The main concerns that hiring managers cited were drinking and using drugs.
Other areas noted by employers included posting provocative or inappropriate photographs or information, expressing derogatory remarks of race, gender and religion, lying about professional achievements and qualifications, and the use of poor communication skills.
But, the survey also found that having hiring managers scouring social network pages was not all bad. Some Read the rest of this entry »
WASHINGTON (AP) — New drugs to treat an epidemic of diabetes will have to be screened more closely for heart risks, federal health officials said Wednesday. The Food and Drug Administration’s policy change should offer a greater assurance of safety to doctors and patients. But it will make it more costly and time-consuming for companies to develop drugs that lower blood sugars. Well over 100 such medications are in some stage of development. Read the rest of this entry »
ROCKVILLE, Md., Dec 11 (Reuters) – Two asthma drugs,
GlaxoSmithKline PLC’s (GSK.L:
,
,
,
) Serevent and Novartis AG’s
(NOVN.VX:
,
,
,
) Foradil, pose serious risks that outweigh their
benefits for treating adults, adolescents and children, a U.S.
advisory panel ruled on Thursday.
Two much more widely used drugs — Glaxo’s Advair and
AstraZeneca PLC’s (AZN.L:
,
,
,
)(AZN.N:
,
,
,
) Symbicort — have acceptable
safety Read the rest of this entry »
The MedEx 1000 is a portable unit intended to supply ICU functionality for adult and pediatric patients. The MedEx 1000 combines the following medical device capabilities into a single platform: Physiological monitoring (electrocardiogram, invasive pressure monitoring, non-invasive blood pressure monitoring, temperature, blood oxygen saturation, and heart rate), low rate and high rate infusion pumps, a fluid warmer, a ventilator with carbon dioxide Read the rest of this entry »
Republican Sen. John Cornyn lost the endorsement of Texas doctors earlier this year over a Medicare vote he cast, but the Texas Medical Association has quietly restored its support of the first-term senator.
TEXPAC, the medical association’s political arm, posted its renewed endorsement on its Web site last month and explained its decision. On Friday it sent out a full list of its endorsements to its doctor members.
The 43,000-member physicians Read the rest of this entry »
Laborists — hospital-based specialists — are filling in the gaps as a growing number of obstetricians stop delivering babies because of malpractice insurance costs and long hours,
. Pregnant women don’t even meet a laborist until they arrive at the hospital to deliver, but some experts say the change will improve safety. Laborists start caring for women on arrival and have defined shifts, so they’re not overworked and fatigued.
Surgeons in Australia Read the rest of this entry »
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Dec 11, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ –
Based on its recent
analysis of the heart-health supplements market, Frost & Sullivan recognizes
SourceOne Global Partners with the 2008 United States Frost & Sullivan Product
Innovation Award for methodically readying Cholesstrinol(TM) (a platform for
its multiple proprietary heart healthy combinations) products and formulas for
the marketplace. From establishing conclusive scientific Read the rest of this entry »
Jimmy McKey propelled his 24-inch BMX Cruiser bicycle up and down a 333-foot loop of dirt mounds.
“It’s like you become part of the track,” he said. “You could go through the whole thing without peddling.”
The Victoria man was testing out the new pump track near the Stayton Street entrance in Victoria’s Riverside Park. A team of locals built the track Saturday after the city council gave its approval of the project in October.
No official date Read the rest of this entry »
By E.J. Mundell
FRIDAY, Feb. 13 (HealthDay News) — Actress Hilary Duff wearing Donna Karan, soap queen Susan Lucci wowing the crowd in Gustavo Cadile, skater Kristi Yamaguchi showing Olympic style in Vera Wang, and CBS anchor Katie Couric bringing the show to a close in Carmen Marc Valvo — all of these stars, and more, proudly wore red on the runway Friday for the 7th annual Red Dress Collection, aimed at raising awareness of women’s heart health. Read the rest of this entry »
The Health Information and Quality Authority has published the terms of reference for its independent investigation into the quality of care at Ennis General Hospital.
The Minister for Health announced that an inquiry would be held following revelations that two women died after they were given the all-clear for breast cancer at the hospital.
HIQA says it will seek to establish if safe, quality services are in place at Ennis and, if risks to patients Read the rest of this entry »