Medical & Health News
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James H. Kaye, D.O., Joins Visiting Physicians Association® Office in Jacksonville, Fla.
Kaye hired as the newest physician in VPA office that covers the “greater Jacksonville” area, including Baker, Clay, Duval, Nassau and St. Johns counties. - May 01, 2010 - Visiting Physicians Association
Book Release by Noted Author Barbara Sinor, Ph.D. “Tales of Addiction and Inspiration for Recovery”
Dr. Sinor's newest addiction recovery book is filled with a potent look into our nation's addiction population. Over twenty true life addiction stories by ordinary people struggling to stay on their recovery paths fill the pages with both pain and struggle, and spiritual insight. - April 30, 2010 - Dr. Barbara Sinor
The Institute for Low Back and Neck Care Collaborates with Spine-health.com to Enhance Patient Education and Care
As a leader in spine care since 1982, the Institute for Low Back and Neck Care is pleased to announce its recent addition to Spine-health’s Group Marketing Program, a nationally-renowned patient education online resource. - April 30, 2010 - Spine-health LLC
Balfour Beatty Construction Builds Ronald Mcdonald Houses on Two Coasts
Balfour Beatty Construction is celebrating its contributions to two new Ronald McDonald Houses—the “House(s)-That-Love Built®”—each on opposite sides of the United States. On Friday, April 23, the House in San Diego, California received the 2010 Project Achievement Award... - April 29, 2010 - Balfour Beatty Construction
American Medical Training Announces New Staff Member, Alyn L. Benezette, D.O.
American Medical Training welcomes new staff member – Dr. Alyn L. Benezette, D.O. He will be teaching upcoming workshops to physicians and medical professionals. - April 29, 2010 - American Medical Training
Front Range Center for Brain & Spine Surgery, P.C. Partners with Website Leader, Spine-health.com to Promote Patient Education
Front Range Center for Brain & Spine Surgery, P.C., the regional expert in spine-related pain, is pleased to announce its participation in the Group Marketing Program with Spine-health.com, an award-winning patient education online resource. - April 29, 2010 - Spine-health LLC
IAPAM Announces New Full Day hCG/Medical Weight Loss Training for Physicians
The IAPAM announces it has expanded it Medical Weight Management training to a full day. The International Association for Physicians in Aesthetic Medicine's (IAPAM's) New hCG/Physician Weight Loss Training program offers physicians and their staff all the knowledge and tools needed to immediately offer hCG and other medically supervised weight loss treatments to their patients. - April 29, 2010 - International Association for Physicians in Aesthetic Medicine
Webinar Now Released for Download on Healthcare Reform Conference's Website, Announced by Healthcare Reform Magazine
The Healthcare Reform Magazine has a website containing updates on healthcare reform and will circulated to over 15,000 employers, health insurance agents, consultants, brokers and insurance companies. - April 29, 2010 - Healthcare Reform Conference
Pre-Register Today for the Expatriate Healthcare & Travel Insurance Conference
Pre-Register Today for the Expatriate Healthcare & Travel Insurance Conference. - April 29, 2010 - Expatriate Healthcare and Travel Insurance
Healthcare Reform’s Affect on Medical Tourism Website Portal Launched by Medical Tourism Association
The Medical Tourism Association has launched an informational website and center containing updates on Healthcare Reform’s affect on Medical Tourism. The healthcare reform updates will provide the latest information and provisions of the healthcare reform legislation as it pertains to the... - April 29, 2010 - Medical Tourism Association™
Parkinson's Patient to Donate Book Proceeds to PD Research
Bill Schmalfeldt was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease at age 45 in 2000. In 2007 he underwent experimental brain surgery as part of a clinical trial at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He wrote a book about the experience and will donate the author's proceeds to PD research efforts. - April 28, 2010 - My Parkinson's Diary
Alzheimer’s Association Reaching Out to Hispanic Community
The Alzheimer Spouse Website, www.thealzheimerspouse.com announces a project to reach out and raise awareness among the Hispanic community of early detection of Alzheimer’s Disease. - April 28, 2010 - thealzheimerspouse.com
iCohere Platform Used by the Centers for Disease Prevention
iCohere platform is being used by the Centers for Disease Prevention to build capacity to implement the CDC Injury Framing Initiative, Adding Power to Our Voices. - April 28, 2010 - iCohere
