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ThyroidChange Releases Video Testimony of Patient Suffering
Patients protesting current guidelines in the treatment of thyroid disease release video testimony demonstrating worldwide suffering due to insufficient treatment (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-7AkhKhDsA&feature=youtu.be&hd=1). - July 04, 2013 - ThyroidChange
O.C. Vital Brain Aging Program Awarded Grant to Promote Healthy Brains in Battle Against Alzheimer’s
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian has been awarded a $450,000 grant to continue helping residents maintain a health brain for life, through its Orange County Vital Brain Aging Program, officials announced. The Orange County Vital Brain Aging Program (Vital Brain Program), launched in 2010,... - July 04, 2013 - Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian
Are the Good Old Days Making a Come Back in Medicine in North West Arkansas?
In these times of managed care, Affordable Care Act, increasing and unreachable deductible costs and difficult physician access, the solution might just be simpler than expected. - July 03, 2013 - Springdale Health PLLC
Doctor's Best Introduces Best Fully Active B Complex
Optimized for Absorption and Utilization*; Available in 30 Vegetarian Capsule Size - July 03, 2013 - Doctor's Best, Inc.
Medical Tourism Association® Offers Marketing Workshop in Portugal
The Medical Tourism Association® will present a daylong workshop on “Medical Tourism Marketing and the World Health,” Wednesday, July 10, at the Hotel Vila Gale Ópera, in Lisbon, Portugal. Renee-Marie Stephano, president of the Medical Tourism Association®, will offer... - July 03, 2013 - Medical Tourism Association™
Synthetic Biology Market is Expected to Reach USD 16.7 Billion Globally in 2018 Market Research Reports
Transparency Market Research Report Adds "Synthetic Biology Market - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Growth, Share And Forecast 2012 - 2018" to its database. - July 03, 2013 - Transparency Market Research
Protect Your Hearing During Summer Activities - Enjoy the Sounds of Summer and Protect Your Hearing, Luna Family Hearing Urges
As summer gets into full swing, Luna Family Hearing is urging children and adults to protect their hearing, reminding them that noise-induced hearing loss cannot be reversed. Summer is full of fun and the wonderful sounds of being outdoors with family and friends. But all of our fun summer... - July 01, 2013 - Luna Family Hearing
PeopleSurance Becomes Certified PPACA Advisor
The National Association of Health Underwriters has certified PeopleSurance as a Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Advisor. - June 30, 2013 - PeopleSurance
Medical Tourism Workshop Brings Industry Stakeholders to Tbilisi, Georgia
The Medical Tourism Association® (MTA), in collaboration with MedTourGeorgia, presented a daylong workshop on “Opportunities for Medical Tourism in Georgia,” June 25, 2013, at Tbilisi State Medical University. - June 30, 2013 - Medical Tourism Association™
Two UH Students Chosen as Albert Schweitzer Fellows
Students Will Lead Health-Related Service Initiatives to Underserved Communities - June 30, 2013 - University of Houston
Top NYC Surgeon Set to Launch Children's Charity
Dr. Robert Morin gives details of the launch of new children's charity, Developing Faces, and weighs in on Angelina Jolie's recent elective surgery and womens' access to medical care. - June 29, 2013 - Robert Morin Plastic Surgeon
Dr. Alexandre Carvalho Announces an End to the Nuisance of Chronic Coughing
How long have you been coughing with no relief? Chronic coughing is basically a massive nuisance. You hear it everywhere and all the time. It is not limited to any particular kind of person or situation. It is a widespread problem that can drive the patient and anyone around them... - June 29, 2013 - Dr. Carvalho
Medical Tourism Association® Expands MedicalTourism.com to Heighten Healthcare Awareness, Encourage Patient Engagement
MedicalTourism.com will be expanding their massive medical tourism educational portal by some 1,000 news pages in the next few months. - June 27, 2013 - Medical Tourism Association™
HMC HealthWorks Welcomes Jennifer Lange
HMC HealthWorks Welcomes Jennifer Lange as Director of Health and Wellness. - June 27, 2013 - HMC HealthWorks
Insulin Market Expected to Reach USD 32,346.7 Million in 2018, with China Alone Accounting for 10.2% Research Report Submitted by Transparency Market Research
Transparency Market Research Report Adds "Insulin Market - Global And China Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, And Forecast 2011 - 2018 " to its database. - June 26, 2013 - Transparency Market Research
Five Boro Mold Specialist: "Over 100 Million in Red Cross Hurricane Sandy Relief Funds Still Available, Where's the Relief?"
