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Local Avon Representative is Fund Raising to Walk for Cancer Research in Memory of Friend Who Lost Her Battle with Breast Cancer
Dortha Hise of Folsom, CA, a local Avon representative is committed to raising $1,800 to walk for cancer research in a 39-mile walk in San Francisco this July. She is walking in honor of her friend who passed away in January after losing her battle to breast cancer. - May 14, 2010 - Avon by Dortha
Memory Loss Study on Prevagen Supports 2010 Older Americans Month Theme
Memory loss (http://prevagen.com/MemoryLoss.html) study on brain health supplement, Prevagen, supports 2010 Older Americans Month theme, “Age Strong! Live Long!” Study results show Prevagen reduced forgetfulness, helps word recall and improves memory. - May 14, 2010 - Prevagen
Take Control of Your Chronic Disease -- Six Weeks to a Healthier Life
Snoqualmie Valley Hospital District teams up with Mt. Si Senior Center to offer a series of free chronic disease self management classes. - May 14, 2010 - Snoqualmie Valley Hospital District
Unimed-Midwest Introduces the Deluxe Professional Protection Station
The wall-mounted Deluxe Professional Protection Station holds basic personal protection equipment plus hand hygiene products in a compact, easily accessible organizer. This Station is ideal for medical exam rooms, staff stations, dental operatories, and more. - May 14, 2010 - Unimed-Midwest, Inc.
LECOM Joins Edinboro University to Host Founders of Bioethics International Conference
Founders of Bioethics International Congress event to be held from June 1st through June 5th of this year at Edinboro University in Edinboro, Pennsylvania. - May 14, 2010 - Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
Intertek Helps Industrial Plants Minimize Downtime and Ensure Equipment Longevity
Intertek APTECH expert Stephen Anderson facilitates Risk Based Inspection training - May 14, 2010 - Intertek
FAAC-NJ Thanks NJ's Gov. Christie for Food Allergy Awareness Week Proclamation..... More Federal Research Funding Needed to Find a Cure
For one South Jersey mom, having Gov. Chris Christie proclaim this week as Food Allergy Awareness Week (FAAW) will translate into greater attention, and hopefully, more funding, into finding a cure for her multiple food allergic three-year old son. Dante has life-threatening allergies to egg,... - May 14, 2010 - Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Coalition of NJ
TMS Therapy Now Being Offered in Hewlett, NY
South Shore Neuropsychiatric Center is now offering a revolutionary new treatment for treatment resistant depression. The only non-systemic and non-invasive FDA approved treatment for those not receiving benefits from their current anti-depressant medication regimens. Please call for a Free consultation for more information on this new treatment. - May 13, 2010 - South Shore Neuropsychiatric Center
The Chicago Lighthouse Low Vision Clinic Opens New, Cutting Edge Facility
With over 100 years of established leadership within the blind community and the field of low vision, The Chicago Lighthouse honors its reputation by unveiling a one of a kind low vision clinic. - May 13, 2010 - The Chicago Lighthouse for People Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired
Jimmy Choo Designer Frames Available Exclusively at Greenville EyeCare Associates
Eye Wear Line Offers Stylish Jimmy Choo Frames and Sunglasses - May 13, 2010 - Greenville EyeCare Associates
Todd Swanson Las Vegas Donates Surgeries to Operation Walk Medical Mission
Todd Swanson, Las Vegas (http://www.SwansonHipAndKnee.com), donated his orthopedic skills in joint replacement surgery to the Operation Walk Medical Mission on a trip to Vietnam to perform surgeries for the underprivileged. - May 13, 2010 - Desert Orthopaedic Center
Celayix Webinar to Highlight Cost-Saving HR Technology for the Security Services Industry
Automating processes such as Advanced Scheduling and Time and Attendance with Workforce Management Software has a significant and direct impact on a security organization’s bottom line. - May 13, 2010 - Celayix Software
Team Fitness America Gives Away One Year Of Personal Training
