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The Doctor is In -- Everywhere Brooklyn, NY (PRWEB) February 18, 2011 "“ Premier House Call MD promises patients ultimate care and convenience. Doctor at home visits are the cutting edge of family medicine. Premier House Call MD, a new bicoastal company, is growing fast, and for good reason. While house call doctors are hardly a new business idea, the need for this service is growing and is greater than ever. "The business model is simple. Premier House Call MD visits homes, hotels,...

SALT LAKE CITY, Feb. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. Montgomery has been a leader and innovator across a number of continuing education fronts in the dental industry. If you want to know what is new and useful in dentistry, the "go-to guy" is definitely Mark Montgomery. As an early adopter, he has embraced new methods and systems for the profession with considerable enthusiasm and precision. Many of these new applications over the past 30 years of his practice are now mainstream; as a matter of...

Data released today by the National Science Foundation show the recent economic recession had less effect on doctoral degree holders in science, engineering and health (SEH) fields than it did on the general population.According to a new NSF report, the unemployment rate in October 2008 for SEH doctorate recipients was 1.7 percent, whereas the unemployment rate for the total U.S. labor force was 6.6 percent.The report, "Unemployment Among Doctoral Scientists and Engineers Remained...

To help brighten the holidays for immobile children and their families, MMA superstar KIMO Leopoldo and Elite House Call MD are creating real health-related miracles. Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) December 13, 2010 To help brighten the holidays for immobile children and their families, MMA superstar KIMO Leopoldo and Elite House Call MD are creating real health-related miracles. "This is something I've always loved to do every year," KIMO said about working with charities and now teaming with...

Sonic screwdriver to solve future DIY woesTelevision's favourite Time Lord could not exist without his trusty sonic screwdriver, as it's proved priceless in defeating Daleks and keeping the Tardis in check. Now Doctor Who's famous cure-all gadget could become a reality for DIY-ers across the world, say engineers.Ultrasonic engineers at Bristol University and The Big Bang: UK Young Scientists and Engineers Fair are uncovering how a real life version of the fictional screwdriver - which uses...

Indicators of employment outcomes mixedU.S. academic institutions awarded 49,562 research doctorate degrees in 2009, the highest number ever reported by the National Science Foundation's Survey of Earned Doctorates (SED), and a 1.6 percent increase over 2008's total of 48,802.The SED is an annual census of all individuals who receive a research doctorate from a U.S. academic institution in an academic year, which is July 1 through June 30 of the following year. The 2009 census covered...

SUNNYVALE, Calif., July 1 /PRNewswire/ -- RateMDs.com (http://www.ratemds.com), a website founded in 2004 to allow patients to rate their medical doctors, today announced receiving their one-millionth patient-submitted doctor review. The one-millionth review was for Dr. Duanne Pitt, an orthopedic surgeon in Scottsdale, AZ, and reads in part, "Thank the Lord for Dr Pitt, and his knowledge. He saved my life, my sanity and my marriage. I fully recommend him to anyone who requires back surgery....

MINNEAPOLIS, June 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Shock Doctor, Inc., the leader in mouthguard technology, has introduced the Shock Doctor Custom Mouthguard, a dental-quality custom mouthguard that provides athletes with the perfect fit for increased protection and improved performance. The Shock Doctor Custom Mouthguard is the first and only dental-quality custom mouthguard available in sporting goods retail stores. "As the industry leader, we want to provide a perfect fitting custom mouthguard to the...

U.S. academic institutions awarded 48,802 research doctorate degrees in 2008, the sixth consecutive annual increase in U.S. doctoral awards and the highest number ever reported by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Survey of Earned Doctorates.The total number of doctorates increased 1.4 percent over 2007's total of 48,112, which was the smallest annual increase during the last six years. NSF's Science Resources Statistics division compiled the survey results.The Survey of Earned...

British actor John Simm says the upcoming two-part Doctor Who Christmas special is a brilliant send-off for outgoing star, David Tennant. Tennant announced this year he would be leaving the long-running science-fiction series. Matt Smith is to take over the role of the iconic time and space traveler. He will be the 11th actor to play the character and the next season of the show is to begin airing in the spring. Simm, who starred in the British versions of State of Play and Life on Mars,...