The doors of The School of Health Careers swing open to a world of opportunity. Located at 3190 State Road 7 in Lauderdale Lakes, The School of Health Careers has been changing professional lives since 1993. With programs that include Medical Assistant, Dental Assistant and Medical Insurance Coding and Billing, the curriculum is structured to satisfy the needs of a South Florida job market yearning for highly trained medical and dental professionals.

In the highly competitive career school landscape, The School of Health Careers is among the top schools with similar programs. The focus is on their students, and the proof is in the graduates. The School of Health Careers’ diverse student body features many new immigrants from the Caribbean earnestly trying to snare their piece of the American Dream. Home Health Aides craving a financial boost and professional challenge choose The School of Health Careers to upgrade their credentials and open doors of opportunity. Laborers in search of a professional alternative from long hours and minimal pay seek refuge in the classrooms with hopes of a more rewarding future. These are just a few of the ways The School of Health Careers changes lives everyday.

With China continuing to make strides in the industrial world, American car manufacturers are bracing themselves for possible competition from the Chinese.

At the recent International Auto Show in Detroit, Chinese carmaker, Hunan Changfeng Motor Co. displayed its Liebao and Fiebao vehicles, which include a pair of small SUV’s and two pickup trucks. This follows the showing of another Chinese made car by Geely Automobile at last year’s international auto show. The fact that these companies had cars on display at the prestigious and popular auto show is seen by those in the auto industry as an indication that China could be targeting he U.S. market.

According the Associated Press American entrepreneur, Malcolm Bricklin, who was responsible for bringing the Yugo and Subaru to the USA, said “One of these days you’re going to see Chinese cars all over the place.” Bricklin wants to export Chinese cars from China to the U.S. as soon as 2009.

The unemployment rate among people with epilepsy is considerably higher than the national average — not necessarily because they have frequent seizures or can’t find jobs but because many continue to fear workplace discrimination, a new University of Florida study reveals.

The fear of discrimination at work was the major reason cited for continuing unemployment when UF researchers interviewed nearly 300 patients with epilepsy in northeast Florida and southeast Georgia in September 2005. Only about a third of patients in the study were employed. Nationally, the unemployment rate hovers at 4.5 percent, according to the U.S. Department of Labor.

The study, described in the journal Epilepsy & Behavior, describes a complex problem, said principal author Dr. Ramon Bautista, an assistant professor of neurology and director of the Comprehensive Epilepsy Program at the UF College of Medicine-Jacksonville.

Each year during the first week of January, many of us resolve to change something in our lives for the better. It may be something as simple as cleaning the garage or as difficult as losing weight or starting a savings account for retirement. And though we try, some of us are never able to follow through with the difficult commitments.

Well, how would you like some practical tips to tackle one of the difficult commitments? Say, finding the money to start the retirement savings account.

Tip # I: Control your spending – never let your spending control you.

This means, before you spend a dollar, asks yourself, do I really need this new item? And, will it enrich my life? If the answer to both is no, save your dollar.

Your Credit Score

Credit score range between 350 and 850 and jost creditors grant credit based on your FICO score. FICO scores consist of many factors about a borrower. For example, credit history, employment history, residency history and others. Therefore, maintaining stability in these areas is critical to borrowing, obtaining employment in some industries, and even renting an apartment.

Possible effects of lower credit score (Poor credit)

·           Higher cost to borrow money

·           Lower credit limit

·           Credit denial

·           May affect employment opportunity in some industries