Rita Kathleen Mahan LCSW, RN

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• The Common (and not so common) Benefits Some Hospitals Offer to Nurses

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• Limit Your Risk for Prostate Cancer with Statins

  A recent study has shown that the levels of prostate specific antigen (PSA), a marker of prostate cancer, lower in men who take statin drugs. This may lower the risk of advanced prostate cancer in men, according to a study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.High levels of PSA...

• Radiation: An Occupational Health Hazard for Nurses

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