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International Medical Spa Association Attends Development Bank Conference in Washington, DC
A conference to develop a health tourism & education model for the Caribbean Islands. - May 26, 2006 - The Day Spa Association
Tom Sturgis Featured in Clinical Trial Audio Seminar
President of Integrated Clinical Trial Services discusses Electronic Health Records (EHRs) and Clinical Trials. - May 25, 2006 - Integrated Clinical Trial Services
Southern New York Association and New York Health Care Alliance Launch a Comprehensive NCLEX® Test Preparation Development Course
Southern New York Association, Inc. (SNYA) and New York Health Care Alliance, LLC (NYHCA), both networks of sub-acute care and rehabilitation facilities located in the New York metropolitan area, announced the launch of a comprehensive NCLEX® (National Council Licensure Examination) test preparation course. - May 25, 2006 - Southern New York Association
Leatt Corporation Utilize State-of-the-Art Software to Aid in Testing the Leatt-Brace™
Leatt Corporation (Pink Sheets: LEAT.PK), a Nevada, USA Corporation headquartered in Cape Town, South Africa, that develops, sells and distributes the Leatt-Brace™, a Neck Brace system designed to help prevent potentially devastating motor sport injuries to the cervical spine (neck), today announced that it has developed accurate test simulations using state-of-the-art software to assist with the testing of the Leatt-Brace™. - May 24, 2006 - Leatt Corp
Strategic Healthcare Programs (SHP) and Sansio Announce Automated Interface between Healthcare Software Programs
Strategic Healthcare Programs (SHP), provider of real-time data services, outcomes, and benchmarking to the home care market and Sansio, provider of automated data collection and web-based back office solutions to the home care market are pleased to announce the release of an automated data... - May 23, 2006 - Sansio
New Book Lifts Lid on the Male Experience of Fertility Problems
There’s a new book for any couple who has ever heard ‘just relax and it will happen’. Swimming Upstream addresses the issues couples face with a down-to-earth male perspective, helping both members of the couple: men who wish to understand themselves and the women who want to understand what is going on inside their man’s head. Its unique approach brings together the ‘consumer’ and the professional view: the everyday experience in real language with common sense advice from the counsellor. - May 16, 2006 - Landmark Media
Actors For Autism Summer Film Camps
Be a part of the digital film making process from pre-production to the last shot. Campers ages 9 and up will act in, as well as help produce, direct, light, and shoot each film. Taught by industry professionals who have experience in both film and television. At the end of the summer, see your film on the big screen in the 2006 Entertainment Experience Film Festival. - May 12, 2006 - Actors For Autism
Urgent Care Medicine – Part of the Solution
Urgent care medicine the solution to emergency department overcrowding - May 12, 2006 - American Academy of Urgent Care Medicine
The Day Spa Association Releases - Day Spa Business Forum DVDs
Live recordings on DVDs available from The Day Spa Business Forum. - May 12, 2006 - The Day Spa Association
The Day Spa Association Announces New Advisory Board Members
Day spa association expands and renews advisory board of directors, appoints chair and committees - May 12, 2006 - The Day Spa Association
Fibromyalgia Awareness Day Marks Launch Of New Service
Symptoms of Fibromyalgia often prevent patients from working full-time. The new FibroBuddy “members only” website provides health information, support, and home-based employment opportunities that require little effort, which aids symptom management. - May 12, 2006 - FibroBuddy
Claire Driscoll & Associates, Inc. Inks Deal With CRG
Companies Form Alliance To Provide Services For Diabetes Study. - May 11, 2006 - Claire Driscoll & Associates
Missionary Physician in South America Using Vyew.com to Help Manage Telemedicine
Doctor attempts to implement a pilot telemedicine program for impoverished communities in South America with assistance from the free browser-based conferencing and collaboration service provider - Vyew.com. - May 10, 2006 - Vyew.com
Modern Healthcare Ranks FreemanWhite The 15th Largest Healthcare Architectural Firm In The United States
National Healthcare Publication Ranks North Carolina Architecture Firm 15th On List Of Largest HealthCare Firms. - May 02, 2006 - FreemanWhite
