Health happenings
Charity Events The Westmoreland Hospital Auxiliary will hold a jewelry and sundries sale from 10 am to 2 pm Wednesday in the Atrium at Excela Square at Norwin, 8775 Norwin Ave., North Huntingdon. Merchandise includes…
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Sleep, a pillar of health, is getting some overdue attention this month
The new recommendation, published in this month#x2019;s edition of SLEEP, for adults ages 18 to 60 was to obtain #x201c;seven or more hours of sleep per night#x201d; in order to avoid the health risks that…
Why an iron fish can make you stronger
When Canadian science graduate Christopher Charles visited Cambodia six years ago he discovered that anaemia was a huge public health problem. In the villages of Kandal province, instead of bright, bouncing children, Dr Charles found…
Demonstrators fight to keep Mount Pleasant Mental Health Institute open
Protesters lined the street outside the Mount Pleasant Mental Health Institute on Saturday speaking out against Iowa Governor Terry Branstads plan to close the facility by the end of the year. The Branstad Administration said…
Stage 2 Meaningful Use – Ten Years In the Making
The Health IT Standards Committee has approved a single set of terminology standards for each area of quality reporting measures, an achievement that has been ten years in the making. The areas include prescribed drugs,…
Open Health
Open Health Market has a new way for potential employers to buy health care services. They are matching self-insured businesses with medical providers through direct contracts. What this does is bypasses normal traditional insurance. Businesses…
Package Labels that Market Children’s Food Products Hide Truth: 84% of Products Studied Fail to Meet Basic Nutrition Standards
Prevention Institute calls for mandatory FDA standards for front-of-package labels OAKLAND, Calif., Jan. 19, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Parents shouldn’t look to the labels on the front of food packages for guidance on picking the healthiest…
AMN Healthcare Services Names Brian M. Scott Chief Financial Officer
SAN DIEGO, Jan. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — AMN Healthcare Services (NYSE: AHS), the nation’s largest provider of comprehensive healthcare staffing and workforce solutions, announced today that Brian M. Scott will become chief financial officer and…
BIOEFFECT(TM) EGF Serum Takes the Icelandic Cosmetics Market by Storm
REYKJAVIK, Iceland, December 15, 2010 /PRNewswire/ — Scientists in Iceland have developed a revolutionary skincare product after more than a decade of extensive research in plant biotechnology. The skin-rejuvenating phenomenon is called BIOEFFECT(TM) EGF Serum….
