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North Carolina health insurance company tests outsourcing

North Carolina health insurance company tests outsourcing
RALEIGH, N.C. – A plan by a North Carolina health insurance company to test outsourcing some of its data management…
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Bronc Boosters give money away

Bronc Boosters give money away
Ray ConnerSportsâEditor On Saturday evening at the Senior Center in Lake Isabella, the Bronc Boosters were giving away money.
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Honor society donates camera, medicine to Africa

Honor society donates camera, medicine to Africa
A National Honor Society chapter at Campbell, Minn., recently donated medicine and a digital camera to a community in Africa.
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Rwanda is not ready for the medicine of democracy, says Kagame

Rwanda is not ready for the medicine of democracy, says Kagame
Paul Kagame, the only leader Rwanda has known since the end of the genocide, has said his country is not ready for the “medicine” of democracy ahead of elections in August.
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Sibley Memorial to enter negotiations over integration with Johns Hopkins Medicine

Sibley Memorial to enter negotiations over integration with Johns Hopkins Medicine

Sibley Memorial to enter negotiations over integration with Johns Hopkins Medicine
The board of trustees of Sibley Memorial Hospital voted Wednesday to enter negotiations with Johns Hopkins Medicine to integrate the two healthcare providers, a Sibley hospital spokeswoman said. Johns Hopkins University – United States – Education – Colleges and Universities – Maryland
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Extreme Medicine Gets Pentagon Push; Human Trials Rushed

Extreme Medicine Gets Pentagon Push; Human Trials Rushed

Extreme Medicine Gets Pentagon Push; Human Trials Rushed
Some of the most debilitating war injuries, from lost limbs to mangled muscle tissue to permanent burn scars, could soon benefit from cutting-edge regenerative procedures. Human clinical trials of the latest in extreme regenrative medicine — including bone-fusing cement and muscle-growing cell scaffolds — are being fast-tracked, thanks [...]

Osteopathic manipulative medicine reduces length of hospital stays for pneumonia patients: Research

Osteopathic manipulative medicine reduces length of hospital stays for pneumonia patients: Research

Osteopathic manipulative medicine reduces length of hospital stays for pneumonia patients: Research
Older patients battling pneumonia spent less time in the hospital when treated using osteopathic manipulative medicine – a drug-free form of hands-on medical care focusing on increasing muscle motion – in addition to conventional care, recently published research shows.
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Still S Disease Explained

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adult-onset_Still’s_disease

Adult-onset Still’s disease is a form of rheumatoid arthritis that was characterized by Bywaters in 1971.

The “Still” is for English physician Sir George Frederic Still (1861-1941).

The condition “juvenile-onset Still disease” is now usually grouped under juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. However, there is some evidence that the two conditions are closely related.

The diagnosis is clinical, not based [...]

eBook on Coping with Down’s Syndrome Becomes a Bestseller

An eBook that deals exclusively with Down’s Syndrome and the related problems it brings has become an online bestseller.

Nursing Resource Website Introduces Concept of Bidding for Advertisement Space

TravelingNurseGuide.com, a website that gives nursing resources and information has recently launched a new advertising concept. The idea is gaining momentum even as we write this.

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