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American College for Advancement in Medicine (ACAM) Announces Acceptance of Licensed Naturopathic Physicians as Full Active Members
In a historic measure, the general membership of ACAM has inducted naturopathic physicians (NDs) into full active voting membership. - April 05, 2013 - ACAM
American College for Advancement in Medicine (ACAM) Announces Dr. Gervasio Lamas to Speak at Spring Conference
American College for Advancement in Medicine (ACAM), a leading provider of integrative medicine, today announced that Gervasio Lamas, M.D. will be their special guest at ACAM’s Spring 2013 Conference and Tradeshow in Hollywood, FL to present the results of the Trial to Assess Chelation... - April 05, 2013 - ACAM
Norfolk Academy Seniors Granted Prestigious College Scholarships
The Jefferson Scholarship Foundation at the University of Virginia has selected Norfolk Academy senior Harper Dodd as a Jefferson Scholar. Jefferson Scholarships are awarded to “the most promising leaders, scholars, and citizens in the world.” In addition to full financial support, the... - April 05, 2013 - Norfolk Academy
Career Step and MRA to Present on Assessing Coder Readiness at MaHIMA ICD-10 Summit
Career Step, in partnership with Medical Record Associates (MRA), will be presenting on ICD-10 training and coder readiness assessments at the MaHIMA ICD-10 Summit on Friday, April 5. - April 05, 2013 - Career Step
A Comprehensive Palette of Microsurgical Techniques for the Upper Extremity
Current statistics show that one-third of all traumatic injuries affect the hands with the fingertips being the most frequently injured portion of the hand. This results in an estimated six million emergency room visits and twelve million office visits for hand injuries each year in the U.S. - April 05, 2013 - Thieme Publishers
Local Company Continues to Impact Tennessee Business Climate
Foresight MDP adds regional blood bank to growing list of premier clients. - April 04, 2013 - Foresight Management Development
SYNERGY HomeCare of West Fort Worth Observes National Parkinson’s Awareness Month
April is National Parkinson’s Awareness Month and SYNERGY HomeCare of West Fort Worth is pleased to join the effort to bring further public awareness to this debilitating disease that affects more people than multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy and Lou Gehrig’s disease... - April 04, 2013 - SYNERGY HomeCare
Finalist Noord Nederland and Pixcelldata Announce a Collaboration for Digital Pathology in the Netherlands
The FinaLims and Collibio integrated solution reduces workload for pathologists while eliminating the need to distribute glass slides for consults. - April 04, 2013 - Pixcelldata Ltd
"For The Life Of Bryan Show" - Tulsa Musicians and Family Rally to Raise Funds for Friend and Retired Tulsa Fire Captain Battling Brain Tumor
Local musicians Charlie Redd and The Full Flava Kings, The Blue, Zen Hipster, Sweatin Bullets, and Freakshow look to raise funds for friend, local music producer and retired Fire Captain battling brain tumor. - April 03, 2013 - Friends Of Bryan
Practice Velocity® EMR Ranked #1 by Black Book Rankings 2013
Practice Velocity Medical Software receives #1 ranking for third consecutive year. - April 03, 2013 - Practice Velocity
International Dementia Conference 2013, Phoeonix
The International Dementia Conference 2013 is coming to Phoenix, Arizon. This event is both sponsored and hosted by Dementia Therapy Specialists US and Dementia Doctor UK. The all inclusive conference is aimed at everyone working on the front line of dementia care, including ED's, Administrators, doctors and nurses of all disciplines, Home Managers, Care Workers, Social Workers, Researchers, educators and of course people living with dementia. - April 03, 2013 - Dementia Therapy Specialists
Australia Foreign Affairs Minister Visits BIMC Hospital in Bali
The Senator for New South Wales, Bob Carr, Australia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, toured BIMC Hospital in Nusa Dua yesterday as the Australian-owned and managed facility approaches its first anniversary. He was accompanied by Western Australian Senator Glenn Sterle, Chair of the Senate... - April 03, 2013 - BIMC Hospital
