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  • Civil War Physician With Shannon Connection Commemorated Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:51PMAmongst the many soldiers’ graves in Freeport City Cemetery is an unlikely name: Richard Caswell Swain, an assistant surgeon who served with the Confederate States Army.
  • Friends Say Doctor Killed in Ga. Plane Crash Was Jack Of All Trades Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 5:24PMCHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The investigation into the Monday afternoon plane crash that killed Dr. Thomas Wilson of Mooresville continued Tuesday.
  • Celebrity server fundraiser today Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 1:12PMChildren's Miracle Network Hospitals will hold a celebrity server fundraising event at Golden Corral in Greenville from 5-9 p.m. today. Local celebrities from the area will be waiting tables.
  • Squeezing seniors: Is the unthinkable unavoidable? Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 12:36PMWASHINGTON — The heated debate over the federal deficit has pumped new life into controversial proposals for requiring Americans on Medicare to pay more for their health care, raising the possibility that seniors’ medical bills could jump hundreds, or even thousands of dollars. It remains unclear if any of the proposals, which congressional Republicans have demanded to cut trillions of dollars ...
  • Disney advises hospitals and doctors on improving patient experience Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 11:57AMGet Business Mobile Text Alerts The idea is part of a real-life, new Walt Disney Co. program designed to teach health-care professionals how to make patients as satisfied with a trip to the hospital -- or the doctor's office -- as they are with a trip to a Disney theme park.
  • Study of older veterans links brain injury, dementia risk Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 10:17AMA large study in older veterans indicates that mild brain injuries seem to raise the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease or other dementia later in life.
  • Neonatologists Protest Quality-Improvement Requirements Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 10:12AMSome neonatologists say that quality-improvement programs cant adequately reflect individual professional performance.
  • Health Briefs: Tips offered for those with memory loss Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 9:57AMPublished: Tuesday, July 19, 2011 at 10:52 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, July 19, 2011 at 10:52 a.m. Land-of-Sky Regional Council will offer "When Actions Take the Place of Words" from 1-3:30 p.m. Thursday at Biltmore United Methodist Church, 276 Hendersonville Highway.
  • Federal cuts worry Dan River Region hospitals Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 6:30PMAs lawmakers work to reach a deal to raise the nation’s debt ceiling limit, local hospitals grow wary of cuts to Medicare and Medicaid.
  • Food Lion Raises $100K-Plus at Grill Events Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 1:14PMFood Lion associates and customers raised a record $101,149 during the Salisbury, N.C.-based chain’s “Thriller on the Griller at the Beach” events, which benefit Children’s Miracle Network (CMN) Hospitals, which raises funds for more than 170 children's hospitals across North America.
  • Government Mandates Make Health Savings More Elusive Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 10:45AMWashington must stop trying to legislate innovation.
  • Health-care costs: Debt talks boost Medicare reform plans Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 8:01AMHealth-care costs for seniors have been largely picked up by government. But their health-care costs could rise under various Medicare reform plans.
  • Studies tie head injuries to Alzheimer's, dementia risk Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 7:16AMA large study in older veterans raises fresh concern about mild brain injuries that hundreds of thousands of troops have suffered from explosions in recent wars. Even concussions seem to raise the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease or other dementia later in life.
  • Parents of sick kids seek hope at St. Petersburg hyperbaric clinic Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 5:57AMBy Leonora LaPeter Anton, Times Staff Writer Sunday, July 17, 2011 ST. PETERSBURG — One sunny morning recently, Millie Galan-Aguirre pushed her 14-year-old son's wheelchair past an AMVET post and a tattoo parlor to a strip mall storefront called Chamber of Hope. She rolled Manny inside and parked him next to a long, blue tube with a zipper along the top. "Hi, Sunshine," she said, taking his hand ...
  • Music therapy moving toward licensure in state Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 11:00PMOn the front porch of a woman nearing the end of her life, Katie Cyre's angelic voice floated over the top of the sweetly melancholic melody she finger-picked on an acoustic guitar draped across her lap.
  • Construction work still pinched, especially for small contractors Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 8:44PMOrlando construction contractor Phil Englett cut his salary in half last year — and considers himself one of the lucky ones.
  • Red Cross short on blood donations Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 5:09PMBlood banks need more donations.
