Archive for July, 2009

Mountaineering Tours to Ladakh

Friday, July 31st, 2009

Ladakh is located in the Northernmost state of India, Jammu and Kashmir. It is a paradise for mountaineers and trekkers from all over the world. Rugged terrains of Ladakh attract a large number of adventure freaks every year to explore the unexplored regions and carry back life long memories with them.
It is also known [...]

Barnes & Noble: First Bookseller to Adopt MetaMetrics Lexile Framework for Reading

Wednesday, July 29th, 2009

Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), the world’s largest bookseller, today announced that it will offer customers the ability to search for books by Lexile® measure both in stores and online at Barnes & Noble.com (www.bn.com). Recognized as the most widely used reading measure, a Lexile helps young readers develop important literacy skills by selecting [...]

PhysicianEmployment.org Launches Free Community Employment Site for Physician Jobs

Wednesday, July 29th, 2009

The physician staffing shortage may be an ongoing problem for healthcare facilities, but one company aims to make that shortage a thing of the past.
Introducing PhysicianEmployment.org, the newest physician and mid-level provider job board online. This free physician employment community website, developed as a service to the healthcare staffing industry, was created by a leading [...]

Updated CDC Travel Health Book Released

Tuesday, July 28th, 2009

The 2010 edition of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Yellow Book includes new or expanded sections on medical tourism, traveling safely with chronic diseases and conditions, and expert perspectives on popular travel itineraries worldwide. The updated book, which is a definitive guide for healthy international travel, is now available online.
Nicknamed for its yellow [...]

American Academy of Urgent Care Medicine Launches New Web Site

Monday, July 27th, 2009

The American Academy of Urgent Care Medicine has launched its newly designed website. Designed by McMurry, the new site is more dynamic and user-friendly, offering five distinct areas organized to meet the specific needs of each visitor. A cleaner, simpler layout allows users to quickly locate information on the site, providing a more engaging experience. [...]

Volunteers Needed For Flavonoid – Chocolate Compound Study

Monday, July 27th, 2009

Volunteers are needed for the final phase of a Diabetes UK-funded study investigating whether flavonoids – compounds found in chocolate – can protect older women with diabetes from heart disease.
The first group of volunteers, recruited last April, have already been eating specially formulated chocolate twice a day for a year. Now researchers at the University [...]

E-Learning Survey Indicates Ease of Use for Coggno Learning Management System Users

Monday, July 27th, 2009

Coggno.com, a learning management system and courseware creation software, has collected the responses from a recent customer satisfaction survey. The purpose of the survey was to gauge customer sentiment and understand the top issues expressed by users.
The highest marks Coggno received were on ease of upload of curriculum, ease of adding new learners, and ease [...]