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Liberty Mutual Provides Online Resource and Fire Safety Tips for Busy Moms at www.BeFireSmart.com (PRWeb Dec 2, 2008)
Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/fire_safety/Liberty_Mutual/prweb1640864.htm
Soar Unafraid: Learning to Trust No Matter What by Jo FranzAward-Winning Finalist National Best Book 2008 Awards.In 1977, strange symptoms assaulted Jo's body and the following year she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. Jo had backpacked up 14,000-foot peaks in the Rockies, living life at ninety miles an hour. (PRWeb Dec 2, 2008)
Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/12/prweb1643104.htm
Zicam Cold & Flu Companion uses location-based technology to help consumers stay one step ahead of cold and flu. (PRWeb Dec 2, 2008)
Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/12/prweb1692544.htm
As the International Day of Disabled Persons is recognized on Dec. 3, Mercy Ships celebrates with the story of a young boy born with backwards pointing feet. After free surgeries onboard the Africa Mercy, a floating hospital docked in Liberia, Benedict's feet are corrected now and he can run and play with the other children his age. High resolution photos and video can be downloaded at www.mercyshipsnewsroom.org (PRWeb Dec 2, 2008)
Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/mercy_ship/Africa_Mercy/prweb1692604.htm
Does your over-the-phone interpretation vendor continue to charge interpretation time after you have completed the call? (PRWeb Dec 2, 2008)
Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/12/prweb1662694.htm
Xena Health and Solutions Medical Billing Team Up To Offer a Unique Medical Claims Service "Claims in a Cloud" as a SaaS Application. (PRWeb Dec 2, 2008)
Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/12/prweb1688104.htm
World Wide Dictation Service, one of the premier leaders in medical transcription, financial transcription, and legal dictation transcription, has joined up with TMATT, http://www.tmattonline.com, a non-profit organization geared to the betterment of women and children, to provide free meals for families throughout Lower Westchester County, New York. (PRWeb Dec 2, 2008)
Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/transcription/services/prweb1690424.htm
Development of Normal Gait Deviations and Treatment Options for the Child with Cerebral Palsy will be the focus of a three-day workshop to be held at La Rabida Children's Hospital Dec. 5 through 7. (PRWeb Dec 2, 2008)
Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/La_Rabida/Cerebral_Palsy/prweb1690644.htm
Marathon Health, a leading provider of onsite health services and technology solutions, has announced that New Balance, the athletic products company, has selected Marathon Health to develop, implement and manage onsite health clinics and to provide health services to workers at New Balance facilities in Maine (PRWeb Dec 2, 2008)
Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/12/prweb1690864.htm
Orion Health announces that the SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium (SEARHC) of Juneau, Alaska, has selected the Rhapsody™ Integration Engine to help the different electronic health record, radiology, pharmacy, laboratory and business programs communicate with each other. It also plans to extend connectivity to statewide systems such as VacTrAK (the State of Alaska immunization registry) and AKAIMS (an MIS and clinical documentation tool used by substance abuse treatment agencies). (PRWeb Dec 2, 2008)
Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/12/prweb1690894.htm
National Non-profit Launches Age-related Macular Degeneration Campaign, that Provides Eye Exams at No Cost to Eligible Patients and Free Eye-Healthy Cookbooks (PRWeb Dec 2, 2008)
Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/Macular_Degeneration/EyeCare_America/prweb1691334.htm
SPEAK to collect and disseminate pharmacy experience and knowledge. (PRWeb Dec 2, 2008)
Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/Pharmacy_OneSource/SPEAK/prweb1692084.htm
At this year's ASHP midyear meeting, FFF Enterprises, the nation's largest and most trusted distributor of critical-care biopharmaceuticals and vaccines, will unveil its best practices model for supply chain integrity and demonstrate how the company has taken pharmaceutical distribution to a new level. (Booth #1439) (PRWeb Dec 2, 2008)
Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/12/prweb1693544.htm
For many families, the problem with the holidays is family. Elder care expert Esther Koch provides insight into how caregivers of aging parents can bring the joy of the holiday season to the elder care experience. (PRWeb Dec 2, 2008)
Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/holiday_stress/aging_parents/prweb1693714.htm
Applied Biosystems, part of Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:LIFE), a provider of innovative life science research and discovery solutions, today announced that the Chinese government and two leading food manufacturers are implementing its mass spectrometry-based technologies for food analysis as part of efforts to identify and contain the spread of melamine in the food supply. (PRWeb Dec 2, 2008)
Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/life_technologies/applied_biosystems/prweb1694614.htm
For most people, family gatherings, parties, and other social activities are part of the fun of the holiday season. Not so for those with social anxiety disorder, who dread--or even avoid--social situations, reports the December 2008 issue of Harvard Women's Health Watch. (PRWeb Dec 2, 2008)
Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/social_anxiety/Harvard_Medical/prweb1695384.htm
Melamedia Audio Seminar Examines Effects Of New Family Medical Leave Act Regulation On Sharing Patient and Employee Health InformationDec. 18 Audio Seminar1 pm - 2:30 pm Eastern (PRWeb Dec 2, 2008)
Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/12/prweb1663634.htm
WinScribe, the market leader in digital dictation and workflow solutions, announced today that UK-based Walkden Gateway has deployed WinScribe to its Physiotherapy Department via WinScribe OnDemand - WinScribe's Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) subscription platform. Since the implementation, Walkden Gateway has seen immediate efficiency gains resulting from immediate delivery of its audio dictation files to transcriptionists residing in different locations. (PRWeb Dec 2, 2008)
Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/12/prweb1636874.htm
The United States Department of Justice recognized a "qui tam" whistleblower action against the nationwide pharmacy CVS Caremark Corp. as one of the top ten national recoveries under the False Claims Act. CVS Caremark, one of the nation's largest pharmacy chains, was charged with switching generic drugs to garner huge profits by evading federal and state Medicaid price limits. This case was pursued for over five years by Illinois pharmacist whistleblower Bernard Lisitza and his Chicago attorneys Michael I. Behn and Linda Wyetzner of Behn & Wyetzner, Chartered, under federal and state False Claims Acts. Behn and Wyetzner represent qui tam "relators," such as pharmacists, doctors, nurses and auditors, in cases involving Medicaid and Medicare fraud, pharmacy and pharmaceutical fraud, defense contracting and procurement fraud, and other False Claims Act prosecutions. Behn & Wyetzner is an affiliate of the Whistleblower Action Network, a team of attorneys dedicated to representing relators under the False Claims Act. A $400 million Medicaid fraud settlement with Merck & Co., Inc., handled by another Chicago Whistleblower Action Network attorney, Steven H. Cohen, was also highlighted as one of the nation's top ten False Claims Act settlements. (PRWeb Dec 2, 2008)
Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/12/prweb1685924.htm
M.D. Venture Partners, a healthcare technology venture capital firm, is pleased to announce an equity investment of $5 million dollars into ProstimRx Corporation of Hendersonville, Tennessee. (PRWeb Dec 2, 2008)
Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/12/prweb1687634.htm
Dr. Brian Snyder, a neurosurgeon at Neurological Surgery PC of Long Island, NY, describes how state-of-the-art treatments in which he is specially trained can help relieve some of the symptoms caused by neurological diseases. Neurological Surgery, P.C. is a practice composed of some of the most highly trained doctors in the New York area. Aside from neurological and spine treatments, the practice also offers MRI testing, pain management, neuro-oncology and physical therapy. (PRWeb Dec 1, 2008)
Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/neurosurgery/newyork/prweb1636064.htm
The new web-based healthcare recruitment portal, HeadHunterHealthExchange.com allows employers and recruiters to use just one source for all their hiring needs. Recruiters submit their healthcare candidates online to jobs posted by different employers across the country. Healthcare employers notify recruiters with web-based tools that make hiring more efficent. The Exchange simplifies and expedites the hiring process for the Healthcare Industry. (PRWeb Dec 1, 2008)
Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/healthcare/recruitment/prweb1598114.htm
My Bank Tracker assists in the launch of the KCA College 2008 Dreams Come True event. (PRWeb Dec 1, 2008)
Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/mybanktracker/kcacollege2008-11/prweb1687274.htm
AMD Global Telemedicine, Inc. deploys telemedicine devices into a newly launched child telehealth pilot program. 17 school sites in Sevier County, Tennessee participate in the very successful program. (PRWeb Dec 1, 2008)
Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/12/prweb1686534.htm
LegalView recently updated its traumatic brain injury (TBI) blog to include information on the story of one soldier's family who have taken on the role of caregivers. Physicians believe that the signature wound of soldiers returning from Iraq is a traumatic brain injury, which impacts friends and family, often turning them into care providers. (PRWeb Dec 1, 2008)
Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/12/prweb1687214.htm
