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New Innovative Company Launch - Opt2Care, Senior Services
Opt2Care, Senior Services launches a new and innovated senior home care company in New Jersey. - September 12, 2008 - Opt2Care Senior Services
Asheville Anesthesia Associates Launches New Website at www.AshevilleAnesthesia.com
Asheville Anesthesia Associates Launches New website. Some features explained. - September 12, 2008 - Asheville Anesthesia Associates
Take Holiday Flavors to the Gym with 100% Whey Gold Standard™
For a limited time, athletes and other health-conscious consumers can enjoy 100% Whey Gold Standard™ – the #1 selling protein powder – in seasonal apple pie, sugar cookie and eggnog flavors. - September 12, 2008 - Optimum Nutrition
Heart Surgeon in Tweetathon, Raises Awareness About Congenital Heart Defects
In an innovative use of social networking site Twitter, Indian heart surgeon Dr.Mani Sivasubramanian is raising awareness and funds for children born with congenital heart defects - by doing a 24 hour non-stop day-and-night Tweet-a-thon on September 12th, 2008. - September 12, 2008 - Dr.Mani Children Heart Foundation
American Medical Autism Board Launched
Dr. Phillip C. DeMio, Chairman of the American Medical Autism Board, announced the commencement of the newly founded American Medical Autism Board (www.asdboards.org) at the US Autism & Asperger Association annual conference this past week in Austin, Texas. “This is the first of its kind... - September 11, 2008 - American Medical Autism Board
Medical Device Packaging Professionals at DDL Express the Urgency of Packaging Test Separation
Bundling accelerated aging and environmental conditioning testing leaves room for error and non-compliance - September 11, 2008 - DDL Inc.
Senior Housing Leader Ecumen Points Way to Post Partisanship: Long Term Care Financing Reform
Guest post in New York Times and latest whitepaper illustrate reasons why Sens. McCain & Obama are silent on Long Term Care Financing Reform and Outline Opportunity for Candidates - September 11, 2008 - Ecumen
Loose Lips New York's Best Selling Gel Eye Liner Now Available in the Gem Stone Color Tanzanite
Move over Black Cherry. This gorgeous plum color now available for fall. - September 11, 2008 - Loose Lips New York
Inc. Names RAM Technologies on Annual Ranking of the 5000 Fastest Growing Private Companies
RAM Technologies Ranks on the 2008 Inc. 5000 with Three Year Sales Growth of 82%. - September 11, 2008 - RAM Technologies, Inc.
Offshore Group Company Offers In-Bond Warehousing
International Logistic Solutions (ILS) adds to its international trade and transportation services repertoire. - September 11, 2008 - The Offshore Group
Focus 28 Begins Shipping Next Generation Line of Meal Replacements and Food Supplements for Bariatric Patients
Focus 28, Inc. announced today that it has started shipping Bariatric RX, its new next generation line of meal replacements and nutritional supplements designed to meet the specific nutritional needs of bariatric patients. According to the company, Bariatric RX not only features some great tasting... - September 11, 2008 - Focus28, inc.
Integrated Clinical Trial Services Names Chief Medical Officer and Vice President of Clinical Operations
Tom Sturgis, president of Integrated Clinical Trial Services (ICTS) (www.integratedtrials.com), a full-service patient enrollment firm that utilizes more than 300 contract employees internationally to provide clinical trial patient recruitment, enrollment, retention and adherence, has announced... - September 11, 2008 - Integrated Clinical Trial Services
InfraWare Unveils New Software Release for Enhanced Medical Transcription
InfraWare, Inc. announced the release of its 2008 medical transcription software platform. The new versions of the InfraWare Management Console (IMC) and EHR Web Portal provide significant enhancements in the critical areas of performance and workflow. - September 11, 2008 - InfraWare Inc.
