Amber Van Brunt (Photo); Nurse that Had Sex with Dying Patient Banned for 20 Years

Amber Van Brunt was banned from practicing her profession for 20 years after she allegedly had sex with a married and dying patient at the latter's home.

Despite of this decision, Van Brunt is set to appeal the decision. She also reportedly called the decision as a "miscarriage of justice.”

Amber Van Brunt, 33, worked as a nurse at the Angelic Family Hospice that gives nursing care for patients at their homes.

Van Brunt through her attorney defended the sexual relationship saying that it was a consensual one. Her attorney also said that the relationship with the 43-year old patient with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis was separate from her duty as a nurse doing it at her "own personal time.”



The nursing board said on its decision:

"The nurse is the professional in this situation. It is the responsibility of the professional to say no to the vulnerable patient," the board's attorney told Oklahoma County District Judge Patricia Parrish. "The rules ...do not mean simply while you are on shift; they mean during the entire time ...you are assigned to the care of that patient, whether that is six days in the hospital or six months in hospice care or six years in a nursing home."

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Side Effects of MRI Drugs Reported by FDA

The Food and Drug Administration has released a statement Thursday giving warning to doctors and patients of the side effects of the injectable drugs used for the MRI medical imaging scans procedure. The side effects of MRI drugs is said to be deadly to patients who are with kidney problems and diseases.

Side effect is said to lead to a rare syndrome which in turn makes the hardening of the skin and tissue growths along the joint area and internal organs that is called as nephrogenic fibrosing dermopathy. If not treated and taken care of, can lead to death.

The drug identified by FDA used for MRI is the one that uses gadolinium. It is issuing its strongest warning on drug labels that will soon be seen by medical practitioners as the one on a bolded box on the top section of the name of the drugs.
"These label changes are intended to help ensure these drugs are used appropriately.”
Some of the drugs identified by FDA to have greater risks on the said side effect are the following: General Electric Healthcare's Omniscan, Bayer Healthcare's Magnevist and Covidien's Optimark.

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Dengue Fever Vaccine and Cure

Dengue fever coming from mosquitoes is still a very serious health concern for many tropical countries as death still continue to rise in the absence of any cure or vaccine.

Dengue fever and dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) according to Wikipedia are:

“acute febrile diseases which occur in the tropics, can be life-threatening, and are caused by four closely related virus serotypes of the genus Flavivirus, family Flaviviridae. It is also known as breakbone fever, since it can be extremely painful.”

According to studies of the World Health Organization (WHO), around 2.5 billion people are at risk of having dengue fever while a recorded 50 million cases of dengue infection around the world continues to rise.

Health workers and advocates are though becoming more optimistic as an anti-Dengue vaccine is said to being developed and clinical tests are already being done through a human-clinical trial. The United States and Thailand are said to be busy working on the dengue fever vaccine and cure that could cure the four types of Dengue fever.

Prida Malasit from the Medical Biotechnology Unit in Thailand is very enthusiastic about the medical break-through saying, "There is no doubt on the importance of having the vaccine” as the problem to find a cure is a "formidable task for every country, not only for developing countries.”

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What is NDM-1 Superbug Genes, How To Prevent It

Governments are now starting to take up stricter measures in order to prevent the spread of Superbug Genes that makes bacteria grow as a superbug.

The Superbug genes scientists said has New Delhi Metallo-beta-lactamase (NDM-1) enzyme is now widespread in India and is posed to spread on many other countries around the world through travelers bringing in the bacteria.

The bacteria is seen to undergo a gene-mutation making a bacteria drug-resistant superbugs even against anti-biotics. This NDM-1 superbug was first discovered in a Swedish patient in 2009 who was confined in hospital in India. The Lancet researchers opined that the superbug NDM-1 "can easily be transferred into common bacteria such as E. Coli" and has the potential “to be a worldwide public health problem is great, and co-ordinated international surveillance is needed" especially on countries with poor health and sanitation programs.

How to Prevent the NDM-1 Superbug Gene?

For now, scientist and researches are still studying on what vaccine or drug could prevent the spread of this NDM-1 on a patient. As of this moment there is no cure yet, that is why governments are really making sure to remind people to always take care of their health by eating healthy food, take regular exercise and food supplements and caution during their travel especially on India.

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How A(N1H1) Could Ruin Your Day

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5:45 PM.

15 minutes before calling it a day at the office. And of course, 15 minutes before relaxing at the couch having the monopoly of the TV’s remote control.

But as we were preparing yesterday our things to head for the exit door and painted on our face are nothing but smiles after the Con-Ass forum, the Director of another office on the same building suddenly opened the door and told us the news.

“All classes are suspended. Classes will resume on June 29. One confirmed case of A(N1H1) in campus.”

Before we could even react, the bearer of this news already disappeared, I don’t because of fear or by sheer excitement to go home and take a vacation.

Then came the breakdown.



“Wow. Long vacation just after the opening of classes?! Superb!”

“How about our scheduled workshop on Thursday for the new module that we are to make for our students’ formation program?”

“Oh, we are scheduled to prepare all the stuffs for the institutional forum early next month. How about that one?”

“And how about the visit of our accreditors and guest next week?”

“How about our foreign visitors? Our preparations?”

Sigh.

It could have been fun having affording a long vacation, but we were confronted by the fact that we have so much things to do and lots of projects already scheduled. What to do with all these stuffs? Put them to the back seat for now I guess.


The A(N1H1) Tornado

One woman who works in the House of Representatives is the first Filipino victim to die of this disease. And the number of victims multiplies day by day, hitting the 500-mark today with the DOH expecting it to even hit the 7-digit number before the fury of virus slowly die down. When will it be? No one yet could tell.

Because of this, employees of the House or Representatives were sent home. No work. One branch of government is on a stand still.

A minor community outbreak is also already declared in Metro Manila, primarily concentrated on schools and universities. With cases sprouting here and there on different campus, classes are suspended, students sent home and workers ending up having an added vacation. Other schools even have to suspend their classes for another week even before starting it!


The Trouble With These Class Suspensions

Though I may be speaking for myself but I think I could also be echoing the sentiments of some teachers, some of our students and workers regarding these class suspensions.

Despite the suggestion of the Department of Health and the Commission on Higher Education not to suspend classes, they could still not stop the managements of schools to impose such preventive measure.

The problem.

Class suspensions disrupt classes, scheduled activities, plans, and projects and workers ‘and students’ mindset. On the part of our school, we already moved for another week the start of our classes, from June 8 to June 15 because of A(N1H1) and now, another 3 days of now classes.

Though I am also quite fearful being infected by this disease and by the fact that you don’t know who is infected by the virus, I am also pissed off that with just one confirmed case in our school, everything would halt and stop.

As the economist Benjamin Diokno said, with all the class suspensions and some business closing shops, and of course the fear that this virus brings to the people, the economy will certainly feel the pinch. Money will not circulate, services will not be demanded and the economy will shrink.

Maybe, we are just panicking too much?

I guess I will just have to take this long vacation. Enjoy it? Hmmm…Shrug off the fear for this disease. And blog. Sounds better. Now, I am feeling much better.

What do you think guys? Will you also be pissed off with all these class suspensions in effect disrupting everything in your working calendar? Are we having so much unfounded fear against this virus?


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