Wednesday, 28 Aug 2013 One of the most common responses to the patient with a set of complaints that do not fall into a well-known medical syndrome pattern is to assume the person is suffering from “mental problems.”
Time and time again I hear st ...
Posted Saturday, August 31st 2013 at 10:35AM
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A leading human rights group has called on Dunkin’ Donuts to withdraw a “bizarre and racist” advertisement for chocolate donuts that shows a smiling woman in blackface makeup.
The Dunkin’ Donuts franchise in Thailand launched a campaign earlier th ...
Posted Saturday, August 31st 2013 at 12:28AM
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According to research and advisory firm, Spyglass Consulting Group, 69 percent of hospitals interviewed in a survey released last year had nursing staff using mobile devices on the job to improve patient care and keep up with changes in the medical f ...
Posted Friday, August 30th 2013 at 10:47PM
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YOUR WORLD NEWS
AUGUST 2013
DAY 27
Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia
West China
It's been 30 years since a serious case of the bubonic plague has appeared in the mountain region of Kyrgyzstan . Recently, a young boy of age 15 died after contactin ...
Posted Tuesday, August 27th 2013 at 10:38PM
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You may breathe a huge sigh of relief when your job interview is over. All the prep work, the nervous anticipation, and the stress of the face-to-face interview is finally over and it is out of your hands, you think. Before you relax too much, rememb ...
Posted Tuesday, August 27th 2013 at 10:14PM
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YOUR WORLD NEWS
AUGUST 2013
DAY 27
Bolivar
Theft increases are invading churches in Bolivar. A recent theft happened when thieves tunneled under thick walls to steal a Colonial Era Roman Catholic Church of an 18th Century oil painting . I ...
Posted Tuesday, August 27th 2013 at 10:13PM
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YOUR WORLD NEWS
AUGUST 2013
DAY 26
China
A super hacker attack caused China's cyber-world to be targeted and off-line. This was one of China's largest attacks recorded. The hackers zoned in on servers providers using the "cn" domain name; a ...
Posted Tuesday, August 27th 2013 at 9:53PM
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YOUR NATIONAL NEWS
AUGUST 2013
DAY 27
The infinite blaze of the Yosemite National Park has burned thousands of acres of forest land. However, as over 300 plus firefighters are wagering to get the fire contained, the hard workers still have a ...
Posted Tuesday, August 27th 2013 at 9:18PM
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During a recent press conference, former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson said that he is “on the verge of dying, because I’m a vicious alcoholic.” “I’m a bad guy sometimes. I did a lot of bad things, and I want to be forgiven,” said the 47-ye ...
Posted Tuesday, August 27th 2013 at 1:53AM
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Nursing is a microcosm of the larger healthcare industry. As such, it is common to encounter issues in nursing that you would encounter in any other major industry. Of course, different regions and institutions have different experiences. Some place ...
Posted Tuesday, August 27th 2013 at 1:11AM
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Over the years, the mission of the NAACP has strayed from its founding values. More and more black Americans are realizing that the NAACP no longer serves our entire community, but has dedicated itself to silencing those of us unwilling to toe the po ...
Posted Monday, August 26th 2013 at 11:06PM
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California lawmakers passed a bill to permit nurse-midwives and others to perform some types of abortions now done only by doctors. The measure by Assembly Majority Leader Toni Atkins, a San Diego Democrat, passed the Senate 25 to 11. If signed by Go ...
Posted Monday, August 26th 2013 at 10:53PM
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Long Island, New York – The Small Business Assistance Program and S.J. Edwards, Inc. will be presenting three seminars entitled – “Health Care Reform/The Affordable Care Act and the Impact on Small Businesses”. The Seminars will be held September 12, ...
Posted Sunday, August 25th 2013 at 5:37PM
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Retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson running for president? The soft-spoken critic of Obamacare wasn't saying Thursday night on Fox News Channel's "On the Record with Greta Van Susteren," but a super PAC has formed hoping to draft him.
Carson said he ...
Posted Saturday, August 24th 2013 at 6:31PM
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(23 Aug 2013) A federal judge in Georgia has thrown out race discrimination claims by a former Savannah restaurant manager whose lawsuit against Paula Deen ended up causing the celebrity cook to lose a big slice of her culinary empire. Lisa Jackson ...
Posted Saturday, August 24th 2013 at 6:19PM
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