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  Discovery.com :: Discovery Channel Radio Podcasts
Discovery Health brings you the latest health news, tips on living well and much more.
Discovery Communications, Inc. owns all rights in Discovery.com podcast content, which is protected by copyright and other laws and regulations.
Discovery reserves the right to discontinue providing any or all of the Discovery podcast content at any time and to require you to cease using any or all of the Discovery podcast content for any reason.
www.discovery.com /radio/podcasts.html   (1025 words)

  
  Discovery Health Channel - USA national health TV network at Mondo Times
Discovery Health Channel is a USA TV network covering science » health.
For Discovery Health Channel contact information, become a Mondo Times Advanced or Professional Member.
To submit a Discovery Health Channel review, log in now if you are a Mondo Times member.
www.mondotimes.com /2/topics/5/science/43/2717   (126 words)

  
  Press Release - Discovery Health Channel Medical Honors - American Diabetes Association
This inaugural gala event, Discovery Health Channel Medical Honors, will be held on April 22, 2004 to commend the achievements of individual health care providers, institutions and clinical researchers who have made tremendous contributions to the field of medicine and in the lives of people around the world.
An advisory board comprised of former high-ranking pubic health officials as well as leaders from academia and the medical community has assisted the Discovery Health Channel in reviewing the honors criteria and honoree selection established by the partner organizations to ensure consistency across all of the selections.
Discovery Health Channel takes viewers inside the fascinating and informative world of health and medicine to experience firsthand, compelling, real-life stories of medical breakthroughs and human triumphs.
www.diabetes.org /for-media/2004-press-releases/discovery.jsp   (390 words)

  
 About Discovery Hospital
Discovery Communications has created a consumer health information portal at DiscoveryHospital.com that is licensed to hospitals.
DiscoveryHealth.com receive millions of visits every month and Discovery Health TV is the leading cable health channel in America with more than 55 million households.
Hospitals are now able to license the health content from these sources to compliment the community focused information on their website.
www.discoveryhospital.com /about_discovery_hospital.html   (197 words)

  
 The National Health Museum
In addition, the Discovery Health Channel International Honor was given in special recognition of contributions made outside the United States.
The Discovery Health Channel Medical Honors is the first-ever annual salute of the nation's most influential and innovative health care leaders.
The Discovery Health Channel brought together in one evening the nation's leading health organizations to honor the providers, clinical researchers and institutions who are making extraordinary contributions to the field of health and medicine.
www.nationalhealthmuseum.org /news/articles/discovery.html   (525 words)

  
 Company Overview
Leverage Health Discovery’s intellectual property and clinical partnerships as the world technology leader in biomarker discovery and the science of pharmacogenomics to develop drugs that promise maximum therapeutic benefits with minimal risks for each individual patient.
In July 2004, Health Discovery bought the rights to use a patent portfolio of machine learning tools to identify key biomarkers in diagnostics and drug discovery.
In May, the Company acquired complete control over the portfolio, comprising over 70 patents and giving Health Discovery ownership of additional patents that are the basis for initiating licensing arrangements and partnerships with numerous businesses unrelated to drug discovery.
www.healthdiscoverycorp.com /overview.php   (339 words)

  
 Welcome to Discovery Education
Discovery Health Connection also includes integrated literacy lessons to facilitate cross-curricular instruction while improving students’ reading comprehension and writing skills as well.
Discovery Education is a division of Discovery Communications, Inc., the leading global real-world media and entertainment company.
Discovery Education is committed to creating scientifically proven, standards-based video resources for teachers, students, and parents that make a positive impact on student learning.
www.discoveryeducation.com /newsArticle.cfm?news_id=411   (679 words)

  
 Welcome to Discovery Education
Discovery Health Connection (www.discoveryhealthconnection.com) is a Web-based subscription service that combines traditional health and prevention curriculum programs with teachers’ guides, worksheets, videos, extension exercises, and literacy lessons designed to facilitate cross-curricular instruction while improving students’ reading comprehension and writing skills—as evidenced in a recent independent evaluation of the service.
On average, students whose teachers used Discovery Health Connection’s literacy lessons as part of their classroom curriculum experienced a 5% greater improvement in reading comprehension than those students whose teachers did not use the service.
Discovery Health Connection is anchored by research-based curricula and is supplemented with a wide array of materials designed to engage students and make a positive impact on their growth and development.
www.discoveryeducation.com /newsArticle.cfm?news_id=435   (557 words)

  
 Discovery Health Connection   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
All of us involved in Health Education are very aware that it is hard for our front line Teachers to fit Health Education into their curricula, because of the pressure to focus on Academic Core Subjects.
Discovery Health Connection was designed to help Teachers address their student's health issues, by correlating the Health Lessons to their respective State Academic Standards.
Discovery Health Connection will be adopting a new name in August.
discoveryeducation.typepad.com /dhc   (1909 words)

