Clinical Nurse Specialist in Boone, IA Accepting Medicare

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Mona Char Lerdal, MSN, ARNP, AGCNS-BC
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Medicare: Medicare Enrolled
Practice Location: 611 Westwood Blvd, Boone, IA 50036
Phone: 515-729-3400    

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Gene expression differences could bring better classification and treatment of juvenile arthritis

Scientists have discovered gene expression differences that could lead to better ways to classify, predict outcome, and treat juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). Eventually such findings could enable doctors to target more aggressive treatment to children at risk of more severe arthritis, while those likely to have milder disease could be spared the stronger treatments that carry a greater risk of side effects. The researchers were supported by the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), a part of the National Institutes of Health.

Survey of home healthcare practices related to infection control

A healthy boy was infected with antibiotic-resistant bacterium that was traced to his mother's nurse's bag left in the family's car after his mother's home healthcare visit to a patient with the same infection. Although the boy's infection and the patient's infection were never DNA tested, the coincidence was remarkable.

Medical marijuana lawsuit in Calif. hinges on federal inaction, science

The fight over marijuana - for medical purposes or not - simmers in California, where the drug is treated casually and a large medical marijuana dispensary is challenging the federal government's closure of its business.

Fish oil added to goat cheese can deliver omega-3 fatty acids without compromising taste or shelf-life

Fish oil is an underused ingredient in the food industry because of its association with a strong odor and aftertaste. A new study in the February issue of the Journal of Food Science, published by the Institute of Food Technologists, shows that fish oil can be added to goat cheese to deliver high levels of heart-healthy omega-3 fatty acids without compromising taste or shelf-life.

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Clinical Nurse Specialist: A registered nurse who, through a graduate degree program in nursing, or through a formal post-basic education program or continuing education courses and clinical experience, is expert in a specialty area of nursing practice within one or more of the components of direct patient/client care, consultation, education, research and administration.



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