Kurdish Nurses visit the University of Oklahoma--this article appeared in the September-November 2008 issue of "The Oklahoma Nurse" and is being reprinted with permission. If you've ever wondered about health care and nursing in Iraq, this is a must read article.
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Hazardous Chemicals in Health Care--A Snapshot of Chemicals in Doctors and Nurses-- this article appeared on the ANA website on 10/8/09. Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR) in partnership with American Nurses Association (ANA) and Health Care Without Harm (HCWH) released the “Hazardous Chemicals In Health Care” report today, detailing the first investigation ever of chemicals found in the bodies of health care professionals. The inquiry found that all of the 20 participants had toxic chemicals associated with health care in their bodies. Each participant had at least 24 individual chemicals present, four of which are on the recently released Environmental Protection Agency list of priority chemicals for regulation. These chemicals are all associated with chronic illness and physical disorders. To download a pdf file of this article click here