  
 Latest Breaking Health News & Information: Applesforhealth.com
Discovery Education, the leader in digital video and multimedia learning, today introduced Discovery Health Connection, a brand-new comprehensive online library of K-12 health and prevention content that addresses the nine critical areas of youth health and prevention as outlined by the National Institutes of Health and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
"Discovery Health Connection gives educators the tools they need to help their students make healthy choices when it comes to important issues like fitness and nutrition, alcohol and drug abuse, violence prevention, and physical activity," said Steve Sidel, Executive Vice President, Discovery Education.
A school site subscription to Discovery Health Connection costs $995 and includes unlimited, school-wide access; a robust administrative suite that allows for local control and includes tools for reporting usage and other statistics, and gauging overall effectiveness.
www.applesforhealth.com /HealthyBusiness/deidhc6.html   (602 words)

  
 Discovery Health :: Health Centers Index
Find the latest men's health news, exercises to improve your sex life, information on the conditions most common among men, health self-assessments and fitness calculators.
Our Mental Health Center offers information for feeling good every day, assessments to measure your mental health, expert Q&As, and discussions of serious mental illnesses and their treatment.
The Skin Health Center is your source for skin-care tips, ways to fight the effects of aging and solutions for problem skin.
health.discovery.com /centers/centers.html   (1436 words)

  
 Welcome to Discovery Health Connection   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
About Us Discovery Health Connection is brought to you by Discovery Education, the premier provider of comprehensive, on-demand health and prevention resources for K-12 students, teachers and parents.
Through a combination of proven content and cutting-edge technology, Discovery Health Connection allows people of all ages to learn about and explore critical health issues facing young people by the most efficient means available.
Discovery Education also provides a wide array of hardcopy curriculum kits, videos, and software from the most trusted developers of health education materials.
education.discovery.com /ufh/aboutUs.cfm   (132 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Discovery Education has announced a complete update and redesign of Discovery Health Connection—its digital health and prevention education resource that incorporates K-12 classroom curriculum programs covering nine critical topics of youth health and prevention education.
Discovery Education has streamlined the Discovery Health Connection user interface in order to make it easier for teachers to find materials to help their students live well, and has added new programs that have been proven effective in independent evaluations, the announcement states.
Discovery Health Connection (http://www.discoveryhealthconnection.com) is a Web-based subscription service that combines traditional health and prevention curriculum programs with teachers' guides, worksheets, videos, extension exercises, and literacy lessons designed to facilitate cross-curricular instruction while improving students' reading comprehension and writing skills.
www.mmischools.com /Articles/ReadArticle.aspx?ArticleID=10704   (297 words)

  
 DiscoveryHealth.ca | Weightloss   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Discovery Health Channel is teaming up with the Toronto Star beginning in early January to present the Healthy Weight Loss Challenge.
Together, we'll bring you regular consults with a number of medical, health and weight loss experts both in the Star and on Discovery Health.
Avery Haines looks into the importance of exercise for good health, what exercises are optimal, the advantages and disadvantages of joining a health club.
www.discoveryhealth.ca /weightloss   (464 words)

  
 Discovery Health Channel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Discovery Health Channel (or DHC), launched on August 2, 1999, is a U.S. cable television network dedicated to programming that highlights various aspects of health and wellness (and unwellness as well).
The network is a media property of Discovery Communications Inc., the parent company of other popular cable TV networks such as Discovery Channel, TLC, Animal Planet, and the Travel Channel.
A version of DHC has been set up in Canada as well; Discovery Health Channel (Canada) is a joint venture between Canadian media giant Alliance Atlantis and Discovery Communications Inc.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Discovery_Health   (412 words)

  
 RealScreen - Discovery Health comes to Canada
Set to launch in September, the Discovery Health Channel (previously Health Network Canada), grew from a partnership between Alliance Atlantis and Bethesda-based Discovery Networks International that sees DNI assuming 35% ownership of the new channel.
The Discovery Health Channel is Category one, meaning it was awarded a license out of a competitive process.
So, ours is health and that means that we are the only digital health service allowed in Canada." The new channel will give Canadian digital subscribers the inside track on health, medicine and wellness through medical breakthroughs and inspiring real life stories.
www.realscreen.com /articles/plus/20010719/health.html   (325 words)

  
 Northeastern Vermont AHEC | Health Careers Discovery
The outlook of health care is ever changing, not only in Vermont but also across the country.
Demand is high and there are shortages in many areas of health care including nursing, allied health, and mental health.
alary — in the health field, you earn a living wage with competitive pay, benefits, flexibility, and job security.
www.nevahec.org /health/101.html   (496 words)

  
 Discovery Web Site
Discovery Education asked Purple Monkey Studios, Inc. to design and develop a subscription-based Web site for health and prevention educators.
Discovery Education wanted a user-friendly interface that would allow users to easily search and access materials.
Discovery Education needed Purple Monkey Studios to convert previously developed print materials into accessible content on the Discovery Health Connection Web site.
www.purplemonkey.com /portfolio/recent_discovery.htm   (339 words)

