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We bring you a round up of the stories that mattered to nurses in 2009

Staff from HMP Doncaster visited a children’s hospital with sacks full of presents to cheer up the youngsters.

Patients and staff on the elderly and stroke wards at the Royal Free were left enchanted after children from a local school choir came to wish them a happy Christmas, singing some classic Christmas carols along the way.

If you ever get to chance to read the book called “Squeeze,” do so because it’s an interesting take on orange juice, of all things. Now some might think that would be a tangy read, but it’s not. It talks about the popularity of our  OJ, and how it turned from a luxury into a [...]

When comparing the importance of diet vs. exercise, it’s now believed that diet wins out, hands down. Of course, the best thing for you do is to combine the two, but this study says that your food has the bigger impact on your weight. Richard Cooper, co-author of the study and chairman of the Department of [...]

What is the leading cause of illness every winter season? About 15-20 percent of Canadians suffer from influenza annually, with an estimated economic cost of one billion dollars. The mortality rate of influenza  is the sixth leading cause of death in Canada, accounting for about 6000-7000 Canadians dying annually (Statistics Canada). Colds and flu’s don’t ma […]

As you age, your muscles tighten and range of motion in the joints can be minimized and hinder day-to-day movement. Because humans rely on motion to be productive, this can put a huge damper on an active lifestyle. Simple tasks such as zipping up a dress or reaching for a can off the top shelf in [...]

The human brain, when properly functioning, is a complex mass of protoplasm capable of staggering mental feats. So what causes eventual memory loss or cognitive decline? The answer is complicated. Some things we know about, others are speculative. A 2009 study appearing in the journal “Neurobiology of Aging” suggests that some aspects of age-related cognitiv […]