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AnaSpec Introduces New SensoLyte™ 570 Generic MMP Assay Kit with Industry’s Highest Wavelength
Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) belong to a family of secreted or membrane-associated proteins capable of digesting extracellular matrix components. The importance of MMPs in tumor development and invasion as well as other diseases is well known. AnaSpec has introduced the SensoLyteTM 570 Generic... - August 09, 2008 - AnaSpec, EGT Group
New Podcast Series from Abbott for People Living with Crohn's Disease
Crohn’s Casts: Speaking from the Gut is a six-part podcast series available at www.CrohnsCasts.com. The podcasts share insights and tips from top health professionals and people with Crohn’s regarding diet and nutrition, the emotional impact of the disease and its effect on relationships. - August 09, 2008 - Abbott
Edina Cosmetic Physician Now Seeing Clients in Mahtomedi
Mark Hagberg, MD, owner of Edina’s Skin Rejuvenation Clinic, PA is now taking appointments in Mahtomedi at Sarah Kurn and Stacia Wilson’s Skincare Boutique. - August 09, 2008 - Skin Rejuvenation Clinic, PA
Zuelke Automated Credit Coach to Simplify Patient Financing Decisions and Reduce Risk of Patient ID Theft for Practices
Industry financial expert Paul Zuelke, of Zuelke & Associates, West Linn, OR, has signed a partnership agreement with Utah based Acceptx Financial Solutions, Inc. to automate Zuelke’s proven technique of assessing patient financing risk. The web-based online service will be called the... - August 09, 2008 - Acceptx Financial Solutions, inc.
Zen Stick Relaxation Meditation Tool Delivers Harmony with Award-Winning Customer Service
Relaxation meditation tool designer Sleeping Tiger, LLC helps busy professionals achieve harmony with award-winning customer service. - August 08, 2008 - Sleeping Tiger LLC
New Vitality's Natural Block Sunscreen Formulated by Top Surgeon Dr. Perry Contains Only Two FDA Approved Ingredients That Are Not Absorbed Into Skin
Question: When selecting a sunscreen product, what are the two most important things to look for in terms of protection and safety? Answer: According to Long Island-based New Vitality, one of the nation’s leading manufacturers of vitamins and minerals, herbal supplements, diet and weight... - August 08, 2008 - New Vitality
New Fitness Company Formed in North Orange County, California to Provide Kettlebell Training, Free Workshops Offered During August 2008
MBody Strength's main focus is kettlebell training that facilitates dramatic physical changes in body composition and strength. To promote the company, MBody will be hosting a series of free workshops during August 2008. - August 08, 2008 - MBody Strength LLC
Unicoi Systems Announces Support for New Analog Devices’ Blackfin Processors: Free Fusion RTOS to Support Analog Devices ADSP-BF52x and ADSP-BF54x Blackfin® Processors
Unicoi Systems, Inc., a leading provider of software solutions for the embedded device market, today announced the availability of its Fusion RTOS for new Blackfin® Processors from Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI). The release of the Fusion RTOS for these additional ADI processors provides embedded... - August 08, 2008 - Unicoi Systems, Inc.
