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IOM: Schools should help students meet physical activity guidelines

Schools should help each child obtain at least 60 minutes per day of vigorous or moderate-intensity physical activity to support their health and development, according to a report released today by the Institute of Medicine. Recent estimates suggest

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9 Nursing Skills Every Practitioner Should Possess

In addition to having solid health care skills, those who succeed in the nursing profession possess unique qualities of character and spirit. These are nine personal attributes every nurse needs to provide the best possible patient care:

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Top Tips To Improve Your Memory

Because most information–a name or series of numbers–is abstract, converting it into a related image helps your brain latch onto it. If you park your car in row B13 of a parking garage, for example, you may imagine a birthday cake with 13 candles.

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Here are 6 people who will teach you something new about patient engagement

In the new world of healthcare, it’s new voices that can be the most helpful. The medical industry is lucky to be filled with thought leaders who are regularly offering their ideas to the industry. But without new thinking and new points of view, healthcare

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Nurses Week Featured Nurse 2 | Melanie Torres, RN

We’re almost halfway through Nurses’ Week already! We’d like for you to meet our 2nd featured nurse of the week, Melanie Torres, RN. Stay tuned everyday this week for more nurses on display!

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PHYSICAL THERAPY STUDENTS PLAY WITH A PURPOSE

The guy in his 20s got down on the carpet to play dollies. The big dude in the weightlifting T-shirt grinned as the babies crawled and cooed. The young lady listened intently to a serious lecture about colors and shapes.

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Top 100 Best Values in Public Colleges for 2012-2013

Prospective college students, are you looking to get the best education for your money? If so, you may be interested in learning the top 100 best values in public colleges.

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5 Steps To Becoming A Registered Nurse

Figuring out what you want to do before financing your college education can wind up saving you tens of thousands of dollars in unnecessary loan debt. Attending a reputable vocational nurse licensing program is an affordable and pragmatic first step.

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The 10 Most Expensive U.S. Colleges, 2012

Our list of the 10 most expensive colleges for undergraduates in the United States is based on data compiled by the Center for College Affordability and Productivity, a Washington, D.C.-based non-profit. Annual costs we factored in include tuition.

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11 questions you won’t hear at tonight’s debate

Jim Lehrer’s questions for Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama were standard issue from every other presidential debate. Martha Raddatz got much more pointed and specific. Tonight the audience…

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Top 5 funniest health tweets of the vice presidential debate

Another debate, another opportunity to photoshop the candidates’ hairdos. If you are not an undecided voter, a poll doubter, or a worrywart, the best part of the presidential debates is the humor on Twitter…

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The Economy of Top Colleges in the United States

Some of the top colleges in the U.S. are not just hard to get into academically, but also financially. Learn more about these schools and how they are functioning in the following infographic…

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Ranked in 2012, part of Best Medical Schools

There is a growing need in the United States for rural medicine doctors. Through these programs, students train to be physicians in rural and underserved communities. These are the top medical schools…

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Need More Nursing Knowledge? Go Back to School

If you are a nurse who wants to continue with your education and potentially create more opportunities for yourself, then going back to school is a good idea…

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UC College of Nursing’s Online Degree Programs ‘Top 25′ Nationally

The online education and career information website SuperScholar.org has listed the University of Cincinnati College of Nursing as one of the Top 25 “Smart Choice” nursing schools for online nursing degrees…

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