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Dr. Bagdonas Inducted Into Prestigious Trauma Care Association
South Nassau Communities Hospital’s director of trauma and surgical critical care, Richard A. Bagdonas, M.D., has been inducted into the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma. The American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST), headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, is the... - November 07, 2009 - Mount Sinai South Nassau
SensorTech Corporation Receives the 2009 InnoVision Small Enterprise Award
SensorTech Corporation has been awarded the 2009 InnoVision award in the Small Enterprise category. The Small Enterprise Award Recognizes a small business entity, defined as an organization with fewer than 50 full-time employees or less than $20 million in revenue, for the innovative application or development of a technology-based product, process or service. - November 06, 2009 - sensortech corporation
MD-IT Helps Establish National Effort to Accelerate Secure Electronic Exchange of Medical Records
Health care is the largest industry in the US unable to routinely send and receive information over the internet. Due to concerns about security and privacy of personal health information (PHI), virtually all of the millions of patient records exchanged among providers are faxed or mailed. Records that originate as digital files end up as less useful paper records when received. Many more patient records are never sent due to this inefficient means of information sharing. - November 06, 2009 - MD-IT
Emergency Medicine Physicians Sponsors Video Contest
Emergency Medicine Physicians (EMP), a company that supplies residency-trained and board-certified emergency physicians to staff and manage hospital emergency departments across the United States, is holding a “Best in Emergency Medicine” video challenge through December 11, 2009. EMP... - November 06, 2009 - Emergency Medicine Physicians (EMP)
Partial Knee Replacements Can Lead to Greater Mobility, Less Pain and Shorter Recovery Times
Minimally Invasive Oxford Knee Procedure Being Used by Arizona Orthopaedic Associates at Gateway. - November 06, 2009 - Arizona Orthopaedic Associates
Arizona Orthopaedic Associates Offers Alternative to Traditional Hip Replacement Surgery
Anterior Hip Replacement Procedure Minimizes Pain and Shortens Recovery Time. - November 06, 2009 - Arizona Orthopaedic Associates
MarketsandMarkets: Global Stem Cell and Advanced Technologies Market Worth US$ 88.3 Billion by 2014
The stem cell market is growing rapidly due to increasing regulatory approval and public acceptance bodies. The benefits of stem cell therapy are attracting an increasing number of patients. - November 05, 2009 - marketsandmarkets
Henry Ford Hospital Study: Hepatitis B Does Not Increase Risk for Pancreatic Cancer
A Henry Ford Hospital study found that hepatitis B does not increase the risk for pancreatic cancer - and that only age is a contributing factor. The results contradict a previous study in 2008 that suggested a link between pancreatic cancer and previous hepatitis B infection. Hepatitis B is an inflammation of the liver caused by a viral infection. - November 05, 2009 - Henry Ford Health System
Broadwest and Three Palm Software Announce Partnership
Broadwest and Three Palm Software today announced that they have signed a partnership agreement, in which Broadwest will distribute Three Palm Software’s WorkstationOne™ product. WorkstationOne will be on display at RSNA’09 in booth 1506. Under this agreement, Broadwest will... - November 05, 2009 - Broadwest Corporation
Prevalence of Dyslexia Spurs Dyslexia Help Center to Assist Those Who Suffer
In order to assist the estimated 10 percent of the U.S. population struggles with Dyslexia, Reading Horizons has compiled a webpage dedicated to providing free resources and information to help those who are impacted by Dyslexia. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, projects that the... - November 05, 2009 - Reading Horizons
Center for Spinal Disorders Continues Support of Patient Education by Working with Top Pain Resource, Spine-Health
