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Drug name confusion: preventing medication errors |
Carol Rados An 8-year-old died, it was suspected, after receiving methadone instead of methylphenidate, a drug used to treat attention deficit disorders. A 19-year-old man showed signs of potentially fatal complications after he was given clozapine instead of olanzapine, two drugs used to treat schizophrenia. And a 50-year-old woman was hospitalized after taking Flomax, used to treat the symptoms of an enlarged prostate, instead of Volmax, used to relieve bronchospasm. |
Writing that's short, sweet linked to jobs, promotions |
July 31, 2005 The ability to write well is increasingly becoming an express ticket to a decent job.
From: news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050731/COL08/507310306 |
State report puts high premium on writing skills |
July 05, 2005 Despite the high value that state employers put on writing skills, a
significant number of their employees do not meet states' expectations.
Providing writing training costs taxpayers nearly a quarter of a billion
dollars annually, according to an estimate based on a survey released
here today by the National Commission on Writing.
Full Story: www.writingcommission.org/pr/message-from-state.html |
Web site will explain medical studies in plain language |
June 15, 2005 The Wall Street Journal on Wednesday examined patientINFORM, a Web site that will offer free access to medical journal articles on cancer, heart disease and diabetes and &lqt;plain-language explanations&lqt; of the studies' implications for patients. The project is a collaboration by the American Cancer Society, the American Diabetes Association and the American Heart Association. Each month, the groups will review hundreds of published studies from more than two dozen journals, and experts will then translate the studies into lay language for consumers, including explanations of the studies' meaning, how they compare to current knowledge on the issue and how patients should use them in making treatment decisions. According to the Journal, the project comes as &lqt;pressure continues to mount&lqt; for medical journals to provide the public with better access to research. Christine Laine, senior deputy editor of the Annals of Internal Medicine, said, &lqt;We need to show how a particular study integrates into a greater body of evidence, and medical journals haven't done a very good job of doing that.&lqt; The site, which currently is in a pilot phase, next month will begin posting content on studies.
From: kaisernetwork.org |
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