http://www.medicalassistantprograms.net/blog Sun, 05 Feb 2012 09:46:24 -0800 en-us http://www.medicalassistantprograms.net/blog/blog/could-new-serial-killer-cells-cure-cancer Could a new type of genetically modified 'serial killer' blood cells spell the end of cancer as we know it? Fri, 26 Aug 2011 12:42:36 -0700 http://www.medicalassistantprograms.net/blog/blog/could-new-serial-killer-cells-cure-cancer#post375 http://www.medicalassistantprograms.net/blog/blog/crazy-civil-war-medical-techniques Battlefield Medicine: Then and Now. On the 150th Anniversary of the Civil War we look back at the terrible medical procedures from back then Tue, 23 Aug 2011 17:40:10 -0700 http://www.medicalassistantprograms.net/blog/blog/crazy-civil-war-medical-techniques#post372 http://www.medicalassistantprograms.net/blog/blog/great-apps-for-a-healthy-lifestyle Great phone apps for working out and maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Mon, 11 Apr 2011 11:48:51 -0700 http://www.medicalassistantprograms.net/blog/blog/great-apps-for-a-healthy-lifestyle#post327 http://www.medicalassistantprograms.net/blog/blog/weird-creepy-medical-simulation-models Weird, creepy medical simulation models and manikins. Tue, 15 Mar 2011 11:28:12 -0700 http://www.medicalassistantprograms.net/blog/blog/weird-creepy-medical-simulation-models#post265 http://www.medicalassistantprograms.net/blog/blog/10-crazy-medical-inventions A look at some of the medical contraptions and devices that fortunately never caught on. Tue, 15 Mar 2011 11:25:55 -0700 http://www.medicalassistantprograms.net/blog/blog/10-crazy-medical-inventions#post270 http://www.medicalassistantprograms.net/blog/blog/20-outrageous-vintage-cigarette-ads Vintage cigarette ads that attempted to brainwash you into thinking they're not bad for you. Tue, 15 Mar 2011 11:25:38 -0700 http://www.medicalassistantprograms.net/blog/blog/20-outrageous-vintage-cigarette-ads#post242 http://www.medicalassistantprograms.net/blog/blog/historic-deadly-plagues-and-how-they-would-be-treated-today In past centuries humans have been at the mercy of all kinds of bacteria, viruses and other icky stuff. Here is a list of famous human pandemics, and how the diseases responsible would be handled today. Tue, 15 Mar 2011 11:24:03 -0700 http://www.medicalassistantprograms.net/blog/blog/historic-deadly-plagues-and-how-they-would-be-treated-today#post249 http://www.medicalassistantprograms.net/blog/blog/20-strange-and-mysterious-medical-syndromes Doctors have come across some baffling day-to-day ailments, but few conditions are as strange as these 20 disorders, which range from biological to psychological to cultural in nature... Tue, 15 Mar 2011 11:23:44 -0700 http://www.medicalassistantprograms.net/blog/blog/20-strange-and-mysterious-medical-syndromes#post204 http://www.medicalassistantprograms.net/blog/blog/where-to-find-medical-assistant-jobs Medical Assisting jobs are all over the Web, if you know which sites to trust. We waded through all of the misleading ad sites, recycled listings and empty search engines to find the most popular medical assistant job listing sites out there... Mon, 13 Jul 2009 15:51:02 -0700 http://www.medicalassistantprograms.net/blog/blog/where-to-find-medical-assistant-jobs#post195 http://www.medicalassistantprograms.net/blog/blog/10-worst-medical-stock-photos-ever We know they're not expected to be pretty, amazing or especially creative. But shouldn't stock photos at least make sense? These medical stock photos, lifted from legitimate stock photo sites and (rather harshly) judged by our panel of experts, definitely missed that point. Mon, 13 Jul 2009 15:08:57 -0700 http://www.medicalassistantprograms.net/blog/blog/10-worst-medical-stock-photos-ever#post217 http://www.medicalassistantprograms.net/blog/blog/what-is-a-medical-assistant Medical assistants play an essential role in making sure any medical office runs smoothly. The profession has a long history and has been around since the 1950's. Mon, 15 Dec 2008 19:52:23 -0800 http://www.medicalassistantprograms.net/blog/blog/what-is-a-medical-assistant#post115