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Ditching the “D” Word
Nutritionists stress healthy eating for weight loss rather than dieting
It fits all the criteria for a “four-letter” word. The very name conjures up unpleasant feelings... Read More |
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A Complete Medical History
Looking Back, Looking Forward
2012! It's official. It's the end of the world as we know it, and I feel fine!
ZACH ENGLAND |
What's Happening in Chattanooga?
Medical Society, Foundation Officers to be installed January 27
The Chattanooga-Hamilton County Medical Society and Medical Foundation of Chattanooga will install new officers on Friday, January 27, during the annual President's Reception at the Heritage Landing Clubhouse in Chattanooga.
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Clinically Speaking
International Diabetes Federation Recommends Bariatric Surgery for Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes
The combination of obesity and Type 2 diabetes looms as the largest epidemic and public health issue in human history.
Mark A. Colquitt, MD, FACS, FASMBS |
Enjoying East Tennessee
Departure - Daufuskie Island, South Carolina
January typically finds me holed away writing and reading.
LEIGH ANNE W. HOOVER |
Wine 201
Sauvignon Blanc - Straight Up or Tamed?
If we have a Sauvignon Blanc wine at one of our local wine tastings, we know to order fewer bottles of it than other wines in the tasting.
Rick Jelovsek, CSW |
Enjoying East Tennessee
Departure - Daufuskie Island, South Carolina
January typically finds me holed away writing and reading. When the weather is cold, that restless urge and nagging temptation to be outside isn’t knocking quite as often on my office window.
LEIGH ANNE W. HOOVER |
Ditching the “D” Word
Nutritionists stress healthy eating for weight loss rather than dieting
It fits all the criteria for a “four-letter” word.
CINDY SANDERS |
Ready for Accountable Care?
One East Tennessee Health System Gets Prepared
Dollars. The word seems to permeate any discussion about reforming the nation’s healthcare system, whether it’s a lack of them or a way to save them.
BRIDGET GARLAND |
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Too Few American Adults Getting Needed Vaccinations: CDC
Title: Too Few American Adults Getting Needed Vaccinations: CDC
Category: Health News
Created: 2/2/2012 4:06:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 2/3/2012 Posted Friday, February 3, 2012 2:00 am EST
| | Mouse Study Suggests Alzheimer's Spreads Through Brain Like an Infection
Title: Mouse Study Suggests Alzheimer's Spreads Through Brain Like an Infection
Category: Health News
Created: 2/2/2012 4:06:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 2/3/2012 Posted Friday, February 3, 2012 2:00 am EST
| | Could a Blood Test Help Spot Depression?
Title: Could a Blood Test Help Spot Depression?
Category: Health News
Created: 2/3/2012 10:05:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 2/3/2012 Posted Friday, February 3, 2012 2:00 am EST
| | Sex and the Elderly: STD Risk Often Ignored
Title: Sex and the Elderly: STD Risk Often Ignored
Category: Health News
Created: 2/3/2012 11:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 2/3/2012 Posted Friday, February 3, 2012 2:00 am EST
| | New Heart Failure Risks: Fractures and Memory Problems
Title: New Heart Failure Risks: Fractures and Memory Problems
Category: Health News
Created: 2/3/2012 11:01:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 2/3/2012 Posted Friday, February 3, 2012 2:00 am EST
| | 1 in 2 Stroke Survivors Has High Blood Pressure
Title: 1 in 2 Stroke Survivors Has High Blood Pressure
Category: Health News
Created: 2/3/2012 11:01:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 2/3/2012 Posted Friday, February 3, 2012 2:00 am EST
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Herb Fritch takes aim at medical inflation - The Deal Pipeline
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Herb Fritch takes aim at medical inflationThe Deal Pipelinebased health insurer Cigna Corp. announced that it would pay $3.8 billion to acquire HealthSpring Inc., a Nashville, Tenn.-based publicly traded health plan focusing exclusively on Medicare recipients. The deal, which closed Jan. |
Posted Friday, February 3, 2012 1:01 pm EST
| | MissionPoint Health Partners Starts with More Than 1000 Nashville Area Physicians - MarketWatch (press release)
Posted Tuesday, January 31, 2012 1:05 pm EST
| | Penguins Notebook: Vitale's two-year extension reward for tenacity, hustle - Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Posted Saturday, February 4, 2012 1:16 am EST
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