About: Carol Duff

Email : thehertz@aol.com

Carol graduated from Riverside White Cross School of Nursing in Columbus, Ohio and received her diploma as a registered nurse. She attended Bowling Green State University where she received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in History and Literature. She attended the University of Toledo, College of Nursing, and received a Master's of Nursing Science Degree as an Educator. She has traveled extensively, is a photographer, and writes on medical issues as well as teaches at a community college. She has three children RJ., Katherine, and Stephen, two daughters-in-law, Suzy and Katie, and is awaiting the upcoming birth of her first granddaughter, Isabella Marianna. She also shares her life with her husband, Gordon, many cats, and one guinea pig.

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CAROL DUFF: PRO-LIFERS WOULD MAKE SURE THAT YOU NEVER HAVE HEALTHCARE

ShareAmerica, do you or do you not want health care for your children, grandchildren, parents, far-reaching relatives, friends, neighbors and even yourself?  The seriousness of no healthcare should not be ignored by ANYONE.  Maybe we should get used to the concept because there are those who will use every imaginable ploy to keep healthcare out [...]

LEVEL OF PAIN: THE FIFTH VITAL SIGN

In the United States pain has become known as the fifth vital sign. It is a common and required practice to evaluate that amount of pain a person is having, as well as documenting blood pressure, pulse, respirations, and termperature.

Part Two: “Honor” Killings

“Honor” killings are often explained as suicides.

Honor Killing in Turkey

A Turkish sixteen year old girl was buried alive for talking to males who were not part of her family.

Breast Cancer Screening Update

When the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) issued its update guideline on screening for breast cancer in November 2009,1. the members were unprepared for the overwhelmingly hostile reaction from the media, public advocacy groups, and specialist medical groups.

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS (ALS)-WHAT IS THIS?

ShareAMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS
By Carol Ware Duff MSN, BA, RN
Many veterans have been and will be diagnosed with this disease.  Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is the most common of the adult-onset motor neuron (nerve cells located in the brain, spinal cord, and brainstem) diseases and is often referred to as Lou Gehrig disease, named after the [...]

SECRETARY SHINSEKI ANNOUNCES STUDY OF VIETNAM-ERA WOMEN VETERANS

ShareComprehensive Study Will Help VA Provide High-Quality Care
Health Editor Note: Will the results show a difference in the way female and male veterans experienced the Vietnam Conflict? Will this affect healthcare for women? Carol Ware Duff MSN, BA, RN
RECENT VA NEWS RELEASEWASHINGTON (Nov. 19, 2009) -Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K.Shinseki announced the Department of Veterans [...]

Caregiver Tips for Those with Dementias Alzheimer's Stubbornness and Uncooperativeness

ShareDEALING WITH BEHAVIORS SUCH AS STUBBORNNESS AND UNCOOPERATIVENESS 
CAREGIVER TIPS FOR THOSE WITH DEMENTIAS/ALZHEIMER’S
by Carol Ware Duff MSN, BS, RN
The person with dementia may be stubborn or uncooperative because of changes in the brain and an inability to control behaviors. 
     
Reasons for Stubbornness and Uncooperativeness: 

Stubbornness can be at least partly caused by the disease even though [...]

Caregiver Tips for Those with Dementias – Alzheimer's

ShareCOMMUNICATING WITH THE PERSON WITH DEMENTIA/ALZHEIMER’S 
 By Carol Ware Duff MSN ,BA, RN
Dementia affects all areas of the brain including areas of memory and sensory inputs which are vital for communication.
The ability to store what was said in “short term memory” may be lacking in a person with dementia, making sharing everything from simple needs [...]

CDC EXPLAINS SLOWER PREPARATION OF H1N1 PANDEMIC VACCINE

ShareCENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (CDC) DEFENDS RELIANCE ON "ANTIQUATED" H1N1 VACCINE PRODUCTION DESPITE SHORTAGE 
ROBERT LOWES
Editor Note: CDC explains why it is taking time to make sure vaccine is safe.  Adjuvant-modified vaccines are not approved in the United States.
Carol Ware Duff MSN, BA, RN
     October 23, 2009 — Although disappointed with lower-than-expected supplies of the H1N1 [...]

HERPES ZOSTER-SHINGLES. NOT A GOOD THING TO HAVE

ShareHERPES ZOSTER(SHINGLES)- YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO AVOID IT!
By Carol Ware Duff MSN, BA, RN
Shingles is an malady that can cause blisters which can produce intense pain and affect the way you deal with the usual activities of daily living.  There is an  adult vaccination that can give you protection against Herpes Zoster.   
 
