Hare advocates national health insurance plan
Canton Daily Ledger, IL -
Emphasis on testing also leads to cheating, skewed results and time taken from teaching. In school districts with low percentages of special education students, slow learners must take tests with others who do not have learning disabilities. Sometimes teachers ask special ed kids to stay home on test days, he said. Teachers spend too much time testing, and the law tempts them to teach for tests rather than broader understanding.
2006-06-19
Up and running
Hindu Business Line, India -
The Indian medical transcription industry is on its feet again and appears to have learnt from past mistakes. A look at the opportunities - and the threats.
2006-06-18
Losing weight, gaining life
Danbury News Times, CT -
Dr. Pierre Saldinger,chairman of surgery at Danbury Hospital, said that getting that highest certification from the American College of Surgeons has been a multi-year effort, with education extending through all departments of the hospital — the operating room, the emergency room, doctors' offices, nutritionists and physical therapists.
2006-06-16
Health briefs
Canton Journal, MA -
"It was an exceptional day. The spirit and the energy of the community - family members, friends, and the corporate participants joining together for such a great cause. This is a day we pay tribute to loved ones, to honor the compassionate work our staff does, and to spread the word of Hospice care for patients and families," Marge Levy, CEO of Old Colony Hospice and Canton resident.
2006-06-15
Underdog and the anti-establishment candidate
Addison County Independent, VT -
That style of populist bravado potentially has appeal in a region enamored with the independent ethos that has long characterized the Green Mountain State. And Shepard’s background fits his rhetoric. He’s a fifth or sixth generation Vermonter, born and raised on a small dairy farm, learned his hard-work ethic from his growing up a farmer’s son, and his moral values were home grown as well. He graduated from Hartford High School in 1978 with little interest in a college education, but having learned how to wire a house with his dad at a young age, he had an affinity for electrical sciences and got his journeyman electrician’s license in 1982. He stumbled into higher electronics, then took an interest in computers and ended up graduating from the University of Florida in 1986 with a electrical engineering degree and received a Master of Engineering degree following work at MIT and RPI. (See story, Page 1A.) In short, Shepard has a populist pedigree, but has leveraged his natural talent and home education into a lucrative electrical engineering business, which he formed several years ago and runs as an independent business. He’s married with four kids.
2006-06-14
Minority Coalition for Prescription Drug Assistance Launched
HispanicBusiness.com, CA -
WASHINGTON, July 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Focusing on the disparities that exist in access to prescription medications and the resulting effect on poor health outcomes, today, the National Minority Health Month Foundation (NMHMF) announced the formation of the Minority Coalition for Prescription Drug Assistance. The Coalition is headed by co-chairs former U.S. Representative Peter Deutsch and National Association for the Advancement of Colored People board member and Health Committee Chair, Rupert Richardson. The Coalition also formally expressed its support for NitroMed's Patient Assistance Program, which seeks to expand access to African Americans suffering from heart failure.
2006-06-13
Aetna, Catholic Charities Team up in Fairfield County
dBusinessNews Hartford (press release), CT -
"Our collaboration with Aetna is a perfect fit between Catholic Charities' tradition of community service and Aetna's focus on meeting community needs and partnering with the clients they serve," said Al Barber, President/Chief Operating Officer of Catholic Charities. "In addition to contributing $25,000 to underwrite the golf classic, Aetna employees have been instrumental in organizing and coordinating today's event which is expected to attract over 120 golfers and raise approximately $120,000 to fund Catholic Charities programs in the coming year. And the collaboration doesn't stop there. Already Aetna employees are volunteering at Catholic Charities soup kitchens and working with us on our initiative to reach out to Connecticut's immigrant community. In seeking a corporate alliance, Catholic Charities sought to build an ongoing collaboration it could sustain and grow in the coming years. We found this level of commitment in Aetna, and we very much look forward to deepening our partnership with them," Barber said.
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