Archive for category Healthcare News
Steroids and Hormones: What are they, exactly?
Posted by Samantha Gluck in Guest Contributions, Healthcare News, Men's Health Topics, Women's Health Topics on January 16, 2013
If I said you have a nice steroid hormone, would you hold it against me? Thanks to Groucho Marx for the basis of that wisecrack, but as silly as it sounds, it says something about our understanding of steroids and hormones. We’ve heard a lot about them over the years, but the media coverage is […]
Medical Community Breathes Sigh of Relief Over ICD-10 Delay
Posted by Samantha Gluck in Guest Contributions, Healthcare News on September 27, 2012
Finally. The medical community—not just the physicians, but especially those with medical coding, medical transcription, and even medical office assistant training —can now heave a collective sigh of relief for the extra time to prepare for what’s undoubtedly the most extensive revision of the way it processes medical data for storage, retrieval, and payment […]
HerHighway Puts Rubber on the Road for Breast Cancer
Posted by Samantha Gluck in Healthcare News on September 20, 2012
What is the HerHighway Drive for Breast Cancer Awareness? Well, it’s a cross-country drive event created and championed by HerHighway Editor-in-Chief, Christina Selter. HerHighway.com is a one-of-a-kind website that empowers women with bumper-to-bumper automobile knowledge. Automotive journalist and sometime racecar driver, Selter, found a unique way to combine her extensive automotive expertise with her concern […]
Could Salt Build Up in the Brain Cause Multiple Sclerosis?
Posted by Samantha Gluck in Diseases & Conditions, Guest Contributions, Healthcare News on August 21, 2012
The term, multiple sclerosis (MS), represents an autoimmune disease affecting the brain and spinal cord. There is no known cure for MS to date. The type, severity and progression of multiple sclerosis cases differ from one person to another. Researchers and physicians first identified it back in 1849. According to National Institute of Neurological Disorders […]
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