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Grand Opening Celebration at Dermacare of Fort Lauderdale
Dermacare of Fort Lauderdale, which offers a wide variety of cosmetic medical treatments and minimally invasive surgical procedures to Fort Lauderdale area residents, is celebrating its grand opening on Thursday, October 25 with incredible discounts and free raffle drawings. All proceeds from the silent auction will be donated to Susan G. Komen for the Cure for breast cancer research. - October 25, 2007 - Dermacare of Fort Lauderdale
Hospitals Discover New Technology to Kill Superbug MRSA
Biomist, Inc. has released its unique and newly designed surface disinfecting system to combat MRSA, Norovirus and other pathogens common to healthcare and school facilities. - October 25, 2007 - Biomist, Inc.
"The Space" Donates Original Works to Art Auction/Dinner to the Triad's Citizens with Developmental Disabilities
The Space art gallery in Greensboro has donated four original works by two area artists to the “Spaghetti Auction,” an dinner/art auction fundraiser to benefit the children and adults of Gatewood Center and the Greensboro and Thomasville group homes for the severely disabled. The event... - October 25, 2007 - RHA Howell Care Centers
ICS Software, Ltd. Announces a Special Upgrade Offer for SimpleSam Users and for New Users
ICS Software, Ltd. is happy to announce a special upgrade offer for SimpleSam users. SimpleSam which is one of the Sammy Systems, currently has the following features; easy billing electronically, patient demographics and memos, reports, prescription writer and have the ability to create their own routing slips. Now users are able to add other features and upgrade their system. - October 25, 2007 - ICS Software, Ltd.
Enjoy #1 Selling 100% Whey Gold Standard in 4 Tasty New Flavors
Optimum Nutrition (ON) announces four exciting limited edition flavors for the industry’s most popular whey. 100% Whey Gold Standard™ is now available in Caramel Toffee Fudge, Mocha Cappuccino, Orange Cream and Root Beer Float, complementing an impressive list of eleven existing flavors... - October 25, 2007 - Optimum Nutrition
The Alice Aycock Poe Center for Health Education Names Time Warner Cable Premier Sponsor
Kim Raynor, interim chief executive officer for The Alice Aycock Poe Center for Health Education, has announced that Time Warner Cable, the second-largest telecommunications operator in the United States, will be the premier sponsor of the 2007 Annual Meeting. The meeting is scheduled for Thursday,... - October 24, 2007 - The Alice Aycock Poe Center for Health Education
eShave's Cutting Edge Holiday Gift Ideas
Turn the daily chore of shaving into a luxurious experience with these unique and artistic holiday gift ideas by ê Shave. - October 24, 2007 - êShave Inc.
EPAM Listed in Top 10 in Its Revenue Category on the 2007 Software 500 Rating of the World's Largest Software and Services Providers
EPAM Systems, Inc., the leading global offshore software engineering outsourcing provider with development centers in Central and Eastern Europe, has - for the fourth year running - been included in the Software 500 list, Software Magazine's 25th anniversary ranking of the world's largest software and services providers. - October 24, 2007 - EPAM Systems
Brotherhood of the Knights of the Vine to Hold the Grand Assemblage at the Biltmore Estate
On Sunday, October 28, wine enthusiasts from across North Carolina will gather at the Biltmore Estate in Asheville for the annual Grand Assemblage. This black tie event is the formal enthronement ceremony for new members. The Brotherhood of the Knights of the Vine is a non-profit fraternal organization dedicated to wine professionals and wine enthusiasts. - October 24, 2007 - NutraGrape
Aventyn® Offers CLIP®CareONE Solution for Hospitals and CLIP®CarePOINT Solution for Patient Point-of-Care
New Web-based Products Enable Hospitals, Physician Offices, University Medical Centers to Manage Patient Health Records, Track Assets, Capture Charges and Electronic Prescription Orders. - October 24, 2007 - Aventyn Inc.
AnaSpec Introduces Anti-Keratin-18 & 19 Antibodies
AnaSpec has introduced two new catalog antibodies: Anti-Keratin-18 and Anti-Keratin-19. Intermediate filaments (IFs), together with actin microfilaments and tubulin microtubules, comprise the three major cytoskeletal networks that are found in most eukaryotic cells.1 Keratins, which are the... - October 24, 2007 - AnaSpec, EGT Group
Epidemic of Anesthesia Overdosing… How Can You Avoid It?