  
 Discovery Health Profile
Discovery Health Channel is the network devoted to what matters most - your Health.
Discovery Health Channel ranks among the top 15 television brands and the top 20 media brands in overall quality.
Discovery Health viewers are more likely than the average women to:
www.cabletvadbureau.com /02Profiles/DSCHealth.htm   (137 words)

  
 drugstore.com Signs Marketing Pact With Discovery Health Media
The partnership includes advertising on discoveryhealth.com, which is an online health, medical, fitness, and nutrition portal, and the Discovery Health Channel, and will begin in the fourth quarter of this year.
"Combining Discovery Health's information resources with drugstore.com's health purchasing solutions is yet another example of our mission to partner with best-in-class consumer brands," said Peter Neupert, president and CEO of drugstore.com.
Discovery Health Media Inc. was formed by Discovery Communications Inc., a privately held, diversified media company that operates four business units including: Discovery Networks, U.S.; Discovery Networks, International; Discovery Enterprises Worldwide, and Discovery Themed Entertainment.
www.clickz.com /showPage.html?page=209551   (206 words)

  
 CLIC-On-Health
MedlinePlus - Includes health topics, diseases and conditions, drug information, clinical trials, alternative medicine, directories of doctors and hospitals, health information in Spanish, and the latest health news.
The site focuses on many health topics that respond to adolescent girls' health concerns and motivates girls to choose healthy behaviors using positive, supportive and non-threatening messages.
Healthfinder - Directs you to health information organized for specific groups such as men, women, parents, kids, teens, seniors, and caregivers in English and Spanish.
www.cliconhealth.org /orgmain.asp?orgID=450   (557 words)

  
 Healthy Web Presence for Discovery Health - 9/28/2006 1:24:00 PM - Multichannel News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Discovery Health Media Enterprises rolled out a host of new features for Discoveryhealth.com.
Discovery Health Media Enterprises rolled out a host of new features for Discoveryhealth.com (www.discoveryhealth.com).
Discovery Health also debuted new 24-hour broadband channel Discovery Health Beyond, which rolled out with more than 500 short-form video clips showcasing “everything from expert advice, tips and chats to exclusive content highlighting news and trends in health care today,” the company said.
www.multichannel.com /article/CA6376014.html   (260 words)

  
 Discovery Center :: Health and Biotech
was created to answer kid's questions on health issues and recommend ways to make their bodies and minds healthier, stronger, and safer.
It was created by the Nemours Foundations for Children's Health Media.
it is designed to teach children about the connection between their health and the environment, and to encourage children to pursue careers and health, science and the environment.
www.discoverycntr.org /PAGES/Discov/health.htm   (217 words)

  
 HomePage: Home and Health
The Discovery Home & Health Talking Tummy podcasts are a week by week guide to your pregnancy, packed with useful information, expert advice, healthy eating tips and updates on your baby's development.
Visit the Health Encyclopaedia to find out more about the causes, symptoms and treatments of all the major diseases and conditions as well as details of surgical procedures
The material on Discovery Home and Health Online is for information purposes only and is not a substitute for medical advice or treatment for any medical conditions.
www.discoveryhealth.co.uk   (184 words)

  
 Discovery Health Connection
Discovery Health Connection (DHC) is your one stop shop for teaching health education to students from kindergarten through 12th grade.
It features information about the body, alcohol and other drugs, growth and development, mental health, nutrition, physical activity, safety, tobacco, violence and more.
Within those sections, you’ll find lessons, work sheets, videos that you can download or stream, and other materials for teaching students about possibly the most important subject they can learn—their own health.
www.discoveryeducatornetwork.com /forum/default.cfm?forum_id=230474   (103 words)

  
 Natural Food Supplements, natural health, natural health care, all natural health supplements, natural health products, ...
This exclusive programme is based on the Vedic Science - Ayurveda - and is directed towards strengthening the immune system and preventing disease.
Discovery Health is committed to natural food based supplements.
They are absorbed by the body up to six times more effectively than standard chemically produced vitamins.
www.health.co.uk   (219 words)

  
 Discovery Buys Health Network Cable World - Find Articles
In a move that leaves essentially a single cable entity devoted to health and fitness issues, Discovery Communications (DCI) acquired Fox Cable's the Health Network (THN), the chief competitor to its two-year-old Discovery Health Channel, for more than $250 million.
"We have seen that the health category is a strong one in major markets around the world," said Discovery Communications president Judith HcHale.
"This acquisition positions DCI to build the dominant health media service." Discovery Health is available in 28 million U.S. homes; THN is in 24 million homes.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0DIZ/is_37_13/ai_78537252   (175 words)

  
 Discovery Health Connection: Welcome   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
I will look forward to getting updates on the new features and materials in the Discovery Health Connection.
It is an incredible resource and you do a great job in showing educators how to make effective use of all of the curriculum materials on the site.
I look forward to learning more about what Discovery Health Connection has to offer both educators and students.
discoveryeducation.typepad.com /dhc/2006/05/welcome.html   (468 words)

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