Henry Ford Health System CEO Named as One of Most Powerful in Health Care
Nancy Schlichting, president and chief executive officer of Henry Ford Health System, has been named one of the “100 Most Powerful People in Healthcare” by Modern Healthcare magazine. This is the fourth straight year in which Schlichting has been listed in the magazine’s annual... - September 11, 2008 - Henry Ford Health System
AnaSpec Introduces Kinase Substrates as GO™ Peptides
Protein kinases are a transferase family of self-regulatory enzymes that catalyze the phosphorylation of other proteins by covalently attaching phosphate groups to them, using ATP as a phosphate donor. Reversible protein phosphorylation-dephosphorylation has a principal role in the regulation of... - September 11, 2008 - AnaSpec, EGT Group
Marlise Karlin and The Practices of Inner Knowing Present 'The Power of Impossible Thinking'
Marlise Karlin guides participants to an expansion of consciousness allowing them to discover deep inner peace, release suffering and to create a life of greater happiness. - September 11, 2008 - Marlise Karlin and The Practices of Inner Knowing
Bal Seal Connects Energy with Ingenuity at Husum Trade Fair
The Husum WindEnergy Trade Fair, running this week in Husum, Germany, has long been a destination spot for engineers who want to see the latest in big turbines and complex technology. But this year, one of the fair’s biggest attractions may be its smallest and simplest: an electrical contact fashioned from a coiled spring. - September 11, 2008 - Bal Seal Engineering, Inc.
The Anderson & Anderson Anger Management Model to Appear on the BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation will air two one-hour documentaries that are focused on anger and anger management intervention. Anderson & Anderson, the Trusted Name in Anger Management based in the United States, will be featured in these documentaries. Griff Rhys Jones, a very popular British actor and comedian, explores anger management both as filmmaker and as an anger management client. - September 11, 2008 - Anderson & Anderson, APC
Local Charity Helps "Feed" the Millions Left "Starving" by Health Insurance
Manna Scholarship Fund was formed in 2007 as a 501(c)3 organization focused on filling the funding gap for individuals needing inpatient eating disorder treatment. Because insurance policies will rarely cover the cost of successful inpatient treatment, MSF is attempting to "fill the funding gap" for those in need of treatment. Manna Scholarship Fund is hosting a fundraising dinner “Manna in Motion” to promote the scholarship fund and to raise awareness of this great need to the public. - September 11, 2008 - Manna Scholarship Fund, Inc
NuU Medspa Lend Their Pioneer Center to PAWS Chicago; NuU Medspa, Lincoln Park Participated in Angels with Tails 2008
NuU Medspa help spread the word to help house homeless pets and promote humane education with PAWS Chicago, Pets Are Worth Saving), Sunday, August 24, 2008. NuU Medspa joined their neighbors on Armitage and Halsted in Lincoln Park to help showcase 250 animals for Angels with Tails. Laura Rowsey,... - September 10, 2008 - NuU Unlimited
Novus Detox Services Seniors with Prescription Drug Addiction
Center’s Director Sees Possible Explosion of Prescription Drug Dependency in People Over 50. - September 10, 2008 - Novus Medical Detox Center
Recombinant MOG Proteins - New
Expanding on its world-class collection of MOG peptides and assay kits, AnaSpec is pleased to announce the release of 3 MOG recombinant proteins, for human, mouse and rat. These proteins, with sequences corresponding to human, mouse and rat extracellular domain, together with a 6x His tag were... - September 10, 2008 - AnaSpec, EGT Group
KLAS Ranks 6 Extensive IT Outsourcing Vendors
KLAS offers a view of what is happening in the extensive IT outsourcing space by measuring outsourcer performance and providing insight into the experiences of the outsourced organizations. - September 10, 2008 - KLAS
Cornwall County Council Selects and Embraces Crescendo DDS Technology
Following an extensive tender process of the UK’s top DDS suppliers, the Legal Services department of Cornwall County Council chooses Crescendo’s DigiScribe-XL solution as the way forward to improving office efficiency and document turnaround times. The installed system, used by 60... - September 10, 2008 - Crescendo Systems Corporation
Center for Chiropractic & Wellness, PLLC Announces Detoxification Boot Camp
Dr. Darcy Ward and Dr. Jennifer Greenfield, managing partners of Center for Chiropractic & Wellness (www.carolinachirowellness.com), a North Raleigh chiropractic center, have announced that the firm will hold a detoxification boot camp. This boot camp is a three-week whole-body purification... - September 10, 2008 - Center for Chiropractic & Wellness, PLLC
Speaking Of Women’s Health Names Afternoon Keynote Speaker
Erika Mangrum, co-chair of Raleigh’s Speaking of Women’s Health Conference (www.swhraleigh.com) and CEO of Aesthetic and Medical Practices, LLC. (www.aestheticmedicalpro.com), has announced that Rhonda Britten, founder of the Fearless Living Institute, the world's premiere life and... - September 10, 2008 - Speaking of Women's Health
OMC Systems Formed to Design Security Software for Clients Nationwide
OMC Systems has been formed by security professional John Christly to develop custom software for security applications such as Incident Tracking, Asset Management, and Risk Management. - September 09, 2008 - OMC Systems LLC
New Subsidiary, Hong Kong Location to “Energize” Sales for Bal Seal
Bal Seal Engineering, Inc., a U.S.- based sealing, connecting and energizing products manufacturer, has chosen Hong Kong as a base of operations for its Asia Pacific sales office. - September 08, 2008 - Bal Seal Engineering, Inc.
