Documents tagged 'College'

Sleep disorder damages human brain

Author: Katte Subscribe to users feed

Published: 15/11/2008

Scientists have uncovered evidence of a link between a common sleep disorder and brain damage. Sleep apnoea occurs when the airways become blocked by the tongue or soft palate, depriving the person of oxygen and briefly waking them. New Scientist magazine says it leads to a loss of brain...

Surgeons to test public opinion on complete facial transplants

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Published: 15/11/2008

Public squeamishness over the limits of modern surgery are to be tested next week when specialists propose the transplant of a whole human face from a dead to a living person. At least five teams around the world are making preparations for the transplant, which would cross ethical and...

In Growing 80-Plus Population Study Finds Stroke-Prevention Surgery To Be Safe

Author: Katte Subscribe to users feed

Published: 15/11/2008

New research published in the October issue of Journal of the American College of Surgeons challenges the current opinion that patients in their eighties, who are often deemed \"high-risk\" due to their advanced age, should not undergo carotid endarterectomy - a stroke-preventing surgical...

Entrepreneurs - You Might Want To Drop Out Of College

Author: Zechariah Subscribe to users feed

Published: 03/11/2008

Young entrepreneurs and business owners are often times faced with the choice of which road to take. On one hand, there is the more conservative route of staying in college and getting a degree. On the other hand, many have thriving businesses that are making more money than their degree...

Take This Career And Shove It In The Right Direction!

Author: Zechariah Subscribe to users feed

Published: 03/11/2008

Are you listening to that little voice in your head telling you how much you dislike your job? If not, you may become angry with those around you, when in fact, you’ll be angry at yourself for failing to taking the necessary steps to change your career -- or job within the same...

What is the Cost of College Tuition?

Author: Zechariah Subscribe to users feed

Published: 03/11/2008

What is the average cost of college tuition? This is one question that most parents and future students ask themselves and need to know in order to plan for a college education. The national average college tuition rate for public universities is $4,694 per year for in state...

Saving Money For College Key Strategies

Author: Zechariah Subscribe to users feed

Published: 03/11/2008

One day you will wake up and your children will be grown and heading off to school. Have you thought about how you will finance their education? If you havent heard already, the cost of a decent education is continually rising above and beyond what ordinary people can afford. ...

Knowing the Costs: College Tuition and Other Expenses

Author: Beth Ibarra Subscribe to users feed

Published: 02/11/2008

Today\'s struggling economy presents a wide span of obstacles for young people, one of which is figuring out how to pay for college. Many young people are the first person from their families to attend college and are not entirely sure what to expect. Even for those who have family members...

College Tuition: Ways to Pay

Author: Beth Ibarra Subscribe to users feed

Published: 01/11/2008

The ideal way to pay for anything in life is to save up the money you need to purchase what you want and then pay for it in full. Unfortunately, it is often times hard or near impossible to save up enough money for expensive items that you want. This is where options such as credit cards and...

Internal Prisons: The Thief of Productivity and Quality in our Workforce

Author: Zechariah Subscribe to users feed

Published: 31/10/2008

As a professional speaker, one of my biggest challenges is to grab the attention of my audience within the first few minutes of the presentation- grab them by the throat if you will. I do this by coming out in a suite and tie, following an introduction in which I have been described as a...