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Freeland Systems Announces Public Foreclosure Sale of FSL Acquisition Corporation and Kardia Health Systems Assets
Freeland Systems is providing notice of a public sale of certain assets which will be held on March 5, 2010. - February 24, 2010 - Freeland Systems
The Latest Advancement in MRI Safety
Kopp Development Inc. – the leading manufacturer of Ferromagnetic Detectors for MRI Safety, is proud to introduce the revolutionary patent pending technology, GaussAlert™ - Magnetic Field Strength Alarm System. - February 24, 2010 - Kopp Development Inc.
Free Synowledge Webinar Series
The Synowledge Webinar Series offers regular Webinar Programs on subjects pertaining to the Life Sciences industry, specifically dealing with Pharmacovigilance and Drug Safety. The foundation of these Webinars is based on Scientific, Technical and Administrative topics that are aimed to help Life Sciences organizations. - February 24, 2010 - Synowledge
The DSM: Grassroots Campaign for Recognition of SPD Underway
SPD is one of twelve diagnoses submitted by "outside sources" still being considered by the APA for inclusion in the DSM-5. One of 12 from almost certainly hundreds of submissions. The SPD Foundation has been working for over 10 years trying to gain recognition by conducting some pretty amazing research into the disorder with groups from MIT, Yale and Duke. The Foundation is stepping up their advocacy campaign through some old fashioned grassroots organizing in order to support SPD. - February 24, 2010 - Sensory Processing Disorder Foundation
RNIB Appoints Doctors.net.uk for GP Education Campaign
The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) has appointed Doctors.net.uk, the UK’s largest and most active network of medical professionals, to launch its first ever online campaign especially for general practitioners. With 50 per cent of sight loss being avoidable*, RNIB is keen to... - February 24, 2010 - Doctors.net.uk
Dubai Health Authority to Present at Asia Medical Tourism and Global Healthcare Conference
The Medical Tourism Association along with KHIDI announces Laila Al Jassmi of Dubai Health Authority as a speaker for the upcoming regional conference, the Global Healthcare & Medical Tourism Conference Korea which will take place in Seoul Korea on April 13-15th 2010. - February 24, 2010 - Medical Tourism Association™
Elite MD Launches Patient Procurement Service for Concierge Medicine Physicians
Elite MD Believes Concierge Medicine Has a Story to Tell - February 24, 2010 - Elite MD, Inc.
Hmedicine.com Introduces New FDA Approved Poison Ivy Block to Their Product Line
Hmedicine.com, a leading supplier of homeopathic products, is offering a new poison ivy lotion to their product line. Ivy Block Lotion is the only FDA approved product that prevents poison ivy rashes from happening. - February 24, 2010 - Hmedicine.com
Congressman Meets with IQ Laser Vision’s Medical Director to Discuss Health Care Reform
California’s 29th District Congressman Adam Schiff (D) met with Dr. Robert Lin of the Vision Institute of Southern California for breakfast in Burbank Sunday morning. Congressman Adam Schiff continues on his quest to enact health care reform that will reduce individual and national costs. In... - February 22, 2010 - IQ Laser Vision
Lee Memorial Health System Healthy Brain Classes Teach Awareness, Association Tips to Improve Memory
The Healthy Brain Initiative was started by Lee Memorial Health System’s Lee Memory Care division to provide ways for residents of Southwest Florida to boost brain power and fight the onset of memory disorders. - February 20, 2010 - Lee Memorial Health System
Speed New Drug and Medical Device Time to Market with Advice in New Book by Cerulean's Managing Director
FDA compliance guru, John Avellanet, shows biopharmaceutical and device executives how to speed time to market with new medicines and turn regulatory compliance into a competitive business advantage in his new book, Get to Market Now! Turn FDA Compliance into a Competitive Edge in the Era of Personalized Medicine. - February 19, 2010 - Cerulean Associates LLC
Insight HD with Host Hugh Downs Announces New Series on Autism Spectrum Disorders
Insight HD's new series, focused on Autism Spectrum Disorders, will highlight the organizations and effective treatments helping to positively impact the lives of families whose children struggle with autism. - February 19, 2010 - Insight HD
Alliance Chiropractic Center in Hickory NC Announces New Blog: www.drbradshook.com
The website is currently the fourth website owned and operated by Alliance Chiropractic. They currently run www.alliancechiropracticcenter.com, www.drrodneyslusher.com, and www.ncfibroclinic.com. - February 19, 2010 - Alliance Chiropractic Center
Alliance Chiropractic Center in Hickory, NC Announces Upgrades to www.alliancechiropracticcenter.com
Dr. Brad Shook and Dr. Rodney Slusher of Alliance Chiropractic Center in Hickory are pleased to announce the complete overhaul and redesign of www.alliancechiropracticcenter.com. The website which boasts hundreds of views per week underwent several changes. Including new sections, updated... - February 19, 2010 - Alliance Chiropractic Center
The Chicago Lighthouse Opens Low Vision Clinic in The Glen Town Center, Glenview, IL
In an effort to expand their services to the northwest suburbs of Chicago, The Chicago Lighthouse for People Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired opens its newest low vision clinic in Glenview, Illinois on Thursday, February 18, 2010. The opening of this clinic is the seventh satellite location for... - February 19, 2010 - The Chicago Lighthouse for People Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired
The Psychology of Surgery: PsychTests Releases a Pre-Operative Mental Health Assessment for Bariatric Clinics
Psychtests AIM Inc. offers a unique tool to evaluate a patient’s psychological readiness for major weight loss surgery. - February 19, 2010 - PsychTests AIM Inc.