Doctors.net.uk Relaunches Jobs Service; Recruiters to Enjoy Greater Campaign Flexibility
Following a relaunch of the jobs service at Doctors.net.uk, recruitment managers are set to benefit from more flexible and targeted campaigns. Doctors.net.uk is the UK’s largest and most active network of medical professionals and its jobs pages already attract 15,000 unique doctors every month. - April 28, 2010 - Doctors.net.uk
Worldwide Market for Cancer Diagnostics, 4th Edition, Now Available at ReportsandReports
Diagnostic tests for effective cancer screening are obviously needed more than ever. As cancer becomes more treatable, diagnostics are finding multiple expanded roles, including pharmacodiagnostics for matching the targeted treatment to the patient and ongoing disease monitoring as treatable cancer enters the realm of the chronic disease. - April 28, 2010 - marketsandmarkets
Thieme’s Atlas of Anatomy Sample Content Now Available for iPad Thieme Publishers Partners with Modality, Inc. to Deliver Content via the modalityBODY Interactive Anatomy
Thieme Publishers announced today that a free sampling of anatomy illustrations and clinical content from the bestselling Atlas of Anatomy is now available for use on iPad, via the newly released modalityBODY App. This sampler highlights the exquisite illustrations and unique features of the Atlas,... - April 28, 2010 - Thieme Publishers
A Standard Setting Atlas Dedicated to the Complex Structures of the Head and Neck
“Head and Neck Anatomy for Dental Medicine,” published by Thieme, focuses on the structures of the head and neck as taught to students of dental medicine. Starting with the extensive coverage of these structures and the pedagogic approach of the three-volume THIEME Atlas of Anatomy, by... - April 28, 2010 - Thieme Publishers
Medical Tourism Magazine Releases Podcast with Bill Cook of Hospital Clinica Biblica
The Medical Tourism Magazine Releases Podcast with Bill Cook, Operations Manager of the International Patient Department at Hospital Clinica Biblica in Costa Rica. - April 28, 2010 - Medical Tourism Association™
Ministry of Health Says Changes Are Needed to Overcome Challenges to Healthcare Provision in the Middle East
InnovHealth - Middle East Innovations Summit, was officially opened this morning with a ribbon cutting ceremony followed by an opening address by Dr. Salem Al Darmaki, Acting Director General, Ministry of Health - United Arab Emirates - at the Yas Island Rotana Hotel in Abu Dhabi. The summit,... - April 27, 2010 - naseba
AllBetterCare Urgent Care Center Uses Smartphone Technology to Connect Patients with Medical Care
Local Urgent Care Center uses iTriage to reach mobile Smartphone users. - April 26, 2010 - iTriage, LLC
Maimah Karmo Receives Prestigious Congressional Black Caucus Leadership in Advocacy Award
At the 2010 Minority Quality Forum/CBC Health Braintrust Health Disparities Forum Event, Maimah Karmo, President of Tigerlily was Honored for her work impacting Young Women with Breast Cancer. - April 25, 2010 - Tigerlily Foundation
Milford Named Practice Manager at Visiting Physicians Association’s® Fort Worth Office
Milford is responsible for the overall direction, coordination and evaluation of the administrative and clinical areas. - April 25, 2010 - Visiting Physicians Association
Flomax Relief Offered Without a Prescription at Chemist Direct
Formerly available only with a prescription from reputed doctor, Flomax Relief MR is the most extensively preferred treatment for BPH in the UK, which is frequent in men falling under the age group of 45-75 years. Benign prostatic hyperplasia is a non-malignant overgrowth of cells in the prostate... - April 25, 2010 - Chemist Direct
Nurses Tell Their Compelling Stories About the Ups and Downs of Nursing in New Book by Karen Buley, Published by Dog Ear Publishing
The editor, a nurse for 31 years, has collected stories from 25 nurses who share frustrations and hope, victories and regret, what brought them to nursing and what makes them stay. The book ends with a call to combat the current nursing shortage. To further this cause, 10 percent of the book’s proceeds will be donated to nurse educator scholarships. - April 24, 2010 - Dog Ear Publishing
Professional Nutrition Services and The Centre For Optimum Health Have Joined to Offer Board Certified Anti Aging Medicine in the Rochester Area
Professional Nutrition Services and The Centre For Optimum Health offers an Anti Aging MD that helps those that have not been successful with the ways of Traditional Medicine. The patient gets to spend time with a Specialized Health Care Doctor that listens and includes them in decisions relating to their goal of long term quality health. Communication and Individualized Care are Prime Objectives. - April 24, 2010 - Professional Nutrition Services of Rochester, Inc.
