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MedFirst Alert Announces Its Medical Alarm Service Expansion Into South Carolina
MedFirst Alert has been protecting seniors while allowing them to maintain their independence through their Personal Emergency Response System (PERS). - January 17, 2010 - MedFirst Alert
Cosmetic Bliss Calls for Co-Operation Between Responsible Healthcare Providers to Raise Standards in Marketing Weight Loss Surgery
Specialist Weight Loss Surgery provider Cosmetic Bliss calls for businesses in the field of Private Healthcare who facilitate and provide surgical weight loss procedures to work together to set benchmarks and promote higher standards of patient preparation, care and post-operative support - in the interest of improved surgical outcomes and industry reputation. - January 17, 2010 - Cosmetic Bliss
6 Day Dental & Orthodontics Gets an A+ Check Up
6 Day Dental and Orthodontics Receives Better Business Bureau’s Highest Rating, Held Since January 2003 - January 17, 2010 - 6 Day Dental & Orthodontics
Taking “Do No Harm” Seriously: How One Scrubs Brand Redefines That Timeless Oath
Dallas-based sustainable apparel manufacturer Greenology USA launches its first national brand dedicated to the healthcare market, dNh Do No Harm™, a line of green, antimicrobial scrubs for women and men, in stores now. - January 17, 2010 - Do No Harm
MD Now Urgent Care Centers Seek Medical Supplies for Haitian Earthquake Relief
MD Now Urgent Care is currently seeking the assistance of staff, patients and the community by way of medical supply donations for the people of Haiti during this time of great difficulty and natural disaster. MD Now Medical Centers, in response to the tragedy facing the Haitian people as a result of the devastating earthquake just experienced, owner Dr Peter Lamelas has partnered with Medishare for Haiti to provide medications, medical supplies and monetary donations to aid relief efforts. - January 16, 2010 - MD Now Urgent Care
VersaSuite Comments on the Rules for Meaningful Use for Electronic Health Records
The EHR incentive program will provide incentive payments to eligible professionals and hospitals. Universal Software Solutions, Inc. (USSI) dba VersaSuite Integrated Healthcare Solutions, a leading provider of Heathcare IT solutions for practices and hospitals commented that the Notice of... - January 16, 2010 - VersaSuite
Ann Huang from Duquesne University Receives Autism Speaks $25,000 Family Services Community Grant
Improving Quality of Life through Person-Centered Planning: A University Based Transition Program for Young Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders - January 16, 2010 - Autism Speaks, Pennsylvania
Local Counseling Practice Offers Low Cost Therapy
If you don’t have insurance, good counseling will cost you $125 an hour, right? Yes, but a local group counseling practice is finding ways to lower costs and provide more affordable therapy options. Lifescapes Counseling Associates has always accepted insurance and offered a sliding scale... - January 15, 2010 - Lifescapes Counseling Associates, PLLC
Curtis Dyna-Fog (USA) Assists in Aftermath of Earthquake in Haiti
Curtis Dyna-Fog of Westfield, Indiana assists in Haiti recovery effort by donating fogging machines to help control the spread of disease. - January 15, 2010 - Curtis Dyna-Fog, Ltd.
The Spencer Institute for Life Coach Training Provides Help to Move Past Tough Economic Times
The life coaching industry is exploding as people want to master their lives to get an edge on their competition in a global market. - January 14, 2010 - John Spencer Ellis Fitness & Personal Development
Local Government Center HealthTrust, LLC of New Hampshire Goes Live with HEALTHsuite® Healthcare Administrative Solution
In an effort to streamline operations and increase productivity, the Local Government Center Health Trust has migrated all of their healthcare business to the HEALTHsuite claims management solution from RAM Technologies. - January 14, 2010 - RAM Technologies, Inc.