Healthcare Software Specialist Dataline Launches Important Update to Its Free SNOMED Browser
Dataline Software - an award winning manufacturer of healthcare software in the UK – is today launching a new version of Snoflake, a not-for-profit website hosted by the Brighton-based company since 2006. The website (http://www.snoflake.co.uk) is designed to raise awareness of SNOMED and the... - February 19, 2010 - Dataline Software
Solay Wellness Offers Himalayan Salt Inhalers the Same Type as Recommended by Dr. Oz
Solay Wellness has long promoted the health benefits of Himalayan Salt for respiratory conditions. Dr. Oz is now promoting Himalayan salt pipes, too. - February 18, 2010 - Solay Wellness
IWHTA is Supporting 'International Medical Tourism and Travel 2010' to be Held on 1 – 2 March 2010, Marriott Hotel, Singapore
International Wellness and Healthcare Travel Association (IWHTA) president Mr. Naresh Jadeja, an expert on medical tourism trends and patient’s perspective is to address at a Singapore Tourism Ministry supported ‘International Medical Tourism and Travel 2010’ conference. - February 18, 2010 - International Wellness and Healthcare Travel Association (IWHTA)
e-Healthcare Solutions Adds 5 New Healthcare Professional Sites to Expand Its Premium Advertising Network
e-Healthcare Solutions LLC (EHS) is pleased to welcome 5 new healthcare professional websites to its premium advertising network. - February 18, 2010 - e-Healthcare Solutions
Innovation in Assessment Improves Substance Abuse Treatment Outcomes
Polaris Health Directions, a leader in the development of science driven outcomes management assessment systems, has partnered with New Hope Foundation, a leading New Jersey-based addictions treatment provider, to enhance its Chemical Dependency assessment system, Polaris-CD. - February 18, 2010 - Polaris Health Directions
mumms® Software Selected by Compassionate Care Hospice for National Electronic Medical Record (EMR) Deployment in Thirty Seven Hospice Locations
mumms® Software (a multi-user medical management system created by Secure Computing Systems, Inc.) has provided hospice-specific EMR software to the hospice and palliative care community. Today we are pleased to announce another leading national hospice care provider, Compassionate Care Hospice... - February 18, 2010 - mumms Software
Medical Tourism City, the Largest Social Network in Medical Tourism Announces Over 800 Active Members
Medical Tourism City, the Largest Social Network in Medical Tourism and for Global Healthcare Announces over 800 Active Members. - February 18, 2010 - Medical Tourism Association™
Medical Tourism Magazine Releases Podcast with Jessica Johnson, Director of Operations, Medical Tourism Association
The Medical Tourism Magazine Releases Podcast with Jessica Johnson, Director of Operations, Medical Tourism Association speaking about Familiarization Trips. - February 18, 2010 - Medical Tourism Association™
Court Ruling Allows Freeland Systems to Foreclose on Assets of Kardia Health Systems
Based on judge's ruling Freeland Systems reclaims assets and will re-enter the medical diagnostic image management, reporting and archiving marketplace with the release of new AccessPoint technology. - February 17, 2010 - Freeland Systems
The New Liposuction Technique Means No Surgery or Suction
The latest technology LipoFreeze is a procedure that uses a gentle yet effective method of selective cooling. Those who have tried diet and exercise to rid themselves of unattractive fat pads and bulges that persist in spite of their best efforts will find LipoFreeze a wonderful alternative. - February 17, 2010 - Epione Medical Corp
Dental Tips from Dr. John Bond, Founder of 6 Day Dental and Orthodontics, in Conjunction with National Dental Health Month
A special time first recognized in 1941, February is National Dental Health month and Dr. John Bond, founder of 6 Day Dental and Orthodontics, would like to take the opportunity to offer some important dental points and reminders, some of which people might not think about: Tip: Something very... - February 17, 2010 - 6 Day Dental & Orthodontics
Clariness Finishes Large International Project
Recruitment for two international clinical trials was successfully completed more than 3 months ahead of schedule. The internet platform ClinLife (www.clinlife.net) worked in 10 countries for Merz Pharmaceuticals. - February 17, 2010 - Clariness Holding AG
Clariness Opens New Office in the US
With the opening of a new office in the USA, Clariness is now also represented in the largest market for clinical studies. The rapidly growing demand in North and South America requires a stronger presence in the region. - February 17, 2010 - Clariness Holding AG
Former FDA Branch Chief Martha Wells, M.P.H, RAC to Speak at Upcoming Reglera Reproductive Compliance Conference June 2-3 2010 in Chicago, IL