  • Controversial Medicare ideas may come back - Sun, 17 Jul 2011 PST Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 11:13AMWASHINGTON – The heated debate over the federal deficit has pumped new life into controversial proposals for requiring Americans on Medicare to pay more for their health care, raising the possibility that seniors’ medical bills could jump hundreds, or even thousands of dollars. It remains unclear if any of the proposals, which congressional Republicans have demanded to cut trillions of dollars ...
  • Because he knows, compassion shows Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 10:14AMNick Marriam, left, of Clayton started the Nickelby Project with his cousin Shelby McKnew to provide gift bags to children with long stays in the hospital.
  • Programs combating obesity Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 3:12AMAnquan Arrington said the first sign that her daughter's weight was interfering with her health was visible on the back of the 6-year-old's neck. The Greenville mother tried diligently to scrub away the dark patches on Inikia's skin, but they wouldn't wash off.
  • Once taboo, calls to boost Medicare fees gain traction Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 2:02AMWASHINGTON -- The heated debate over the federal deficit has pumped new life into controversial proposals for requiring Americans on Medicare to pay more for their health care, raising the possibility that seniors' medical bills could jump hundreds, or even thousands of dollars.
  • Study finds problem in red blood cells stored for long periods Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 11:38PMDURHAM, N.C. - A Duke University Medical Center study has found a problem in red blood cells stored for long periods...
  • Clinical Trials Program Offers Treatment Options Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 11:25PMCONTRIBUTED
  • Career Almanac Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 8:10PMMelissa Brunner has been hired as a Charlotte Regional Realtor Association account executive.
  • Arab Spring, Start-Up Summer? Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 1:41PMEgypt's revolution has sent the economy into a tailspin, but an emerging class of young entrepreneurs hopes to make the country a technology hot spot.
  • Duke answers age-old transfusion mystery Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 4:53AMA Duke University Medical Center study has found a problem in red blood cells stored for long periods that may explain why older blood has been shown to cause heart attacks, respiratory failure and other problems in patients who get transfusions.
  • Health-care providers learn Disney touch Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 11:50PMSnow White as nurse and the Magic Kingdom as hospital might sound like a child's wish.
  • Red Cross sends appeal to would-be donors Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 11:04PMBlood collections have jumped since the American Red Cross announced a national shortage Monday and appealed to potential donors, but the shortage is so deep that it would take weeks of above-average collections to return the supply to normal, said a local Red Cross official.
  • Clues sought in boat blast Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 10:41PMInvestigators have not yet determined the cause of a boat blast Wednesday at the Tega Cay Marina that sent four members of a Charlotte family to hospitals.
  • Social Security Number Not Always Needed Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 6:38PMThe theft of medical records from a Triad hospital exposes when to give your social security number, and when you don't. 
  • New NC community college courses point to hot jobs Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 6:13PMRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Tracking computer crime is gaining traction in Winston-Salem. Learning to develop video games is peaking in Goldsboro. And workers ready to handle high-voltage electrical equipment are needed most everywhere.
  • Author and Dentist, Dr. Zan Beaver, Signs Publishing Deal With CelebrityPress To Release More Than A Mouthful Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 1:43PMJacksonville, Fla. July 15, 2011 Dr. Zan Beaver, of Beaver Dental Care, has joined with a select group of leading dental professionals from across the nation to co-write the forthcoming book titled, More Than A Mouthful. Nick Nanton, Esq. along with business partner, JW Dicks, Esq., recently signed a publishing deal with each of these authors to contribute their expertise to the book, which...
  • Food Lion and Friends Raise $100K-Plus at Grill Events Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 11:11AMFood Lion associates and customers raised a record $101,149 during the Salisbury, N.C.-based chain’s “Thriller on the Griller at the Beach” events, which benefit Children’s Miracle Network (CMN) Hospitals, which raises funds for more than 170 children's hospitals across North America..
  • Disease ravages liver of young animal lover Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 3:37AMHeather Ledbetter was enjoying life the way many 27-year-olds do — working at a job she loved, hanging out with her friends and having an active social life.
  • Security breach at Wake Forest Baptist affected 357 people Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 11:17PMA security breach involving medical documents at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center affected 357 people, including 136 patients and 221 past or current employees, the medical center said Thursday.