Guatemalan Patient Travels to Taiwan’s Min-Sheng Hospital for Corrective Kyphoscoliosis Surgery
Expertise, cost and availability bring Guatemalan patient to Taiwan's Min-Sheng Hospital for scoliosis corrective surgery. - January 14, 2010 - Min-Sheng Hospital
Ronald B. Kuppersmith, MD, FACS, a Physician on Staff at College Station Medical Center, Has Been Officially Recognized as Robotic Thyroid Surgeon
Ronald B. Kuppersmith, MD, FACS, has been officially recognized as a Robotic Thyroid Surgeon and is the first physician in North America hold this distinction. Today he successfully performed his 20th robotic thyroid surgery at the College Station Medical Center in College Station, Texas. - January 13, 2010 - Community Health Systems
Magnolia Creek Treatment Center for Eating Disorders Names Marisa Goodwin as Director of Marketing
Magnolia Creek, LLC. is pleased to announce the hiring of Marisa Goodwin as the new Director of Marketing. "Now that Magnolia Creek has expanded its services to offer both inpatient residential and partial hospitalization treatment services, we are eager to share the good news with professionals and clients in nearby communities," says Nicole Siegfried, Executive Director. - January 13, 2010 - Magnolia Creek Treatment Center for Eating Disorders
Cosmetic Bliss Offer Gastric Balloon Weight Loss Procedure
Cosmetic Bliss, the U.K. Weight Loss Surgery specialists have announced that they are now able to offer patients the Heliosphere Air-Filled Intragastric Balloon weight loss programme at their partner hospital Nemocnice Breclav in the Czech Republic. The price (full package including support, flights, accommodation etc and removal after 6 months is only £3,400 (3,990 euro) - January 13, 2010 - Cosmetic Bliss
VisualCalc Announces Health Care Dashboards - Free Public Dashboards Focused on Health Care-Related Issues for PublicDashboards.com
Interactive, Easy-to-Understand Graphs and Charts Help the Public Decipher Issues Related to Today’s Health Care Reform Debates - January 13, 2010 - VisualCalc
New Walk-In Medical Center—The Doctor is IN™— Opens in the Heart of Worcester to Treat Minor Ailments, Injuries, and More -- No Insurance, No Problem at The Doctor is IN
The Doctor is IN™ is a new walk-in medical center that treats minor ailments, injuries and medical issues that are not serious enough for the emergency room. It was established to offer people of all ages in the Worcester area access to convenient medical services that are of non-emergency in... - January 13, 2010 - The Dr. is IN
Flexfit Announces Successful 2009 Sponsorship of Mauli Ola Foundation’s Surf Experience Days to Benefit Kids with Cystic Fibrosis
Flexfit is grateful to Mauli Ola Foundation for the opportunity to have sponsored their 2009 Surf Experience Days, which helped spread awareness of Cystic Fibrosis. - January 11, 2010 - Flexfit
Seniors Deserve a Healthy Indoor Environment
Representatives of Advanced Purification recently attended the Ohio Assisted Living Association's Winter Conference held in Columbus, Ohio. AP introduced SanusAer®, a Green technology currently being employed by Assisted Living communities as an effective and economical process that sanitizes and disinfects residential units. - January 11, 2010 - Advanced Purification
“Handy” New Invention Helps Protect Children from Germs
gLovies® Reduces Kids’ Exposure to H1N1 Flu, Other Germs in Public Places. - January 11, 2010 - My Mom Knows Best
Healthcare IT Leaders from mHealth Initiative to Participate in CIO Healthcare Summit
Peter Waegemann, VP mHealth Initiative, and Claudia Tessier, President, mHealth Initiative will attend the IT conference for CIOs and technology leaders in healthcare. - January 10, 2010 - CDM Media
NHS Technology Adoption Centre Appoints Doctors.net.uk on Engagement Campaign
The NHS Technology Adoption Centre (NTAC) has appointed Doctors.net.uk, the largest and most active network of medical professionals in the UK, to help promote its next set of online "How to why to Guides." The campaign, starting in February, will focus on encouraging clinicians to make best use of the latest medical technology. - January 10, 2010 - Doctors.net.uk
Ambassador of the Republic of Guatemala Visits Min-Sheng Hospital
Guatemalan Representative in Taiwan calls on Min-Sheng Hospital. - January 10, 2010 - Min-Sheng Hospital
China Ping an Trust & Investments Co. Visit Min-Sheng Hospital
A leading Finance and Insurance Group from China visits Min-Sheng Hospital on a fact-finding tour of Taiwan. - January 10, 2010 - Min-Sheng Hospital
Latest Advancement in Needle Pain Management
MarketLab is proud to announce the addition of Buzzy®, a reusable pain relief device, to its extensive list of unique products for healthcare professionals. Pain relief has become a major focus of medical professionals and children’s hospitals in recent years because untreated needle... - January 09, 2010 - MarketLab, Inc.
