Seventy percent of healthy professional and collegiate hockey players had abnormal hip and pelvis MRIs (magnetic resonance imaging), even though they had no symptoms of injury, according to a study presented today at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine’s Specialty Day in New Orleans, (March 13). The study’s surprising findings could serve as a warning for surgeons to not depend excessively on imaging when diagnosing patients. (PRWeb Mar 13, 2010)

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A new minimally invasive sports hernia repair gets athletes back in the game 3 times faster than the traditional repair, according to a new study presented today at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine’s Specialty Day in New Orleans, (March 13). (PRWeb Mar 13, 2010)

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Eighty-four percent of males who had ACL knee (anterior cruciate ligament) reconstruction with a patellar tendon (the tendon that attaches the knee to the front of the tibia or shin bone) graft continue at a high level of activity 15 years later, according to a study presented today at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine's Specialty Day in New Orleans, Louisiana (March 13). Additionally, these patients have not developed severe osteoarthritis and their knees remain stable. (PRWeb Mar 13, 2010)

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A new study presented today at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine’s (AOSSM) Specialty Day in New Orleans, (March 13), found that 95 percent of skeletally mature high school pitchers were satisfied with their "Tommy John" elbow reconstruction surgery. Almost as many, (94.7 percent) returned to competitive baseball. (PRWeb Mar 13, 2010)

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Eighty-four percent of children 18 and younger had successful clinical outcomes during an eight year follow-up to repair a torn meniscus (cartilage that provides cushioning to distribute your body weight across the knee joint) at the same time as reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), according to a new study presented today at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine’s Specialty Day in New Orleans, (March 13). (PRWeb Mar 13, 2010)

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New Directions is newest member of CareLogic™ user community. (PRWeb Mar 12, 2010)

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Easy-to-use online service empowers people to take control of their health with cell phone medication and event reminders, a personal health record, and private care community. (PRWeb Mar 11, 2010)

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MedSouth, a large Independent Practice Association (IPA) in Metro Denver is the latest physician group to join Averde Health's fight against rising healthcare costs. (PRWeb Mar 10, 2010)

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The Infrex Plus Unit, on Interferential mode, is reducing the severity, duration and frequency of pain for many patients who have suffered for years or decades. The "Carryover Pain Relief" is lasting for weeks between treatments. (PRWeb Mar 9, 2010)

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Pediatric Home Service has been named a Quality Respiratory Care Provider by the American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC). PHS received the recognition under a new AARC national recognition program aimed at making sure residents cared for by homecare organizations have access to respiratory care services provided by qualified respiratory therapists. (PRWeb Mar 9, 2010)

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New market analysis by DMAA: The Care Continuum Alliance provides insight on keys to program success. Report details purchaser and program provider perspectives on industry trends, purchasing expectations, program measures, physician collaboration and other metrics. (PRWeb Mar 9, 2010)

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Radicom announces low cost IEC 60601-1 medical certified dial-up modems for OEMs. Small and versatile embedded and external telemedicine modems offered in Serial TTL and USB interfaces. (PRWeb Mar 9, 2010)

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Medical Banking Rx, LLC, a full service pharmacy benefit management (PBM) firm, today announced that it has received the 2010 Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Medical Banking Project Disruptive Innovator Award. The Disruptive Innovator Award was in recognition of the development of Patient Driven Rx(SM), a truly unique prescription drug program that provides real-time solutions to the deficiencies inherent in the Consumer Driven Health (CDH) market. (PRWeb Mar 9, 2010)

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High insurance co-payments has led thousands of consumers who need Physical Therapy to stop their treatments. On May 18th thousands of Physical Therapists in New York State are closing their doors to go to Albany to fight for a new legislation that reduces patient co-payment obligation. (PRWeb Mar 9, 2010)

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Hakuna is proud to announce the release of its medical staff scheduling software. Hakuna understands that in medical emergencies there is no time to be understaffed or worrying about an employee schedule. Hakuna's scheduling software ensures each schedule has the right nurse, ambulance driver, EMT, or doctor scheduled for each shift. (PRWeb Mar 8, 2010)

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New alliance helps Texas-based SMBs better prepare, recover data when disaster strikes (PRWeb Mar 8, 2010)

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Similar Situation Faces 23 Million Children Across America (PRWeb Mar 5, 2010)

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Many companies today are interested in business process outsourcing, going paperless, and ending the need for manual data entry. Software as a Service (SaaS) is also a hot new technology trend. NEAS, an Employee Assistance Program (EAP), found the answer to the efficiencies trifecta in Proforma Document Management Services, Inc, and took the leap. (PRWeb Mar 5, 2010)

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Second Phase has Potential to Encompass 100 Area Practitioners Serving Nearly 100K Members in Region (PRWeb Mar 5, 2010)