The Myers Group Celebrates 20 Years of Service to the Health Care Community
The Myers Group, a leader in health care surveys and call center support, celebrates 20 years of service to the health care community. CEO and Founder, AC Myers, III, founded The Myers Group in 1993 based on a vision to serve the health care community and help improve the quality of patient care. - April 01, 2013 - The Myers Group
TestDiagnostics.com is the Future for Managing Healthcare
Test diagnostics announces addition of new product in its store genetic predisposition at home DNA testing kit. - March 31, 2013 - Test Diagnostics
New Port Richey and Palm Harbor Orthodontist Dr. Jeremy Albert to Donate $1,500 to Community-Chosen Schools
Albert Family Orthodontics “Supporting Local Schools" campaign encourages community involvement in New Port Richey area education. - March 30, 2013 - Albert Family Orthodontics
Capita Conferences announce their Self-Directed Support Scotland conference – 20 May 2013, Edinburgh
Bringing together practioners from local authorities, housing, health and social care providers, the conference provides expert advice on delivering more flexible, personalised support services that give people more choice, control and independence. - March 30, 2013 - Capita Conferences
Fanny A. dela Cruz, M.D., F.A.C.S., Recognized for Achievements in Healthcare by America's Registry
Fanny A. dela Cruz of Livonia, Michigan, has recently been recognized by America’s Registry as a V.I.P. member in 2013 for her outstanding contributions and achievements in the field of Healthcare. America's Registry of Outstanding Professionals America's Registry is a networking... - March 29, 2013 - America's Registry of Outstanding Professionals
FastMed Urgent Care Announces Free Flu Shots and Open House Celebration in Tempe, AZ
FastMed Urgent Care will be having an open house celebration of its new clinic on Saturday, March 30th. This will be FastMed's third clinic in Tempe and its 21st clinic in the state of Arizona. - March 29, 2013 - FastMed
TestDiagnostics Develops Home Testing Kit for Disease Predisposition
Test diagnostics announces addition of a new product in its store: Home Testing Kit for Disease Predisposition. - March 29, 2013 - Test Diagnostics
Caprock Healthplans Has Partnered with Health Portal Solutions
Caprock HealthPlans (https://www.caprockhp.com/), a leading third party administrator in Lubbock, Texas has partnered with Health Portal Solutions (www.HPSGlobal.net), an innovator in web portal technology and healthcare data management, as their web portal service provider. Caprock HealthPlans... - March 28, 2013 - Health Portal Solutions
Wealthy Senior Expatriates in Cyprus May be Taxed Up to 40%(1) in EU Bailout "Deal"
British senior citizens who have retired in Cyprus may face absolute misery under the finalised EU bailout “deal.” - March 27, 2013 - International Private Medical Insurance Magazine
Idox Information Solutions Releases Latest Findings from Healthcare Survey
Following a recent survey of delegates attending the Healthcare Innovation Expo 2013, Idox Information Solutions is pleased to publish its research findings. - March 27, 2013 - IDOX
Amazing Spaces® Storage Centers Hosts 15th Year Anniversary Event to Thank Customers and to Fundraise for the Shriners Hospitals for Children
Amazing Spaces Storage Centers, a leading provider of upscale moving and storage solutions, announces their 15th Year Anniversary Event to be held on May 16th, 2013 at 2412 W. Holcombe Blvd. in the Houston Medical Center. The event promises to be fun and unique, the highlight being a "Storage Wars" themed live auction benefiting the Shriners Hospitals for Children in Houston. - March 26, 2013 - Amazing Spaces Storage Centers
XTIVIA, Inc. is a Proud Silver Sponsor of the Gartner Portals, Content & Collaboration Summit 2013
XTIVIA, Inc., a Liferay Platinum Partner and the 2012 Liferay North America Partner of the Year, is a proud Silver Sponsor of the Gartner Portals, Content & Collaboration Summit 2013, Booth 411, taking place in San Diego, CA on April 29 - May 1, 2013. XTIVIA has been providing content... - March 26, 2013 - XTIVIA, Inc.
