New York travel nursing jobs to help cancer patients

March 5, 2010 Filed Under: Traveling Nurse

Pink ribbons have long been synonymous with Breast Cancer Awareness, but there’s another advocacy group helping women who face a different cancer diagnosis: ovarian cancer; its ribbon is teal blue.
RNs are a critical part of the medical team treating a woman with cancer, which, you could say, is women helping women; according to the U.S. [...]

During Tough Economic Times Parents Find Ways to Focus on Child Health

October 21, 2008 Filed Under: Health care

As both the election buzz and economic worries grow, parents and schools still concentrate on their number one priority: the healthy, positive development of their children.
To recognize their outstanding (and pretty creative) efforts, National PTA is awarding 22 local PTA schools with grants of up to $1,000 in honor of PTA Healthy Lifestyles Month, November.
These [...]

Nursing Shortage in New York city

October 14, 2008 Filed Under: Nursing Shortage, Nursing home

A recent study on the appropriateness of minimum nurse staff levels concluded that 98% of nursing homes in New York have nursing levels that fall in the range where quality of care was shown to suffer. This report was conducted by The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Reports linking quality of care and staffing [...]

Job vacancy as Staff Nurse in Exemplar Health Care

October 14, 2008 Filed Under: Careers in Nursing, Nurse Job search

Registered Nurse RGN RNLD RMN
Reference RNBarnsley
Trust / Employer Exemplar Health Care
City Barnsley
Location South Yorkshire
Career Level [...]

MiddleBrook Pharmaceuticals, Inc. focused on developing and commercializing novel anti-infective products

October 14, 2008 Filed Under: Health care

MiddleBrook Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: MBRK – News), a pharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing novel anti-infective products, today announced that MiddleBrook President and CEO John Thievon will be presenting at the Rodman & Renshaw 10th Annual Healthcare Conference at the New York Palace Hotel in New York City on Nov. 11, 2008, at 12:00 [...]

Chance for Geriatic Nursing

October 13, 2008 Filed Under: Nursing Information

The Hartford Foundation and the BAGNC and HGNI Programs No matter what area you decide to specialize in, geriatric nursing is bound to be part of your professional future. Older adults are the core business of health care in this country today, representing the majority of primary and home care visits, hospital admissions, and long-term [...]

Survey report about nursing salary

October 10, 2008 Filed Under: Careers in Nursing

Overall, nursing salaries vary depending on a number of factors:
* Level of education (degree type)
* Years of experience in a chosen field
* State and city where you work (cost of [...]

CONMED Corporation to Present At the Natixis Bleichroeder Second Annual Hidden Gems Conference

October 8, 2008 Filed Under: Health care

CONMED Corporation , a medical technology company specializing in medical devices for surgical and patient monitoring markets, announced today that the Company will participate in the Natixis Bleichroeder Second Annual Hidden Gems Conference on Monday, October 13, 2008 at 1:30 PM Eastern time. The event will be held in New York City at the Waldorf-Astoria [...]

Prenatal Heart Diagnosis Case Discussions of Options and Treatments

October 8, 2008 Filed Under: Health care

At the Center for Prenatal Pediatrics, pregnancy involves caring for two patients — mother and baby. In high-risk cases where the baby has a birth defect, the mother may need specialized adult care while the fetus requires a pediatric focus.
The Center’s patients benefit from a long tradition of professional collaboration between specialty areas and physicians [...]

Rosetta Genomics to Present at Maxim Group Growth Conference

September 24, 2008 Filed Under: Health care

Rosetta Genomics Ltd , a leader in the development of microRNA-based diagnostics, announced today its management will present at the Maxim Group Growth Conference in New York City on Tuesday, October 7, 2008. The conference will be held at the Grand Hyatt New York Hotel.
About MicroRNA
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are recently discovered, naturally occurring, small RNAs that [...]