Medical Science Liaison Webinars Address MSL Core Competencies
Three upcoming webinars sponsored by Medical Science Liaison Institute will highlight key competencies for Medical Science Liaison (MSL) effectiveness and MSL career development issues. - May 02, 2006 - Medical Science Liaison Institute
350,000 Deaths Each Year are Attributed to Workplace Accidents
OSHA reports show a staggering number of deaths, serious injuries and illness due to workplace accidents. An estimated 2 million workplace related injuries occured in 2005 - April 25, 2006 - WorkplaceSafetyTips.com
Cracking the Code: Patient Screening Produces Better Patient Care
Melissa is undergoing cancer treatment, and is worried. Like many cancer patients, she is concerned about the threat of side effects. Is there a ‘mind-bending code hidden in the work’ originally done by Leonardo da Vinci, that would apply here? Sometimes, there is not enough time in a physician’s practice to ‘uncover the code’ which is hidden as the secret to better patient care. This is where a new program allows physicians to screen their patients to better identify treatment options. - April 23, 2006 - Health Connexions
New On Demand Solution Helps Solution Providers Ease Into Managed Services
SecureMyCompany launches On Demand portal with integrated Kaseya Enterprise IT Network Management software and McAfee’s Managed AntiVirus and AntiSpyware solution. - April 23, 2006 - SecureMyCompany, Inc.
Integrated Clinical Trial Services Launches New Service
ICTS Introduces Patient Pre-Consent Information Program. - April 19, 2006 - Integrated Clinical Trial Services
Lindenhurst Hearing Center Hosts Special Open House with Free Complimentary Hearing Screenings
The Lindenhurst Hearing Center is hosting an Open House on April 27-28 from 9am – 5pm at their office at 672 North Wellwood Ave., Suite #1 in Lindenhurst. - April 17, 2006 - Lindenhurst Hearing Center, LLC
EQ Training Puts the CARE in Healthcare Leadership
Emotional intelligence certification training provides a practical and human approach to improving healthcare leadership. SUNY Upstate Medical University and the Six Seconds Institute for Healthcare Leadership are presenting an emotional intelligence certification for developing leadership this May in Syracuse. The program is for leaders and those charged with improving leadership in their organizations. - April 15, 2006 - Six Seconds Emotional Intelligence Network
Healthcare Business Communicator E-Newsletter to Deliver Marketing/PR Tips and Ideas
Communications for E-Business and Health today announced the upcoming launch of Healthcare Business Communicator, a complimentary, bi-weekly e-newsletter dedicated solely to healthcare business communications. The publication will provide vendors, payers, providers, associations, pharma and medical device companies and government agencies with a new source of healthcare communications tips, features and case examples. - April 13, 2006 - Communications for E-Business and Health
Vyew Enhances the Online Collaborative Experience with PhotoShow
Vyew continues to encourage free and easy collaboration with the introduction of PhotoShow - a new feature that allows users to create, organize and share custom photo slideshows, which can be set to the MP3 track of their choice. - April 12, 2006 - Vyew.com
International Fast Day Against Malaria to be Held on May 11, 2006
Fast day to focus attention on the billions of people at risk of dying from malaria. - April 06, 2006 - Hedge Funds vs. Malaria
Zangani Investor Community Announces Interview with ViRexx Medical Corporation President Marc Canton
Zangani Investor Community, an outsourced IR and Business Development firm specializing in small cap and micro cap companies announced today that it interviewed Marc Canton, President of ViRexx Medical Corporation (TSX:VIR; AMEX:REX), on March 23rd, 2006. Mr. Canton discussed latest stage drug... - April 01, 2006 - L.G. Zangani, LLC
Making Business Sense to Today’s Physicians - Rayner Institute For Career Development Releases its PowerPoint Presentation to Assist Doctors in Private Practice
Victoria L. Rayner, founder of the Rayner Institute for Career Advancement and Honorary Chairman of the Business Advisory Council in Washington, DC, in an effort to meet the immediate business needs of private practice physicians has released a PowerPoint presentation entitled, “The Multiple Rewards of Business Intelligence in Private Practice.” - March 30, 2006 - Rayner Institute For Career Development