ASD Publishing Signs New Authors for Spring
ASD Publishing is pleased to announce the signing of three new authors to the ASD Family. All authors bring unique stories of persistence and fortitude and will have books released digitally in April, 2013. - March 26, 2013 - ASD Publishing
New Plush Toy Cures the Smelly Gym Bag, Proceeds Benefit Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Charity
Family invents odor-eliminating toy to “Get the ShtankOut,” while funding research for deadly disease. - March 26, 2013 - Shtankout
Growing Technology Commercialization: University of Kansas Moving Innovation from the Laboratory to the Marketplace
The University of Kansas is moving innovations from the laboratory to the marketplace at breakneck speed. Julie Goonewardene, President of KU Technology Commercialization Center, announced five researchers were awarded $50,000 each to further their research, research includes 1) medical delivery methods; 2) protein-based drugs for Parkinson's Disease; 3) new drugs for multiple sclerosis; 4) slide and tissue block valet system; 5) and solar panel detectors and sensors. - March 26, 2013 - The University of Kansas Center for Technology Commercialization
ThyroidChange's Global Protest for Improved Hypothyroidism Treatment Guidelines Refuses to Back Down
Thyroid patients around the globe continue to protest current hypothyroidism treatment guidelines. ThyroidChange, a grass roots patient effort to improve the treatment of thyroid disease, reports that the current guidelines leave too many patients symptomatic and demand changes in those... - March 26, 2013 - ThyroidChange
ALPCO Expands Product Offering with Addition of Flow Cytometry Reagents
After over twenty years of providing immunoassay kits worldwide, ALPCO has added flow cyometry reagents to their product offering. - March 25, 2013 - ALPCO
Fertility Preservation Network Adds Charleston, South Carolina Area Facility
ReproTech, Ltd., the leading cryobank specializing in long-term storage of human reproductive tissue (sperm, eggs, embryos and ovarian and testicular tissue), reached an agreement with The Fertility Center of Charleston today. - March 24, 2013 - ReproTech, LLC
MD Stem Cells - Macular Degeneration Patient Continues to Improve Following Stem Cell Treatments
Married for 72 years, patient’s husband confirms positive visual results are continuing for his wife following stem cell treatment for AMD. - March 23, 2013 - MD Stem Cells
Invata Completes Latin American Distribution Center for Global Healthcare Products Leader
Panama City, Panama facility designed and outfitted to accommodate aggressive growth and evolving business model in Latin American market. - March 23, 2013 - Invata Intralogistics
The Asia Medical Travel Council and the Thai Medical Tourism Association Announce Strategic Alliance by the Signing of a Memorandum of Understanding
A momentous milestone has been reached with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Asia Medical Travel Council (AMTRAC) and the Thai Medical Tourism Association (TMTA). - March 22, 2013 - Asia Medical Travel Council (AMTRAC)
PlacidWay Joins with Neolife Medical Center to Offer Hope to Countless in Turkey
Neolife Medical Center, located in Istanbul, Turkey, provides life-saving treatments for those diagnosed with life-threatening medical conditions. - March 22, 2013 - PlacidWayUSA
State-of-the-Art Ultrasound Techniques for Head and Neck Disorders
“Atlas of Head and Neck Ultrasound,” recently published by Thieme, provides readers with a didactic exposure to the principles of ultrasound and its application in the diagnosis and treatment of clinical conditions of the head and neck. It specifically evaluates the possibilities of... - March 22, 2013 - Thieme Publishers
Nurses Get Help Preparing for RN Palliative Care Certification Exam
CSU Institute for Palliative Care and San Diego Chapter of the Hospice and Palliative Nursing Association offer on May 4 and 5 a weekend study course. - March 21, 2013 - CSU Institute for Palliative Care
National Academy of Physicians and Medical Scientists Sponsors 2014 Congress of Future Medical Leaders for Top High School Students
The Congress of Future Medical Leaders, sponsored by the National Academy of Physicians and Medical Scientists, will be held in Washington, DC in February of 2014. The conference seeks to equip and support the nation’s top achieving high school students in their pursuit of a career in the STEM subjects. The three-day conference will provide students with access to representatives of elite colleges, demonstrations of future medical technology, and even an opportunity to witness surgery. - March 21, 2013 - The National Academy of Future Physicians and Medical Scientists
Voicebrook to Exhibit at American Pathology Foundation 2013 Spring Conference
Company to interface with customers, prospects, and partners at highly-focused industry leading event. - March 21, 2013 - Voicebrook, Inc.