“Most patients tolerate their anesthetic experience despite the care they receive rather than because of it,” claims Dr. Barry Friedberg, holder of the trademark “minimally invasive anesthesia (MIA).®” - October 23, 2007 - Barry L. Friedberg, M.D., Cosmetic Surgery Anesthesia
For Men Only: Sexy Gift Ends Your Yearly Gift Dilemma
Hair Care Down There announces the offer of an exclusive gift for women that relieves men of the confusion and frustration of shopping for their wife or girlfriend. Men can order the gift to go by asking for gift wrapping and a free card. - October 23, 2007 - Hair Care Down There
Magnetic Acupuncture Has Become a Popular Approach Utilized for Many Differing Ailments
AcuAids are small magnetic BeeBees placed on Acupuncture points, thus providing stimulation much like a needle. Acupuncture has become a popular approach utilized for many differing ailments. The most popular AcuAids products are for Facelift, Insomnia, Headaches, Weight loss and Stop Smoking,TMJ, Neck Pain, Shoulder Pain, Tennis Elbow, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Low Back Pain, Hip Pain, Knee Pain, Leg Pain, Ankle Pain, Sciatica, Fibromyalgia, Better golf, Colds and Flu, Stress Relief. - October 23, 2007 - AcuAids
State of Washington - “Own Your Future” Campaign and Long Term Care Awareness Week: Keys to NHA Marketing Initiative
NHA incorporates the "Own Your Future Campaign, and "LTC Awareness Week" into its nationwide awareness initiative. - October 22, 2007 - National Health Administrators
Old Colony Elderly Services to Offer “Caregiver Night Out” Appreciation Event on November 1st
November is National Caregiver Month and Old Colony Elderly Services, Inc. (OCES) Family Caregiver Support Program is offering a complimentary “Caregiver Night Out” on Thursday, November 1, 2007, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., at Sunrise Assisted Living Center, 97 Warren Avenue in... - October 22, 2007 - Old Colony Elderly Services
AccepTx™ Selected to Present at Reno VC Conference
AccepTx, an orthodontic treatment acceptance software company, today announced that it has been invited to make a pitch to venture capitalists at the annual Silver & Gold Venture Capital Conference in Reno, Nevada. The event sponsored by Nevada’s Center for Entrepreneurship and... - October 21, 2007 - Acceptx Financial Solutions, inc.
Extra Help Arrives for Medicare Part D Beneficiaries at Area Agency on Aging in St. Joseph MI
The Working Together for Better Health Medicare Bus Tour arrived in St. Joseph MI to raise awareness and bring extra assistance to Medicare beneficiaries. Medicare Part D enrollment assistance and Low Income Subsidies are the focus of an on-going effort of the Region IV Area Agency on Aging and CMS. - October 21, 2007 - Area Agency on Aging, Region IV
Atlas Ergonomics Brings Interstate Distributors Fast, Significant Decrease in Driver Claims, Discomfort
Within 9 months of working with drivers, Workers' Compensation claims dropped 22% and severe driver discomfort was cut by nearly half, according to Interstate Distributor Company of Tacoma WA and Atlas Ergonomics of Grand Haven MI. The process started one year ago, when Interstate and Atlas began... - October 21, 2007 - Atlas Ergonomics, LLC
Bracket Jacketz Signs Distributor for Asia and Australia
Bracket Jackets, LLC a marketer of orthodontic appliances that customize kids braces, today announced that it has signed a five year distributorship agreement with Niche Orthodontic Products Ltd. of Melbourne Australia. The deal grants Niche Orthodontic Products exclusive distribution rights of the Bracket Jacketz products in Australia and for several countries in Asia. - October 21, 2007 - Bracket Jackets, LLC
Student Resource Center Names Director, Hires Staff, Sets New Hours
Gateway ready to serve students and downtown residents - October 21, 2007 - Gateway
BeauLily Offers Unique Gift for the Elderly
They’re comforting, therapeutic and cuddly – and those prone to finger joint discomfort won’t just be clamoring to get their hands on them, they’ll want their hands in them. They’re TwiddleMuffs, and they provide warmth, stimulation and exercise features to increase hand flexibility for daily living activities. Designed by Margaret for her own 90 yr old grandmother, Lily...the TwiddleMuff is available in 5 variations for everyone's older loved ones. - October 21, 2007 - BeauLily LLC
Author Ahead of the Pack with Health Info
Forget the Cures, Find the Cause, Book II, by Rayna Gangi has the information your newspaper and television headlines will have months from now. - October 20, 2007 - Earthwalk-USA
