12:00 AM CST on Sunday, February 15, 2009
Electronic medical records – making your medical data as easy to access as your e-mail on your BlackBerry – have been talked about for at least a decade.
Now a mammoth infusion of federal cash may soon bring digital records into the mainstream, representing a huge opportunity for local tech companies that say medical care could be drastically improved.
But some experts question whether the Read the rest of this entry »

LAWRENCEVILLE, Pa. – The new Children’s Hospital campus in Lawrenceville was nearly ready to open on Saturday.
Staff prepared to move 150 boys and girls across town by using fake patients in a drill.
Mannequin babies and children were taken on the trip. Since some patients will be in critical care at the time they’re moved, transporting them to the new hospital will have to be highly coordinated.
“We are confident that we’ve planned and prepared Read the rest of this entry »

STERLING — This week is Red Ribbon Week, a yearly celebration, and as a way of participating in the event, Salud Family Health Center welcomed students from Ayres Elementary to their facility for a special presentation. The students heard an anti-drug message from Zulema Rubia, CAC III, NCAC I at Salud.
“I’m here to let you know that each one of you can make a difference in society,” Rubia said.
She talked to the students Read the rest of this entry »

Q:  What do global warming and lack of access to reproductive health care have in common?
A: Midnight regulations that exacerbate both problems; dramatically increase the costs of cleaning up the mess; and violate women’s rights, in ways that are not even immediately apparent.
Among the parting gifts being left by President Bush for the American people is a policy severely restricting the ability of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Read the rest of this entry »

(ARA) – Is this the year you become a small business owner? Whether your job security is in question because of a shaky economy or you’re eager to take the leap into being an entrepreneur, you may be ready to make a New Year’s resolution for financial fitness and career satisfaction.
Two top reasons people decide to start their own business are: to change their work situation or to escape a dissatisfying job. One of the easiest ways to be your Read the rest of this entry »

Riverview hopes to become a trend-setter in the world of fitness and healthy living.
The town will today become the first municipality in Atlantic Canada to open a “green gym,” also known as an outdoor fitness facility.
Twelve pieces of exercise equipment, all resembling playground equipment, have been erected just off the Riverfront Park trail adjacent to the Superstore. The town spent $25,000 on the equipment that has been approved by the Read the rest of this entry »

One of the largest not-for-profit health care systems in the United
States, Baptist Memorial Health Care offers a full continuum of care to
communities throughout the Mid-South. The Baptist system, which
consistently ranks among the top integrated health care networks in the
nation, comprises 15 hospitals in West Tennessee, North Mississippi and
East Arkansas; more than 3,100 affiliated physicians; home, hospice Read the rest of this entry »

The John C. Lincoln Deer Valley Hospital’s new orthopedic unit is now open in north Phoenix.
The addition is the final piece of the hospital’s $50 million expansion that started in 2004 on the Pavilion 2 facility. The hospital at 19829 N. 27th Ave., is needed because the North Valley has grown and the demand for health care is high, hospital officials said.
John C. Lincoln served 92,414 patients in 2008, up from 65,481 in 2004. It made Read the rest of this entry »

REED CITY – “If there is one child saved because they learned how to stay low to the floor in a fire, know where the exits are – if there is just one kid that learns and retains that information, it’s worth it,” said Sue Snavely of Spectrum Health Reed City.
This weekend, children from around the area will have the opportunity to learn health and safety tips in a fun atmosphere Sunday at the Health and Safety Awareness Day.
The fifth annual Read the rest of this entry »

Wednesday, December 31, 2008
PALM BEACH GARDENS — It’s New Year’s Eve and you’ve just decided 2009 is the time to lose those extra pounds.
Where do you go?
Do you try the South Beach Diet, Jenny Craig, Weight Watchers or some new diet on the Internet?
Here’s a thought: Why not try a doctor?
Dr. Stuart Wanuck, a urologist, has spent years treating enlarged prostates, kidney stones and erectile dysfunction.
But since last summer Read the rest of this entry »