Botox Training from Elite AMBT: Instructors Come to Toronto This Spring
Botox training dates from Elite Aesthetic, Medical and Business Training (AMBT) have been expanded. Elite’s medical instructors will now be traveling to Canada in early May (May 7th, 8th and 9th) to include botox training sessions in Toronto, Ontario. - April 24, 2010 - Elite Aesthetic, Medical & Business Training
Health Care Association Takes Advantage of Penalty Funds to Renew Attack on Pressure Ulcers
The Health Care Association of New Jersey has collaborated with a member company to provide an intensive training program to prepare licensed clinicians to become certified wound specialists, thereby increasing the number of specialists throughout long term care facilities throughout the state. - April 24, 2010 - HCANJ
Dermal Fillers Training: Elite AMBT Adds Home Study Programs to Training Formats
Dermal fillers training services from Elite Aesthetic, Medical and Business Training (AMBT) are now easier to access as the company adds home study programs to its range of instructional formats. Elite’s official website lets clients receive dermal fillers training courses that are available from their home computers and on their own timetable. - April 24, 2010 - Elite Aesthetic, Medical & Business Training
International Evidence Summary of ASIST - Supports Teaching “How to Prevent Suicide”
LivingWorks Education Inc. reports an independent, critical review has been completed of its best practices program, ASIST. The report was commissioned to summarize the results of more than twenty formal and informal evaluations of ASIST – from five countries: Australia, Canada, Norway, Scotland and the United States. - April 23, 2010 - LivingWorks Education Inc.
Atlas Business Solutions Showcases ScheduleAnywhere at Florida Nursing Conference
Online employee scheduling software on display at the Florida Association Directors of Nursing Administration/LTC conference. - April 23, 2010 - Atlas Business Solutions, Inc.
FaceofFertility.com to Give Free Micro-IVF to Member with the Most Compassionate Story in Trying to Conceive Forum
Face of Fertility, the new revolutionary forum created by Dan Kreiner, the son of Dr. David Kreiner, world renowned infertility specialist trained out of the Jones Institute by Howard and Georgeanna Seegar Jones. In addition to achieving the first successful IVF, cryopreserved, and donor egg pregnancies on Long Island, Dr. Kreiner and the East Coast Fertility team have focused on offering the most successful IVF with the lowest risk. - April 22, 2010 - Face Of Fertility
The Leapfrog Group Announces New Business Partnership with Quantros to Administer Leapfrog Hospital Survey
Quantros will support The Leapfrog Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Environment - April 22, 2010 - Quantros Inc.
Huot Instruments Develops Green Lighting Technology for the Medical Field
Huot Instruments, LLC of Menomonee Falls is preparing to launch a new addition to their recently developed StarTrol line of LED medical lighting. The Startrol 9x3 Minor Surgery Light will join the Startrol 4x3 Examination Light as another energy efficient alternative to traditional halogen medical lighting. The new light rounds out Huot’s lighting division, and puts the company in position to compete with larger national brands also distributing LED technology to the medical field. - April 22, 2010 - Huot Instruments, LLC
IMRS Research Predicts Double Digit Growth for Poland Medical Tourism Market
Low treatment cost and nil waiting time to drive polish medical tourism market in near future. - April 22, 2010 - Insight Market Research Solutions
Doctor on a Mission to Help Americans Empower Themselves to Reform Their Own Health
The only conversation about health these days seems to focus on how we will pay for the care of individuals - the elderly, the young, the poor and the rich. But Dr. Dave Montgomery believes that we’re missing a critical piece of the puzzle. He thinks that the conversation should focus on how... - April 22, 2010 - davemontgomerymd.com
Malhotra Center for Plastic Surgery Announces Its New 48-Hour Quick Recovery Breast Augmentation Technique
An ideal breast augmentation procedure is one that is yields natural results yet requires minimal recovery time. Plastic surgery patients in Michigan can now undergo breast augmentation surgery and return to simple activities within 48 hours through the use of specific surgical techniques and careful medical management. - April 21, 2010 - malhotra center for plastic surgery
Northwest Hair Restoration’s Robert Niedbalski Featured on Portland’s AM Northwest
Dr. Niedbalski discusses the simplicity and effectiveness of hair transplants - April 21, 2010 - Northwest Hair Restoration