ABB® Sponsors 2008 ABA Natural North America Bodybuilding Championships
American Body Building sports supplements can be used as a natural component to any strength or endurance training program. - August 08, 2008 - Optimum Nutrition
ON to Sponsor the 2008 ABA Natural North America Bodybuilding Championships
Optimum Nutrition supports natural athletes in all types of individual and team sports, whether the focus is strength, speed or endurance. - August 08, 2008 - Optimum Nutrition
Collaborative Couples & Family Counseling, LLC Launches Securelove.net
Marlon Familton of Collaborative Couples & Family Counseling, LLC in Bellevue Washington, announces the launch of the company’s new website. www.securelove.net. - August 08, 2008 - Bellevue Family Counseling
Advanced Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute of Freehold, New Jersey Welcomes Three Summer Interns
Freehold orthopedic group, Advanced Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute, PC recently welcomed three summer interns as the first participants in AOSMI’s new intern program. Advanced Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute is strongly committed to giving back to the community and sees this program as an investment in the future. - August 07, 2008 - Advanced Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute, PC
THEVI Cosmetics Beauty Line Targets New Ethnic Market – and the Blogs are Abuzz
THEVI Cosmetics is a sleek modern line that celebrates color influenced by lifestyles and traditions. THEVI Cosmetics targets the New Ethnic market -- women to whom rich and vibrant shades represent beauty as a way of empowerment in both their professional and personal lives. - August 07, 2008 - THEVI Cosmetics
After Stroke: NovaVision Offers New Treatment for Vision Loss
A Successful Patient Story from Westbury (UK) Shows the Rehabilitative Effect of Vision Restoration Therapy (VRT) After Stroke. - August 07, 2008 - NovaVision AG
Robert Wyeth to Present Accreditation Keynote Address at NEMC
Robert Wyeth, senior vice president of Columbia Analytical Services, will speak about the efforts toward national environmental laboratory accreditation and the activities of The NELAC Institute. Wyeth’s presentation will be for the National Environmental Monitoring Conference (NEMC) to be... - August 07, 2008 - Columbia Analytical Services
International Robotics Urology Symposium
2009 International Robotics Urology Symposium Henry Ford Hospital is sponsoring the 2009 International Robotic Urology Symposium (IRUS) at The Bellagio Resort, in Las Vegas, Jan. 12-14, 2009. The three day symposium will provide the ultimate informative experience for health care professionals... - August 07, 2008 - Henry Ford Health System
EPAM’s Multiple Development Locations Are Recognized as Meeting the World’s Leading Security and Infrastructure Standards
SAS 70 Type II certification completed for the three locations in Central and Eastern Europe, while the outsourcing leader becomes a finalist for the International Business Awards in “Best MIS&IT” category. - August 07, 2008 - EPAM Systems
New ‘Heavy-Duty’ Lift System Design
Hanningfield Process Systems Release the Latest Product in their 'Uni-Hoist' Range of Materials Handling Solutions. - August 07, 2008 - Hanningfield Process Systems Ltd
LaserTight Introduces First Portable CO2 Fractional Hand Piece
First portable CO2 fractional hand piece converts CO2 lasers into a fractional system with treatment options capability. - August 06, 2008 - LaserTight, LLC
The Center for Alternative Medicine is the Home of One of Phoenix’s Top Doctors
Dr. Micheal Leff has been recently recognized as one of Phoenix’s Top Doctors of 2008. The Center for Alternative Medicine is excited to welcome new patients who are seeking an alternative to traditional means of medicine. - August 06, 2008 - Center for Alternative Medicine
RemedyMD Promotes Adam Slovik as President and Chief Operating Officer
RemedyMD® Inc., pioneer in the use of predictive informatics to help improve medical outcomes, today announced the promotion of Adam Slovik to President and Chief Operating Officer. “Adam has all the tools and talent to succeed in this role,” said Gary Kennedy, RemedyMD chairman... - August 06, 2008 - RemedyMD Inc.
Speaking of Women’s Health Names 2008 Sponsors
Dr. Lisa Roberts, co-chair of Raleigh’s Speaking of Women’s Health Conference (www.swhraleigh.com) and president and CEO of Gynecology & Laparoscopic Surgeons, PC (www.glsi.info), has announced the sponsors for the 2008 Speaking of Women’s Health Conference to be held on... - August 06, 2008 - Speaking of Women's Health
Prism Medical USA Inc. Obtains Exclusive Contract with Sunrise Senior Living Inc.
To improve patient safety and loss prevention, Sunrise Senior Living Inc. awards Prism Medical USA an exclusive contract to supply their line of Waverley Glen lifts and ErgoSafe Products repositioning/transferring equipment. - August 04, 2008 - Prism Medical
ACI Addiction Treatment Provider Moves Outpatient Services to Fifth Avenue
AREBA Casriel Inc. (ACI), the nation's oldest private drug-addiction treatment center, relocated its outpatient services to a light filled corner location at 315 Fifth Avenue. The facility, on the southeast corner of 32nd and 5th, offers window views of the Empire State Building from all the... - August 04, 2008 - ACI
The Addition of Mustela, Bubchen, Linea Bimbi, Penaten, Weleda, Dr. Hauschka to Dusson Apothecary Offers Miami Residents Quality Baby Care Products Selection
Dusson is a leading provider of top quality health and beauty products from all over the world specializing in the synergy between result-oriented natural skin care products and outstanding customer service to offer complex baby care products for new parents in Miami Florida. - August 04, 2008 - dusson
Bal Seal Outreach Program Prepares Engineering Hopefuls for the Future
Aspiring Southern California engineers are honing their computer design skills and getting a jump on college studies with the help of a new program launched by Bal Seal Engineering, Inc. The “Engineering Outreach Program,” introduced in June of this year by the global sealing and... - August 03, 2008 - Bal Seal Engineering, Inc.