NYC mold removal company reports on the increase of denied applications for the many types of Hurricane Sandy claims- FEMA claims, insurance claims, and other emergency relief claims and assistance. - June 25, 2013 - Five Boro Mold Specialist
OptACA Website Offers Quick and Easy Solution for ACA Data Administration Processes
Release of New Website Provides Tools for Upcoming ACA Preparation - June 25, 2013 - Optaca
Allsup Observes Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Month in June
Individuals unable to work due to PTSD may be eligible for Social Security Disability Insurance or VA disability benefits. - June 23, 2013 - Allsup
Regular Exercise Can Limit Risks and Symptoms of Osteoarthritis
Surgeons are pushing the use of a balanced fitness program to prevent and minimize the symptoms of Osteoarthritis, a degenerative joint disease that affects approximately 20 million Americans. - June 23, 2013 - Greater Dallas Orthopaedics, PLLC
American Academy of Private Physicians Launches Nationwide Web Directory
The American Academy of Private Physicians announced today the launch of their new website PrivatePhysicians.com. The site serves as a national directory of private physicians and is the only one of its kind. Owned and managed by the AAPP, PrivatePhysicians.com is a valuable resource for both... - June 22, 2013 - AAPP
OmniMD™ Introduces Superior Women’s Health EHR
OmniMD announced the introduction of its new Women's Health electronic health records (EHR) software for obstetrics and gynecology. - June 22, 2013 - OmniMD
WellSpring Oncology Patient Helps Celebrate Second Year of Prestigious Accreditation
Joel Barnes explains how standards of excellence are applied at the Pinellas cancer treatment facility. - June 22, 2013 - WellSpring Oncology
Allsup Observes National HIV Testing Day June 27
Allsup outlines considerations for those with HIV/AIDS seeking Social Security Disability Insurance benefits. - June 22, 2013 - Allsup
Minnesota Cryostorage Center Renews New York State Provisional Tissue Bank License
ReproTech, LTD’s Minnesota cryostorage center has renewed its New York State Department of Health Provisional License for Tissue Bank Operation. - June 22, 2013 - ReproTech, LLC
Capita Conferences Announce Details of the Integrating Health, Care and Support Conference - 27th Sept, 2013, Central London
Capita Conferences' Integrating Health, Care and Support Conference has been designed to look at making the vision for integrated care a reality and to share experiences, successes and failures. - June 22, 2013 - Capita Conferences
Capita Conferences Announce Details of Their Managing Healthcare Demand Conference - 30th Sept, 2013, Central London
This timely new Capita Conference event will feature examples focused on acute and primary care led mechanisms to demand and capacity management. It also showcases case studies of whole systems approaches across health, social care and beyond that reduce resource usage by delivering integrated services for the frail elderly and by better managing multimorbidity in the community. - June 22, 2013 - Capita Conferences
Zachary Bohart, M.D., Ltd. in Contract with SpectraMedi Transcription Services
Zachary Bohart, M.D., Ltd. adopts the services of SpectraMedi, one of the efficient medical transcription service providers in U.S. - June 22, 2013 - SpectraMedi MSO Medical Transcription Services & Technology Solutions
BioLife Cell Bank Sponsors Families of SMA Conference
Continuing their commitment to children and families affected by spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), BioLife Cell Bank, Inc., attended the 2013 Annual SMA Conference June 13-16 in Anaheim, Calif. as a Silver sponsor. For 24 years, Families of SMA (FSMA) has hosted this conference—the largest in... - June 20, 2013 - BioLife Cell Bank
Arlene Edlin Joins HMC HealthWorks
HMC HealthWorks Welcomes Arlene Edlin as Vice President of Business Development & Client Relations. - June 20, 2013 - HMC HealthWorks
Rosellini Scientific's Dental Division Expands Offering of Single Point-of-Contact for Mobile Nursing Home Medical Needs
The acquisition of Grey Owl Dental, LLC enables Rosellini Scientific to deliver full-service dental care to nursing home patients in addition to providing a single point of contact for clinical products and services for rehabilitation health care facilities. - June 19, 2013 - Rosellini Scientific, LLC
Medaris Announces Vela Cardiac Telehealth Monitoring Service
Medaris, Inc. announced today the release of their Vela Cardiac Telehealth Monitoring service focused on helping healthcare organizations reduce costs and improve patient care. - June 19, 2013 - Medaris
Equip Your Healthcare Center with the Most Innovative Medical Equipments from Zone Medical
The continual advancements taking place in the field of technology have resulted in the fabrication of state of the art equipments. The field of healthcare is also not untouched by these advancements and the medical equipment available these days have enormous capabilities and increased functionality. - June 19, 2013 - Zone Medical
Olympia Medical Center, Los Angeles, CEO, John A. Calderone, PhD, Receives National Award for Infection Control Leadership
John Calderone, PhD, Chief Executive Officer at Olympia Medical Center in Los Angeles, CA, has been named the recipient of the 4th Annual Healthcare Administrator Award, presented by the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC). APIC is a multi-disciplinary,... - June 19, 2013 - Olympia Medical Center
OMICS to Co-Publish Open Access Journals with AstonJournals
New milestone in Driving Efficiencies Across the world in Expanding Global knowledge with AstonJournals. - June 18, 2013 - OMICS Group Incorporation
OMICS Group Incorporation Announces Acquisition of Journal: Oral Health and Dental Management
OMICS Group Incorporation is proud to announce the acquisition of the journal: Oral Health and Dental Management (OHDM), a dentistry research based quality journal. With this acquisition, the glory heads high and both the organizations join hands together for fulfillment of making healthcare... - June 18, 2013 - OMICS Group Incorporation
Vietnam Veteran Receives Organized Spaces as Co's Community Service in Time for Fourth of July
A Philadelphia business philanthropist is marking the 4th of July holiday by aiding a Vietnam, Purple Heart infantry man, who is a paraplegic. Charles Waterman, the owner of ClosetsByDesign, an area custom closet company, had a vision to do something to help good causes that would be more personal... - June 18, 2013 - ACT, Inc.