Turner has been training with Julie Luria, Team Fitness America’s 2009 Personal Trainer of the Year, and he has shown marked weight loss and muscle gain through nutritional adjustments and fitness training. - May 13, 2010 - Team Fitness America
Partnership Brings Dermatology Diagnosis Counselor to Modern Medicine
Online tool powered by VisualDx helps medical professionals identify top skin conditions. - May 13, 2010 - Logical Images Inc
Leading Senior Care Company Featured on Good Morning America
National morning newscast follows Senior Helpers caregiver throughout a busy daily routine - May 13, 2010 - Senior Helpers
Ahoskie Pediatrics Selects Specialty Web-Based EMR from Benchmark Systems
Practice in Ahoskie, NC is streamlining office functions with Pediatric enterprise solution. - May 13, 2010 - Benchmark Systems
O’Hara Technologies Inc. Launches New Product Line of Pharmaceutical Continuous/Batch Tablet Coating Equipment Fastcoat Continuous
O'Hara Technologies Inc. is recognized on the global market as a leading manufacturer of solid dosage processing equipment, with new innovative products coming to the market every year. - May 13, 2010 - O’Hara Technologies
CPEhr Re-Releases White Paper Detailing How HR Outsourcing Helps Employers Through the Recovering Economy
Updated white paper discusses rapidly changing economy and how small and mid-size employers benefit from outsourcing human resource functions - May 12, 2010 - CPE HR, Inc.
Overall Beauty to Partner with Goth Band Saints of Ruin
Kim Snyder, owner of Overallbeauty.com along with BB Couture Nail Polish has partnered with the Goth Band, Saints Of Ruin, to provide the band with nail polish. Overall Beauty knows that all good Goth bands need a good quality dark nail polish. That is why Overall Beauty, along with BB Couture,... - May 12, 2010 - Overall Beauty
Free Psychic Network Integrates Psychic Readings with Kabbalah, Tarot, Astrology and Numerology
Correlating the Kabbalah, Tarot, Astrology, and Numerology the Free Psychic Network creates an integrated daily free psychic reading. Interdisciplinary in nature the forecast provides a means for evaluating the similarities inherent in these esoteric spiritual and occult practices. Although many... - May 12, 2010 - Free Psychic Network
Buteyko Breathing Classes in Portland Oregon Start May 29th to Help Reduce Symptoms of Snoring, Sleep Apnea, Anxiety, Asthma & Allergies from www.buteykolearning.com
Buteyko Breathing Classes in Portland Oregon Start 5/29/10 & 6/26/10 to Help Reduce Symptoms of Snoring, Sleep Apnea, Anxiety, Asthma & Allergies from Buteyko Learning™ Company at www.ButeykoLearning.com. - May 12, 2010 - Buteyko Learning Company
Tyra Viewers Crash My DNA Site in Search of Perfume Phenom
Tyra Banks featured My DNA Fragrance on her show on April 13, 2010 giving away 200 bottles of fragrance to her audience creating an overload to the website's bandwidth blocking access resulting in viewer frenzy for purchase information. - May 12, 2010 - My DNA Fragrance
Hispanics Live in Areas with Limited Capacity for Colorectal Cancer Screening: A Research from Brigham and Women's Hospital
New research shows that Hispanics live in areas with more limited availability of colonoscopies and sigmoidoscopies for colorectal cancer screening. - May 12, 2010 - Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Satori World Medical’s President & CEO, Steven Lash, Named One of Entrepreneur Magazine's Trailblazers and Trendsetters of 2009
Entrepreneur Magazine has recently selected Satori World Medical’s President & CEO, Steven Lash, as one of 20 Trailblazers and Trendsetters of 2009. Last year, Satori World Medical, a global healthcare and service company specializing in the emerging multi-million dollar medical tourism... - May 12, 2010 - Satori World Medical
Life Force Herbal Body Wrap Offered at 30% Off Through Friday at LiquidWholeFood.com
The popular do-it-yourself inch-loss and detoxification home seaweed Herbal Body Wrap is offered at significant savings through Friday. - May 12, 2010 - LiquidWholeFood.com
Soap Opera Actor and N.J Rocker to Throw First Pitch at Nut-free Baseball Game to Benefit Children with Food Allergies
The Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN) will host a fundraising event at the Lakewood BlueClaws’ Game, 1:05 p.m., Sunday, June 6, 2010 at FirstEnergy Park. Frank Dicopoulos, best known for his 22 years on the long-running soap opera “Guiding Light” and NJ rocker Ray Andersen who is now known as the children’s singer/songwriter mr. RAY will throw out a first pitch. - May 12, 2010 - FAAN Walk for Food Allergy - Long Branch, NJ
The National Healthcare Reform Conference Has Added Healthcare Reform Certification to Its Agenda
The certification will be held on September 22nd and is sure to be one of the main attractions of the National Healthcare Reform Conference™, which is the first conference in the country that solely focuses on healthcare reform and how healthcare reform affects the insurance and healthcare industries. - May 12, 2010 - Healthcare Reform Conference
US Air Force Adopts Caring Technologies’ Behavior Imaging® to Treat Military Service Members and Families Afflicted with Autism and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Video-based Telemedicine Application Will Foster Accurate Diagnosis and Provide Remote Access to Mental Health Professionals. - May 12, 2010 - Caring Technologies
GS3 Medical Billing LLC (GS3) to Host a Complimentary HIPPA-HITECH Webinar
Transitioning from the Theoretical to the Practical Since the passage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) last year with its HITECH overlay on HIPAA, medical practices may never be the same. Many doctors and support staff of smaller medical practices do not know how these laws... - May 12, 2010 - GS3 Medical Billing, LLC
New Brigham and Women’s Hospital Report Brings Lung Cancer in Women Out of the Shadows
BWH releases the most current and comprehensive overview of the impact of lung cancer on women. - May 12, 2010 - Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Brigham and Women’s Hospital Launches Stork Fund
Supporting healthy moms, healthy pregnancies and healthy babies - Building on 175 years of expertise in the care for mothers and infants, Brigham and Women's Hospital announces the launch of the Stork Fund, a new ePhilanthropy venture dedicated to supporting healthy moms, pregnancies and babies. - May 12, 2010 - Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Visiting Physicians Association® Adds Mary Anne Curtiss, M.D., to Its Cincinnati Office
Dr. Curtiss will serve the Cincinnati office of VPA, which includes southwest Ohio and the greater Cincinnati area. - May 12, 2010 - Visiting Physicians Association
At Meeting of Entrepreneurs, Quantros Execs to Discuss Federal Healthcare IT Expansion
TiEcon 2010 to feature new BioSciences track - May 12, 2010 - Quantros Inc.
AnaSpec Introduces ClearPoint™ β-Amyloid Custom Peptides
AnaSpec, the world’s largest provider of β-amyloid peptide and Alzheimer’s research reagents , has introduced its ClearPoint™ β-Amyloid custom peptide synthesis service. ClearPoint™ peptides are AnaSpec’s trademark collection of heavy or stable isotope... - May 12, 2010 - AnaSpec, EGT Group
Statistics Confirm That Botox Training Spells Success for Capturing Minimally-Invasive Market
The International Association for Physicians In Aesthetic Medicine (IAPAM) offers the industry's leading hCG for weight loss, aesthetic medicine and Botox training for physicians. The IAPAM's Aesthetic Medicine Symposium offers the most comprehensive clinical and business training for doctors looking to add minimally-invasive procedures to a healthcare business. The IAPAM's training focuses on combining the top-5 non-invasive procedures in order to create a successful aesthetic practice. - May 12, 2010 - International Association for Physicians in Aesthetic Medicine
Healthcare Reform Conference Announces the First Speakers for the 2nd Annual Employer Healthcare Congress
Speakers of companies include Piper Jordan, American Apparel, City of Las Vegas, Black & Decker, Jack in the Box, WakeMed Health & Hospitals and more. - May 12, 2010 - Healthcare Reform Conference
Air Mattresses by Natural Form Are Now Motor-Free
Natural Form’s Air Mattresses Are Now Completely Motor-Free, Pump-Free, and Quiet; Zero Noise Yields Better Sleep - May 12, 2010 - Natural Form
Advanced Behavioral Consultants Offers Training in "Why Disaster is Good for Business"
