Archive for February, 2007

CONTINUED: Many barriers

Wednesday, February 28th, 2007

MSNBC - DaShawn saw a dentist a couple of years ago, but the dentist discontinued the treatments, she said, after the boy squirmed Serious and costly medical consequences are “not uncommon,” said Norman Tinanoff, chief of pediatric dentistry at the Source: www.msnbc.msn.com
Celebrities’ illnesses affect views on medicine San Antonio Express News […]

Dental clinic still backed up 

Tuesday, February 27th, 2007

Complete local and regional news, local business directory including restaurants, local classifieds and Central Illinois information.Source: www.register-mail.com
Health-Related Money-Saving Tips Some tips to improve your physical and financial health. Source: www.fool.com
Living History Through the first quarter of the 20th century and more, the Webster and Stevens Photography Studio was the regular supplier […]

Web search: Quick - give me a word 

Tuesday, February 27th, 2007

Have you ever wondered what websites might come up if you typed in random words between the “www.” and the “.com” in your Web browser’s address bar? Let’s see. www.a.com www.1.com These seemed like good places to start. Unfortunately, these sites don’t exist. But if you enter www.aa.com, you get American Airlines’ site. And if […]

The Price of Privacy: HIPAA has far-ranging implications 

Monday, February 26th, 2007

Patients at some medical clinics are given pagers to call them when its time to see the doctor. Lines at the pharmacy no longer start at the counter but at a sign posted a few feet back.Source: www.globegazette.com
Witnesses saw Bixby at door with weapons ABBEVILLE Eyewitness accounts on the opening day of Steven Bixbys double-murder […]

Haywood gets a health checkup 

Sunday, February 25th, 2007

Heart disease was the leading cause of death in Haywood County during a five-year period from 2001 to 2005, according to the 2006 Haywood County Health Report.Source: www.themountaineer.com
What you had to say about L-A’s gems Note: Some of these submissions were edited.Source: www.sunjournal.com
Friends, players remember Metcalf as a fisher of men Shelby Metcalf’s final gig played before […]

Think Your Social Security Number Is Secure? Think Again

Saturday, February 24th, 2007

Ledger - For people wondering if they should be worried about the security of their own numbers, there is a new tool to help them. Anastassiadis said. The problem is every dentist s office has Social Security numbers. Every doctor s office has them […]

Assembly honors a man who was larger than life

Friday, February 23rd, 2007

Newark Star-Ledger - Yet few know the remarkable story of the family practitioner from Orange who in 1920 became the first black man elected to the doctor headed out for a house call, inviting his namesake along. “That was a big deal,” said Alexander, a dentist in Source: www.nj.com
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One by One, City Health Clinics Are Joining the Digital Age 

Friday, February 23rd, 2007

doctors at a Brooklyn health clinic will officially swap paper files in favor of electronic health records today amid a citywide effort to digitize community health centers. Of the 29 participants in the Primary Care Information Project, a multimillion-dollar Department of Health and Mental Hygiene initiative that is bringing health information technology to clinics in […]

Web Search 

Friday, February 23rd, 2007

By Randy A. Salas Have you ever wondered what Web sites might come up if you typed in random words between the “www.” and the “.com” in your Web browser’s address bar? Let’s see. www.a.com www.1.com These seemed like good places to start.Source: www.redorbit.com
WEB SEARCH: Try typing just any old thing after www … Have you […]

Read the nomination letters of other extraordinary women

Wednesday, February 21st, 2007

Akron Beacon Journal - Louise is a very special back-door neighbor. Though a first-class friend, what puts Louise in a class by herself is the selfless and EXTRAORDINARY way she has dedicated herself to caring for her aging father. Louise is a registered nurse and earned Source: www.ohio.com
A Medical Checklist for Children Donga.com […]

Convict takes Executive to court over ‘embarrassing’ telephone warning 

Tuesday, February 20th, 2007

A SERIAL offender serving 21 years in jail is spearheading the latest legal challenge for prisoners’ rights in Scotland - complaining that outgoing telephone calls carry a pre-recorded warning.Source: thescotsman.scotsman.com
Web search: Quick - give me a word Have you ever wondered what websites might come up if you typed in random words between the “www.” and […]

Study: Few get painkillers online 

Tuesday, February 20th, 2007

Despite media reports of addicts getting prescription painkillers such as Oxycontin from the Internet, most of them are actually getting these drugs from family, friends or dealers, a new study finds.Source: www.news-leader.com
Education chief seeks support of dentists for oral health program EDUCATION Secretary Jesli A. Lapus asked dental professionals to support oral health among schoolchildren in […]

Supervisors to meet Tuesday 

Tuesday, February 20th, 2007

WAMPSVILLE - The Madison County Board of Supervisors will decide at its Tuesday meeting whether the county will get a cut of the payment in lieu of taxes (PILOT) that would go to the towns and schools during the first 15 years of the wind farm proposed by Airtricity for Stockbridge, Madison and Eaton.Source: www.oneidadispatch.com
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Al Franken to soon sign off local talk radio

Monday, February 19th, 2007

San Luis Obispo Tribune - Pediatric dentist Dr. David Cottrell and his assistant Erica Heinemann of Atascadero will soon reach out to teach proper dental hygiene to more than 600 children at schools around the county as part of the American Dental Association National Source: www.sanluisobispo.com