohydrates are stored in the body as excess fat, and recommends that people should eat fewer carbohydrates and more proteins and fats. This will create a healthy balance between insulin and glucagon, which control body fat.

Health aspects, Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, High-carbohydrate diet, High carbohydrate diet, Sears, Barry

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