  • Remains of scorched boat recovered from Lake Wylie for investigation Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 10:26PMdworthington@heraldonline.com
  • Raising Medicare costs may be gaining traction Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 8:03PMThe idea of charging seniors more, once considered politically toxic, is likely to resurface in Washington. The heated debate over the federal deficit has pumped new life into controversial proposals for requiring Americans on Medicare to pay more for their healthcare, raising the possibility that seniors' medical bills could jump hundreds or even thousands of dollars.
  • Proposals to shift more Medicare costs to elderly are gaining traction Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 4:16PMThe controversial proposals would require Americans on Medicare to pay more for their healthcare, raising the possibility that seniors' medical bills could jump hundreds, or even thousands of dollars.
  • The Ice Man Cometh: What You Can Do After the Notice of Inspection But Before the I-9 Audit Starts Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 3:59PMYou stare at the Notice of I-9 Inspection in your hot, little hand and wonder why the Gods delight in tormenting you. What now?
  • WNC Wellness review: NC State says reactor leak isn’t a public threat Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 12:03PM• NC State says reactor leak poses no public threat: “North Carolina State University says a small water leak in the liner of its nuclear research reactor doesn’t pose a risk to public health, a university statement said Thursday. [...] ‘Our facility is leaking at about 10 gallons an hour,’ the statement added. ‘Even though this does not present health risks, we want to be on the safe side and ...
  • Maven Semantic: Cancer Drug Toxicology Research Database Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 9:49AMMaven Semantic announces updates to their Cancer Drug Toxicology database.
  • Maven Semantic: Biological Assay Research Database Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 9:48AMMaven Semantic announces updates to their Biological Assay research database.
  • NC sterilization victims urge fair compensation Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 6:51PMRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina sterilization victims and their families gave impassioned pleas to the Governor's Eugenics Compensation Task Force Wednesday after listening to a wide-ranging discussion on potential award amounts in the $10,000 to $20,000 range.
  • Proposed 11th District rips out the center of WNC Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 5:46PMRedistricting is always political, and voters on both sides have to accept that. The party with a majority will get districts that it hopes will advance its ideology.
  • Kindred Healthcare Announces Additional Cluster Market Development Plans and Project Openings Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 4:56PMKindred Healthcare, Inc. ("Kindred) (NYSE: KND) today announced plans for the expansion and replacement ...
  • Physicians Dialysis Awarded Prison Dialysis Services Contract In South Carolina Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 1:43PMMIAMI , FLA. Physicians Dialysis, Floridas largest independent dialysis provider, recently received a contract to provide dialysis services to South Carolina inmates with end-stage renal disease ESRD. The contract, awarded by the South Carolina Department of Corrections, requires Physicians Dialysis to administer treatments for the on-site clinic at the Broad River Correctional Institution...
  • Paddling on the decline, but still alive in WNC schools Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 9:01AMIn North Carolina, it’s illegal to hit a prison inmate. You can’t hit a child in a day care center. Military officers can’t hit their subordinates. In workplaces, nursing homes, hospitals and elsewhere, hitting is forbidden. It is even illegal to hit an animal.
  • Press Release Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 9:00AMVALUEOPTIONS INC. Posted on:13 Jul 11 NORFOLK, Va., July 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- ValueOptions Inc.®, the nation's largest independent behavioral health and wellness company, announced today that its North Carolina Commercial Service Center received Full Accreditation from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA). The center has been accredited by NCQA since 2008; its current three ...
  • NCQA Awards Full Accreditation to ValueOptions® North Carolina Commercial Service Center Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 8:50AMValueOptions Inc.®, the nation's largest independent behavioral health and wellness company, announced today that its North Carolina Commercial Service Center received Full Accreditation from the National Committee for Quality Assurance .  The center has been accredited by NCQA since 2008; its current three-year NCQA accreditation runs through June 2, 2014. Â
  • Park Ridge Health partners with The Health Adventure, will move it to Biltmore Square Mall Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 8:48AMTHE FULL RELEASE: Park Ridge Health has recently signed a lease with Biltmore Square Mall to allow their partner, The Health Adventure, to relocate beginning this fall. The Health Adventure’s new location, which will be more than double the space of their current Pack Place location, will be located in the large retail space near the Belk department store. Current annual memberships to The ...