Emergency Travel Services Provider Gears Up for Olympic Tourist Emergencies
Travel Assist Network Provides Medical Flights Home for Seriously Injured or Ill. - August 02, 2008 - Travel Assist Network
KLAS Ranks 5 High-Field MR Vendors
KLAS spoke with 220 healthcare professionals to understand the successes and struggles providers were experiencing with vendors in the high-field MR market. - August 02, 2008 - KLAS
The Bark Ark - for All Creatures Great and Small
The FL-3 Airboat Search and Rescue team is proud to announce the launching of Bark Ark®, an emergency pet and animal flood rescue project. - August 02, 2008 - Florida-3 Airboat Search and Rescue
Novovision Debuts NovoPath™ Secondary Report Interface Module
Novovision, Inc., a leading information technology provider for anatomic pathology (AP) laboratories, announces a secondary report interface module for its advanced NovoPath™ AP lab workflow management, specimen tracking and reporting platform. The new module attaches supportive information... - August 02, 2008 - Novovision, Inc.
ALS Association and Hope Hospice Team Up for Patients
The ALS Association and Hope Hospice are working together to offer the best care possible to ALS patients and their families. As experts in end-of-life care, the Hope Hospice clinical team must continually maintain their education on the symptoms and characteristics of many diseases, including ALS,... - August 02, 2008 - Hope Hospice
Intertek Approved by USGBC as Certification Body for LEED Green Building Rating System
Third-party program allows for faster recognition of environmentally-friendly construction projects. - August 01, 2008 - Intertek
Dr. Jamie J. LaViola, DMD, Introduces Innovative Oral Cancer Prevention Test to Lake Worth Dental Practice
OralCDx BrushTest™ is the Only Noninvasive Test of Oral Pre-cancer and Cancer. - August 01, 2008 - OralCDx Laboratories
Step by Step for Recovery, Former Henry Ford Health System Patient Travels Across Michigan to Bring Awareness to Addiction Recovery
One step at a time, Alex Maysura, 55, will challenge himself physically and spiritually as he walks more than 350 miles, from Mackinaw City to Maplegrove Center in West Bloomfield, to honor National Alcohol & Drug Addiction Recovery Month and share his personal journey of alcohol recovery. - August 01, 2008 - Henry Ford Health System
Diabetic Patients Lose Weight Without Even Trying
Participants in herbal supplement clinical trial lose nine pounds without changing eating habits. - August 01, 2008 - SolaRx Health
Demand for Therapy Sessions at Harley Therapy London Defies Economic Downturn
Enquiries for Counselling continues to grow at Harley Therapy London despite Credit Crunch. - August 01, 2008 - Harley Therapy
AcneClearingDevice.com Announces the Lowest Price Guarantee on All Products in Its Store
AcneClearingDevice.com, in its pursuit to become the world's largest and leading online retailer for the Zeno Acne Clearing Device, has extended its Lowest Price Guarantee to all products within the store. - August 01, 2008 - AcneClearingDevice.com
Beautorium Presents…Saaf Pure Skincare: a Marriage Between Safe Science and Nature
Making its way from England to the U.S. and raising the bar on beauty, Saaf Pure Skincare is the world’s first beauty brand to feature such an extensive list of third-party accreditations, including the UK soil association, naturewatch, vegan, and it’s also halal and kosher certified. - July 31, 2008 - Beautorium
Bally’s Gets Another Way to Enjoy 100% Whey Gold Standard™
Chocolate Coconut brings yet another terrific taste to the sport nutrition industry’s most popular protein powder. It’s one more reason to insist on the quality, consistency and flavor variety available with ON’s 100% Whey Gold Standard™. - July 31, 2008 - Optimum Nutrition
Heritage Health Finds Physical Therapy, Proper Posture, Helps Headache Sufferers and Minimizes Missed Days at Work
