Displaying items 13-24 of 205
» View wsbt.com items only
< Previous
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11-18
Next >
-
Paper perfect: Fort Lauderdale artist puts knife to paper for her creations
Christina Lihan builds South Florida hotels, houses and skyscrapers without ever having to break ground. She uses thick watercolor paper and Exacto knives to create multidimensional, cut paper sculptures of cityscapes and European buildings —...
Tags: Architecture, Arts and Culture, Fort Lauderdale, Wilton Manors, Miami Beach
-
29 South Florida hospitals get 'A' for safety
South Florida hospitals had another strong showing on a national safety report card, with more scoring an "A" this year than in 2012 for protecting patients from unnecessary illness or injury. In its third biannual Hospital Safety Score, the Leapfrog...
Tags: West Palm Beach, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Lake Worth, Healthcare Provider, Broward Health Medical Center
-
Broward leaders hear message that everything's looking up
Sun SentinelThe glass wasn’t half or even three-quarters full Friday. Things are so good in Broward County the glass was overflowing. That was the message delivered to more than 900 people at the Broward Workshop’s annual State of Our County forum....Tags: Teaching and Learning, Executive Branch, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Regional Authority, Politics
-
Red meat risks: One more reason to go vegetarian
The new link between meat consumption and heart disease, discovered by Dr. Stanley Hazen of the Cleveland Clinic, is just the latest evidence linking meat consumption to killer diseases that cripple, then kill, 1.3 million Americans annually. Dr. Hazen'...
Tags: Vegetarian Diet, September 11, 2001 Attacks, University of Oxford, Heart Disease, Carnitine (dietary supplement)
-
Nonprofit hospitals: Do they give back enough?
Although Orlando is a medium-sized metro, its two main hospital systems rank in the big leagues of top-grossing nonprofit hospitals in the nation, according to a recent report. With annual gross charges of $8 billion, Florida Hospital came in fourth out...
Tags: Health and Safety at School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Politics, Personal Income, Winter Park
-
Red meat and heart disease link: Not all about the fat?
Los Angeles TimesThe long-established link between red meat consumption and heart disease may have less to do with the fat in the meat than many have assumed, researchers said Sunday. Writing in the journal Nature Medicine, a team led by Dr. Stanley Hazen of the...Tags: Arteriosclerotic Vascular Disease, Science and Technology, Heart Disease, Carnitine (dietary supplement), Dietary Supplements
-
Bulletin Board
Saturday American Cancer Society Plantation's Relay for Life, 4 p.m. at Plantation Central Park Track, 9151 NW Second St. Free. Call 754-366-5505. Antique & Flea Market, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 8001 NW Fifth St., Plantation. Free. Call 305-951-7349....Tags: Coral Springs, Museums, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Hospitals and Clinics, FPL Group
-
Gut bugs are implicated in heart attacks and stroke
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - Thousands of heart attack victims every year have none of the notorious risk factors before their crisis - not high cholesterol, not unhealthy triglycerides. Now the search for the mystery culprits has turned up some surprising...Tags: New York University, Asthma, American Heart Association, Johns Hopkins University, Healthcare Provider
-
Dr. Paul Lietman
Dr. Paul S. Lietman, a retired Johns Hopkins professor of medicine, pharmacology, molecular sciences and pediatrics, died of congestive heart failure April 20 at his Ruxton home. He was 79. "He was a gifted educator and was beloved by generations of...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Teachers, Healthcare Provider, Sheppard Pratt Health System, Columbia University
-
Going outside the hospital walls to improve health
Study after study demonstrates that poverty is a powerful driver of poor health. Many of America's leading hospitals exist in poor communities. Could these powerful institutions (in economic as well as medical terms) help overcome the deeper sources of...
Tags: Washington, DC, Business, Social Issues, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Health Insurance
-
Even for sperm, there is a season
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Autumn is the time of year most associated with bumper crops of new babies, and that may be because human sperm are generally at their healthiest in winter and early spring, according to a new study from Israel. Based on...Tags: Science and Technology, Medical Specialization, Health Organizations, Infertility, Hospitals and Clinics
-
Orlando Health to start tobacco-free hiring policy
Smokers need not apply. That's the word from Orlando Health, which announced this evening that it will start a tobacco-free hiring policy at seven of its hospitals starting in April. The move is part of a controversial nationwide trend, in which...Tags: Orange City, Employment, Healthcare Provider, Employment Opportunities, American Civil Liberties Union
May 2, 2013
|Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
May 7, 2013
|Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Apr 12, 2013
|Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Apr 11, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Apr 27, 2013
|Story| Orlando Sentinel
Apr 8, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Apr 26, 2013
|Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Apr 24, 2013
|Story| Reuters
Apr 24, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Feb 28, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Mar 8, 2013
|Story| Reuters
Feb 28, 2013
|Story| Orlando Sentinel
Original site for Cleveland Clinic topic gallery.
