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Acupuncture infection 'link' Friday, March 19, 2010 @ 3:10AMInfections spread by acupuncture needles are under-diagnosed around the world, doctors warn.
Medical briefs for March 17 Friday, March 19, 2010 @ 2:37AMBatting practice with Cards alums
S.F. police hope officers can do drug testing Friday, March 19, 2010 @ 2:31AMThe number of narcotics cases that San Francisco prosecutors have dropped since the Police Department's drug-lab scandal went public is up to 180, and the district attorney says more cases will be dismissed until the city's police officers can perform basic...
Report on new hospital security powers Friday, March 19, 2010 @ 2:18AMSECURITY staff at Addenbrooke's Hospital with powers to impose on-the-spot fines have cost police £9,000 - but haven't issued any tickets in six months.
Lowry Park Zoo has 1 year to make improvements Friday, March 19, 2010 @ 2:17AMAssociated Press - March 19, 2010 3:14 AM ET TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - The Association of Zoos and Aquariums evaluates the Lowry Park Zoo in Tampa every five years.
Utah Valley residency program receives national honor Friday, March 19, 2010 @ 2:16AMDr. Mike Rhodes wanted to be an architect, but thanks to a boring job when he was a young draftsman intern, today he is an award-winning director over a physicians' residency program in Provo. The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education honors 10 directors from the nearly 9,000 residency programs in the nation each year for excellence, and this year Rhodes was one of them. With the ...
Jail OK’d to house juveniles Friday, March 19, 2010 @ 1:52AMThe Covington County Jail has earned certification as a short-term juvenile detention center – a benefit that will ...
Bourne takes PCA's reins Friday, March 19, 2010 @ 1:30AMFor the second time in less than a year, Porters Chapel Academy has a new baseball coach. Doug Branning said Wednesday that he stepped down to focus on his duties as the school’s headmaster. He’ll turn over the program to 25-year-old assistant coach and Sumrall native Jerry Bourne.
St. Francis of Assisi School of Braintree marks its 50th anniversary Friday, March 19, 2010 @ 1:15AMThe St. Francis of Assisi School in South Braintree, a Catholic school for pre-kindergarten through grade 8, has tried to stay true to its roots while keeping up with the times.
Classroom, office space to be added at PNWU Friday, March 19, 2010 @ 12:56AMThe front of the planned Student Polyuse Building at the Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences.
MPs criticise equalities watchdog chairman Trevor Phillips Monday, March 15, 2010 @ 7:42AMEmbattled equalities watchdog chairman Trevor Phillips was today criticised by an influential group of MPs and peers.
Jericho Forum(R) Launches New Self-Assessment Tool for Evaluating Effectiveness of IT Security Products Monday, March 15, 2010 @ 7:30AMJericho Forum, the leading international IT security thought-leadership association, today announced the Jericho Forum Self-Assessment Scheme , a new tool that will allow vendors and their customers to check the effectiveness of an IT security product in meeting their needs, particularly as more organizations adopt cloud computing.
Business at a glance Monday, March 15, 2010 @ 7:26AMPhillips Benefits Advisors is now a member of Benefit Advisors Network. Steel Dynamics declared a quarterly dividend of 75 cents per common share payable on or about April 12 to shareholders of record March 31.
New Jersey Approves Initiative to Expand the Number of Wound Care Certified Professionals Monday, March 15, 2010 @ 7:00AMNational Alliance of Wound CareÂ® , in cooperation with the New Jersey Hospital Association's Institute for Quality and Patient Safety and the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services announced today that they are sponsoring an initiative to expand the number of wound care certified professionals through the creation of The New Jersey Wound Care Certification Initiative.
Elmora Healthcare Chooses Authentidate's Inscrybe Healthcare Service to Automate Processing of Health Care Orders Monday, March 15, 2010 @ 7:00AMAuthentidate Holding Corp. , a worldwide provider of secure Health Information Exchange, workflow management services and telehealth solutions, today announced that Elmora Healthcare, a supplier of home medical equipment, medical supplies and care services, selected Authentidate's InscrybeÂ® Healthcare web-based service to expedite processing of patient care orders with referring physicians.
A burden of snow Monday, March 15, 2010 @ 6:45AMMoonridge Animal Park faces a growing snow pile and depleting revenue. The zoo, which is open seven days a week, was forced to close its doors for several days this winter due to inclement weather.
