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Friends of Karen Receives Entergy Corporation Grant for Families in Need
Friends of Karen, a children’s charity, has received a $15,000 grant from Entergy Corporation to help families with a critically-ill child. This is the fifth consecutive year that Entergy has recognized the terrible toll that families have to pay when caring for a child with cancer or another... - May 24, 2012 - Friends of Karen
VQ OrthoCare® Announces New Treatment Option for Rheumatoid Arthritis
BioniCare® Hand System Treats Pain and Symptoms While Allowing Patients to Track Their Treatment Progress - May 24, 2012 - VQ OrthoCare
IncomeAtHome Major Training Event Wraps Up in Chicago
Featuring two power-packed days of group meetings and hands-on training sessions. - May 23, 2012 - IncomeAtHome.com
HR Outsourcing Firm CPEhr Hires New Director of Benefits Compliance
Dana Osayande named CPEhr’s new Director of Benefits to oversee compliance and overall management of CPEhr’s Benefits Department. - May 23, 2012 - CPE HR, Inc.
The World's Most Advanced Robotic Spine Surgery Now Available in Newport Beach and Orange County
Robotic spine surgery is now available in Orange County, California. Led by Dr. Nitin Bhatia, the team the UC Irvine Spine Center has developed and refined these advanced techniques to cure your neck and back problems. - May 23, 2012 - Irvine Spine Center
Newport Beach Spine Surgeon Recognized as a World Leader in Robotic Spinal Surgery
Dr. Nitin Bhatia, a world renowned spine surgeon with offices in Orange County including Newport Beach and Costa Mesa, was recently recognized as a world leader in robotic spinal surgery by an independent source. - May 23, 2012 - Irvine Spine Center
Leading Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon Launches Innovative Website Platform
Dr. Robert Applebaum, a leading American Board of Plastic Surgery certified plastic surgeon in Beverly Hills for the last 15 years, on Monday, May 21, is relaunching his practice’s website, a platform that will allow him to further his position as an authority in the plastic surgery field and... - May 23, 2012 - Dr. Robert Applebaum
Winter Park Laser Launches Informative New Website
Winter Park Laser & Anti-Aging Center has been a premiere medical spa in Orlando, Fl for over eight years, and has recently revamped their medical spa website introducing a wealth of information on the latest cosmetic procedures in the medical spa industry. The new website covers over 10... - May 23, 2012 - Winter Park Laser & Anti-Aging Center
SLEEK Surgical & MedSpa Announces SLEEK Getaway Vacation
SLEEK Surgical & MedSpa® Getaway allows for the patient to travel to sunny Florida for cosmetic surgery procedures in paradise. SLEEK Surgical & MedSpa® has partnered with hotels to provide affordable rates and great aftercare for the patient. - May 23, 2012 - SLEEK Surgical & MedSpa
Charlotte, NC Dealmed Medical Supplies Announces National EMS Week
National EMS Week is celebrated the third week of the month of May each year, and the 2012 celebration of EMS Week is scheduled for May 20-26, 2012. - May 23, 2012 - Dealmed Medical Supplies LLC
Campanile Plastic Surgery Now Open in Denver
Campanile Plastic Surgery is now open offering breast augmentation in Denver. Dr. Frank Campanile is the recipient of several research awards in the field of plastic surgery and has been practicing his skills in a professional setting since 1994. - May 23, 2012 - Campanile Plastic Surgery
BestMassage Now Offers Biotone Massage Oils and Creams
BestMassage.com, the international massage table and supplies warehouse, is currently offering a new line of Biotone massage oils, lotions, creams, gels and butters on its website. - May 23, 2012 - BestMassage – Tao Trading Corporation
Neurosurgeon Introduces New Pharmaceutical-Grade Vitamin D3 Supplement
VitaminD3PruTect from Dr. Chad Prusmack Counteracts Vitamin D Deficiencies - May 23, 2012 - NutriLifeRx
Mango Madness Skin Care, Inc. Launches Skin Care Site Featuring Products without Parabens
Mango Madness Skin Care has launched a new website for products manufactured with no harmful chemicals such as parabens. - May 22, 2012 - Mango Madness Skin Care
Dolls Vs. Dudes: First Ever "Test Your Gluten IQ" Quiz to be Held in Honor of Celiac Awareness Month
