With Thanksgiving and end-of-the-year holidays coming soon, many Americans will eat, drink and get heavier. It is a challenging season for those working to control and reverse our nation’s obesity epidemic.
Luckily this is an opportune time to remind everyone of the problem and discuss ideas and projects to combat obesity, especially in children, according to [...]

Compuware Corporation today announced that its Covisint subsidiary will electronically connect hospitals in Michigan’s “thumb” region, now called Michigan Thumb Health Information System (THIS). The Covisint solution will enable the secure sharing of patient information electronically, demonstrating how critical-care access hospitals–and the hospitals to which they transfer patients–use technology to deliver better care.
Participating THIS [...]

To celebrate the Diamond Anniversary of the game of SCRABBLE, Hasbro Inc. is auctioning off a one-of-a-kind SCRABBLE: Swarovski Encrusted Board Edition, featuring more than 30,000 sparkling Swarovski crystals to benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The winning bidder will get the game — and a brush with fame. The board was the centerpiece of [...]

HealthMarkets, Inc. (http://www.healthmarkets.com) announced today that its subsidiary, The MEGA Life and Health Insurance Company, has introduced a new suite of dental insurance products for individuals of all ages in 26 states.
HealthMarkets, through its insurance subsidiaries, is a provider of health insurance products for the self-employed, individuals and families and small businesses.
“Good dental health is [...]

Company: Community Health Systems
Title: General Medicine/Surgery-RN
Location: Clarksville, Tennessee
Description: Gateway Medical Center is a major healthcare provider for North Middle Tennessee and Southern Kentucky. We are committed to offering the highest possible level of medical expertise, technology and caring touch to our patients.
The Registered Nurse is a professional nurse responsible for the coordination of patient care [...]

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 [...]

Since the eighth grade, Angela Crisp of Ventura, Calif., has known she wanted to be a nurse. In high school, she earned certification as a nursing assistant. Then, she enrolled at nearby California State University Channel Islands (CSUCI) and launched into the prerequisites for a bachelor of science degree in nursing (BSN)—anatomy, physiology and medical [...]

As tornadoes roared through central Georgia earlier this year, nursing home managers were faced with some daunting challenges. Power grids were knocked out, darkness was descending, and roads were strewn with debris causing long term care facilities to shelter-in-place.
These facilities turned to state and local agencies for support. Support agencies knew the locations of the [...]

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 [...]

Shawn Andreasen, registered nurse and assistant nurse manager of the Emergency Department at Lake Regional Health System in Osage Beach, has received the Missouri Emergency Nurse Educator of the Year award from the Missouri State Council Emergency Nurses Association.
Dr. Rudolph Fajardo has joined Springfield Inpatient Physicians as a hospitalist. He will see patients hospitalized at [...]