Federal Panel to Hold Briefing on Racial Profiling
The Rhode Island Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights will convene a public briefing to gather information from public safety officials, government officials, and community advocates on the issue of racial profiling in Rhode Island. - September 08, 2008 - U.S Commission on Civil Rights
10-City Yoga Month Health Festival Tour Arrives in Los Angeles
In conjunction with Yoga Month, the 10-city Yoga Month Health Festival will make a stop in Los Angeles on September 20-21, 2008. Yoga community leaders, yoga enthusiasts, performers, and celebrities will come out to participate in the two-day festival held at Loyola Marymount University. - September 08, 2008 - Yoga Health Foundation
HCCS Expanded Online Courses for Health Plans and Healthcare Organizations Now Available
22 New Courses Covering Employment Law and Health Plan Compliance. - September 07, 2008 - HCCS (Health Care Compliance Strategies, Inc.)
Colorado BioScience Association Seeks Region’s Top Innovators for Venture Showcase Competition at 2008 BioWest Conference & Expo
The organizers of BioWest 2008 are again looking for the best bioscience start-ups in the region as candidates for the $10,000 Dorsey & Whitney Venture Showcase Award. Six companies will be chosen to present at the showcase on Thursday, November 13, 2008, and will be judged by a panel of national venture capitalists. Deadline for entry is Monday, October 1. - September 06, 2008 - Colorado BioScience Association
ON’s Coming on Strong at the 2008 NPC Team Universe Show
From professional bodybuilders to people who just want to get into better shape, Optimum Nutrition has superior quality products to help virtually anyone accomplish realistic goals. - September 06, 2008 - Optimum Nutrition
New Poly-Herbal Asthma Medicine to Fight Asthma and Other Lung Problems
Managing asthma is easier now. World's first poly-herbal mouth dissolving tablet for respiratory distress has been brought out by Asoka Lifescience Limited after rigorous research and development by Jadavpur University. This is the first time a novel drug delivery has been implemented in poly-herbal segment making the medicine even more efficacious. - September 06, 2008 - Asoka Lifescience Limited
Pure Life Releases New and Improved Gabatrol with Recently Discovered Potent Herb
Gabatrol's increased potency using a newly discovered herb not found in any other product can provide stress and anxiety relief quickly. Now people plagued with stress and anxiety can be calm and focused allowing them to work at their peak performance. - September 05, 2008 - Pure Life Distributors, LLC
Joseph N. Seifert III Joins Kelly Marketing Services as Director, Broker Sales
Kelly Marketing Services, a division of Kelly & Associates Insurance Group, Inc. (KELLY) has hired Joseph N. Seifert III as director of broker sales. Mr. Seifert comes to KELLY with more than six years of experience in the health insurance industry. In his previous role as a broker in the... - September 05, 2008 - Kelly & Associates Insurance Group
Help for Dental Professionals Whose Patients Are a Pain in the Neck
Work-related pain can affect the quality of care given by dentists and other health care providers. Dr. Erin Ducat offers relief for health care professionals as well as their patients experiencing TMJ. She is giving a free presentation on how to relieve these types of pains on September 24, 2008. Seating is limited so call for a reservation. - September 05, 2008 - Ducat Chiropractic
Study: Most University Students Self-Report Discomfort, Pain Due to Backpack Usage
Approximately 85 percent of university students self-report discomfort and pain associated with backpack usage, according to research conducted at Boston University. This study confirms assertions occupational therapy practitioners make annually on National School Backpack Awareness Day, this year... - September 05, 2008 - American Occupational Therapy Association
Michigan Society for Behavioral Medicine & Biofeedback Conference - Oct. 2-4 in Clare, MI