Families of SMA Launches New Program to Fund Care Research to Drive Improvements in Patient Care in Spinal Muscular Atrophy
Families of Spinal Muscular Atrophy has been funding critical research to develop a treatment and cure for the disease since 1984, along with providing important resources and support for families affected by SMA. This new research funding program announced today is focused on improving care and the quality of life for SMA patients. - March 21, 2013 - Cure SMA
Orthopedic Surgeon, Dr. Michael Greller is Now the Secretary/Treasurer of the Department of Orthopedics at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold, NJ
Dr. Michael Greller, President of Advanced Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute, PC is now the Secretary/Treasurer of the medical staff at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold, NJ. - March 20, 2013 - Advanced Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute, PC
LaMiaPelle Selects the eLeaflet Solution from myHealthbox for Their Patient Information Leaflets
myHealthbox signs LaMiaPelle as a new customer for their electronic leaflet solution. - March 20, 2013 - myHealthbox
Families of SMA and Nationwide Children’s Hospital Announce Multi-Million Dollar Award from NINDS
Nationwide Children’s Hospital (Columbus, OH) and Families of Spinal Muscular Atrophy (Elk Grove Village, IL) announce the award of a multi-million dollar cooperative agreement from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) to advance a gene therapy development program for Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA). - March 20, 2013 - Cure SMA
2013 New England Home Healthcare Consortium to Spearhead Discussion on the Future of Home Care as National Experts Provide Strategies on How to Succeed
The three-day conference is open to all home health care providers, including independents, nursing home and long-term care organizations and legislators from anywhere in the country. - March 20, 2013 - NEHHC
An Updated Edition of "Teaching Atlas of Brain Imaging"
“Case-based Brain Imaging,” recently published by Thieme, contains full coverage of the latest technological advancements in brain imaging. It includes more than 150 cases that provide detailed discussion of the imaging findings, differential diagnosis and pathology of common and rare... - March 20, 2013 - Thieme Publishers
Hackensack University Medical Center – Department of Medicine Chooses SpectraMedi, the Top Transcription Service Provider in U.S
Hackensack University Medical Center – Department of Medicine is associating with SpectraMedi Transcription Services based in Syracuse, New York. - March 20, 2013 - SpectraMedi MSO Medical Transcription Services & Technology Solutions
Coalition to Salute America’s Heroes Makes $10,000 Grant to Assist Veterans with Brain Injuries
Coalition's donation to RMHABI will provide urgent counseling, hyperbaric treatment services to brain-injured veterans in Colorado. - March 19, 2013 - Coalition to Salute America's Heroes
Arbovax Completes Successful Pre-Clinical Trial of Tetravalent Dengue Vaccine
Successful Pre-Clinical Tests Support Vaccine Platform, New Injection Protocol - March 19, 2013 - Arbovax Inc
PlacidWay Top Ten Treatments Abroad in 2012
Men and women seek cosmetic procedures and stem cell therapies abroad, PlacidWay medical tourism experts have concluded. The 2012 figures compared to 2011 have determined a brighter look for medical travel, as experts and thought leaders announce the exponential increase in the number of medical... - March 17, 2013 - PlacidWayUSA
An Evidence-Based Reference on Pediatric Audiologic Rehabilitation
Infants born with significant hearing loss will also have difficulty learning spoken language, unless they are identified early and receive treatment quickly. “Pediatric Audiologic Rehabilitation,” recently published by Thieme, presents evidence-based information on the clinical and... - March 16, 2013 - Thieme Publishers
A Richly Illustrated Roadmap of Common Peripheral Vascular Interventions
“Peripheral Vascular Interventions: An Illustrated Manual,” recently published by Thieme, presents a uniquely visual representation of the procedures interventionalists need to master to perform peripheral vascular interventions successfully. Written and illustrated by Dr. Schroeder, a... - March 16, 2013 - Thieme Publishers