The Center of Spinal Disorders is pleased to announce its latest effort for providing continuous education to patients with spinal disorders via participation in the new Spine Center Excellence Program of leading back pain and neck pain resource, Spine-health.com. - November 05, 2009 - Spine-health LLC
Medimpex United Workman’s Compensation and Drug Testing: What Employers Need to Know About Drug Testing Reimbursement
Some Employers do not want the bother or expenses of randomly testing their employees on a consistent basis, and will opt for pre-employment screening instead. They figure if they pass one drug test, that they can be trusted. Also, it is viewed as the simplest and cheapest way to screen out drug users from being hired; pre-employment tests are also considered an effective deterrent. - November 04, 2009 - Medimpex United Inc
NuU Medspa Sponsors 17th Annual Cocktails for a Cause
NuU Medspa sponsored all level donations to benefit pediatric medical research at Children’s Memorial Hospital and the Children’s Memorial Research Center (CMRC). Through support and generous donations from local vendors and businesses, the CMRC met their goal of $200,000 in donations. - November 04, 2009 - NuU Unlimited
MTA’s Medical Tourism City Announces Over 600 Active Members
The Medical Tourism Association Announces over 600 Active Members in the Largest Social Network for Medical Tourism-Medical Tourism City. - November 04, 2009 - Medical Tourism Association™
IAPAM Symposium Adds New Botox Training Video to Help Physicians Succeed
Physicians can now revisit the preeminent educational experience they receive while attending the IAPAM's Aesthetic Medicine Symposium, by using the IAPAM's 3 new clinical training DVD's, offering focused instruction on: botox training, dermal filler training and microdermabrasion training. - November 04, 2009 - International Association for Physicians in Aesthetic Medicine
Immanuel Senior Living Partners with Avantas for Health Staffing Solution
Avantas expands its Healthcare Pool to serve Senior Health and Assisted Living Communities in Omaha and Lincoln. - November 04, 2009 - Avantas, LLC.
Pain Awareness Week in Canada November 1st - 7th
Pain Care in BC - Acting Now on the Silent Epidemic of Pain - November 04, 2009 - Pain BC Society
Dual Diagnosis Conference in Vegas Focuses on Holistic Treatment
As those in recovery look for alternative treatments, Foundations Recovery Network, a dual diagnosis treatment network, presents a conference dedicated to holistic treatment. - November 04, 2009 - Foundations Recovery Network
PranagyMed Expands to Healthcare Business Solutions Suite
PranagyMed, a division of Pranagy Unlimited LLC, expands its services to include medical billing and claims management as well as outsourced medical transcription to meet the demands of improved revenue cycles for health care providers. - November 04, 2009 - PranagyMed
RMA of New York Participates in a Free Lesbian Family Building Event at The LGBT Community Center
A panel of experts will participate in a free informative event for lesbian singles and couples and will cover the medical, emotional and legal aspects of building a family. - November 03, 2009 - Reproductive Medicine Associates of New York
New Hampshire Plastic Manufacturer Makes Operating Room Procedure More Efficient and Safer with New Surgical Trays
Janco Incorporated, a New Hampshire supplier of custom medical packaging, has introduced new manufacturing methods to provide medical professionals with surgical trays engineered and manufactured to specifically cater to operating room procedure. - November 03, 2009 - Janco Incorporated
Discount Marketing Corp Congratulates Pulsed Energy Technologies LLC on ISO 13485
PER 2000 achieves “Gold Standard” ISO 13485. Pulsed Energy Technologies LLC completes a 1 ½ year project in the first step to gain full medical approval of this High Powered, Pulsed Magnetic Therapy device. - November 03, 2009 - Discount Marketing Corp
Medical Billing Software MPMsoft Selected by eMedical Systems, Inc. as Practice Management Solution