Thursday, October 2 through Saturday October 4, 2008 – the Michigan Society for Behavioral Medicine & Biofeedback (MSBMB) will meet at The Doherty Hotel in Clare, Michigan. The MSBMB conference will focus on Integrated Assessment & Treatment Applications for Behavioral Medicine &... - September 05, 2008 - NeuroHealth Management LLC
Atlas Announces Further Expansion of Ergonomic Service Provider Network
Atlas Ergonomics, LLC announced today that it has added 22 groups to its ergonomic service provider network, and now offers services in over 1,100 locations nationwide. Known for its results-based ergonomics programs, Atlas works through the nation’s largest network of physical therapists,... - September 05, 2008 - Atlas Ergonomics, LLC
Innovative Healthcare Financing Announces Its Lien-Based "Personal Injury Litigation Services" Program
Personal Injury Litigation Services now available on a lien basis. - September 05, 2008 - Innovative Healthcare Financing Group, LLC
Ohm Body.... The Biggest Secret in Natural Beauty Celebrates Its 2 Year Anniversary by Giving a Discount to Everything in Store
Ohm Body is a full line of natural and plant-based hair care and body care items. Ohm Body believes in the rewards from indulging in nature’s gifts, and as a must, infuses the healing power of plants and herbs into all of its items. Ohm Body’s entire line is fully handcrafted and presented with an abundance of love and quality ingredients and wows their following by not using harmful additives or cheap fillers. - September 05, 2008 - GOINGOHM,LLC
Boomer’s Site Offers Free Audio Capability for Women with Low Vision
A website for Baby-Boomer women has added a new feature that helps women with impaired vision. The articles can now be heard by simply clicking on the “Listen” icon at the top of each article page. - September 04, 2008 - Not Just the Kitchen
Novus Detox Facility Accepting High Dosage Methadone Users
Novus Can Accept Users for Methadone Detox on Up to 400 Milligrams Per Day - September 04, 2008 - Novus Medical Detox Center
KLAS Ranks 5 Smart Pump Vendors
Smart infusion pumps are designed to add a line of defense at the bedside against such medication errors by ensuring that the right medication and dose go to the right patient every time. KLAS interviewed over 200 healthcare professionals regarding the experiences they are having with their smart infusion pump vendors. - September 04, 2008 - KLAS
HBC Nutrition Announces Launch of Online Site and Free U.S Shipping
HBC Nutrition, retail provider of a full range health and nutrition products, announces the launch of its online site. The business aims to educate young fitness enthusiasts on the basics of supplementation and offers free shipping on all U.S sales. - September 04, 2008 - HBC Nutrition
Remote Access Technology Furthers eHealth Initiatives
When the Canadian government set up the not-for-profit Canada Health Infoway to lead the development of electronic health records across the country, the provinces jumped at the chance to get involved. The idea was to support a safer, more efficient healthcare system, one that would reduce wait... - September 04, 2008 - AnyWare Group Inc.
Florida–3 Airboat Search and Rescue Joins Search for Caylee Anthony
At the request of Texas EquuSearch, FL-3 Airboat Search and Rescue assisted in the Labor Day weekend search for Caylee Anthony. - September 04, 2008 - Florida-3 Airboat Search and Rescue
Healthy School Snack Wins GearAwards(TM)
The new school year is just getting started and parents nationwide are looking for exciting and healthy snacks for the millions of lunches made every morning. Parents put a lot of thought into lunches, with only a couple of minutes between getting the kids dressed and burning the morning waffles,... - September 02, 2008 - Organic Nutrition, Inc.
PKS Kids Announces 2nd Annual Charity Bike Run Event: Proceeds Will Support Children with Rare Genetic Disorder
PKS Kids (www.pkskids.net) today announced their 2nd Annual Charity Bike Run in support of children with a rare chromosomal disorder, Pallister-Killian Syndrome (PKS). The event will be held on Saturday September 6th, 2008 at 12:00 pm (rain date September 7, 2008) at the Double R Bar, 24 Lowell... - September 02, 2008 - GraysonZanePR