AmpleHarvest.org to be Presented at International Philanthropy Conference in Athens Greece
Panel exploring best practice examples and new ideas for the non-profit sector to highlight AmpleHarvest.org's solution to hunger and food waste. - June 18, 2013 - AmpleHarvest.org
OrthoNeuro Welcomes Two New Physicians to Growing Practice
OrthoNeuro announced today that doctors Keith LaDu, DO and Sandy Lane, MD will join the multi-specialty physician group July 1st, 2013. Dr. LaDu is a board certified orthopedic surgeon specializing in arthroscopy, joint replacement, and sports medicine. Dr. Lane is board certified in Family Medicine and fellowship trained in Sports Medicine. Both physicians will continue to practice in Lincoln Village and at OrthoNeuro's new Dublin office when it opens this Summer. - June 18, 2013 - OrthoNeuro
Emerge Diagnostics and Gatesway Foundation Announces Implementation of the EFA-STM Program©
Gatesway Foundation and Emerge Diagnostics are pleased to announce the first Oklahoma implementation of the EFA Soft Tissue Management - EFA STM© Program. The program is specifically designed to assist employers in offering better treatment options for compensable work related injuries. The... - June 18, 2013 - Emerge Diagnostics
Radcal to Launch New Family of Survey Meters
Radcal Corporation announces that they will launch their family of radiation survey meters. Making up this family are three versions: the RSM, RSM1 and RSM*. - June 16, 2013 - Radcal Corporation
Jasco Continues to Revolutionize the Characterization of Biomolecules: New J-1000 Series Circular Dichroism Spectrometers
JASCO is pleased to announce the new J-1000 Series CD Spectrometers offering unparalleled sensitivity, with reach from the vacuum UV to the NIR wavelengths. Also, introducing Simultaneous Multi-Probe Spectroscopy (SMP) which consists of three modes (CD, LD and Absorbance) running concurrently with... - June 15, 2013 - Jasco Inc
Healthcare Leaders Address "Disruptive Innovation" of Status Quo at ACHE of Massachusetts Spring Conference
More than 150 healthcare leaders from across Massachusetts attended the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) of Massachusetts spring conference, “Disruptive Innovation: Creating the Healthcare Systems of the Future,” held recently at the DoubleTree Hilton in Westborough,... - June 15, 2013 - ACHE of Massachusetts
MemorySecret and Covex Announce the Launch of Intelectol Sport(TM)
MemorySecret and Covex announce the launch of Intelectol Sport(TM), a new dietary supplement for athletes, which will be launched at the Sochi Winter Olympics in 2014. - June 14, 2013 - Covex Farma
Medical Device Industry Leaders to Host Workshops at AVF Vein Forum
The American Venous Forum (AVF) would like to thank leading medical device industries for hosting workshops during The Vein Forum: A Comprehensive Hands-On Course for Practicing Physicians. The American Venous Forum (AVF) is dedicated to improving the care of patients with venous and lymphatic disease through education, research and technology. - June 14, 2013 - American Venous Forum
Career Step to Exhibit at HFMA's 2013 National Institute June 16-19
Career Step will be exhibiting in booth 1643 at the 2013 National Institute of the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) in Orlando, Florida, June 16-19 in addition to presenting a new white paper on avoiding the negative financial consequences of ICD-10 at the show. - June 14, 2013 - Career Step
ALPCO to Distribute NAG Assays from PPR Diagnostics
New distribution agreement allows ALPCO to distribute NAG assays from PPR Diagnostics. - June 13, 2013 - ALPCO
Spectral MD Announces 510(k) Clearance by the FDA for DeepView™ Medical Imaging System
Spectral MD™ (“Spectral MD” or “The Company”), a medical device imaging company, announces the DeepView™ Medical Imaging System has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for studies of blood flow in microcirculation. The... - June 13, 2013 - Spectral MD
Alliance Formed to Address Health Plans’ CMS Audit Findings
Inovaare and Diligence.pro announce relationship. - June 13, 2013 - Inovaare Corp.
Ingenious Med Integrates Health Language to Enhance ICD-9 and ICD-10 Search
Provider of the nation’s largest charge capture solution chooses Health Language to improve code search functionality. - June 13, 2013 - Health Language
AcuteCare Telemedicine Welcomes Robert Silverstein to the Team
AcuteCare Telemedicine (ACT), the leading practice-based provider of Telemedicine services in the Southeast, announces the addition of Robert Silverstein, to their staff. Robert joins ACT as Senior Sales Executive, with more than a decade of experience in the Hospital, Post-Acute and... - June 12, 2013 - AcuteCare Telemedicine