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The Importance of Sleep

Posted: August 28, 2009 by Anthony

I probably don’t need to tell people who juggle online studies, work and family that it is important to make sure you carve out enough time for sleep. We all know how spacey and “out of it” we feel when we miss sleep. Sleep deprivation can be very dangerous. Yet, recently, UCLA professor and sleep […] Read More

Unemployment Spawns New Gold Rush

Posted: August 24, 2009 by Anthony

With a promising future in a growth field, most Allen School students are not fretting over their long term employment prospects. Yet the overall poor state of employment in the US driven by the recession has left many without any solid prospects in the near term. While most will wait it out, some have taken […] Read More

Another Reason to Love Online Education

Posted: August 21, 2009 by Anthony

Allen School’s brick and mortar campuses are in the greater New York Metro area. So many of us in this community are well aware of the logistics of getting around in one of the world’s most densely populated areas. But if you live in any major city, you know what it is like to drive […] Read More

Obesity and the Latest in Weight Loss

Posted: August 17, 2009 by Anthony

This weekend in Royal Oaks, Michigan, officials from the Guinness Book of World Records were on hand to certify the world’s largest cupcake. The 1200+ pound gargantuan snack-cake with bright pink frosting was made using more than 800 eggs, and 200 pounds each of sugar and flour. Is it any wonder that 75% of Americans are […] Read More

End of Life Planning Doesn’t Kill Granny

Posted: August 14, 2009 by Anthony

Whichever side of the healthcare debate you come down on, everyone can agree that premeditated lying is never cool. I was especially saddened this week to see so many people – broadcasters, politicians and private citizens – repeating the ridiculous claim that the current draft of the healthcare bill in Congress contains provisions that establish “death […] Read More

User Feedback

Posted: August 12, 2009 by Anthony

In an effort to generate content that will be useful to the user community, I would like to take this opportunity to open the discussion to all of you who visit this blog. Please take a moment to leave comments for me, your humble moderator, regarding the kind of information you would find the most […] Read More

Take a Vacation – Doctor’s Orders

Posted: August 10, 2009 by Anthony

Well it is officially the dog days of summer. Scorching heat and in the Northeast, stifling humidity have come to call reminding us all that back-to-school time is just around the corner. Since August is typically a big month for family vacations, I thought it would be timely to reveal a recent study performed by […] Read More

Electronic Health Records

Posted: August 9, 2009 by Margie

There is a lot of talk these days in healthcare about Electronic Health Records. Seems we are starting to move in that direction more and more. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), was signed into law on February 17, 2009 by President Obama. Read More

The March of Progress in Medicine

Posted: August 5, 2009 by Anthony

Students of Allen School Online ought to be very proud of themselves for being at the forefront of change in the medical industry. The next decade will usher in radical changes in the way medical billing and coding are performed. The inevitable transition from paper-based procedures to electronic medical filing will allow you to be one […] Read More