Georgia Bio honors biotech company that enables stroke care
EurekAlert! Fri, 27 Jan 2012 07:03 AM PST
( Georgia Health Sciences University ) REACH Health Inc., a six-year-old company that packaged the need for rapid stroke care with the emerging capabilities of the Internet to provide that care remotely, received a 2012 Georgia Bio Community Award Jan. 26 for its significant contributions to Georgia's life sciences industry. |
Obama, McCrory, others react to Gov. Perdue not seeking reelection
WWAY 3 Wilmington Fri, 27 Jan 2012 07:03 AM PST
"As the first woman to serve as North Carolina's lieutenant governor and governor, Bev Perdue has never been afraid to break barriers. For over 25 years, she has fought for the people of the Tar Heel State - working to transform the state's public schools, improve the health care system, protect and attract jobs for members of the military and their families, and create the jobs of the future ... |
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KARK Little Rock Fri, 27 Jan 2012 07:02 AM PST
More Americans are opting for home births over hospitals, but that's not the case in Arkansas. The National Center for Health Statistics reports home births in the U.S. are at their highest level on record, after increasing 29-percent from 2004 to 2009. |
Teen’s Chicken-Nugget Diet Lands Her in the Hospital; Fried Food Not Necessarily Unhealthy
New York Magazine Fri, 27 Jan 2012 06:59 AM PST
• The USDA's "Plant Hardiness Zone Map" for gardeners, which hadn't been updated since 1990, shows that warm zones have drifted northward. Cough, climate change, cough. [ Salt/NPR ] • A U.K. teen who has subsisted solely on chicken nuggets since she was 2 years old was rushed to the hospital with all kinds of weird health issues. So, Twinkie Diet adherents shouldn't get any ideas. [ HuffPo ... |
Burlington County honors health educator of the year
Medford Central Record Fri, 27 Jan 2012 06:51 AM PST
The Burlington County Board of Chosen Freeholders honored Holly Funkhouser Cucuzzella, the director of the Public Health Education section of the County Health Department recently with a proclamation for having been awarded the distinction of Health Educator of the Year by the NJ Society of Public Health Educators (SOPHE). |
St. Francis gives to The Ministry Center
Nodaway News Leader Fri, 27 Jan 2012 06:50 AM PST
The Mission Awareness Team at St. Francis Hospital & Health Services presented a contribution to The Ministry Center as part of the hospital’s ongoing mission program. The funds were collected from employees throughout the 2011 year as part of a Casual Day community benefit project. Mission Awareness Team members attending the check presentation with Rod [...] |
Study identifies why some young people choose to get tested for STDs and others don't
PhysOrg Fri, 27 Jan 2012 06:45 AM PST
(Medical Xpress) -- A recent study by researchers from the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Maryland identified the reasons why college-age individuals would be tested for sexually transmitted diseases. These findings are valuable in developing public health awareness advertising campaigns.        |
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