Phillips leadership savaged by MPs Monday, March 15, 2010 @ 6:26AMTrevor Phillips' leadership of the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has been bitterly criticised by a parliamentary committee.
Prestige bodyshop network broadens into mainstream brands Monday, March 15, 2010 @ 6:25AMVizion, the prestige car accident repair network, has broadened its offering with a mainstream vehicle repair service.
Double trouble for East Lancashire ‘halal’ KFC restaurants Monday, March 15, 2010 @ 6:15AMMUSLIM leaders from East Lancashire have demanded a meeting with bosses of a fast food giant in a row over halal accreditation.
RP medical tourism: A $3B industry by 2015 Sunday, March 14, 2010 @ 8:51AMNATIONAL Economic Development Authority (Neda) Director Dennis Arroyo said that even the next administration will continue to gain from the growing medical tourism industry, which is expected to becom read more
Hank Allen to seek second term as CCBOE superintendent Sunday, March 14, 2010 @ 7:12AMCullman County Board of Education Superintendent Hank Allen has announced he will seek re-election in the upcoming June primary.
Complain! Complain! Complain! Sunday, March 14, 2010 @ 6:35AMTransportation made up the top three most complained-about industries in Hawaii during 2009, according to Hawaii's Better Business Bureau.
NHI Announces $29.7 Million Of Purchase/Leaseback Transactions With Three Assisted Living Facilities And One Specialty ... Sunday, March 14, 2010 @ 6:20AMNational Health Investors, Inc. (NYSE:NHI) announced today a total of $29.7 million in purchase/leaseback transactions. The transactions include three assisted living and memory care facilities totaling 102 units in Minnesota with Suite Living Senior Specialty Services (formerly known as Comforts of Home) for $17.2 million and a 66-bed acute psychiatric hospital known as Alvarado Parkway ...
Backlog of DNA testing stalls lab Sunday, March 14, 2010 @ 6:07AMPolice unit's woes leading to high-profile trial delays, spike in dropped drug cases Police unit's woes leading to high-profile trial delays, spike in dropped drug cases
University of Dubai successfully holds its first Career Fair Sunday, March 14, 2010 @ 5:45AMDubai, UAE - University of Dubai (UD), a prestigious academic institution established by Dubai Chamber, held its first Career Fair at the UD campus in Al Masaood Building recently. The university puts great emphasis on practicability, intercultural thinking and attitude of the students.
Chaarat Gold 3.34 million ounces of gold Sunday, March 14, 2010 @ 5:30AM1. Chaarat Gold 3.34 million ounces of gold AIM listed junior, Chaarat Gold, has already outlined a resource of 3.34 million ounces of gold, with an average grade of 4.3 g/t at a conservative cut-off of 3 g/t in western Kyrgyzstan.
Monjesky hired as hospital CFO Sunday, March 14, 2010 @ 5:03AMFor people who live in Woodland Park and work elsewhere, Pueblo, for instance, landing a position in town is akin to finding gold at the end of the rainbow.
School fuel: CSAP tests motivate youths Saturday, March 13, 2010 @ 7:09AMTo get students fired up for their annual assessment tests, the student council at Coyote Ridge Elementary School held a spirit week the first week of March.
Va. gov counters state atty. gen.'s advice on gays Saturday, March 13, 2010 @ 6:37AMRICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Gov. Bob McDonnell directed state agencies not to discriminate against gay people in employment practices Wednesday, essentially overriding the Virginia attorney general's advice to public colleges.
Cooperative earns high marks for its biodiesel Saturday, March 13, 2010 @ 6:17AMMARION - Customers of Central Ohio Farmers Cooperative receive their biodiesel fuel from one of only two BQ-9000 marketers in the state.
CGH panel alters stance Saturday, March 13, 2010 @ 6:08AMMOREHEAD CITY — Hospital officials Tuesday reversed a decision made more than three years ago that disallowed certain surgical procedures for weight loss.
During Patient Hand-Offs In Hospital, Communication Often Fumbled Saturday, March 13, 2010 @ 5:20AMAs shifts change in a hospital, outgoing physicians must "hand off" important information to their replacements in a brief meeting. But a new study of this hand-off process finds that the most important information is not fully conveyed in a majority of cases, even as physicians rate their communication as successful. The research, published by University of Chicago researchers in the March ...
