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

Health Care Services

The Real Truth About How Much A CAT Scan Costs  |

Part II in the HospitalSoup.com Series on “The Real Price You Pay for Healthcare”  How can it be  so difficult to determine what certain services actually cost? If you’ve received any healthcare services lately, and you are insured, most... 

Alternative Pain Relief: Alternative Pain Treatment  |

Pain: It’s something we’ve all experienced, and an uncomfortable part of life. But what if there was a alternative pain relief method which helped reduce pain without having to go to the doctor?  Some hospitals and clinics are beginning to use... 

Nurse Shortage: Nursing Shortages and Baby Boomers  |

Nursing Shortage in USA – Careers in Nursing As the debate about health care continues, one issue that affects all of us is the availability of qualified nurses to provide care in the United States. Baby Boomers are aging and nursing as a career is... 

Do You Know the Truth About Patient Discounts?  |

Part of the HospitalSoup.com Series on “ The Real Price You Pay for Healthcare” Getting a price for a medical procedure is not like getting a quote for any other service or product.  Our healthcare system is  in such a chaotic state right... 

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

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... 

Mineral Makeup | Is Mineral Makeup Dangerous?  |

Choosing the right makeup that works best for your skin type and a makeup that performs well under varying conditions can be a challenge. Many woman, myself included, invest time and and effort into selecting something that not only looks great, but gives... 

5 Ways to Reduce Aging | What You Can Do To Look and Feel Younger  |

All of us would like to turn back the hands of time. How great would it be to have our skin look better, have more energy, and reduce the effects of aging. Think it’s impossible? There are some easy steps you can take beginning today to help you look... 

Delicious Lentil Soup | Healthy, Filling and Nutritious Lentil Soup  |

There’s nothing better than a bowl of great tasting soup on a cold day to warm up the body and soothe the soul. But sometimes soup recipes can be full of fat and calories. Not so, with this great tasting, filling, and good for you lentil soup recipe... 

Flu Remedies | Cold and Flu Remedies Reviewed  |

Coughing, sneezing, stuffy noses, and nasal congestion. Body aches, sore throat, and feeling poorly. As the cold and flu season continues on, if you have any of the symptoms of the common cold or flu, one of the first things you may do after getting instructions... 

Post Workout Recovery| Easing Sore Muscles After Working Out  |

Muscle aches or sore muscles can happen regardless if you’re new to working out or if you’re a more experienced exerciser. Although having muscle aches after exercise can be annoying, there are some things you can do to reduce your muscle pain after... 

Dieting With The Flu or Cough or Cold – Watch Out for Hidden Calories  |

Here’s some tips you need to know before heading out to buy cough drops. Watching your calories and losing weight is hard enough to do without having “extra” hidden calories appear in ordinary everyday products. After our article came out yesterday... 

Dieting Advice for Dining Out: Do You Know What You’re Really Eating?  |

Eating Healthy Foods while Eating Out Can Be A Challenging Task The key is to be aware of the things that can happen in restaurants, and to arm yourself with strategies to avoid sabotaging your diet. While the food in restaurants can be quite tasty,...