May is Celiac Awareness Month, and in order to get the word out about just what celiac disease is, and what you need to know about gluten, Stuffed Pepper will be hosting the first ever "Test Your Gluten IQ" quiz. This is a friendly battle of the sexes, captained by two respected and... - May 22, 2012 - Stuffed Pepper
Dossia Allies with 30 Days to Sanity™ to Provide Individuals with Leading Stress/Work-Life Solution
Leading health management system provider adds 30 Days to Sanity™ to Healthcare Marketplace to empower individuals to better manage stress and work- life balance. - May 21, 2012 - Dossia
Principle Healthcare Associates Launches Nurse Practitioner, Physician Assistant, Health IT & Healthcare Executive Job Board
Principle Healthcare Associates, a Nurse Practitioner, Physician Assistant, Physician, Health IT and Healthcare Professional Consultancy, is pleased to announce the Nurse Practitioner, Physician Assistant, Health IT and Healthcare Executive Job Board. - May 21, 2012 - Principle Healthcare Associates
Alzheimer's Conference Provides Support and Answers About South Florida's Most Critical Health Epidemic
Alzheimer's Association Southeast Florida Chapter proudly presents its 2012 Care & Conquer Regional Education Conference Wednesday, May 23, 2012. This event is designed to provide support and guidance to people with early-stage Alzheimer’s and caregivers of people with dementia. The conference features world-renowned experts and many opportunities to connect with others battling the Alzheimer’s epidemic. The full-day experience will provide you with support and education. - May 21, 2012 - Alzheimer's Association Southeast Florida
San Diego Plastic Surgeon Launches Spanish Language Website
San Diego Plastic Surgeon Dr. John Alexander, II, has launched a Spanish version of the website AlexanderSurgery.com to better service all of his Spanish-speaking patients. Dr. John and his father Dr. John Alexander, Sr., together have been serving the San Diego area since 1996. - May 21, 2012 - Alexander Cosmetic Surgery
Sunset Plaza Insurance Agency Improves Customer Service
Sunset Plaza Insurance Agency knows about the customer service issues that most people run into when dealing with insurance companies. They believe that long hold times, delays in service, and only allowing the customer to speak to a robot is bad customer service. That's why they have expanded their customer service department by hiring on new personnel this last quarter. - May 21, 2012 - Sunset Plaza Insurance Agency
MediPurpose Donates Safety Lancets to New Orleans Musicians Clinic
Safety Fingerstick Devices to be Used for Glucose and A1c Monitoring of New Orleans Diabetics. - May 21, 2012 - MediPurpose
New Web Home for Popular LBN Strength & Fitness Workouts
Your source for the best online fitness videos—LBN Strength & Fitness Workout—has a new Internet home. - May 21, 2012 - Yun Strength & Fitness Systems LLC
DysNet Global Self-Help Network Launched to Support People with Limb Differences
Ambitious project for online community founded by Thalidomide survivors, aimed at uniting limb deficiency groups world-wide. - May 21, 2012 - DysNet Limb Difference Network
MD Now Urgent Care is Opening in Coral Springs Near Parkland, Florida
MD Now Urgent Care is opening in Coral Springs near Parkland, Florida located at the Waterway Shoppes at Heron Bay at 6240 Coral Ridge Drive, just north of Sawgrass Expressway and near the city of Parkland. - May 20, 2012 - MD Now Urgent Care
Source-Omega Gives Omega-3 Guidance in Times of Change
Source-Omega today announced their offerings for companies seeking security, freedom and a 5 year supply agreement in algae oil for price and quality improvements in times of change. "Why fear when I am here," Says Dr Scott Doughman, PhD, owner of Source-Omega, a supplier of DHA... - May 20, 2012 - Source-Omega
Purple Bench Program Offers Free Outdoor Fitness for a Cause
The Purple Bench program is a community offering by Anytime Fitness in Niantic, Connecticut. In an effort to get folks outdoors to enjoy the season and get fit, they have enlisted the help of their personal trainers who will lead activities each week that are free, educational and will inspire the community to be more active. - May 20, 2012 - Anytime Fitness/Niantic
Michael Marletta Appointed to Governing Board of California’s Stem Cell Agency