Far removed from the brouha of Washington D.C. is business owner John Wahlquist of eMedicalSystems of Washington state. Author of his own medical billing software for 17 years, Wahlquist recently made the unusual decision to retire his software and move his medical practices over to a new... - November 02, 2009 - Medical Billing Software - MPMsoft
ABC Translation Services Announces Opening of New Life Sciences Translation Division to Handle Communication Needs of Pharmaceutical, Bio-Tech, and Medical Industries
No other field demands as much linguistic and subject matter expertise to responsibly translate with precision and care as the pharmaceutical, bio-tech, and medical industries. That's why ABC Translation Services recently opened their Life Sciences Division to provide premier translation and localization services in these critical areas. - November 02, 2009 - ABC Translation Services
New York Doctor Calls for Universal Sleep Apnea Screening
A New York City physician argues that every American should undergo screening for obstructive sleep apnea, a condition that afflicts about 18 million people, if not more. - November 01, 2009 - Doctor Steven Park
South Shore Brain and Spine Specialists Pursue Patient Education with Pain Information Specialist, Spine-health
Further demonstrating its sincere concern for providing comprehensive education and care for its patients, South Shore Brain and Spine is pleased to announce its recent acceptance into the patient-based Spine Center Excellence Program of Spine-health, the leading educational resource on back pain and neck pain. - October 31, 2009 - Spine-health LLC
viaLanguage Presents Free Webinar, ‘Culturally Appropriate Marketing & Trends in Social Media’
viaLanguage, a leader in healthcare translation and web site localization services, will present part four in its Healthcare Knowledge SetTM Series: Culturally Appropriate Marketing: Tips and lessons learned from the trenches. - October 30, 2009 - viaLanguage
Analyst Briefing on H1N1 (Swine Flu) Vaccination Market to be Held on 3rd Nov 2009 by MarketsandMarkets
H1N1 Influenza A (2009) is the first pandemic influenza of 21st century affecting more than more than four lac people in more than 180 countries across the globe in 2009. - October 30, 2009 - marketsandmarkets
The Law Firm of Gaitan Morales Helps Answer the Question: Will Exempting Small Healthcare Entities from Red Flags Rule Put Them at Greater Risk?
H.R. 3763 may put small health care practices at greater risk of identity theft crimes. Gaitan Morales, PLLC helps health care practices prepare for the Red Flags Rule. - October 29, 2009 - Gaitan Morales, PLLC
Swearingen Software Announces the Hardship RIS Give-Away Contest
Swearingen Software lends a hand during a struggling economy. - October 29, 2009 - Swearingen Software, Inc.
DR. K. M. Cherian’s Frontier Lifeline Hospital Opens an Adult Congenital Heart Disease Clinic
In an effort to continue to provide the highest quality health care, Dr. K. M. Cherian’s Frontier Lifeline Hospital announced the opening of an Adult Congenital Heart Disease Clinic Congenital heart disease (CHD) is a common birth defect occurring in nearly 1% of all live births. With new... - October 29, 2009 - Frontier Lifeline
International Medical Travel Journal Hit by Unprecedented Denial of Service Attack
Online medical tourism and medical travel publication, International Medical Travel Journal (www.imtjonline.com), has been targeted by a Denial of Service attack. (A Denial of Service attack is an attempt to make a web site unavailable to web users). International Medical Travel Journal provides... - October 29, 2009 - Intuition Communication
MedGem® and BodyGem® Can Determine Percent Body Fat in Overweight Adults and Adds Value to Weight Management Programs
Microlife Medical Home Solutions, Inc. (MiMHS) presented the results from a validation trial at the 27th Annual Obesity Society Scientific Conference. This trial assessed the accuracy and reliability of determining percent body fat from a MedGem measurement. Fat-free body mass (FFM) is made up of... - October 28, 2009 - Microlife Medical Home Solutions, Inc.