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A new website titled Mouths Made Good was launched to help people suffering from Oral Mucositis. This condition is a painful side effect of chemotherapy and radiation treatments (www.mouthsmadegood.com/about-OM/what-causes-OM.aspx) which can cause dry mouth and mouth sores. (PRWeb Mar 4, 2010)

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Patients can now visit Joshua Davidson, MD, MPH, to determine whether they are allergic to penicillin. In years past, this was unavailable and patients were forced to use alternative antibiotics for treatment. Dr. Davidson has a new product called Pre-Pen in his office, and is available for testing. (PRWeb Mar 4, 2010)

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EnGenius Technologies, Inc. forms a strategic partnership with VoIP solutions vendor Exordium Networks and Signature Assisted-Living Communities using state-of-the-art wireless technology to bring comfort and security to the residents of their facilities. (PRWeb Mar 4, 2010)

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SNL data shows significant quarter-over-quarter equity gains for P&C, Life and Managed Care companies in the fourth quarter of 2009. (PRWeb Mar 3, 2010)

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Subsidiary will focus on the self-funded market and third party administration (PRWeb Mar 2, 2010)

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Following on the heals of Scribe’s successful launch of the M*Modal Speech Understanding Engine as the first purely Web-native offering, Scribe is announcing the launch of VERSUS (Voice Enabled Recording and Speech Understanding System) (PRWeb Mar 1, 2010)

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Insightra Medical Inc Announced Today the CE Mark and Immediate Release of Their New Inguinal Hernia Product Range Freedom-I, with an Aim to Improve Surgical Outcomes and Take Significant Market Share in an Estimated $300 Million Worldwide Market. (PRWeb Feb 25, 2010)

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New Research Sponsored by AOSSM and RTI Biologics Inc. Promises New Insight (PRWeb Feb 25, 2010)

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The American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM), in partnership with Genzyme Biosurgery, is pleased to announce a new research grant program to fund investigations related to early osteoarthritis (OA) and/or prevention of OA progression. (PRWeb Feb 25, 2010)

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According to the National Association for Continence 53% of homebound older persons are incontinent. Two-thirds of those individuals who experience loss of bladder control symptoms do not use any treatment or product to manage their incontinence. One reason may be that personal hygiene products are beyond the budget of elderly persons on fixed incomes. (PRWeb Feb 25, 2010)

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Nurse Staffing Agency, FlexRN, Unveils New Corporate Branding & Website (PRWeb Feb 24, 2010)

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HealthLeaders Media, the premier producer of information resources for senior healthcare executives, announces a half-day seminar, Cancer Service Line Success: Better Coordination, Better Outcomes. This limited-seating event is the second in the HealthLeaders Media Rounds series held at leading hospitals across the country. With the number of cancer survivors anticipated to double in the next ten years, HealthLeaders Media asks if healthcare organizations are positioned to meet the demand. (PRWeb Feb 24, 2010)

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Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA) President and CEO Mark Merritt released the following statement on today’s Federal Workforce, Postal Service, and District of Columbia Subcommittee on House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing on the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP) (PRWeb Feb 24, 2010)

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Community-based preventive health screening provider Life Line Screening has become a member of The Center for Health Transformation (CHT) to share in its commitment to creating an intelligent health system for the 21st century. (PRWeb Feb 24, 2010)

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The all-new 7th edition of AIS's Health Plan Directory contains every health plan and primary care preferred provider network operating in the U.S. as of year-end 2009. (PRWeb Feb 24, 2010)

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Virginia-based Home Care Delivered, Inc. announces the launch of the EliteCustom® Vacuum Therapy System (http://www.homecaredelivered.com/MedicarePatients/productBrowse/mp_product_detail.php?intItemID=6886) as a conservative treatment option for patients with Erectile Dysfunction (ED) (PRWeb Feb 23, 2010)

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Diabetics are twice as likely to have hearing loss, according to a National Institutes of Health study. Five million Americans with diabetes may be suffering from hearing loss that is undetected and untreated. The HearUSA hearing care centers will be offering free hearing screenings to diabetics. (PRWeb Feb 23, 2010)

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The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) today announced 12 recipients of the 2010 “Heroes of Infection Prevention” Award. (PRWeb Feb 23, 2010)

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Greenbranch Publishing announces The Physician's Guide to the Business of Medicine: Dreams and Realities by Jeffrey T. Gorke -- the must-read playbook that maps out the business realities physicians (and practice administrators) must understand in order to identify, seek and find their "dream" practice. (PRWeb Feb 23, 2010)

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EPA-Approved Product Beats Ozone Generators for Less Than $25 Per Room (PRWeb Feb 22, 2010)

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GIA announces the release of a comprehensive global report on Anti-Infectives market. The global anti-infectives market is projected to exceed $103 billion by the year 2015. Factors driving sales include introduction of novel therapeutics for drug-resistant bacteria, increasing incidence of severe fungal infections, potential launch of new antiviral agents, and introduction of new drugs in the HIV market. (PRWeb Feb 22, 2010)

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