North Carolina Paramedics Take First Place In International Event
A team of North Carolina paramedics won top honors Nov. 8 in a competition with five other teams at the 2008 International Trauma Conference held in Guanajuato, Mexico.

More Than Half Of Consumers Going To Doctors Less Due To Rising Healthcare Costs, According To CheckMD Survey
CheckMD, an online social network and healthcare information resource, today released the results of a new poll indicating the correlation between increasing healthcare costs and more infrequent doctor visits. More than half of the 247 respondents (54 percent) indicated they are going to the doctor less than they previously were due to rising healthcare costs.

NeuroNexus Technologies And Philips Partner To Research Next-Generation Deep Brain Stimulation Devices For Central Nervous System Disorders Treatment
NeuroNexus Technologies and Philips Research today announced that they have signed a joint research agreement to develop next-generation deep brain stimulation devices with the ambition to improve the treatment of neurological diseases and psychiatric disorders.