Wells will speak at Reglera, LLC’s upcoming Reproductive Regulatory Compliance Conference Chicago featuring educational seminar sessions that detail the FDA regulations reproductive tissue establishments are required to follow and specific best-practices for achieving compliance. - February 17, 2010 - Reglera, LLC
MarketLab Partners with Mid-Atlantic Group Network Inc. (MAGNET)
MarketLab is pleased to announce their new partnership with the Mid-Atlantic Group Network of Shared Services (MAGNET), one of the oldest, largest, and most experienced shared service organizations in the country. MarketLab was awarded a three-year contract by MAGNET for their entire product line... - February 17, 2010 - MarketLab, Inc.
VisionWeb and VersaSuite Announce Ordering Integration with Practice Management Software
VersaSuite Users Can Now Seamlessly Order Spectacle Lenses from VisionWeb-Connected Laboratories. - February 16, 2010 - VersaSuite
ComFit Solutions Signs Agreement to Distribute Innovative Orbital 360 in the Midwest
The combined systems of ComFit Solutions’ WAVE whole body vibration and Orbital 360 technologies create rehabilitative and fitness programming that graduates on a continuum from a static to dynamic protocol. This will take patients from a functionally disabled and deconditioned capacity and bring them through a process that will take them back to a more effectively functioning and conditioned neuromusculoskeletal system. - February 15, 2010 - ComFit Solutions, LLC
mdesk™ Expands in Europe
The private clinic Xanthi General Hospital is the most recent mdesk™ customer and begins the mdesk™ year on a high note. The Greek clinic located in Athens chose mdesk as the system to help with their extensive research in the orthopaedic area and to improve their preoperative planning and templating. - February 15, 2010 - RSA Biomedical
Kelsius Wins a Hat-Trick of Consecutive NHS European Tenders for the Supply of Its Unique Wireless to Web Temperature Monitoring System
Kelsius, a leading provider of web-based monitoring and alarming solutions for the Food, Pharmaceutical and Healthcare sectors, has been chosen by three major NHS Foundation Trust Hospitals to implement their market-leading solutions. The Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust is deploying the Kelsius... - February 15, 2010 - Kelsius
Connecticut Hair Restoration Surgeon Expertly Performs Modified Scalp Reduction for Cancer Survivor
Dr. Scott Boden of Hair Restoration Center of Connecticut donated his services to remove a scar and transplant hair on the scalp of a woman who recently fought cancer. - February 14, 2010 - Hair Restoration and Aesthetic Medicine Center of Connecticut
Board-certified Orthopedic Surgeon Dr. Alan Nasar of Advanced Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute is Named Orthopedic Medical Director of The Manor in Freehold, NJ
Board-certified orthopedic surgeon Dr. Alan Nasar of Advanced Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute (AOSMI), Freehold and Monroe Township, NJ, has been named orthopedic medical director of The Manor Health and Rehabilitation Center in Freehold, NJ. Dr. Nasar is fellowship-trained in joint replacement, and also specializes in avascular necrosis, knee and hip arthroscopy, and fracture and trauma care. He will treat any orthopedic patients who are undergoing rehab at The Manor. - February 14, 2010 - Advanced Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute, PC
Medical Meditation Instructor Gets a Taste of His Own Medicine
Richard Nongard has released his new book, "Medical Meditation" based on his own experiences as both a patient and meditation instructor. - February 13, 2010 - LearnClinicalHypnosis.com
Celebrity Chef Rachael Ray Heats Up "Hot Flashes" on Daytime Television; BodyLogicMD’s Patients Relate to Talk Show Host’s Recipe for Hot Flashes
BodyLogicMD’s bioidentical hormone doctors effectively treat hot flashes and menopause symptoms in women using bioidentical hormones. - February 13, 2010 - BodyLogicMD
Board-Certified Orthopedic Surgeon Dr. Manuel T. Banzon of AOSMI Presents Free Seminar “Current Treatment of Hip Arthritis” at AOSMI in Monroe Township, NJ
Board-certified orthopedic surgeon Dr. Manuel T. Banzon of Advanced Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute (AOSMI), Freehold and Monroe Township, New Jersey, presented a free educational seminar “Current Treatment of Hip Arthritis” at AOSMI’s Monroe, NJ, location. Dr. Banzon specializes in total joint replacement, arthroscopy, and fracture and trauma care, and discussed a new hip resurfacing procedure and other options for those who cannot undergo hip surgery. - February 13, 2010 - Advanced Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute, PC
SeQual Technologies Donates $50,000 in Oxygen Supplies for Haiti Disaster Relief
SeQual, a San Diego-based medical equipment manufacturer which develops oxygen systems known worldwide for their reliability, quality, and revolutionary design, is honored to support relief efforts in Haiti in conjunction with Operation USA and Partners in Health. “Through our past... - February 13, 2010 - SeQual Technologies, Inc.