Michael A. Marletta, PhD, President and CEO of The Scripps Research Institute, has been appointed to the Independent Citizens Oversight Committee (ICOC), the governing board of California’s stem cell agency, the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM). “California has led... - May 20, 2012 - California Institute for Regenerative Medicine
IPD in Romeoville, IL Offers Innovative New TMS treatment
First in the Area to Provide Breakthrough Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Device That Helps Depression Sufferers and Others - May 19, 2012 - Institute for Personal Development
BestMassage Warehouse Announces Name Change for Two “Cozy” PowerLift Electric Massage Tables
BestMassage, the international massage table and supplies warehouse, is implementing a name change for two of its popular PowerLift massage tables. - May 19, 2012 - BestMassage – Tao Trading Corporation
All Three ON Manufacturing Facilities NSF GMP for Sport
All three of ON’s company owned and operated manufacturing facilities are now NSF GMP for Sport. - May 19, 2012 - Optimum Nutrition
National Bike Tour for Childhood Cancer Research Arriving in Bergen / Rockland County
Woodcliff Lake Hilton, Woodcliff Lake, NJ Thursday May 24th, 5:00pm – 8:00 pm. Live Music by the Nerds with Open Bar, BBQ Dinner, Silent Auction. After party drink specials at Fire & Oak, 100 Chestnut Ridge Road, Montvale, NJ. - May 19, 2012 - Rally Foundation New York
AnaSpec Showcases Fluorescent Nucleic Acid Probes
The detection of nucleic acids is important for many life science research tasks, such as sequencing, cDNA synthesis and cloning, RNA transcription and transfection. Accurate detection of DNA/RNA is key to the success of these techniques. DNA/RNA concentration is often measured by UV absorbance at... - May 19, 2012 - AnaSpec, EGT Group
Northeast Florida Counts Announces Change Agent Leadership Scholarship Presentation and Award Ceremony
In February the partners of Northeast Florida Counts launched the Change Agent Leadership Scholarship (CALS) to recognize students’ visionary aptitudes and leadership abilities to create a plan to transform a Northeast Florida community into a vibrant and healthy place to live, work, and play. On June 2, Northeast Florida Counts, a health-related quality of life data initiative of the Health Planning Council of Northeast Florida (501c3), will award a one-year, non-renewable scholarships. - May 19, 2012 - Health Planning Council of Northeast Florida
Pittsburgh's Chips Dental Offers Free “Smile Makeover” Contest and Voting Online to Pick Winner
Dr. Timothy Chips of Chips Dental Associates and a team of specialists are lending their skill to help one person win a free “Smile Makeover”. The contest runs through July 2012 and features online voting via Facebook. To enter the contest, go to Facebook.com and Search “Chips... - May 19, 2012 - Chips Dental Associates, L.L.C.
Minor Wounds Can Become a Major Problem for the Elderly
pharmaCline® continues its First Aid Wound Care mini-series on “The Balancing Act” on Lifetime Television. The third episode of the four-part miniseries will address the topic of Elderly Wound Care and will air May 21, 2012 at 7:00 am ET/PST. pharmaCline CEO Steve Keough and The... - May 18, 2012 - pharmaCline
Web, Mobile and Cloud Application Vulnerabilities can Pose a Serious Risk - Application Security Testing from Global Digital Forensics can Significantly Reduce the Threat
Web, mobile and cloud application vulnerabilities are exposing US cyber assets to serious security risks, and the threat is growing by the day. But sometimes it takes more than just common sense to push people into action, even to protect themselves. Sometimes it takes the illuminating shock... - May 18, 2012 - Global Digital Forensics
Ameridose Announces Silver Sponsorship of USP 797 Compliance Study
Ameridose, LLC, the leading nationwide provider of sterile admixing services to hospital pharmacies, is delighted to be a silver sponsor for the 2nd annual USP <797> Compliance Study. The 2012 study will run from May 1 – June 30, collecting survey data from facilities engaged in sterile... - May 18, 2012 - Ameridose, LLC
New Critical Care Nurse Online Community Launched by RNsights
The new Critical Care Nurse Online Community called RNsights is changing the way nurses share insights and evidence based solutions, collaborate, and find peer support. In the high-pressure, fast-paced world of critical care nursing, communication and consultation with other nursing professionals is imperative. With RNsights, critical care nurses can log on with an anonymous user name and immediately access a network of other critical care and specialty nurses nationwide. - May 18, 2012 - RNsights
