“What began as an effort to educate health
caregivers in one community in Minnesota about the special needs of
returning veterans and their families has grown into a collaboration
among national organizations involving hospitals, doctors, nurses,
social workers, clergy and many others all across our nation. Like
hospitals everywhere, HealthPartners saw a need in their community and
partnered with others Read the rest of this entry »

Place your right hand on your heart, as though you were listening to the National
. Then lower your hand, turning your palm up, stopping just above your waist, with your hand flat, palm up.
This, says one Boston non-profit group that serves military families, is the salute Americans should use whenever they want to show gratitude to uniformed military personnel for their service, but feel too shy to say “thank you.”
“It’s just a simple heartfelt Read the rest of this entry »

YAKIMA, Wash. – Regional Hospital is marking American Heart Month with special events throughout February including a free presentation with health expert Joe Piscatella Thursday night.
After undergoing cardiac bypass surgery at age of 32, he was not expected to live beyond 40. But more than 30 years later, he has worked to educate the public on how to take care of their heart.
On Thursday, Feb. 5 he will provide a presentation that is free to Read the rest of this entry »

* Fun and creative health challenges, including the 2008
“Go Green With Your Routine” walking competition. ASH
employees collectively logged over 70,962,027 steps.
That’s roughly equivalent to walking around the world–
and then some.

* Holiday health challenges that encourage employees to
maintain their weight during the holiday season from
November through January.

* Healthy vending machines–all Read the rest of this entry »

AMA asks all state lawmakers pass laws limiting driver cell phone use. National doctors organization urges states to protect consumers from injury and death.
December 23, 2008, West Palm Beach, FL (JusticeNewsFlash.com)–Justice roadway safety advocates and West Palm Beach auto accident lawyers are joining the American Medical Association’s (AMA) http://www.ama-assn.org/ ban against text messaging while driving initiative. In early November Read the rest of this entry »

IN the past decade, baseball has experienced a data-driven information revolution. Numbers-crunchers now routinely use statistics to put better teams on the field for less money. Our overpriced, underperforming health care system needs a similar revolution.
Data-driven baseball has produced surprising results. Michael Lewis writes in “Moneyball” that the Oakland A’s have won games and division titles at one-sixth the cost of the Read the rest of this entry »

Employees of the new American Family Fitness center in Short Pump received an unwelcome surprise when they showed up for work Saturday morning.
Rainwater that accumulated on the building’s roof leaked onto the quarter-mile track some time after the fitness center closed Friday night, assistant manager Kyle Moneymaker said.
The track will remain closed until it dries and workers can check for mold.
Members continued to use the more than 90,000-square-foot Read the rest of this entry »

(NaturalNews) Specialist Brandon Neely, a member of the U.S. Army, witnessed horrifying events at Guantanamo Bay: Beatings, sexual abuse, prisoner humiliation, forced medication, torture… and many of these acts were carried out by
and medical personnel.
In December of 2008, Spc. Brandon Neely found the courage to share his story with the Center for the Study of Human Rights in the Americas (CSHRA). His interview, which was recorded and transcribed, Read the rest of this entry »

Norwegian American Hospital on Chicago’s West Side is eliminating 42 jobs, or nearly 6 percent of its 725-member workforce, amid the economic downturn, the hospital said.
Twenty-two workers will lose their jobs and another 20 open positions will not be filled. In addition, a cost-reduction plan will include “re-evaluating and renegotiating nearly every hospital vendor contract and fee-for-service agreement [and] reducing management compensation Read the rest of this entry »

Headquartered in Schaumburg, Ill., the American Academy of Dermatology
(Academy), founded in 1938, is the largest, most influential, and most
representative of all dermatologic associations. A sister organization to the
Academy, the American Academy of Dermatology Association is the resource for
government affairs, health policy and practice information for dermatologists,
and plays a major role in formulating policies that can enhance the quality Read the rest of this entry »