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Illinois PT Director 1036S
Physical Therapy Department is looking for a full time Physical Therapy Director to join a full time Physical Therapist and 8 Physical Therapist Assistants in providing excellent patient care in this dynamic environment.
New York Internal Medicine L9722
Internal Medicine is needed in beautiful northern New York. Live where others vacation. Internist can be employed by the hospital to work at an in-house clinic or receive a net income guarantee with a local based practice. Salary offered is $160-170 depending on employment or income guarantee, productivity bonus is offered with employment option only.
Florida General Surgeon LL3265x
BC/BE General Surgeon needed for the sunny Miami, FL, area. This is an employed, solo practice opportunity.
Iowa Psychiatrist MF1021
Iowa Psychiatry. BE/BC Psychiatrist Adult or Child and Adolescent needed for outstanding practice with another full time Psychiatrist. This is primarily an outpatient practice with approximately 5% of the time providing services to an inpatient geriatric unit. All call via telephone.
RedScrubs Weekly Wrap-up 5-23-08
Very interesting week in the Medical Blog World. We have some people ranting about different issues including, but not limited to, Brain Scams, posts from an Angry Pharmacist, virtual public health and more. After reading a zillion posts, I picked out a few of my favorites for you to review.
The winner receives the world reknowned Scrubby, free exposure and of course a free set of Red Scrubs provided by the cool people at NW Scrubs.com.
Several nominees and this week’s winner was submitted anonymously, so don’t forget to thank your loyal followers on your site for their submissions.
—Dr. Incognito
The Elderly and Insulin Therapy
It is projected that by the year 2025 the majority of patients with diabetes will be aged 65 or older. Diabetes prevalence will increase by more than 200% in persons aged 65-74 and by more than 400% in those 75 and older. In patients with diabetes, the disease itself already accounts for 52% of nursing home admissions and 47% of deaths – percentages that only increase when corrected for related cardiovascular conditions.
Change it up!
“Despite the fact that I jog 2 miles on 4 days every week, I’m just not losing weight,” is a common complaint that I hear from exercising individuals. This conversation quickly turns to a description of specificity and overload, and how these principles determine the achievement of fitness goals.