The South Florida Center for Cosmetic Surgery Introduces Its New, Groundbreaking Service; Eliminating Cellulite in One Treatment
CellulazeTM is Fast, Easy and More Effective, Resulting in Visibly Smoother Skin - May 18, 2012 - South Florida Center for Cosmetic Surgery
Free "Senior Solutions" Community Workshop and Fair
Family Restoration and Healing Center in partnership with the UBW Senior Solutions Company will hold a free workshop to address coping strategies for those caring for aging parents and relatives. - May 18, 2012 - Family Restoration and Healing Center
Dean Lederfeind, LCSW, Therapist and Autism Consultant, Opens Private Practice in Fairfield, CT After 22 Years in Mental Health and Wellness
Dean Lederfeind, LCSW, after 22 years working in Mental Health and Wellness will be opening the doors on his private practice in Fairfield, CT on Friday, May 18th. Mental Health Therapist & Autism consultant. - May 18, 2012 - Dean Lederfeind, LCSW
Riverchase Dermatology Freezes the Fat with CoolSculpting®
Riverchase Dermatology and Cosmetic Surgery is the first Lee County medical practice to offer CoolSculpting®, a non-invasive, clinically proven procedure that reduces fat layers in problem areas through the use of a patented cooling technology. - May 18, 2012 - Riverchase Dermatology
Pediatric Orthopedics Adds Physician Assistant to the Medical Team
Erica Leigh Boliek, M.M.S, PA-C, ATC has joined the staff of Pediatric Orthopedics of Southwest Florida as a Physician Assistant. Ms. Boliek brings a masters degree in physician assistant studies and extensive experience working with adolescent athletes to the medical practice. She earned a... - May 18, 2012 - Pediatric Orthopedics of Southwest Florida
Free Health Seminar on Breast and Prostate Cancer
21st Century Oncology, in partnership with the Southwest Florida Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, is hosting a free health seminar on breast and prostate cancer Thursday, May 24 from 3:00 until 5:00 p.m. at the Microtel Inn and Suites in Lehigh Acres. - May 18, 2012 - 21st Century Oncology
EndoSoft Presents Meaningful Use EHR Software at DDW 2012
EndoSoft is pleased to announce that they will once again be an exhibitor of their Meaningful Use Certified software applications at the 2012 Digestive Diseases Week (DDW) May 20-22, in San Diego, CA. Booth# 1043. EndoSoft has been a long time participant in DDW and is a proud supporter of their... - May 18, 2012 - EndoSoft
Building Healthy Communities Workshop - Though the Development of a Flagler Community Health Center and Wellness Campus
Goal is to bring the community together to share thoughts, gather opinion and discuss ideas. - May 18, 2012 - Health Planning Council of Northeast Florida
Polaris Publishes on Predicting Permanency for Child Welfare Youth in The Journal of Behavioral Health Services and Research
Collecting mental health and strength data from youth and their families in the child welfare system can have a positive impact on how they react to and engage in planning their care, a new paper from Polaris reports. - May 18, 2012 - Polaris Health Directions
Delilah, National Syndicated Radio Host is Hosting Tonight’s 10th Annual Children’s Brain Tumor Foundation Benefit
National syndicated radio host Delilah will serve as the host at this year’s 10th annual Dream and Promise Awards Benefit to support the Children’s Brain Tumor Foundation, a New York-based 501 (c) (3) working nationwide and abroad to help kids with brain and spinal cord tumors and... - May 18, 2012 - Children's Brain Tumor Foundation
Hawaii Based Company Benevolence, Inc. Sets Example with Their Unique Charitable Initiative
Benevolence, Inc., a Hawaiian company selling high quality women's fashion, health, and beauty products is making news with their extraordinary initiative to support different non profit organizations engaged in charitable activities. The company donates a minimum of 50% of their profits to a new non profit organization every month. - May 18, 2012 - Benevolence, Inc
Dr. Toufigh Gordi to Discuss Pediatric PK Model in Rosa’s World-Wide Webinar Series, “Impact of Modeling & Simulation in Drug Development”
Dr. Gordi, will present “Mechanistic PK/PD Modeling in Pediatrics” Webinar May 22, 2012. - May 18, 2012 - Rosa & Co LLC