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The Truth About Jaw Discomfort
The temporomandibular joints (TMJs) may help you yawn when you're tired, but they can also be as vulnerable to injury as any other joint in your body.

Staying Active in Cold Weather
It may be hard to stay motivated during the winter months. Here are some tips to keep you moving in the cold.

Medicare Annual Enrollment Begins November 15, 2010

NTSP receives first place in Modern Healthcare's IT Case Study Contest

NTSP envisioned a technology solution that would gather and use real-time patient information that could be parsed from multiple sources to provide faster, better and safer patient care, enhance physician communication and provide fiscally responsible care within one single sign-on application. In 2008, NTSP finalized development and implemented SandlotConnect, a comprehensive and interoperable Health Information Exchange (HIE).
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AMA Releases Social Media Guidelines for Physicians
The American Medical Association this week adopted a social media use policy to help physicians protect patient privacy, and physicians' personal and professional reputations. "Using social media can help physicians create a professional presence online, express their personal views and foster relationships, but it can also create new challenges for the patient-physician relationship," says AMA Board Member Mary Anne McCaffree, MD. "The AMA's new policy outlines a number of considerations physicians should weigh when building or maintaining a presence online."

Take part in National Start! Eating Healthy Day Nov. 3
The American Heart Association and Start! partners BryanLGH and BryanLGH Heart Institute have teamed up to help Lincoln make healthy eating choices Nov. 3, which is National Start! Eating Healthy Day. Start! is the American Heart Association's national initiative that calls on all Americans and their employers to create a culture of physical activity and health to live longer, heart-healthier lives.

November is National Lung Cancer Awareness Month
Lung Cancer is a tragic disease that takes a terrible toll on those with the disease, as well as their loved ones. Lung cancer is the leading cancer killer in both men and women in the United States. In fact, more people die from lung cancer than any other type of cancer. The American Lung Association has long been the leader in the fight against lung cancer and is taking new steps to help both patients and their families.

How Much Sleep Do You Need? For Some, Not Much Is the Answer
For those of us who always look admiringly at colleagues who seem to be able to breeze through anything regardless of whether they've had three hours of sleep or 10, there may be genetic clues as to why some people require loads of caffeine to power through the workday and others don't. A new study points to the possibility that gene variants may determine everything from how easily we fall asleep to how many times we wake up in the night.