Symptom Control in the Dying

Nutritional Support for Dying or Severely Demented Patients

Palliative Care

Palliative care is the active holistic care of patients with advanced progressive illness. Management of pain and other symptoms and provision of psychological, social and spiritual support is param...

Breast Cancer

Breast cancer in the UK is diagnosed in nearly  46,000 people  each year, with just over 12,000 dying from breast cancer each year in he UK. There are several risk factors for developing b...

AT&T 4G LTE Expands In Reno

RENO, Nev., June 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --AT&T* has expanded the nation's fastest 4G LTE network** in Reno, bringing more customers the latest generation of wireless network technology. AT&T launch...

First Warning Systems Receives Investment by Members of the Reno Angels and Local Investors

RENO, Nev., Aug. 6, 2012 /- First Warning Systems, Inc. announces members of the Reno Angels have joined together with local investors to invest in the First Warning Systems $1,000,000 Series A f...

Caring for a dying patient in hospital

Key pointsJunior doctors are often required to care for dying patientsEarly recognition of dying facilitates meeting patients’ and relatives’ preferences for end of life careCommunication is the.....

Insect research heads down path to start-up company with NSF I-Corps program

(University of Nevada, Reno) A team of researchers at the University of Nevada, Reno have strayed from the lab to the boardroom in an effort to build a business based on discoveries from years of rese...

Reno Employees Win Top Honors In Sales And Customer Service At Verizon Wireless President's Cabinet

RENO, Nev., March 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Justin Shore, Indirect Account Manager and Monichenda Saly, Retail Sales Manager in Reno earned the Verizon Wireless President's Cabinet award, the compa...

'Can Journalism Survive?'

(University of Nevada, Reno) It's no secret that, with the advent of the Internet and related technologies, American newspapers and other media outlets are struggling. David Ryfe, associate professor...

Advanced Nest Smart Thermostats Now Available at Silverstate Reno AC

Silverstate Reno AC, a trusted house of HVAC contractors operating in and around Reno, Nevada, has just announced the arrival of Nest Smart Thermostats. Installation, repair, and maintenance service f...

Nerve regeneration research and therapy may get boost from new discovery

(University of Nevada, Reno) A new mechanism for guiding the growth of nerves that involves cell-death machinery has been found by scientists at the University of Nevada, Reno that may bring advances...

Where do people die? : On the question of dying in institutions.

There is a great discrepancy in society between the number of people that prefer to die within their home and the number of cases where this wish actually becomes reality. The most frequent place of d...

New Synthesis-Back to the Future: New Approaches and Directions in Chemical Studies of Coevolution.

Comfort Measures: Practical Care of the Dying Cancer Patient.

Most patients with advanced malignancy will die of their disease. Care of the dying is therefore a fundamental skill for the oncologist. Although protocols exist in other countries, there is no establ...

Inappropriate interventions in the dying patient.

A core competency of Nephrology should be the capacity to diagnose dying. Withdrawal of dialysis is ethically and legally valid.

'If and when?': the beliefs and experiences of community living staff in supporting older people with intellectual disability to know about dying.

Background  The aim of this study was to explore the way in which community living staff engaged with people with intellectual disability (ID) about dying and death. Method  Guided by grounded the...