American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS), the pre-eminent entity overseeing the certification of physician specialists in the United States, has appointed Margaret S. Jung, MBA, as the organization’s new chief operating officer. Her tenure begins today. (PRWeb Dec 1, 2008)
Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/american_board/member_boards/prweb1690124.htm
Biospace med announced today that data from a clinical study of its FDA-cleared ‘EOS’ 3D x-ray orthopedic imaging system conducted by a Montreal-based hospital—“EOS: A New Breed of X-Ray Imager Using Low-Dose Slot-Scanning to Achieve High-Quality Images”—showed that the EOS ultra-low-dose orthopedic imaging system makes possible “better image quality” than CR (Computed Radiography) imaging while using nearly 10 times less radiation.” (PRWeb Dec 1, 2008)
Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/radiation_safety/pediatric_imaging/prweb1690604.htm
Kayentis, the global leader of digital pen and paper technology and the unique provider of "paper based e-trial" solutions, today announced a new executive appointment of Guy Maestre as Vice President U.S. Operations, therefore continuing and strengthening its expansion in North America. (PRWeb Dec 1, 2008)
Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/12/prweb1680484.htm
A new report for dentists to use in their practices to help their patients make better decisions about "vacation" dentistry. (PRWeb Dec 1, 2008)
Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/12/prweb1639594.htm
ArjoHuntleigh announces that it has been awarded a major contract for its DVT technology with Medbuy, one of Canada's largest Group purchasing Organizations. (PRWeb Dec 1, 2008)
Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/12/prweb1677704.htm
Highest power, most customizable, dual wavelength system delivers best value on the market. (PRWeb Dec 1, 2008)
Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/12/prweb1680864.htm
ScrubsConnect.com announces the launch of a focused healthcare staffing network to allow Healthcare professionals to search jobs, careers and staff their own medical centers, offices and hospitals. (PRWeb Dec 1, 2008)
Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/12/prweb1683544.htm
There are a new batch of video iPod repairs just announced at the website ipodjuice.com for the 30GB, 60GB, and 80GB fifth generation iPod models. (PRWeb Nov 30, 2008)
Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/repair-ipod/video/prweb1680504.htm
Inflame Away Celadrin recently announced that samples of the natural, clinically proven joint repair and relief product Inflame Away Celadrin will be given away at the end of the Amica Seattle Marathon. (PRWeb Nov 29, 2008)
Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/11/prweb1677004.htm
Serving as a model for public health action on vitamin D, GrassrootsHealth, an advocacy organization has launched the D*action Community Project, a consortium of scientists, institutions and individuals committed to solving the worldwide vitamin D deficiency crisis and will hold its first event, a seminar on vitamin D for health professionals at UC San Diego, December 2 from 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. (PRWeb Nov 28, 2008)
Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/11/prweb1674344.htm
The launch of the new Dr Foster website last week gives the public easy access to the information they need when choosing the right healthcare. (PRWeb Nov 28, 2008)
Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/11/prweb1674424.htm
Teri Ballerson, the Editor in Chief of WrinkleBest.com has released the selection of the Best Wrinkle Cream and Anti Aging Product of 2008. The anti aging consumer review site bases its reviews both on formalized research and the input of consumers who have used the wrinkle creams. The results are in, and the winner of the 2008 WrinkleBest.com Editor’s Choice Award for best anti wrinkle cream or system is The Complete Rejuvenation System by Dermajuv. (PRWeb Nov 28, 2008)
Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/wrinkle_cream/best_wrinkle/prweb1681834.htm
For almost a quarter-century the AIDS establishment has drummed into our heads that the HIV virus is the sole cause of AIDS, an epidemic that has already killed more than 25 million people worldwide since 1981. AIDS research is entirely consumed with the development and sale of expensive "anti-virals", which many can't afford. (PRWeb Nov 28, 2008)
Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/11/prweb1676504.htm
Nine years after its use was banned, statistics show that nearly 4,000 people in the UK die each year from the effects of asbestos exposure whilst at work. (PRWeb Nov 27, 2008)
Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/11/prweb1674524.htm
The long held belief that depression directly increases the risk of heart disease has been refuted. Behavioral patterns associated with depression, such as lack of exercise, are the culprit. (PRWeb Nov 27, 2008)
Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/11/prweb1675934.htm
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