Covidien Completes 2 Sales Transactions

Covidien, perhaps more popularly known as a company that is involved in the sale of special chemicals and sleep therapy products has announced the consummation of two sales deals. They received about $280 million for the sale of its specialty chemical business to an affiliate of New Mountain Capital…
Echoes of a Conflict of Interest
We’ll need to show that ONE care process in particular: care delivered hands-on by physical therapists DOES lead to better outcomes…. A new study in the August 2010 Physical Therapy Journal is just the second published article showing that PT process measures improve patient outcomes.
Original Source of Echoes of…
I’m slow, but . . .
I finally noticed that Medic999 is back. Welcome back. After 2 months and 5 days of exile from blogging. Why? Purely to appease those who live by the rule – What if . . . ? But we shouldn’t be reckless. Bad things do happen, otherwise we would not…
Lucky Vitamin Presents: Sound Universe

Lucky Vitamin continues to expand the variety of products available to our customers. The latest addition is an interesting and unique brand of sound healing products: Sound Universe . Sound Universe LLC is committed to providing clear, succinct and practical information about the healing power of sound. Ohm Therapeutics…
Marijuana, Did You Know Is The Most Commonly Used Illicit Drug In America?

There are three factors that are combining to make marijuana the most commonly used illicit drug in America. 1. The popular press. 2. The devotion and militarism of marijuana smokers themselves. 3. The progressive legalization of the drug. Skipping the rhetoric of legalization, an individual’s right to abuse themselves…
Asian-Style Lettuce Wraps
Elly got rave reviews for her Asian-Style Lettuce Wraps in our “What’s on your plate?” contest.
Alzheimer’s Caregiving Dealing with Urinary Incontinence (Part Five)

By Carole B. Larkin Alzheimer’s Reading Room Previously I wrote — Alzheimer’s Caregiving Avoiding the Urinary Tract Infection (Part Four). Now let’s move on to Incontinence. Incontinence is usually a part of Alzheimer’s and other dementias because many times in the diseases the portion of the brain that controls…
Seared Scallops with Cucumber Salad
Integrative Nutrition asked our community “What’s on Your Plate?”