Sam Houston State University Crime Lab To Serve Southeast Texas Saturday, March 13, 2010 @ 5:18AMThe Sam Houston State University Regional Crime Laboratory which will serve the basic needs of nearly 100 state and local law enforcement agencies from the ten counties in southeast Texas is now open, according to university officials. Equipment, personnel and resources are in place that will allow the laboratory, located in The Woodlands, to begin working towards laboratory accreditation by the ...
Namfrel pursues May poll watch Saturday, March 13, 2010 @ 4:47AMThe election watchdog which rose to prominence in the 1986 presidential elections, Namfrel is no longer pursuing its bid for accreditation with the Commission on Elections, according to its chairman Jose Cuisia Jr.
Yuba Community College District board holds back for now Saturday, March 13, 2010 @ 4:46AMTensions between faculty and administrators at Yuba Community College ran high on Thursday night, as a special meeting aimed at adding administrators to the list of potential lay-offs yielded no significant results.
Universities: Making waves abroad Saturday, March 13, 2010 @ 3:52AMTHE current job market is tough on fresh graduates.
Beacon status is an honour for financial services group Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 3:00AMYate financial services group Jelf has become the latest Beacon South West accredited company, being recognised as one of the region's top performing businesses.
Pick up guide to pro-family businesses Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 2:57AMTOMORROW, families can take part in an Amazing Race-style cross-island race in the Businesses for Families Cross-Island Race. They will start at United Square shopping mall, and fan out to eight different locations islandwide.
SOUTHGATE: School district to undergo outside review Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 2:41AMSOUTHGATE — The school district will be receive a quality assurance review this month.
Optimism is key at Arc Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 2:16AMBreaking news: the Laker Girls have been confirmed for the March 27 Arc Walk for Independence. For the developmentally disabled clientele of Arc, or “consumers” as they are called, this is wonderful news. At Arc, optimism abounds.
Care2Learn Earns ANCC Accreditation for Continuing Nursing Education Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 2:12AMCare2Learn Inc., the leader in online continuing education and training for post-acute healthcare providers, has received national ANCC Accreditation as a Provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). ANCC Accreditation status is the result of a thorough review process and is bestowed only on continuing education providers who meet the ANCC’s high ...
Budelpack Obtains The New FSSC 22000 Food Safety Certificate Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 2:08AMBudelpack Poortvliet BV, one of the largest contract packers for brand owners in the Fast Moving Consumer Goods market, is the first European co-packer to obtain the FSSC 22000 food safety certificate.
Isles Internationale Universite Is Bogus, Says SSM Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 5:30AMKUALA LUMPUR, March 11 (Bernama) -- Malaysians are advised to reject offers to further their studies at Isles Internationale Universite (European Union) Limited or formerly known as Irish Internationale Universite (IIU) (European Union) because it is a bogus university.
Two area schools honored Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 5:27AMTwo area schools were among those recognized Wednesday for raising the achievement of economically disadvantaged students. The Virginia Board of Education honored 10 school divisions and 102 schools, according to a news release.
Administrators to fill high school gap for 1 year Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 5:17AMDANVERS and mdash; Winter will be just around the corner when a search for a new high school principal begins to replace Tom Murray. Superintendent Lisa Dana told the School Committee this week said she expects the search process to take five months and start in December. RÃ and copy;sumÃ and copy;s would arrive in mid-January 2011, and Dana would then work with a screening committee on ...
WAKE SCHOOL BOARD SHOWDOWN LOOMING, WEEK OF MARCH 11-17, 2010 Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 5:13AM[RALEIGH] The stage is now set for an explosive showdown between a Wake School Board that is determined to end student socioeconomic diversity in Wake public schools, and a coalition of activist groups and citizens, led by the NC NAACP, who insist that the board's actions will racially resegregate the system, and ultimately hurt the education of African-American children.
Primordial, Charlotte Radiology announce partnership Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 5:12AMPrimordial, a leading vendor of communications, workflow, quality management and analytics applications for the medical imaging market, and Charlotte Radiology, one of the largest radiology groups in the United States, announced today a partnership to deploy and further develop Primordial’s applications for use by Charlotte Radiology physicians across numerous hospitals and imaging centers.
St. Francis designated as center for knee, hip replacement services Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 4:37AMBlue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska has designated St. Francis Medical Center in Grand Island as a Blue Distinction Center for Knee and Hip Replacement.
Midwife and team receive praise from trust Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 4:12AMA PRACTICE development midwife and her team have been honoured by the hospital trust for helping maternity services achieve a national quality accreditation standard. (10/03/2010 09:25:09)