Employment for EMTs and paramedics is expected to grow by 19 percent between 2006 and 2016, faster than the average for all occupations, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. To help the increasing number of emergency services professionals, or those considering entering the field, learn more about first responder training, advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) certification, pediatric advanced life support (PALS) certification, and career opportunities, Health Education Solutions, the leading provider of continuing education solutions for healthcare professionals, ...

Ten of the 20 fastest-growing occupations in the U.S. are healthcare related, underscoring the vital need for training and resources to support this expanding industry. To improve the educational experience for this critical population, Health Education Solutions, the leading provider of continuing education solutions for healthcare professionals including ACLS and PALS certification, today released a new Careers in Healthcare Special Section. This series of articles, vignettes and important facts about careers in healthcare and continuing healthcare education is available ...

Leading EHR solution providers CATS Technology has announced the roll out of a new flat rate monthly fee for its Ultimate Care IT services with discounts for multiple desktop users and servers. CATS Technology, a leading New Jersey IT services company, is now offering the Ultimate Care Unlimited IT service package, which is priced according to a fixed monthly service fee rather than an hourly or contracted fee. Unlike traditional hourly-based fees for IT support programs, the company's new Ultimate-Care Unlimited package delivers high-quality, unlimited support for ...

The Digital Out-of-Home advertising technology company rVue joins forces with media and marketing veteran William Gorski to expand their Managed Services Group. The rVue Managed Services Group works with major media and advertising agencies on all aspects of planning, negotiating and buying DOOH media for Agency clients. Gorski is a senior marketing executive and pioneer in both Digital and Direct Marketing communications channels. He is known as a change agent with strong leadership skills who built high-performance teams, developed new capabilities, and stimulated ...

Precision Microdrives has introduced a micro sized PCB mounted vibration motor, based on a surface mount form factor. This SMD vibration motor can be reflow soldered, and comes on tape and reel for quick and efficient pick and place assembly. This addition to Precision's range of Pico Haptic miniature vibrating motors, offers a tiny PCB footprint and the most efficient mass assembly method for a vibration motor to date. Micro sized Vibration Motors, like the 304-109 are used in many handheld appliances and instruments, where there is a requirement to alert operators ...

Older women and younger men has been a hot topic for a while but at last the dating site Cougared.com can reveal the truth about how men see this relationship phenomenon. The first ever Cougared.com Cub Report is a ground-breaking survey designed to get inside the mind of the modern younger man and answers questions like: Why do you date older women? What got you into the idea of "cougars"? Where and how do you date older women? Do your family know? Should "cougars" ever retire and lots more. Headline findings from the Cougared.com Cub Report include: * The biggest ...

Founded in the 1990s, Bakhresa Food Products Ltd is based in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and is split into three divisions - ice cream, water and juice. The Bakhresa Group was founded by Said Salim Awadh Bakhresa in the mid 1970s. The company's flagship brand produces 'Azam' brand ice creams, fruit juices and frozen chapattis and 'Uhai' brand bottled water. The company is also expanding its operations into the carbonated drinks (CSD) market. Bakhresa group has today emerged as one of the largest private sector industrial groups in Tanzania and one of the largest providers ...

Southey Holdings (Pty) Ltd is one of the largest and most respected privately owned groups in South Africa. Over the years Southey Holdings, which is owned by Aureos Africa Fund LLC, Management and a Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment Group, has diversified with a series of autonomous decentralised businesses. The company offers a whole range of services to the oil and gas, power generation, mining and water reticulation sectors. Wickins, a qualified accountant, became the CEO of Southey Holdings 10 years ago. "I was approached by Southey to head up the organisation ...

There are countless ways to maintain good health... You can buy and consume healthier foods in your daily diet, exercise more, take supplements to promote healthy organ function, and routinely check up with a physician to remain aware of any health risks you face. But what about a silent killer, one that can cause damage to your body, and make you more susceptible to disease, without even knowing it? Radiation is a serious threat to the health and livelihood of all those it effects. While radiation is simply an energy that travels in the form of high-speed particles, ...

The body's immune system is designed to help protect the body from infection. However, with an autoimmune disorder called Crohn's Disease, the immune system is unable to differentiate between normal body tissue and foreign substances. The response is an overactive immune response that leads to chronic inflammation. Crohn's Disease is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) typically found in the last part of the small intestine and the first part of the large intestine. Symptoms include abdominal pain, loss of appetite, diarrhea, and unintentional weight loss. Though ...

Whowish Ltd. has announced the launch of two innovative new Facebook applications which encourage local trade and sustainable lifestyles. The e-commerce social media applications are called SwapSquare and CollegeSwap. The free apps allow Facebook users to buy, sell, and swap (barter) for products and services. SwapSquare organizes its users by their neighborhood zip code, while CollegeSwap organizes its users by the school which the user attends. According to Whowish, the benefits of their new Facebook apps are many. They help users get the products and services that ...

London's Old Vic theatre is staging a production of the dramatic Sir Terence Rattigan play Cause Celebre, with Shameless star Anne-Marie Duff taking the lead role. While fans of the Channel Four series may know her best for her television roles, the actress has also appeared in several films and won awards for her stage work. Cause Celebre is directed by Thea Sharrock and will run until June 11th. "Based on the true story of Alma Rattenbury who went on trial with her 18-year-old lover for the murder of her husband, Cause Celebre is an intriguing tale of love, betrayal, ...

