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Text Box: We can help you succeed in working from home as a successful medical transcriber with the proper training. We have been in business since 1997 with success in helping people work at home. Before adding the medical transcription training course company addition, we also researched other transcription companies to compare costs of their courses, what they offered and weighed the customer support of the students through out their studies. We decided to keep our prices reasonable so that it gives students who are serious about this type of career at home a chance to do so and not waste money on their career. We are a business dedicated to help medical transcription workers have correct medical transcription training. We will provide support to customers for building successful medical transcription careers by also offering them job placement assistance after course completion.

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Text Box: No wonder the infection keeps spreading. Think about it. For millions of people, the problem is not just the tiny print on prescription bottles. The problem is the words themselves. What does "take on an empty stomach" mean exactly? When should you "take four times a day"? Perhaps your doctor explained to you at the office. Do you remember what the doctor said a week later? Have you ever read the instructions for testing and assessing blood sugar levels? Have you ever tried to fill out a Medicare form? Do you struggle with letters from your health insurance provider? Only 45% of asthmatics with literacy problems knew that they should stay away from things they are allergic to even if they WERE taking asthma medication. 89% of the people reading at high school level were clear about the same information. It's not a matter of intelligence. It's a matter of a missing skill which well-educated health providers presume is present in their readers when they sit down to write. There are two parts to the problem: the writer and the reader. Recently, the public health community has begun efforts to raise awareness. They are alerting the medical providers to the impact of health literacy issues. Some fledgling efforts are underway to provide clearer, simpler materials for the public. People are finding alternatives to reading for presenting the same information. There is a long way to go. Sign up now with your local literacy program as a volunteer. Drop in on your elderly neighbor and help her learn to read the specialized health material so critical in her life. (You may want to ask her about her life first, to save embarrassment when you learn you're talking to a retired English teacher). Start with all those ridiculously obscure materials her doctor sent home with her about glaucoma. You can go on to that Medicare form she needs to send in tomorrow. Do you want to know what eighth grade reading level is? You just read 700 words of it. 74 million Americans reading at below fourth grade level could have found it too hard for them to understand. The information contained in this article is for educational purposes only and is not intended to medically diagnose, treat or cure any disease. Consult a health care practitioner before beginning any health care program. Emily Clark is editor at Lifestyle Health News and Medical Health News where you can find the most up-to-date advice and information on many medical, health and lifestyle topics.

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