Entries Tagged as Health Care Education

So there’s no mistaking the fact that nursing could offer you a stable and secure career in the years ahead. In a time when employment in many professions is decreasing, nursing is on the rise. And that could spell opportunity for you.

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As a service to students who are thinking of entering the medical and medical support professions, StraighterLine is running short posts on medical terms you need to know. Here's what you need to know about hay fever, which you have you sneezing this time of year. 

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According to About.com, the median medical school tuition in 2010-2011 was $28,685 at a public institution, and $46,899 at a private institution. But that does not include books, lab fees, and other costs. 

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This is the time of year when people start thinking about the flu, especially people who never got their flu shots and are now aching and paining and experiencing all the other unpleasant – and sometimes dangerous – symptoms of this common disease. 

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As a service to students who are thinking of entering the medical and medical support professions, StraighterLine is running short posts on medical terms. Each post will define one medical problem or condition. Today’s term is . . . Aneurysm

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As you probably know, the healthcare industries are booming. According to the Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2010-11 Edition (published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics), is that the job outlook for medical support and other healthcare professionals will increase steadily between now and year 2018. In this growth climate, training to beome a nutritionist can be a wise career move.  

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Are you interested in training for a career as a pharmacist or pharmacy technician? If so, you are making a wise decision. Both of those careers are very much in demand today – and demand is sure to rise in the years ahead as America’s population ages and requires more medical care. And now, two new courses from StraighterLine - Pharmacology I and Pharmacology II – offer you a terrific way to begin your training, or to find out whether pharmacy work would be a good career choice for you.

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As a service to students who are thinking of entering the medical and medical support professions, StraighterLine is running short posts on medical terminology. Each post will define one medical problem or condition. Today’s term is . . . Gallstones

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Today's Medical Term is COPD and it stands for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, a very serious and incurable condition that is affecting a growing number of American adults every year. Symptoms include shortness of breath (especially after exercise), a tendency to cough up a lot of mucus, and heightened susceptibility to colds and pneumonia.

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As a service to people who are thinking of entering the medical and medical support professions, StraighterLine is continuing the series of short posts on medical terminology. Each post will define one medical term. But as an extra bonus, today we are giving you two! Today’s terms are. . . ADHD and ADD

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