This month, Daniel Jones, editor of the New York Times’ “Modern Love” column, gave a scathing but thought provoking assessment of online dating and relationships. He bewails the loss of vulnerability and physicality that characterize face-to-face romance in favor of what he calls “arms length” interactions. Technology, he contends, is the “villain” in all this. ….
Hollywood has given us some of the most iconic, if sometimes inaccurate, images of protagonists in the throes of a heart attack or slowly succumbing to cardiovascular disease (CVD). For rehab professionals, the following 6 films, apart from their sheer entertainment value, are educational opportunities to discuss heart attack /CVD symptoms, treatment and recovery. So ….
Researchers at the CDC, Emory and Harvard have just concluded a study showing a clear link between increased sugar consumption and death from cardiovascular disease. The study suggests that if your diet consists of 25% sugar, including the often overlooked sugar in processed foods, you are twice as likely to die from heart related issues. ….
Not only is heart disease the #1 killer of women in the United States, but congenital heart disease is the most common birth defect, according to the Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Society (PCICS). PCICS also notes that cardiac care cases usually make up the bulk of pediatric critical care units. With so much on the ….
“She Flies With Her Own Wings” and So Can Your Healthcare Career in Oregon. Last year, Oregon was the choice destination for a majority of interstate moves. With a low cost of living and a reputation for forward thinking, it is easy to see why so many would want to move there. To preserve, for ….
Heart disease is still the number one killer of women, in the United States. This year the American Heart Association (AHA) will celebrate 10 years of its National Wear Red Day campaign. Macy’s, the campaign’s founding national sponsor, has to date raised $46 million for the cause through the sale of select red dresses and ….
A recent phone call from my mother started me thinking about computers, the elderly, and how there must be a push to advance this technology niche. Although she mastered the basics of her laptop and smartphone, my mother is still intimidated by both. Just turning on her devices induces anxiety. She has resorted to asking ….
A few years back we blogged about the importance of personal branding to the employment search process. We were reminded of its importance once more when this year’s “Best Picture” nominees were announced. These awards are the epitome of personal branding – the culmination of touting your own horn and getting your work before the ….
Could your brain structure determine how you tolerate pain? A recent study by American and Israeli scientists suggests that the amount of grey matter in certain areas of your brain directly impacts your pain sensitivity. Specifically they examined the posterior cingulate cortex, cuneus and areas of the posterior parietal cortex involved in daydreaming and attention, ….
Is it just me or is there something ironic about celebrating “Healthy Weight Week” (January 19-25, 2014) at the same time we celebrate National Popcorn, Cheese Lovers, Blonde Brownie, Pie and Peanut Butter Days? To be fair it is also the week we celebrate Granola Bars and “Rid the World of Fad Diets” Days. Our ….
If 2014 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) was any indication, the field of wearable technology is the new “golden child” of the digital health revolution. The sector grew a whopping 40% over last year’s entries. But as Darrell Etherington writes in TechCrunch, the growth in wearable tech generally represents a marketer’s dream rather than a consumer’s ….
Learning goals are part and parcel of the educational process – the structure by which teachers transmit and students acquire knowledge. Historically, institutions and/or educators construct learning goals, with minimal input from those being asked to achieve them. More recently, the line between learning goals and performance goals has become blurred/interchangeable the result of social ….
All predictions seem to point to 2014 being a growth year for the healthcare sector. Some of the fastest growing jobs, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics will be PTs, PTAs, COTAs and NPs. But the continuing need for healthcare professionals is being tempered by paradigm shifts in the industry in the wake of ….
Washington State – Come to Play, Come to Stay Washington State is a feast for the eyes with temperate rainforests and majestic snow-covered volcanoes to the west, and a semi-arid basin and fertile farmlands to the east and south. The sheer beauty of the state’s mountains, waterways and lush forests make it an outdoorsman’s paradise ….
Just like a blue rose, our resolutions often prove to be all too artificial and elusive. In a 2012 University of Scranton poll, 52% of those surveyed made New Year’s Resolutions, but only 8% successfully kept them. In an even more shocking admission, over 80% of 871 workers polled by Right Management, had resolved to ….
In most cases, you wouldn’t let a licensed plumber repair your shoes or a licensed architect perform your open heart surgery… unless of course they were also a licensed shoemaker or surgeon as well. So is it any wonder that more and more medical IOS and Android applications are the brainchild of healthcare professionals and ….
Of the 5700 hospitals in this country, most are the result of financial and historical trends that are changing the very nature of these facilities along with the makeup of their staffs. Community hospitals, once symbols of civic pride, are disappearing as economics have forced many to join broad healthcare systems or close their doors. ….
Time again for the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES), January 7-10, 2014 in Las Vegas, Nevada, and the list of digital health and fitness exhibitors continues to grow. We decided to give our readers a head’s up on some of the more innovative rehabilitation technologies that will be on display. ACTON: The ACT!ON M is ….
Tax filing season which should have begun January 21, 2014 will be delayed this year thanks to the 16 day government shutdown. The IRS has yet to announce the exact start date, other than to say there will be a push back of approximately 1-2 weeks, but with a backlog of extension filings and other ….
Find a New Line of Work in “The Old Line State” With its varied topography packed into a small land mass, Maryland is sometimes called “America in Miniature”. Sand dunes and seagrasses of its Eastern Shores give way to Chesapeake Bay marshlands teeming with wildlife; and its north and west are filled with thick oak/pine ….