Healthcare Scouts Will Sponsor the 31st Annual ASRT Conference in Los Angeles, California October 28-30
Healthcare Scouts will sponsor the 31st Annual ASRT conference in Los Angeles, California, October 28-30. The partnership with the ASRT provides a unique opportunity for Healthcare Scouts to further support the radiology profession. The mission of the American Society of Radiologic Technologists is... - October 20, 2007 - Healthcare Scouts
Wonderful Pomegranate Now Comes in a Variety of Forms
FruitFast, exclusive producer and innovator of the most potent fruit supplements on the market, introduces the Antioxidant benefits of Whole Pomegranates in their Wonderful Pomegranate Fruit Supplement Line. - October 20, 2007 - Fruit Fast
Free Health Drinks Attract Thousands of New Customers to Online Health Food Store
After thousands of customers stampeded BestHealthFoodStore.net for free health drink samples, the operators of this online health food store were forced to cease the promotion. - October 20, 2007 - BestHealthFoodStore.net
Wockhardt Launches Brain Tumor Program
Early detection of brain tumour key to effective treatment - October 20, 2007 - Wockhardt Hospitals
The British Hypertension Society (BHS) Validated Blood Pressure Monitor Now Available at First Aid Warehouse
The British Hypertension Society website lists all the blood pressure monitors that have been issued with validation and at the First Aid Warehouse they stock BHS validated blood pressure monitors. - October 20, 2007 - First Aid Warehouse
Chamandas Skin Spa Online - Science Behind the Magic
Chamandas Skin Spa opens its new online eCommerce store to help spread the knowledge of the incredible health benefits of skin brushing - A technique developed in Asia to help circulate the blood, rejuvenate the skin and revitalize collagen to improve elasticity in the skin and connective tissues. - October 20, 2007 - Chamandas Skin Spa
America's Next Top Model Calls on Take It Down, Hollywood's Hair Rehab Salon, to Remedy Model Participants' Hair
Take It Down, the premier salon for hair care and hair extension removal, located in Los Angeles, California comes to the aide of three model participants on America’s Next Top Model. - October 19, 2007 - Take It Down, Inc.
CollabTRAK.com Introduces PayPal Integration
CollabTRAK.com continues to expand its reach into the freelance web designer community with seamless PayPal integration. CollabTRAK.com is a web-based project tracker made specifically for web designers. - October 19, 2007 - CollabTRAK.com
Dk Hair Expands Business Through Relocation in San Diego
Menu of services provides busy San Diegians with the gift of time - October 19, 2007 - DK Hair
SIS Anesthesia™ Goes Live at University of Connecticut Health Center
SIS (Surgical Information Systems) announced today the launch of the company’s newest anesthesia module release and its successful implementation at the University of Connecticut Health Center. SIS 4.7 went live at UConn Health Center on October 15th and contains significant upgrades to SIS... - October 19, 2007 - Surgical Information Systems
Teeth Whitening Offers a Rainbow of Choices
Fast isn’t always better when it comes to teeth whitening products. - October 18, 2007 - Dental Air Force
New Book Bridges Gap Between Eating Healthy and Good Taste
Vegetarian cooking expert Mary Curtis shows how to easily bring together family-pleasing flavor and healthy reduced-fat cooking in her new book "Compete With Meat: Vegetarian Cooking Guide to Please Everyone at the Table (Including Meat Eaters)." - October 18, 2007 - mwcurtco.com
Healthcare Borrowers Emerge as Winners in Current Credit Crisis, Expert Believes
Investors and consumers are still feeling pretty good about the Federal Reserve Board’s dramatic decision to lop half a percentage point off the federal funds rate in September, and aren’t likely to experience much of a mood swing even if the central bank chooses to not to slash rates... - October 18, 2007 - Cambridge Realty Capital Companies
Supreme Medical Partners with Market Leader 3M Healthcare to Promote Clinical Education
Supreme Medical Fulfillment Systems ("Supreme Medical") has partnered with market leader 3M Healthcare to promote a clinical education program to its national customer base. This new marketing campaign features a series of clinical video presentations that are available to view free of... - October 18, 2007 - Supreme Medical Fulfillment Systems, Inc.
