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‘Meaningful Use’ Hoists Hospital IT to Next Level By Matthew Weinstock and Suzanna Hoppszallern Meaningful use. Those two words have so dominated the health information technology marketplace for the past year and a half that it’s been difficult to see the forest for the trees. For most hospitals, the challenge is understanding how meaningful use [...]

At Last! Medical Marijuana Bill Gets to Washington, D.C.!

It seems unbelievable, but medical marijuana might soon be making its way towards the capital of the USA, although it’s been repeatedly rejected by Congress throughout the years of research. Hopefully, soon medical marijuana doctors will celebrate the victory of their efforts as well as will people, whose only hope is medical marijuana treatment. Back [...]

10 Ways to Cut Health-Care Costs Right Now

Seven hundred billion dollars. That’s a ballpark estimate of how much money is wasted in the U.S. medical system every single year, according to a new Thomson Reuters (TRI) report. A sum equal to roughly one-third of the nation’s total health-care spending is flushed away on unnecessary treatments, redundant tests, fraud, errors, and myriad other [...]

7 Best Reasons to Get into Healthcare Right Now

It’s not unusual to use a recession to make a major career change. While others are floundering, you can be advancing your career by going to school or pursing an entirely new path. These days, the healthcare industry is very popular – and with good reason! Healthcare is only of the only places that has [...]

Interventional Radiology

Interventional Radiology (abbreviated IR or sometimes VIR for vascular and interventional radiology, also known as Image-Guided Surgery) is a subspecialty of radiology in which minimally invasive procedures are performed using image guidance. Some of these procedures are done for purely diagnostic purposes (e.g., angiogram), while others are done for treatment purposes (e.g., angioplasty). Images are [...]

Novora BioMedical Corporation(TM) Announces Launch of 100% Natural Mouth Rinse

Posted by About Hospital on September 2nd, 2010

Novora BioMedical Corporation(TM) Announces Launch of 100% Natural Mouth Rinse
TORONTO, ONTARIO–(Marketwire – 08/30/10) – Novora BioMedical Corporation (‘Novora’ or the ‘company’) announced that it has acquired the exclusive rights for a unique 100% natural mouth rinse that contains 84% certified organic ingredients. The rinse, called “100% Natural” is manufactured for the company on an exclusive basis for distribution to the professional dental market. Dr. Steven Small …
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NIH awards grants to support biomedical research in space
The National Institutes of Health announced today that it has awarded the first new grants under the Biomedical Research on the International Space Station (BioMed-ISS) initiative, a collaborative effort between NIH and NASA. Using a special microgravity environment that Earth-based laboratories cannot replicate, researchers will explore fundamental questions about important health issues, such …
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Organic Marijuana, Soma Style: The Pleasures of Cultivating Connoisseur Cannabis (Marijuana Tips)

Posted by About Hospital on September 2nd, 2010

Organic Marijuana, Soma Style: The Pleasures of Cultivating Connoisseur Cannabis (Marijuana Tips)

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McCain Mock Women’s “HEALTH”

Posted by About Hospital on September 2nd, 2010

Women’s Health – Straight to the Heart

Posted by About Hospital on September 2nd, 2010

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If you think men are more vulnerable to coronary disease than women, think again. Don’t wait for a warning sign – start looking after your heart today.

Statistics show one in three Australian women is at risk of heart attack, angina, stroke and peripheral vascular disease (PVD). Worse still, two thirds of women who die from a sudden heart attack have had no previous symptoms, according to The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women’s Health. Age, smoking, a lack of exercise, weight gain, diabetes and a poor diet all increase your risk of cardiovascular disease, as can family history.