Comfort Keepers of Salisbury, NC Celebrates 5 Years of Caring
In March, Comfort Keepers celebrates five years of providing area senior citizens with companionship and personal care, while offering their families peace of mind knowing that their loved ones have been cared for with the highest of quality and compassion. Comfort Keepers is a leading national... - March 30, 2006 - Comfort Keepers - Salisbury, NC
Medifix Limited Established by Two UK Doctors to Make Common Surgical Procedures Simple, Easy to Perform and Less Traumatic for Patients
Medifix improves medical technologies used in common surgical procedures to reduce costs associated with medical wastage and hospital acquired infections such as MRSA, MSSA, HIV, Clostridium, Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C. - March 21, 2006 - Medifix
Blue Sky Biotech, Inc Names Dr. Norman Garceau, Former Scientist at Pfizer Global Research and Development, as Chief Scientific Officer
Blue Sky Biotech, Inc. announced the Feb 1st appointment of Norman Garceau, Ph.D., as Chief Scientific Officer. Dr. Garceau previously worked in early drug discovery at the Pfizer Research Technology Center (Cambridge, MA) from 1999 to 2006, engaged in a range of activities that included gene cloning and expression profiling, cell biology, assay development, and lead discovery. - March 15, 2006 - Blue Sky Biotech, Inc.
Physicians Take a Closer Look at the Multiple Rewards of Business Intelligence in Private Practice
Female physicians are now placing significant emphasis on the importance of business principles & practices in the delivery of their healthcare services... - March 14, 2006 - Rayner Institute For Career Development
Thacker Agency.com Launches Short-TermHealthInsurance.com
North Carolina based health insurance advisory agency Thacker Agency.com has just launched a new website with a nationwide footprint http://www.short-termhealthinsurance.com . - March 14, 2006 - Thacker Agency
Fealth.com Unveils Comprehensive Health Search Engine
Vertical Health Search Engine Fealth.com Launched. - March 07, 2006 - Findica
SoundPort Custom EarSet Offers Bluetooth Technology
Lindenhurst Hearing Center offers new technology for clients. - February 26, 2006 - Lindenhurst Hearing Center, LLC
Preventing Montezuma’s Revenge Subject of Free Special Report
Latest tips for preventing Montezuma’s Revenge are the subject of a free Special Report just released by TrueStar Publishing. - February 19, 2006 - Truestar Marketing
Tommy Lasorda and Tom LaSorda Raise Funds for Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan
This February 13 two prominent men who happen to share a name will come together to raise funds for the Detroit Medical Center’s RIM. - February 02, 2006 - Brogan & Partners Convergence Marketing
PR.com Publishes an Exclusive Interview with TV Talk Show Host Montel Williams
Allison Kugel, Senior Editor of PR.com speaks with Montel Williams for an in-depth interview now published on PR.com in the Articles section of the site. - January 25, 2006 - PR.com
Celebrating Renewed Vigor and Anticipation for 2006, the Malaria Foundation Announces the First Annual Malaria Awards Ceremony
The Malaria Foundation International (MFI) is proud to announce the first ever Malaria Awards Ceremony, to be held in Atlanta, Georgia, USA on May 18, 2006. The first annual awards ceremony will be entertaining, educational and empowering as it creates a special annual day to honor the hundreds of individuals and organizations who are spearheading the world’s fight against malaria. Nominations are now being accepted for 50+ categories. - January 23, 2006 - Malaria Foundation International
Ultimate Medical Academy Announces New Session Starts for their Short Term Healthcare Professional Training Programs
Ultimate Medical Academy, a leader in providing hands-on training and credentials to enter the rewarding healthcare field, is getting ready to once again start new sessions of their short term training programs in a variety of healthcare fields. UMA students can sign up for seven weeks to nine months of training in the high demand healthcare fields of medical assisting, massage therapy, basic x-ray technology or phlebotomy, http://studymedical.com/contact.html. - January 04, 2006 - Ultimate Medical Academy
IT Firm Celebrates 25 Years Serving Healthcare Industry
RAM Technologies, Inc. a leading provider of innovative software solutions for health plans and benefit administrators is celebrating 25 years serving the payer segment of the healthcare industry. - December 30, 2005 - RAM Technologies, Inc.