Registered nurse and medical blogger Robyn Nazar, RN, BSN, is gaining a strong Internet following for providing current medical information on her blog, The Health Update. Well-known for offering daily health news and advice, her blog now features a Q&A forum where visitors can ask questions and receive direct answers from a medical professional. Titled "The Health Update," Nazar's blog features daily posts on a wide range of medical topics - including chronic disease and prevention, nutrition, weight loss, and more - with a special emphasis on fertility and reproductive ...

To meet the growing demand for bingo online, Bingo Liner UK has looked at adding more features and prizes. While many other sites solely focus on one aspect of gaming, Bingo Liner does an excellent job of expanding the gaming usability. Using the motif of an ocean cruise liner, the site brings a full gaming experience. A player may enter the room designed for bingo, slots or casino gaming and, if they get bored or want to try a different game, they could venture to other parts of the ship to play a game there. In addition to the various amounts of games available on ...

Spring is sprung, the flowers are in bloom and Boden has a gorgeous selection of feminine florals and delicate ruffles to complement your springtime wardrobe. Putting together your spring outfit is as easy as pushing a button, as Boden dedicated a whole section to Women In Bloom to celebrate the passing of winter, and the arrival of sunshine. On its own one of our printed cotton skirts is just that, but with some outfit ideas to spur your creative side, you can build an entire outfit based on Boden's suggestions - covering everything from ladies' accessories to women's ...

We hope you'll love our exclusive online range of party dresses - designed in luxurious, show stopping silk to make those milestone occasions more memorable. They cover all bases, from demure and dainty to 'dance the night away'. You only get one shot at those big occasions so make yours one to remember (for all the right reasons). Key pieces include the Uplifting Dress with its fluttery layers of silk georgette that flatter your figure while the tonal tiers of colour keep the feeling cool and contemporary. We can picture you wearing this at a Summer wedding, a big birthday ...

We've all been there - spending hours rifling through your wardrobe, clothes strewn across your once immaculate bedroom, while you desperately try to put together the perfect outfit for the occasion. If only there was some way to avoid this. You'd never run late for dinner again! Well, Boden has helpfully stepped in and created a canny outfit maker to help you in your quest to look presentable. Winter is officially over, so gone are the dark days when a strategic jumper could hide the awful top that should be consigned to the murkiest depths of your closet. You need ...

There's no doubt about it, summer is dangerously close, with the sun poking its head coyly around the corner of spring and warming our chilled winter bones. Which can only mean one thing - holidays in the sun, at home or abroad. No holiday is complete without a trip to the beach, or at least some much-needed relaxation beside the pool; book in hand, sunning yourself in the glorious warmth. But what to wear? Allow Boden to step in. Boden's holiday swimwear guide allows you to choose from a staggering range of one and two piece swimming togs, so whether you want to ...

A world leader in 3D Jewelry Animation, Realeyez3d, has now extended their 3D technology product line by incorporating their proprietary RealHD for all their online products. "It is vital to provide customers with as much visual information about the product as possible. Online consumers are very demanding, and they move on from sites that do not provide them with the quick, accessible information they need to make a purchase," says Ofer Rubin, CEO of Realeyez3D. "The more information you provide, the more likely you are to make a sale, and this is especially true when ...

Child-Support Enforcement in Texas In Texas, both parents are expected to provide financial support for their child. The Texas Office of the Attorney General is responsible for enforcing child support payments, and the agency has several tools available to help parents make and collect regular and overdue child-support payments. According to the Child Support Division of the Texas Attorney General, its mission is to assist parents in getting the financial support necessary for their children to succeed in life. To support this mission, the Attorney General "vigorously ...

North Carolina Medical Malpractice Reform: Compromising Patient Safety A medical malpractice reform bill recently introduced in the North Carolina Senate is the latest threat to a citizen's private right of action against negligent health care providers. Senate Bill 23, which seeks to limit damages and would change the standard of medical negligence in claims involving emergency room errors, was introduced in February. One of the bill's co-sponsors argued that the measure would create huge savings by reducing defensive medicine practices, stating that extra testing ...

New Spinal Cord Discoveries Provide Hope According to researchers at Ohio State University, an estimated 1.3 million people in the United States are living with a spinal cord injury. Along with paraplegia and quadriplegia, complications of the injury can include bladder and bowel dysfunction and chronic pain. Doctors have known for some time that macrophages, a type of white blood cell, cause inflammation in the area after an injury, which can exacerbate damage to the injured tissue. Previous research focused on bone marrow as the source of macrophages. A recent study ...

Are You Really the Father? Establishing Paternity in Texas A biological father is not the same thing as a legal father. In fact, in Texas, if a child is born to a woman who is not married, that child has no legal father. Establishing paternity is beneficial for the child, father and mother. Benefits of Establishing Paternity As well as the emotional benefits to the child, establishing paternity also has important legal consequences. Establishing paternity may qualify the child for health insurance and other benefits through the father's insurer. A child has the ...

Families that find themselves caretakers of a loved one with mildly to severely diminished abilities due to a traumatic brain injury (TBI) must often adapt to unfamiliar challenges. Financial burdens may include the injured person's lost income as well as the need for a family member to stop working to care for a parent, son or daughter. But other changes can be just as challenging for the patient and family members, from dealing with the emotional fallout to changing household routines in order to accommodate adaptive equipment. Many New Jersey communities have fostered ...

Opponents of motorcycle helmet laws might want to take a look at a new study suggesting that helmets will not only prevent death and serious injury to the head but can also prevent cervical spine injuries. According to a study by Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons, motorcycle drivers who wore helmets were 22 percent less likely to suffer a cervical spine injury in a motorcycle accident than those who did not wear helmets. The Johns Hopkins study debunks an earlier study popular among motorcycle ...