Fire Damper Inspection Company Appoints Vice President of Operations
Life Safety Services, the National leader in fire and smoke damper inspection and repair, announced today that Mr. Garry Cronin has joined the company as Vice President of Operations. Mr. Cronin brings more than 15 years of experience in operations and is part of Life Safety Services’ overall... - January 09, 2010 - Life Safety Services
MarketLab Introduces Portable Centrifuge
MarketLab announces the addition of the Portafuge E8 Centrifuge to its Spring 2010 Clinical Laboratory Catalog. The Portafuge is a portable, fixed-speed centrifuge (3300 rpm) designed to fit the needs of mobile medics and traveling lab technicians. This 12-volt unit can be plugged into any... - January 08, 2010 - MarketLab, Inc.
Dispel the Confusion Between EMR, EHR and ECM
Advanced Processing & Imaging to host a complimentary webinar Thursday, January 21, 2010 at 2:00 p.m. ET with Neighborly Care Network and Fujitsu. - January 08, 2010 - Advanced Processing & Imaging
Professor Barrios Presents Progress in Bispectral Index (BIS) Monitoring to Min-Sheng’s Department of Anesthesiology
Min-Sheng Hospital invites leading Guatemalan anesthesiologist to share his experience with medical staff. - January 08, 2010 - Min-Sheng Hospital
SigmaPhone Has Released iPharmacy, an iPhone/Android App for the Most Commonly Prescribed Drugs
SigmaPhone.com has released the iPharmacy app, a medical app which contains official information of over 1800 most commonly prescribed drug products of 2009. It is now available on both Apple App Store and Android market. - January 07, 2010 - Sigmaphone.com
S. Mark Taper Grants $250,000 to Partners in Care for Construction of the S. Mark Taper Health Innovation Center, Expansion of Evidence-Based Health Education Program
Partners in Care Foundation announces the receipt of a grant award totaling $250,000 over two years from the S. Mark Taper Foundation. The funds will support the construction and naming of the S. Mark Taper Health Innovation Center on the Partners in Care site at 732 Mott Street, San Fernando,... - January 07, 2010 - Partners in Care Foundation
Michigan Orthopedic Services, LLC, Adds Physicians Health Plan of Mid-Michigan to Roster of Insurance Payors
Michigan Orthopedic Services, LLC (MOS) announced that it is adding Physicians Health Plan of Mid-Michigan (PHPMM) to its growing list of insurance payors. As of December 1, 2009, MOS is able to provide care to PHPMM patients for their prosthetic and orthotic needs. “Being invited into the... - January 07, 2010 - Michigan Orthopedic Services
Air Ambulance Card & Rhode Island Dental Association Offer Members Protection
Rhode Island Dental Association offers members discounted Air Ambulance Card memberships. Air Ambulance Card transports sick and injured members home to hospital of their choice. Memberships give domestic and international travelers peace of mind and financial protection - January 07, 2010 - Air Ambulance Card, LLC
No Evidence that Chiropractic Causes Stroke According to Foundation for Vertebral Subluxation
Amidst a great deal of emotion and rhetoric coming out of Connecticut this week regarding the stroke issue The Foundation for Vertebral Subluxation has just released a very clear position statement on the issue of chiropractic and strokes. - January 07, 2010 - Foundation for Vertebral Subluxation
Doctors.net.uk Launches First iPhone App
New free app gives access to latest healthcare news, alerts and podcasts. - January 07, 2010 - Doctors.net.uk
Dutch Weight Loss Surgery Patient Comes Back to Min-Sheng to Show Off His New Figure
Six months after undergoing weight loss surgery at Min-Sheng Hospital in Taiwan, a Dutch patient comes back sixty kilos lighter and a changed man. - January 07, 2010 - Min-Sheng Hospital
NutraRx™ Products Now Available Through ScripHessco
ScripHessco will now be carrying four top-selling products from the NutraRx line, enabling practitioners to save valuable time and money with just one order. - January 06, 2010 - Native Remedies
MarketLab Now Carries Clorox Commercial-Grade Bleach
MarketLab announces the addition of Clorox brand bleach to its Spring 2010 product line for its exceptional kill claims of bacteria and viruses. Ultra Clorox Germicidal bleach is the first and only product to obtain federal EPA registration for killing Clostridium difficle C. diff spores on hard,... - January 06, 2010 - MarketLab, Inc.