Advanced Behavioral Consultants announces their 2010 Summer Training Series. In this training students learn that disaster can be an excellent time to take a business to the next level. Scientific models give a clear picture of how a business system can thrive in a chaotic environment. There are specific skills that can ensure that instead of breaking down in these chaotic times individuals and business organizations can take it to the next level. - May 11, 2010 - Advanced Behavioral Consultants
World of Lupus Research Expands as Florida Joins the Lupus Research Institute's National Coalition
Addition of State of Florida on World Lupus Day 2010 Pumps Extra Strength into Patient’s Voice for Lupus Research - May 11, 2010 - Lupus Research Institute
New Designer Launches Anti-Smoking Clothing Line
A new international designer brand was launched today with the announcement of a unique clothing line: anti-cigarette clothing. - May 11, 2010 - Musical Money Magnet dotcom
Nutricap Labs Executive Vice President Named Finalist for 2010 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award
Leader of New York-based vitamin and supplement manufacturing company honored by one of the world’s leading professional services organizations for his vision, courage, and achievements over the past year. Jason Provenzano, Executive Vice President of Nutricap Labs, a New York-based vitamin... - May 10, 2010 - Nutricap Labs
New Community Resource: Private Family Therapy Practice Specializes in Trauma
John Stump, LMFT, Ian Newlin, LMFT, and Amanda Peterman, LMFT announces the opening of Child and Adolescent Trauma Services, LLP. The family practice specializes in therapy and counseling services for children, adolescents, and families who are suffering from trauma or Post Traumatic Stress... - May 10, 2010 - Child and Adolescent Trauma Services, LLP
2nd Annual Rockfest Features Top Local Band Lineup
On Saturday, May 22, City of Angels NJ, Inc., (COA) will host its second annual Rockfest at Tall Cedars Grove, 245 Sawmill Road, Hamilton, New Jersey, 08620. The event will feature live music from eleven local bands including Red Sea Affair, Reckless, Jimmy & The Parrots, Honey Spot Boulevard,... - May 10, 2010 - City of Angels NJ
Clinical Trial Compares Leading-Edge Treatments for Obesity and Diabetes
New Research Will Look at Weight Loss Stomach Surgery Versus Intensive Program of Lifestyle and Medical Management. - May 10, 2010 - Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Laser + Skin Institute Dermatology Center Announces the Addition of Lauralee Pakozdi, a Certified Physicians Assistant Who Will Join the Practice in May 2010
Dr. Lisa Coppa Breslauer is proud to announce that Lauralee Pakozdi, PA-C, will be joining the Laser + Skin Institute in May 2010. Ms. Pakozdi is a graduate of the Physician's Assistant program at UMDNJ in Piscataway, where she also earned her Masters degree. She is a member of the Society of... - May 10, 2010 - Laser + Skin Institute
Home Care Alliance of MA Celebrates National Nurses Week
Organization Looks to Recognize Contingent of Nurses in the Community - May 09, 2010 - Home Care Alliance of Massachusetts
Smith & Schaefer Hires Account Manager for Tristate Sales Territories
Gilmore-Herold joins Cincinnati organization as lab equipment account manager - May 09, 2010 - Smith & Schaefer
Smith & Schaefer Hires Mayer as Lab Equipment Account Manager
Mayer brings hospital equipment sales and design experience to NE Ohio & Western PA region - May 09, 2010 - Smith & Schaefer
North East Care Company Gets Go-Ahead from Regulator
A local community care company has taken the first step in its programme to establish an innovative and quality service across the UK by this week receiving regulatory approval for its North East hub in Cramlington, Northumberland. Ladybird Care, which provides care to help elderly and disabled... - May 09, 2010 - Ladybird Community Care Ltd
NearlyNatural Announces New Website for Retail Distribution
NearlyNatural LLC offering organically based haircare and certified organic soaps now has their new website available at www.thenearlynaturalcollection.com. Nearly Natural will be offering monthly specials on select products. - May 09, 2010 - NearlyNatural LLC