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Florida’s Patient Safety Organization (PSO) is a one-stop resource in patient safety and risk management. We keep data secure and confidential, offer expert analysis, as well as best practices and improved outcomes. Operating through the Florida Patient Safety Corporation (a Florida 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation created in 2004), Florida’s PSO:
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Serves as a learning organization to assist in improving the quality of healthcare and patient safety.
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Creates a secure environment to collect and analyze data to identify and reduce risks associated with patient care.
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Houses reported Patient Safety Work Product. Features data reporting consistent with federally mandated common formats.
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| Drugs containing benadryl linked to slowed thinking, delirium in elderly, report finds
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THURSDAY, June 4 Older people taking common over-the-counter drugs for pain, cold symptoms or help with sleep may increase their risk for cognitive impairment, including delirium, University of Indiana researchers report.
These drugs include Benadryl, Dramamine, Exced... Read the full article |
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| Witnessing violent relationship may lead to poor mental health, researchers say |
THURSDAY, June 4 Adults who witnessed parental violence while growing up are more likely to suffer mental health problems, according to researchers who studied 3,023 adults in Paris.
The study looked at the participants' current depression, as well as their experience... Read the full article |
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| Majority of youngsters not given individual education plans, research shows |
THURSDAY, June 4 Many elementary school students who are held back don't receive a plan for special education services, according to a U.S. study that looked at 380 kindergarten, grade 1 and grade 3 students who had to repeat a grade.
Among the 300 kindergarten and g... Read the full article |
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| Study runs counter to research that has suggested excess weight worsens disease |
THURSDAY, June 4 New research suggests that obesity may not worsen asthma, as many experts have thought, but it could dampen the response to medications commonly used to manage the chronic condition.
Inhaled corticosteroids are the most widely prescribed drugs to tre... Read the full article |
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| Experts worry that it could mutate and become more dangerous as it travels from country to country |
THURSDAY, June 4 In what would seem to be some encouraging news in the ongoing H1N1 swine flu outbreak, a leading federal health official said Thursday that samples of the virus from points around the globe are genetically identical to the strain found in the United States.Read the full article |
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| In lab and mice studies, compound halts disease without crimping immune system |
THURSDAY, June 4 A compound derived from hydrangea root, an herb used in traditional Chinese medicine, halted the progression of an autoimmune disorder in laboratory mice and human cells, new research shows.
What makes the compound, halofuginone, so promising, the re... Read the full article |
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| Finding could help those with potentially deadly conditions |
THURSDAY, June 4 Ever wonder how your blood miraculously stops flowing and forms a scab after a cut? Researchers have now pinpointed the mechanism down to the molecular level.
"The human body has an incredible ability to heal from life's scrapes and bruises," study c... Read the full article |
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| But it also said the health-care system would be overburdened if an outbreak were more severe |
THURSDAY, June 4 Although the U.S. response to the ongoing H1N1 swine flu outbreak that surfaced unexpectedly in April has been largely effective, there are shortcomings that must be addressed.
And those shortcomings could take on added urgency if the virus returns i... Read the full article |
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| Many more cases have not been identified, U.S. health officials say
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THURSDAY, June 4 In the first estimate of its kind, U.S. health officials report that three of every 1,000 children, mostly boys, are diagnosed with Tourette Syndrome.
Tourette Syndrome is a neurological disorder that usually begins in early childhood, with symptoms ... Read the full article |
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| Doctors should carefully screen older patients before prescribing, researcher says |
THURSDAY, June 4 Sedatives greatly increase the risk of suicide in the elderly, Swedish researchers say.
In their study, hypnotic medication also was linked with a greater likelihood of suicides in older people. "Sedative treatment was asso... Read the full article |
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| Tickled chimps, orangutans show signs of human-like mirth, researchers say |
THURSDAY, June 4 Apes may not be ready for the cast of Saturday Night Live, but they sure love a good giggle, new research suggests.
Led by Marina Davila Ross, a primatologist at the University of Portsmouth in England, the research team tickled 22 young apes ... Read the full article |
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| Private insurance isn't covering costs as promised, report's authors say |
THURSDAY, June 4 In 2007, medical problems and expenses contributed to nearly two-thirds of all bankruptcies in the United States, a jump of nearly 50 percent from 2001, new research has found.
Since the data used in the study were collected prior to the current econ... Read the full article |
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| Some green suggestions |
With some simple changes in your buying and consuming habits, you can help reduce the amount of trash that ends up in the local landfill.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency offers these suggestions:
Look for products that have little or modest... Read the full article |
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| Help keep your toes healthy
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Lots of people get pedicures in advance of the summer sandal season. But before you hit the salon, consider some safety do's and don'ts.
The American Podiatric Medical Association offers these suggestions to reduce the risk of infection or injury:
S... Read the full article |
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| Raise the bar and watch females succeed, researcher says |
THURSDAY, June 4 Culture, not biology, might explain why females in some parts of the world don't perform as well as males in math.
That's the conclusion of an analysis of math performance in the United States and abroad that appears in t... Read the full article |
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