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Reaction to Milk Requires Accurate Diagnosis, Proper Management
(2023-04-26)This is a weekly Q and A newspaper column under the byline of Dr. Kathy Kolasa. Today's column is about the differences between signs/symptoms and treatment of lactose intolerance and cow's milk protein allergy. -
Real meat grown in the lab could be on the table soon
(2022-05-11)This is a weekly Q and A newspaper column under the byline of Dr. Kathy Kolasa. Today's column is a discussion about cell cultured proteins. -
RecA and RadA Proteins of Brucella abortus Do Not Perform Overlapping Protective DNA Repair Functions following Oxidative Burst
(East Carolina University, 2006-07)Very little is known about the role of DNA repair networks in Brucella abortus and its role in pathogenesis. We investigated the roles of RecA protein, DNA repair, and SOS regulation in B. abortus. While recA mutants in ... -
Recent discoveries in the cycling, growing and aging of the p53 field
(2012-12)The P53 gene and it product p53 protein is the most studied tumor suppressor, which was considered as oncogene for two decades until 1990. More than 60 thousand papers on the topic of p53 has been abstracted in Pubmed. ... -
Recent progress in genetics of aging, senescence and longevity: focusing on cancer-related genes
(2012-12)It is widely believed that aging results from the accumulation of molecular damage, including damage of DNA and mitochondria and accumulation of molecular garbage both inside and outside of the cell. Recently, this paradigm ... -
Recent progress in targeting cancer
(2011-12)In recent years, numerous new targets have been identified and new experimental therapeutics have been developed. Importantly, existing non-cancer drugs found novel use in cancer therapy. And even more importantly, new ... -
Recent research on Gulf War illness and other health problems in veterans of the 1991 Gulf War: Effects of toxicant exposures during deployment
(2015-12)Veterans of Operation Desert Storm/Desert Shield - the 1991 Gulf War (GW) - are a unique population who returned from theater with multiple health complaints and disorders. Studies in the U.S. and elsewhere have consistently ... -
Recognition and Reporting of Medication Errors in the Emergency Department
(2017-11-15)Despite advances in technology, medication errors continue to take a toll on patients, families, and practitioners. Many medication errors go unreported by nurses due to reasons including inability to recognize unsafe ... -
Recommendations for active correction of hypernatremia in volume-resuscitated shock or sepsis patients should be taken with a grain of salt: A systematic review
(2018-03-21)Background: Healthcare-acquired hypernatremia (serum sodium >145 mEq/dL) is common among critically ill and other hospitalized patients and is usually treated with hypotonic fluid and/or diuretics to correct a “free water ... -
Redefining the Roles of Health Information Management Professionals in Health Information Technology
(East Carolina University, 2009-09)Health information technology (HIT) is being sought as one of the key elements to streamline the process of providing healthcare to improve quality and harness cost. It is hoped that HIT will lead to a more cost-efficient ... -
Redesigning Simulation Debriefing Practices of a Pre-licensure Baccalaureate Nursing Program
(2018-07-12)The practice of the nursing department demonstrates a lack of a common, standardized, evidence-based approach to simulation debriefing. Simulation debriefing is known to enhance students’ learning opportunity. Offered an ... -
The Redox-Sensitive Transcriptional Activator OxyR Regulates the Peroxide Response Regulon in the Obligate Anaerobe Bacteroides fragilis
(East Carolina University, 2000-09)The peroxide response-inducible genes ahpCF, dps, and katB in the obligate anaerobe Bacteroides fragilis are controlled by the redox-sensitive transcriptional activator OxyR. This is the first functional oxidative ... -
REDUCING ABSENTEEISM AMONG CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS THROUGH SCHOOL NURSE COLLABORATION
(2015-05-01)This senior honors project was conducted as a part of a community health course in a baccalaureate nursing program. In this course, a senior nursing student completed the senior honors project in collaboration with a ... -
Reducing Clinical Staff Burnout and Improving Clinical Staff Resilience in the Primary Care Setting
(2021-07-16)Healthcare staff in the United States are facing high rates of burnout due to the different stress that they face daily. Burnout can lead to a breakdown in staff well-being, have an adverse impact on patient care, and ...