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Midwifery Joint Committee Considers Potential Licensure of Certified Professional Midwives
The North Carolina Midwifery Joint Committee met on Wednesday, April 14, 2010 to continue its study regarding the potential licensure and regulation of Certified Professional Midwives (CPMs). Only Certified Nurse […]
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Critical Access Behavioral Health Agency (CABHA) Update
On Wednesday, April 14, 2010, the North Carolina Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services received an update from the Department of Health and […]
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Attorney General Stresses Importance of Controlled Substances Reporting System
On Saturday March 20th, NC Attorney General Roy Cooper, along with Greg McCloud, Legislative Liaison for the Attorney General’s Office, and Mike DeSilver, with the State Bureau of Investigation, spoke […]
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Health Alert for Pregnant Women
The NC Ob/Gyn Society has received an alert from the NC Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS) regarding a cultural remedy which could result in lead poisoning. Environmental Health […]
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Conference To Examine Racism in Health Care Delivery
Special workshops and the screening of the documentary, The Deadliest Disease in America, will be part of a conference that will examine racism in health care delivery on Saturday, March 20, 2010, 9:30 am, at the Duke University School of Nursing Auditorium.
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Symposium to Focus on Integrated Care
Integrated Care: Models for Real World Application in the Medical Setting will be the theme for the 6th Annual Two Worlds United Symposium, Saturday, April 10, 2010, at the Friday […]
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Newly Licensed Influenza Virus Vaccine Designed for Older Adults
Sanofi Pasteur recently received licensure of Fluzone® High-Dose (Influenza Virus Vaccine), which the vaccine maker says is designed to generate a more robust immune response to influenza in people 65 […]
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Safe Kids NC Launches Operation Medicine Drop
Safe Kids North Carolina along with law enforcement agencies across North Carolina, the State Bureau of Investigation and the Drug Enforcement Administration are sponsoring a statewide prescription medication take-back program […]
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NC Attorney General, NC Free Clinics and NC MedAssist Partner to Create Central Pharmacy
North Carolinians who are unable to afford their prescription medicines can now get them for free, Attorney General Roy Cooper, the North Carolina Association of Free Clinics, and NC MedAssist […]
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Presentation Sheds Light on Dangers of Indoor Tanning
Timothy C. Flynn, MD, a dermatologist with Cary Skin Center, made a presentation to 120 girls at St. Mary’s School in Raleigh on January 20 on the dangers of indoor […]
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