Medical Job Interviews

Help Me Find A Job: Tips for Getting the Job  |

Looking for a new job or finding a job can be a stressful experience. Regardless of whether you’re a new graduate RN, looking to break into the health care profession, or a more experienced health care professional, getting the employment opportunity... 

Thyroid Information

Thyroid Treatment | Natural Thyroid Medication  |

Even though the shortage of natural desiccated thyroid  hormone medication in the US continues in early 2010, patients who prefer natural thyroid medications still have options for receiving natural desiccated thyroid hormone and using a compounding... 

Natural Thyroid Hormone | Natural Thyroid  |

Patients continue to report shortages and difficulties in obtaining Natural Thyroid Hormone or Natural Thyroid Medications.  RLC Labs the manufacturer of Nature-Throid and Westhroid,  two natural desiccated thyroid hormone medications, continues... 

Thyroid Medication Still in Short Supply | Natural Thyroid Medication Shortage Continues  |

Thyroid patients have been scrambling for many months  now to obtain supplies of natural desiccated thyroid hormone. Since the Forest Laboratories fiasco whereby Armour Thyroid, a Natural Desiccated Thyroid hormone was reformulated, and then became... 

Do you Know How to Store Your Thyroid Medication?  |

If you take any type of thyroid medication, or any medications at all, did you know that how you store your medications can affect a medication’s effectiveness?  Because of the shortage of natural dessicated thyroid hormone, there are some patients... 

Heart Disease

How Your Heart Works - Understanding your Heart  |

How Your Heart Works – Understanding your Heart

When it comes to the health of your heart, it helps to have basic understanding of its structure. This is especially true if you’ve been diagnosed with a specific problem that stems from your heart’s anatomy. Let’s discuss the structure... 

Heart Healthy Cooking Tips - Cook for the Heart  |

Heart Healthy Cooking Tips – Cook for the Heart

When it comes to keeping your heart healthy, your diet is critical. Incorporating new cooking techniques can help you to improve your cholesterol and blood pressure, which in turn will reduce your risk of heart disease. And if you learn to cook healthy... 

Fast Cholesterol Facts - Facts About Your Cholesterol  |

Fast Cholesterol Facts – Facts About Your Cholesterol

Cholesterol – Too Much Can be a problem, but we all need it in order to live. There are many misconceptions about cholesterol, and sometimes it can be confusing. Read on for more tips about this substance in our bodies, and some ways you can manage... 

Easy Ways to Reduce Your Cholesterol - How to Lower Your Cholesterol Without Taking Medications  |

Easy Ways to Reduce Your Cholesterol – How to Lower Your Cholesterol Without Taking Medications

Lower Your Cholesterol Without Medicines You’ve just received a phone call from your doctor and it’s not so great news. Turns out, you’re cholesterol is over 200. Before you head to the pharmacy to pick up a cholesterol lowering medication,... 

Holter Monitor Testing  |

Holter Monitor Testing

What is a Holter Monitor? A Holter Monitor is a machine that your doctor will order which will continuously record your heart rhythms for 24 hours or more. The monitor is worn continuously throughout the day and night and because it is worn for an extended... 

Heart Disease

PTSD

Austin Plane Crash | PTSD and Events that Terrorize  |

Austin Plane Crash | PTSD and Events that Terrorize

When software engineer Joseph Stack in his fury over the IRS and the government,  crashed his single engine plane into a Northwestern Austin Office Building on Thursday, February 18th, 2010, there was not only a trail of physical devastation left,... 

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Health Care Services

Nebraska Hospitals and Iowa Hospitals Partner with TeleHealth  |

Patient Education is an important component of any health care system. And utilizing technology to deliver interactive patient education is a way in which health care organizations can establish themselves as leaders in the medical field. Alegent Health,... 

Relieve Breast Cancer Discomfort Without Medications|Alternative Therapy May Also Increase Sex Drive  |

Breast cancer treatment can come with unpleasant side effects for approximately 80% of women. Hot flashes and night sweats are uncomfortable and regrettably very common.  Unfortunately women with breast cancer are not candidates for certain types... 

Consumer Driven Healthcare: Affordable Health Insurance Model  |

Switzerland operates a consumer-driven health care system The Swiss people control health care because they are the only purchasers of health insurance. There are no government health insurance programs in Switzerland. For individuals who cannot afford... 

Interactive Patient Education System: View Live in Atlanta  |

Date: March 1, 2010 TeleHealth Services Announces Updated TIGR Version 7 Interactive Patient Education System at HIMSS 2 The new TIGR® Version 7 of TeleHealth Services interactive patient education solution provides significant enhancements to... 

Nurse Educator

Assistant Professor of Nursing Part 2 - Salaries Career Opportunities  |

Assistant Professor of Nursing Part 2 of HospitalSoup.com’s Interview with Professor Bethany Hoffman Another “Day in the Life” series brought to you by HospitalSoup.com featuring innovative health care professionals and medical careers.... 

Heath-E Living

The Next Stage of Haiti's Medical Emergency| What Everyone Should Know About Diarrhea  |

Medical Disasters and Medical Emergencies bring unique challenges to an area. Especially areas such as Haiti where shelter is limited and large numbers of people are being housed in makeshift camps. And as the emphasis now moves onto how to keep the victims... 

Obesity in Children: Childhood Obesity Facts  |

American Obesity Epidemic- How Overweight Children Are At Risk One in three American children is overweight or obese! The United States spends an estimated $147 billion each year to treat obesity-related conditions like diabetes and high blood pressure.... 

One or Two Per Day Could Keep Breast Cancer Away  |

Healthy fruits and vegetables have long been encouraged as staples in a healthy diet, but what if there were something you could eat that may protect you from breast cancer? There is a fruit that may actually do this.High in antioxidants and rich in... 

Almost The Perfect Food | Food Fit for An Olympic Athlete  |

Finding the "Right" thing to eat these days can be tricky. We’re supposed to watch our sugar, carbs, cholesterol and other ingredients to keep our bodies healthy. Some say stay away from packaged or processed foods, but this is difficult... 

Chocolate May Be Good For You  |

The next time you reach for chocolate or if you’re buying for a Valentines Day Sweetheart you may want to select a particular type of chocolate that may have some health benefits. Dark Chocolate,  has some anti-oxidant properties. These properties... 

Doing the Right Thing | A Pharmacy That Listens to Patients  |

Although there are so many instances when dealing with a healthcare issues that things don’t go well, I thought it important to report when a company responds well to patient concerns. Many of you may be following our story regarding different types... 

Colonoscopy Prep | Is Your Doctor Giving You The Whole Story?  |

Options for Colonoscopy Preparation: Are You Being Adequately Informed? So no one wants to have to go through Colonoscopy Preparation or how to get ready for a colonoscopy or other type of colon exam. The procedure generally begins a few days before and... 

What to Eat In a Snowstorm | Healthy Foods When The Power Goes Out  |

Everyone knows when a big storm is forecast one of the first things that happens is that there’s a mad rush on the grocery store. Supplies are flying off the shelves including bread, milk, and toilet paper. But what do you do if there’s a possibility...