Employers use physical therapy for headache prevention and to reduce muscle strain and spasms during work hours. - July 31, 2008 - Heritage Health
CriticalPoint and Baxa Corp Introduce Crosswalk Tool for Sterile Compounding Regulatory Requirements
CriticalPoint, LLC , in partnership with Baxa Corporation, announces the availability of a free online reference tool for understanding state laws and regulations related to sterile compounding and USP 797 compliance. - July 30, 2008 - Baxa Corporation
Novus Biologicals and AnaSpec Sign Licensing Agreement for HiLyte™ Dyes
AnaSpec and Novus Biologicals today announced a licensing agreement that will allow Novus Biologicals to label Novus antibodies with AnaSpec HiLytePlus™ and HiLyte Fluor™ dyes. HiLytePlus™ and HiLyte Fluor™ are AnaSpec's proprietary series of high performance fluorescent... - July 30, 2008 - AnaSpec, EGT Group
Landmark Study Shows Impressive Health Benefits of Using Shaklee Nutritional Supplements
Healthy Solutions Unltd., independent distributor of Shaklee Supplements, reports that a recent clinical study in collaboration with the University of California Berkeley School of Public Health showed that people who used multiple Shaklee supplements, long-term, were more likely to have better blood nutrient levels, more optimal levels of key bio markers of health, and better health status than users of single multivitamins or no supplements at all. - July 29, 2008 - Healthy Solutions Unltd
MultiMed Solutions Releases Free Software for Home Care Agencies
MultiMed Solutions, Inc. announced the release today of its free home care software, MultiMed HHC, which includes clinical documentation, billing, scheduling and point-of-care. - July 29, 2008 - MultiMed Solutions, Inc.
Vitamins on Demand Introduces Calendar Packaging and and the Ability to Customize Vitamin Health and Wellness Packs to the Marketplace
Calendar packaging, customization and auto-ship subscription service makes supplementation simple. - July 29, 2008 - Vitamins On Demand LLC
Uk Pensioner Benefits from Knee Replacements in India
Lack lustre treatment offered at home spurred his search for overseas treatment. - July 29, 2008 - Knee & Shoulder Clinic of Chennai, India
Ankur Spiritual Coaching Announces the Launch of Its Spiritual Life Change Coaching Package
Ankur Spiritual Coaching announces the launch of the Spiritual Life Change Coaching Package. This 3-month ‘Free My Life’ Package is ideal for clients who: - Are Feeling stuck in their life - Are Not totally happy with their life - Do not feel totally free to make the choices they... - July 28, 2008 - Ankur Spiritual Coaching
Mednovus Launches the "MRI Metal Detector Blog" to Answer Questions About Ferromagnetic Detection Screening for MRI Safety
To aid MRI service providers, technologists and hospital administrators, Mednovus has launched the "MRI Metal Detector Blog" to answer questions and provide informational resources on how ferromagnetic detection can improve the safety of MRI exams for patients and staff, as well as protect millions of dollars of imaging equipment. - July 28, 2008 - Mednovus, Inc.
Tobias Gilk, President and MRI Safety Director for Mednovus, Writes Cover Story on Ferromagnetic Detection for Patient Safety & Quality Healthcare Magazine
Mednovus President & MRI Safety Director, Tobias Gilk, authors the July/August issue of PSQH's cover story, "Ferromagnetically Naked: New Tools For MRI Safety" which recounts one of America's best hospitals' adoption of Mednovus' ferromagnetic detection screening. - July 28, 2008 - Mednovus, Inc.
New Medicinal Water Helps Fight Obesity
Is it Bottled Water? Is it Medicine? It's Both. Paradise Promotions Ltd., a Canadian healthcare corporation, has launched the first bottled water products to be allowed by the FDA to make specific, qualified medical claims. These 'Medicinal Waters' intended for the U.S. marketplace are considered as 'over the counter' medicines and are regulated by the FDA. - July 28, 2008 - Paradise Promotions Ltd.