I.V. Line Organizer Reduces Occlusions
MarketLab announces the addition of another innovative solution for healthcare professionals – the BOA I.V. Line Organizer. The BOA I.V. Line Organizer is a bendable arm with a soft silicone head that can hold up to six lines, each in their own channel, without pinching them closed. With... - January 06, 2010 - MarketLab, Inc.
IMTA to Promote Medical Tourism to India at FICCI Namaskar Africa -14-16 January 2010 at Lagos, Nigeria
Indian Medical Travel Association (IMTA) has partnered with FICCI - India’s leading business federation to promote Medical Value Travel to India from the African Continent. Namaskar Africa’ – an Indian business expedition to Africa is being organised by FICCI from 14-16 January... - January 06, 2010 - Indian Medical Travel Association (IMTA)
Applied Food Sciences Inc. Appoints CK Nutritional Ingredients as Its Exclusive Sales, Marketing and Distribution Partner for the Canadian Natural Health Products Market
Applied Food Sciences Inc. Austin, Texas (AFSTM) and CK Nutritional Ingredients (CKNI), Toronto, Ontario, Canada are pleased to announce the execution of an exclusive sales, marketing and distribution agreement for the Canadian natural health products market. Specifically, CKNI will market... - January 05, 2010 - Applied Food Sciences Inc
Living Pain Free Without Expensive Medical Procedures
Promoting healthy living and alternative treatments for those living with pain. - January 04, 2010 - Gateway Rehab & Wellness Center Inc.
Medicare RAC Audit by Profast Billing Helps Providers Identify Errors in Compliance
Profast Billing Solutions announced the launch of a new service for physicians, home health agencies, hospitals and durable medical equipment providers in preparation for the upcoming RAC audit. - January 02, 2010 - Profast Billing Solutions
Edge Solutions Earns National Certification as a Women's Business Enterprise
Edge Solutions, a woman-owned IT solutions provider, received national certification as a Women’s Business Enterprise by the Greater Women’s Business Council, a regional certifying partner of the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC). WBENC’s national... - December 31, 2009 - Edge Solutions, LLC
JobJobHealth.com is an Exceptional Health-Care Job Search Engine with More Features Than a Job Board
Career Management Source's newest job search engine, http://www.jobjobhealth.com/ presents job seekers with the most comprehensive and current employment information on the health-care and medical job market. - December 31, 2009 - Career Management Source
Newly Redesigned Website Launches January 2010 with an Online Learning Environment - TLC
Therapy in Transition (TITO) launches a newly redesigned website providing membership privileged benefits such as private discussion forums moderated by a panel of experts dedicated to supporting member’s personal and professional success and Tito’s Learning Center or TLC where individuals can enroll in online courses to broaden their skills and knowledge. - December 30, 2009 - Therapy in Transition LLC
YogaSolve™ Therapeutics Stress Management Seminar at Yoga Yoga
Yoga-based program educates participants on health impacts of stress and how to manage stress. - December 30, 2009 - Yoga Yoga
South Nassau's President & CEO Named Chair of HANYS Board of Trustees
South Nassau Communities Hospital President and CEO Joseph A. Quagliata has been named Chairman of the Healthcare Association of New York State (HANYS) Board of Trustees for a one-year term that begins January 1. “Joe Quagliata’s leadership, acumen, and experience will be vital to the... - December 30, 2009 - Mount Sinai South Nassau
Baxa Corporation to Sponsor Free Culture of Safety Webinar
Complimentary Webinar offers 2 CE credits to attendees for learning how a culture of safety can improve patient safety in health systems. In addition to this Webinar, Baxa announces the launch of a redesigned microsite to support its 2010 Webinar series. - December 29, 2009 - Baxa Corporation
EARLY Act Included in Senate Health Reform Legislation
With more young women being diagnosed with breast cancer, the Tigerlily Foundation remains proud to be a key supporter of the Breast Cancer Education and Awareness Requires Learning Young (EARLY) Act. This week, the bill had an important milestone, as it was included in the Senate Health Reform... - December 29, 2009 - Tigerlily Foundation