New 2:1:1 Recovery Represents the Latest in Post-Workout Science
Optimum Nutrition (ON) announces the launch of their new rapid replenishment and recovery formula. 2:1:1 Recovery™ is a unique, cutting-edge product designed to replenish muscle glycogen stores while promoting anabolic and anti-catabolic processes in strength athletes who have just finished weight training. The company studied the latest science to formulate an optimal blend of fast-acting carbohydrates, branched chain amino acids along with fast, intermediate and slow digesting proteins. - October 18, 2007 - Optimum Nutrition
Offshore Group Client Feted for Excellence in Safety
Powerbrace Rail Products operates a safe production facility in Mexico under The Offshore Group’s Shelter Program. - October 18, 2007 - The Offshore Group
Dr. Gourmet Launches Free Software for Customizable Diet and Menu Planning
Dr. Gourmet has launched My eatTHISdiet, a free menu planning software fully customizable to users' needs, whether they want to lose weight, manage their Coumadin intake, need to be on a low sodium diet, or are lactose intolerant. - October 18, 2007 - Dr. Gourmet
AnaSpec Introduces Labeled RGD Peptide for In Vivo Imaging
Leveraging its dual expertise in peptides and detection reagents, AnaSpec has released c[RGDyK(HiLyte FluorTM 750)], a labeled RGD peptide that has produced significant imaging results in a recent in vivo research study. Extracellular matrix proteins containing the Arg-Gly-Asp (RGD) motif, and... - October 18, 2007 - AnaSpec, EGT Group
Healthcare Scouts Sister Company Awarded Inc. 500 Fastest Growing Company
Healthcare Scouts sister company, Healthcare Support Staffing, was awarded the Inc. 500 fastest growing company award presented annually by Inc. Magazine. Three year revenue growth for the company was 764.3%. According to CEO Don Langmo, “We realized there was a void of quality, healthcare... - October 18, 2007 - Healthcare Scouts
Gift It in Green
EclipseSpa Launches Green Packaging - October 17, 2007 - EclipseSpa
The Alice Aycock Poe Center for Health Education Announces Dr. Sheila Collins as Keynote Speaker for 2007 Annual Meeting
Kim Raynor, interim chief executive officer for The Alice Aycock Poe Center For Health Education, a statewide nonprofit whose mission is to positively impact the lives of North Carolina youth through health education, has announced that Dr. Sheila Collins has been named keynote speaker for the... - October 17, 2007 - The Alice Aycock Poe Center for Health Education
Doctor-Patient Communication Gets the Rx It Needs with Chart-MD
Chart-MD, an online toolkit launched today, provides patients with the resources they need to take a more active role in their care. Using the latest technology, Chart-MD offers patients a free, more efficient way of communicating with their physician and provides small medical offices with an inexpensive electronic medical record solution. - October 17, 2007 - Chart-MD, LLC
AnaSpec Introduces One New Amino Acid and Two New Catalog Peptides
Today AnaSpec, one of the world’s largest providers of custom and catalog peptides, introduced one new unusual amino acid and two new catalog peptides. HRP Prorenin; Decoy Handle Region Peptide- Cat# 62118 Sequence: RILLKKMPSV Fmoc-HomoArg(Pbf)-OH- Cat# 60004-1/ 60004-5 TP508;... - October 17, 2007 - AnaSpec, EGT Group
Achooallergy.com to Award $22,000 in Prizes to 15 Lucky Allergy Sufferers
The second annual Allergy Relief Holiday Giveaway from achooallergy.com is underway with over $22,000 in premium allergy relief prizes. No purchase necessary to enter or win. - October 16, 2007 - achooallergy.com
TopChiropractors.com Announces Launch to Coincide with National Chiropractic Month
Finding a good quality local chiropractor is about to become easier with the launch of TopChiropractors.com, a brand new website which aspires to become the Internet’s most comprehensive directory of America’s chiropractors. - October 16, 2007 - TopChiropractors.com
You Can Beat Insomnia
Finally you can conquer your insomnia with this highly effective one of a kind drug-free solution. - October 16, 2007 - Howtobeatinsomnia.com
Now They Are Fixing Anorexia and Bulimia with CBT on Spain’s, Costa Del Sol
A small British clinic in Southern Spain is rapidly acquiring a reputation for its success in treating individuals suffering with anorexia and bulimia. There CBT based approach is highly focused and designed to ensure that they always treat the cause rather than the symptom of the problem: - October 14, 2007 - The Elite Clinic