Orthopedic Surgeon Dr. Gregg Berkowitz of Advanced Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute (AOSMI), Freehold and Monroe, NJ, Uses Living Cells in New Repair Procedure
Dr. Gregg Berkowitz, director of the Cartilage Restoration Center of New Jersey and board-certified orthopedic surgeon at Advanced Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute (AOSMI), Freehold and Monroe Township, NJ, performs relatively new one-step cartilage repair procedure, DeNovo NT, using living cartilage tissue from a juvenile donor, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold, NJ. - February 13, 2010 - Advanced Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute, PC
Increase in Botox Training Correlates with Increase in Botox Treatments
The IAPAM recently identified a correlation between the increase in physicians engaging in comprehensive, hands-on Botox Training, and the significant growth in the 4Q 2009 in botulinums and dermal filler procedures. In a recent survey, conducted by MEDACorp in January 2010, the 4Q year-to-year growth in the delivery of cosmetic injectables, grew by an encouraging 8.1%. - February 13, 2010 - International Association for Physicians in Aesthetic Medicine
Leading Cancer Surgeon Receives Prestigious Award from ACS Cancer Commission
The American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer (CoC) recently awarded its Outstanding Performance Award to Shahriyour Andaz, MD, FACS - February 13, 2010 - Mount Sinai South Nassau
Global Vaccine Market Forecast to 2012
"Global Vaccine Market Forecast to 2012” report gives an extensive and objective analysis on the global vaccine market. - February 13, 2010 - RNCOS
Michael LoColle with ML Athletics Boot Camps & Connie Pustorino a Wakefield MA BootCamp Instructor to Offer the 40 Minute Lunch Express Wakefield BootCamp Workouts
These 40 Minute Lunch Express Wakefield Boot Camps are perfect for the working individual who do not have time prior to or after work to get in shape. Get in Shape and lose weight while still having time for life and work. - February 12, 2010 - ML Athletics
Lee Memorial Home Health Nurses Tracks Patient Vitals…Virtually
Lee Memorial Home Health telehealth monitors track and transmit patient statistics to health professionals seven days a week from the comfort of their own homes. - February 12, 2010 - Lee Memorial Health System
Avail Clinical Research Announces Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Research Studies in DeLand, FL
Avail Clinical Research, announces the launch of several research studies to test investigational treatment options for those already diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). - February 12, 2010 - Avail Clinical Research
Dr. Gregg Berkowitz, Board-Certified Orthopedic Surgeon with AOSMI, Lectures on Sports Injury Prevention at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold, New Jersey
Dr. Gregg Berkowitz, a board-certified orthopedic surgeon with Advanced Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute (AOSMI), Freehold and Monroe Township, New Jersey, delivered a free public talk on Sports Injury Prevention at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold, NJ. Dr. Berkowitz specializes in sports medicine, total joint arthroplasty, and fracture and trauma care, and discussed whether common strategies, such as stretching and wearing a brace, prevent injury during sports. - February 12, 2010 - Advanced Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute, PC
BASE® Announces Dates for Free Educational Webinar in February – Health Reimbursement Arrangements in 2010
With two sessions scheduled in February, this webinar offers anyone from insurance agents, brokers, and accounting professionals an opportunity to learn more about Health Reimbursement Arrangements and how they can increase billable services while providing a great financial benefit to clients. - February 12, 2010 - BASE