Deciding on grad school? In addition to taking on six-figure loans, late nights and ramen dinners, would-be students now must add in another challenge: family health insurance.
Increasingly, universities are dropping family health insurance programs, saying soaring costs make them a money-losing option. That’s forcing more families onto government programs like Medi-Cal or Healthy Families while moms and dads earn their law degrees or doctorates. Read the rest of this entry »
Scientific Learning creates educational software that accelerates
learning by improving the processing efficiency of the brain. Based on
more than 30 years of neuroscience and cognitive research, the Fast
ForWord(R) family of products provides
struggling readers with computer-delivered exercises that build the
cognitive skills required to read and learn effectively. Scientific
Learning Reading Assistant(TM) Read the rest of this entry »
According to the American Diabetes Association, over 23 million Americans have diabetes.
“While those with type 1 diabetes must live with the disease, type 2 diabetes is preventable and even reversible,” said Cardiologist Dr. Arie Soffer.
The first line of defense against type 2 diabetes is maintaining a healthy weight.
“People always hear doctors talk about diet and exercise, but many don’t know how to choose a good diet and proper exercise,” Read the rest of this entry »
Men’s Health has leapfrogged Nuts into second place in the men’s paid-for consumer magazine market, and is quickly closing the gap on market leader FHM.
NatMag Rodale’s Men’s Health had an average circulation of 250,094 in the second half of 2008, up 4.1% on the same period in 2007, according to the latest Audit Bureau of Circulation figures published today.
IPC’s Nuts fell 13.3% over the same period from 270,053 to an average weekly circulation Read the rest of this entry »
Published: November 10, 2008
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. said Monday third-quarter profit dropped 22.4 percent year-over-year on a decline in sales.
For the three months ended Sept. 30, the medical instruments maker posted profit of $365,890, or 2 cents per share, compared with profit of $471,636, or 3 cents per share, in the third quarter 2007.
Sales fell 2 percent to $7.3 million in the quarter, compared with $7.46 million in the year-ago period.
In August, Read the rest of this entry »
” report to their
offering.
In this landmark, inaugural report, SharpBrains estimates the size of
the US brain fitness software market at $225M in 2007, up from $100m in
2005 (50% CAGR). The 87-page report is the first to define the brain
fitness software market and analyze the size and trends of its four
customer segments: consumers, healthcare & insurance providers, K12
school systems, and fortune 1000 Read the rest of this entry »
PHOENIX, AZ –
Suntron Corporation, a leading provider of
integrated electronic manufacturing solutions (EMS) and Commercial Off The
Shelf Technology (COTS) design solutions with six (6) North American
Facilities, announced today that the Company’s Gulf Coast Operation located
in Sugar Land, Texas is registered with the Food and Drug Administration
(FDA) to build medical devices compliant to 21 CFR Part 820 Quality System
Regulation (QSR).
As an Read the rest of this entry »
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. —
played many games last season without practicing because of an injured ankle. So on Thursday, his second consecutive absence was not necessarily cause for alarm.
But Burress was not even at Giants Stadium for part of the day. Instead, he was tested at a hospital for a sore shoulder. Burress has no broken bones, Coach
said, but his availability for Sunday’s game in Pittsburgh is not certain.
“He is still Read the rest of this entry »
The Fitness After 40 original reality series created by TheFitShow.tv that follows bodybuilder Shawn Rays life after a challenge to get in shape is available immediately as a downloadable series. International fans of Shawn Ray will now be able to view the materials without paying extraordinary international shipping. This makes the series available to the world for the first time.
The Fitness After 40 reality series follows Shawn Rays life Read the rest of this entry »
Scientists have issued a health warning to the personal music generation about noise levels from their in-ear entertainment.
The quality of music reproduction at high levels on tiny players is now so good that more people are turning up the volume – risking permanent hearing damage.
A report from the European Union’s Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks (SCENIHR) estimates that five-10% of personal music player users Read the rest of this entry »