Archive for June, 2009

Aerobic activity ‘helps keep brain young’ – Top News India

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

Washington, June 30 : Aerobic activity may help keep the brain young, says a new research from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine. In the study published July 9 in the American Journal of Neuroradiology, physically >> more Angiography >>

NEW YORK (AP) – Industrial conglomerate Siemens AG said Monday Michael Reitermann will lead the company’s U.S. organization. Reitermann, who will become CEO of Siemens Healthcare in the U.S., replaces Heinrich Kolem, who will now lead the company’s >> more Angiography >>

Support for CT Scanner – Kbsradio.ca

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

The Kootenay Lake Hospital Foundation has already hit 10 percent of their 1.5 million dollar CT Scanner fundraising goal. Director Brian May says the early support shows just how important getting a CT scanner at KLH is the the entire region. May >> CT Scanning >>

Mammography program receives $100,000 grant – Mydesert.com

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

Desert Women for Equality has been awarded a $100,000 grant from the Desert Healthcare District to continue its “We Care” mammography program. The grant will provide for clinics in Cathedral City, Desert Hot Springs, Palm Desert, Palm Springs and >> Mammography >>

Peg Teslow wants you to know about her daughter, Vickie Orth, and her bravery in fighting cancer. Vickie Orth wants you to know about her mother, Peg Teslow, and what a rock she always is. Nothing says they can’t both have their way. But we’ll let >> Mammography >>

Sanger Clinic Lends Its Name to New Heart Care Institute Serving NC – Carolina Newswire

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Carolinas HealthCare System has organized a new business unit to guide the growth and development of cardiovascular services in North and South Carolina. The newly formed Sanger Heart and Vascular Institute (SHVI) represents a >> Cardiology >>

A patient who comes to Marie Steinmetz with clogged sinuses might be in for a surprise. Instead of walking out of the Alexandria, Va., family physician’s office with a prescription, he might find himself stretched out in a dim room on a massage table >> Cardiology >>

APSU offers extended ed classes – Leaf Chronicle

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

Parents, Children and Divorce, the court-mandated seminar for divorcing parents, will meet in Montgomery County from 9 a.m.—1 p.m., Saturday, July 11 in APSU’s Claxton Building, Room 111. (course $35, text $15) The Center partners with Montgomery >> Medical Transcription >>

Thompson Cancer Center opens PET Imaging Center – Daily Times

Monday, June 29th, 2009

Thompson Cancer Survival Center has opened another PET Imaging Center at its downtown facility at 1915 White Ave. in Knoxville. Thompson Cancer Survival Center West AT 9711 Sherrill Blvd. was the first facility in the area — and second in the entire >> more CT Scan >>