     
Shingles is a neurocutaneous (nerve/skin) disease [...]

TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY, A Common Consequence of Exposure to Explosions, Blasts, Assaults, Car & Motorcycle Accidents

ShareTRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY (TBI): JUST THE FACTS
 By Carol Ware Duff MSN, BA, RN
Injuries to the brain may be more common than you know. With exposure to blasts, the military is a prime target for such an injury.   
     
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is an acquired injury to the brain by an abrupt trauma. In a TBI the [...]

BEWARE OF PRODUCTS ADVERTISED TO TREAT OR STOP 2009 H1N1 PANDEMIC INFLUENZA VIRUS

ShareCURRENT WARNINGS FROM THE FDA
Health Editor note: It does not take long for "get- rich- quick- sharks" to circle when there is a health crisis.  Carol Ware Duff MSN, BA, RN. Article posted October 23, 2009. 
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is informing consumers of—and protecting them against—potential harm associated with unapproved products claiming to diagnose, prevent, [...]

VETERANS WITH PTSD TWICE AS LIKELY TO DIE AFTER SURGERY

Share PTSD CAN AFFECT SURGERY OUTCOMES
Health Editor’s comment:  Information to discuss with you healthcare provider.  Carol Ware Duff, MSN, BA, RN
Article written by Janis Kelly 
The first study to examine the effects of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) on mortality after surgery shows that veterans with PTSD are twice as likely to die following surgery as their counterparts [...]

PANDEMIC INFLUENZA TYPE A H1N1

ShareFACTS FOR CONSIDERATION: PANDEMIC IS NOT THE YEARLY SEASONAL INFLUENZA
BY CAROL WARE DUFF MSN, BA, RN
History of H1N1 Influenza
Viruses use the human cell to reproduce.  A virus has no nucleus and cannot reproduce on its own.  If human cells recognize a virus as an attack of something harmful, the human body will not let the virus invade cells.  [...]

VETERANS TODAY HEALTHCARE LINKS

ShareHEALTH RESOURCES FOR VETERANS
FORMS, CAREGIVER GUIDES AND HINTS
By Carol Duff
Veterans Today maintains a growing health care library for veterans and their families.  These are a few of the resources available only from Veterans Today.

DOWNLOAD HEALTHCARE FORMS FOR YOUR VA APPOINTMENT HERE

PTSD TRAINING PROGRAM FOR HEALTH CARE WORKERS HERE

TAKING CONTROL OF YOUR DIABETES HERE

DIABETES TYPE [...]

VETERANS TARGET OF A PHONE SCAM

ShareVeterans beware: This scam targets you
Mitch Lipka
Sep 25th 2009 at 1:30PM

Editor note: Always know who you are talking to on the phone.
Being someone who tries to steal from people through scams means having to come up with some believable proposition with the potential to get the person on the other end to give up [...]

ADULT IMMUNIZATIONS

Share MAKE SURE YOU TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF
GET YOUR IMMUNIZATIONS
IMMUNIZATIONS ARE NOT JUST FOR BABIES
by Carol Ware Duff MSN, BA, RN
Vaccines are not just for infants and children.  There are currently seventeen diseases that are preventable with vaccines that are given to all age groups in the United States.
Every year about 50,000 Americans [...]

WATCHFUL WAITING OUTCOMES IN PROSTATE CANCER

ShareOutcomes With "Watchful Waiting" in Prostate Cancer in US Now So Good,
Active Treatment May Not Be Better
 
BY Zosia Chustecka/ news editor for Medscape Hematology-Oncology
Editor note: This is an interesting new development with prostate health issues. A must read. Carol 
 
September 16, 2009 — Outcomes have greatly improved in recent years for men diagnosed with localized prostate [...]

HOW YOU CAN HELP YOUR HEALTHCARE PROVIDER TO HELP YOU

ShareINFORMATION YOU NEED TO KNOW TO HELP YOUR HEALTHCARE PROVIDER TO BETTER CARE FOR YOU
BY CAROL WARE DUFF MSN, BA, RN
INFORMATION AND FORMS TO MAKE YOUR NEXT HEALTHCARE APPOINTMENT BETTER SERVE YOU ARE THESE FORMS ARE LOCATED ON THE HOME PAGE OF www.veteranstoday.com
At a VA Healthcare facility, you will have a limited amount of [...]

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