MarketsandMarkets Publishes Swine Flu (H1N1) Vaccination Market Research Report
The global H1N1 2009 Influenza vaccine market is estimated to be $7,028 billion by 2011, growing at a CAGR of 222.4 % from 2009 to 2011. Some of the key players in this market are GlaxoSmithKline, Novartis, CSL, MedImmune, Sanofi-Pasteur, Solvay, Sinovac Biotech and Hualun Biologicals. - October 28, 2009 - marketsandmarkets
Proven Diagnostics Outsources Transportation to MedSpeed
Leading Healthcare Logistics Company Partners with Geisinger Health System Venture - October 28, 2009 - MedSpeed, LLC
North Coast Health Center is Home to 14 of This Year’s San Diego County “Top Doctors”
San Diego County Medical Society and San Diego Magazine Reveal Results of Peer Nominations. - October 28, 2009 - North Coast Health Center
CURE International Sees Its One Millionth Patient
CURE International founder and CEO, Dr. Scott Harrison, announced today that the organization has reached its one millionth patient. Since opening its first hospital just 11 years ago, CURE International has made a remarkable impact in the lives of physically disabled children in the nine countries... - October 28, 2009 - CURE International
MedSpeed to Provide Transportation Logistics to Sequenom Center for Molecular Medicine
Leading Healthcare Logistics Company Partners with Laboratory Science Innovator - October 28, 2009 - MedSpeed, LLC
Breakthrough Program Guarantees HHCAHPS Compliance
Detya announces an exciting new program that will reduce the stress, frustration and confusion associated with the CMS HHCAHPS mandate for home health care agencies. The new Guaranteed Compliance program ensures home health care agencies will be compliant with the CMS regulations for HHCAHPS for a... - October 27, 2009 - Deyta LLC
Miami Welcomes the Health Care Globilization Summit
Leaders from around the globe will gather to discuss health care and the future of medical tourism. - October 26, 2009 - Medicatree International
New Immunotherapy Clinical Trial for Advanced Breast Cancer Opens at Several Los Angeles Centers
A study to develop a new genetically engineered vaccine opened officially Friday Oct 16. The program has begun screening patients and will expand a promising initial clinical trial for which a published case report documented the rapid shrinkage and/or disappearance of widespread tumors within... - October 26, 2009 - Wiseman Research Initiative
New Disease Registries Support Comparative Effectiveness Research Priorities
RemedyMD’s solutions address Institute of Medicine’s top 100 priorities and shift focus toward use of more comprehensive scientific evidence. - October 25, 2009 - RemedyMD
DEBRA Canada Announces, Rare Butterflies Unite This Month to Share Global Awareness
Press release describing the last week of October 2009 as the first International Epidermolysis Bullosa Awareness Week. Sanction by the World Health Organization and the United Nations is sought. This awareness week unites "EB" advocacy groups, charities, and rare disease alliances to promote the development of effective treatments, and research toward finding a cure for EB. - October 25, 2009 - DEBRA Canada
Reproductive Possibilities, LLC to Exhibit in England
People from many countries are looking to the United States for help building or expanding their families. Laws in the United States are favorable towards gestational surrogacy and with the monetary exchange benefiting international clients; Reproductive Possibilites has an affordable option for clients interested in this option. - October 25, 2009 - Reproductive Possibilities, LLC
Healing Hands for Haiti Marks 10 Years of Service at International Summit
Healing Hands For Haiti International Foundation Inc. is marking ten years of providing physical medicine and rehabilitation services to Haiti by offering its members and volunteers a unique learning opportunity. Their 2nd International Conference will be held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on... - October 25, 2009 - Healing Hands For Haiti
CitySide Chiropractic Center Announces New Squidoo Lens
CitySide Chiropractic Center is now on Squidoo. A new lens, or page, dedicated to promoting chiropractic care for residents of Rhode Island. - October 25, 2009 - CitySide Chiropractic Center
MarketsandMarkets: H1N1 (Swine Flu) Influenza Vaccine Market Worth US$ 7,028 Million by 2011
The global H1N1 2009 Influenza vaccine market is estimated to be $7,028 billion by 2011, growing at a CAGR of 222.4 % from 2009 to 2011. - October 25, 2009 - marketsandmarkets
Introduction to the Fundamentals of Classification: Haroon Atchia from QFI Writes New Guidance Document Published by Global Regulatory Press
Haroon Atchia from Quality First International has written a new guidance document entitled “Principles and Practice of Medical Device Classification.” - October 23, 2009 - Quality First International
MUMC Recognized for Improving Quality While Reducing Costs
Memorial University Medical Center (MUMC) in Savannah, Georgia, has been recognized for quality performance in three areas -save lives, safely reduce the cost of care, and deliver the most reliable and effective care – as a participant in the nationwide Premier Inc., healthcare alliance QUEST: High-Performing Hospitals improvement project. - October 23, 2009 - Memorial Health
Virtuosant Technology, Inc. Appoints David A. Hoopes as Chief Operating Officer
Senior executive brings more than 25 years experience in healthcare and technology industries to lead Virtuosant’s growth. - October 23, 2009 - Virtuosant Technology, Inc.