Malaria Foundation International - First Annual Atlanta “Hedge Funds vs. Malaria” Business Leadership Conference at Emory University: Video Webcast Opens, www.malaria.org
A four-hour webcast opened today at the Malaria Foundation International (MFI) website. A prestigious and diverse line up of speakers (29 in total) succeed in engaging a captivated audience. Malaria kills millions, mostly children, year after year, and the conference aimed to help bring this message to the forefront and help bring an end to these “quiet deaths,” which minute by minute, year after year have gone largely unnoticed worldwide. - December 24, 2005 - Malaria Foundation International
Claire Driscoll & Associates Wins Saint John Board of Trade’s 2005 Outstanding Business Achievement Award
Local Call Center Wins Silver Medal In Emerging Enterprise Category. - December 21, 2005 - Claire Driscoll & Associates
Malaria Fighters Congregate in Atlanta: Motivation and Passion Escalate to Fight the Disease
December 6, 2005 at Emory University in Atlanta will mark an historic meeting, open to the public (see www.malaria.org, the Malaria Foundation International website, to register). Malaria fighters will gather from 2:30 pm to 7:30 pm to launch Atlanta’s first annual “Hedge Funds vs. Malaria” business leadership conference, in the Tull Auditorium of Emory’s Law School. Each day, thousands of children die from malaria, a completely preventable and treatable disease. New action is sought. - December 04, 2005 - Malaria Foundation International
Iatria Health Center Raises Funds For Katrina Victims
Local Health Center Donates $1200 To American Red Cross. - December 01, 2005 - Iatria Day Spa
Claire Driscoll & Associates Celebrates One Year Anniversary
Claire Driscoll, President of Claire Driscoll & Associates, has announced that the call center has celebrated its first anniversary - November 17, 2005 - Claire Driscoll & Associates
Iatria Spa and Health Center Chiropractor Helps Raleigh Rugby Players
Dr. Angela Baylis, Doctor of Chiropractic and Managing Director of Iatria Health Center, has announced that Darcy White, Doctor of Chiropractic, will donate her time to provide general health care and massage support to the Raleigh men’s Venom and women’s Vipers rugby teams at their remaining home games. - October 21, 2005 - Iatria Day Spa
Integrated Clinical Trial Services Offers Enhanced Integrated Review Process
Tom Sturgis, President of Integrated Clinical Trial Services (ICTS), has announced that the firm is providing an enhanced and automated integrated chart review process for patient recruitment that utilizes state-of-the-art technology to provide HIPPA-compliant searchable database information to populate pharmaceutical studies. - October 19, 2005 - Integrated Clinical Trial Services
Philadelphia-Based Non-profit Replacing Apnea Equipment Destroyed by Hurricane Katrina
Awake In America, a Philadelphia-based non-profit, has launched OPERATION RESTORE CPAP, a disaster relief program for victims of Hurricane Katrina who have sleep apnea. - September 04, 2005 - Awake In America
Claire Driscoll & Associates, Inc. Introduces Nexus Application
Claire Driscoll, President of Claire Driscoll & Associates, Inc. has announced that the firm has introduced a new application, NEXUS, to their patient recruitment process. - August 22, 2005 - Claire Driscoll & Associates
Integrated Clinical Trial Services Launches New Service
Tom Sturgis, President of Integrated Clinical Trial Services (ICTS) announced the firm has introduced a new service, Patient Recruitment Training for Study Coordinators. - August 15, 2005 - Integrated Clinical Trial Services
Integrated Clinical Trial Services Introduces New Service
Tom Sturgis, President of Integrated Clinical Trial Services (ICTS) announced that the firm has introduced a new service to provide Study Information Websites as part of a comprehensive patient services program. - July 25, 2005 - Integrated Clinical Trial Services