Stanly Family Care Clinic Selects Leading Technology from Benchmark Systems
Family Practice in Albemarle, NC is streamlining practice with web-based EMR - April 21, 2010 - Benchmark Systems
Orlampa Enterprises Presents Customized Nutritional Supplementation
The Orlampa Blend Custom Cocktail is a combination of Isotonix nutritional products, measured and blended to create a mixture in one convenient canister. Orlampa Enterprises has selected its top 4 Isotonix supplements (2 servings of OPC-3, B-Complex, Multivitamin without iron, and Calcium Plus) to provide the active individual with the perfect blend to lose sickness and find wellness. It’s an uncomplicated and time-efficient means to get exactly what you want in the convenience of one mixture. - April 21, 2010 - Orlampa Enterprises, Inc
Telestroke Neurology Call Coverage Company Established in Decatur, Alabama
Southern Telestroke Networks, LLC an Alabama Limited Liability Company has been established in Decatur, Alabama. The company will provide stroke call coverage to emergency rooms in the Southern United States. - April 21, 2010 - Southern Telestroke Networks, LLC
Visiting Physicians Association® Expands Its Offices Into Missouri with Opening of Location in St. Louis
VPA physicians provide comprehensive medical care in the home and specialize in the care of geriatric and homebound patients. - April 21, 2010 - Visiting Physicians Association
The Chicago Lighthouse Opens Its "Tools for Living" Retail Store Offering a State of the Art Shopping Experience
For people who are blind or visually impaired, Lighthouse’s Tools for Living is specifically designed to enable ease, efficiency, independence. - April 20, 2010 - The Chicago Lighthouse for People Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired
Doctors Helping Patients Get Long Term Relief with Home-Care Exercise Programs
ChiropracticOutfitters.com is pleased to announce it now carries Phases Rehab home-care exercise software. - April 20, 2010 - ChiropracticOutfitters.com
Austin’s Jeff Ward Show to Follow Producer’s Hair Transplant with Dr. McGrath
Producer to detail hair transplant from why he chose this procedure to the results he experiences after having the hair transplant. - April 20, 2010 - McGrath Medical
Naturopathic Treatment Can be Safely Combined with TMS for Treatment of Depression
Psychiatrist practicing at South Shore Neuropsychiatric Center located in Hewlett, Long Island, New York, offers TMS (Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation) treatment of Depression, which can be successfully combined with naturopathic remedies prescribed by naturopathic practitioners. Patients no longer are forced to choose between Naturopathic and Allopathic treatment. - April 18, 2010 - South Shore Neuropsychiatric
Avant Healthcare Professionals Recognizes Autism Awareness Month
April is Autism Awareness Month and Avant Healthcare Professionals is proud to support organizations and efforts that increase awareness of autism spectrum disorders and advocate for the needs of individuals with autism and their families. Avant is partnered with the Threshold Center for Autism and... - April 18, 2010 - Avant Healthcare Professionals
Soul Sanctuary - Grand Opening and Mini Holistic Fair Brunswick, ME May 1st
Soul Sanctuary has scheduled its Grand Opening and first mini Holistic Fair for the auspicious date of May Day in Downtown, Brunswick. Services practitioners and vendors on site offering mini services, specials and presentations. - April 18, 2010 - Soul Sanctuary
Avant Healthcare Professionals Announces IMAGE Certification from Department of Homeland Security
The ICE Mutual Agreement between Government and Employers (IMAGE) program was initiated in 2007 to combat unlawful employment and reduce vulnerabilities that help illegal aliens gain such employment. The goal of IMAGE is to assist employers in targeted sectors to develop a more secure and stable workforce and to enhance fraudulent document awareness through education and training. - April 17, 2010 - Avant Healthcare Professionals
Visiting Physicians Association® Promotes Deana Wooten as Regional Director
In her new role, Wooten will oversee the operations of the VPA offices in southeastern Michigan (Ann Arbor, Flint, Marysville, Saginaw, Southfield, Taylor and Utica) and Virginia (Williamsburg). - April 17, 2010 - Visiting Physicians Association
Medix Staffing Solutions Awarded GSA Schedule 621 I Contract
Medix Staffing Solutions, Inc. was recently awarded a five-year General Services Administration (GSA) Schedule 621 I contract to provide federal agencies with an extensive range of healthcare professionals to support their staffing needs. - April 17, 2010 - Medix