Press Releases by Category Health & Medicine
High Public Interest for German Limbtech Centre at Rehab 2008 Conference and Exh …
Dubai, United Arab Emirates, March 25, 2008 – German Limbtech, the Dubai-based Orthopaedic Technology Centre, exhibited its state of the art prosthetic and orthotic products at the recent International Rehabilitation Forum 2008. There was much public interest in its innovative and state of the art products including electric standing wheelchairs (LEVO), special seating designs and child standing frames.
Doctors, healthcare professionals and patients from all regions in the Middle East…
LifeFlight Panama´s First Helicopter Arrives In Panama
LifeFlight Panama announced the arrival in Panama of their first air ambulance helicopter, \"LifeFlight 1\". The Bell 206 Long Ranger III aircraft arrived after being flown to Panama from Virginia in the USA by the company´s Senior Pilot, Joseph Rios. Co-pilots, Colin Lawrence, and LifeFlight´s President, James Thomson, also flew with Rios on the eight day journey.
\"We are thrilled that our first aircraft arrived safely and in fine shape,\" said…
Diaton Tonometer Approved by Health Canada; BiCOM's 'Glaucoma Eye Test' through …
BiCOM's Diaton tonometer has been awarded with Canadian Government Certificate, Medical License of Health Canada #76513. Now, Health Canada approval in addition to USA Food & Drug FDA and CE MARK allows BiCOM Inc., a global distributor of the advanced Tonometer Diaton - unique tonometry (Glaucoma Eye Test) THROUGH THE EYELID allows to proceed with distribution to satisfy rapidly increasing demand for Glaucoma screenings in Canada and other countries. …
Duke University Health Teams with Premise to Improve Patient Flow
Farmington, CT (March 20, 2008) ─ Duke University today announced it has chosen Premise Corporation’s Patient Flow Platform to facilitate its patient flow initiatives across all its hospitals, including Duke University Hospital, Durham Regional Hospital and Duke Raleigh Hospital. Premise offers comprehensive, AHA-endorsed patient throughput solutions, as well as its expertise in implementing operational and procedural improvements in the nation’s top health systems.
Duke has initiated several strategic programs…
National MS Society Announces Walk MS 2008 on May 3
Thousands Expected to Attend Event to be Held at RBC Center
RALEIGH, N.C. (March 17, 2008) — The Eastern North Carolina Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society is excited to announce Walk MS 2008 is scheduled for May 3 at the RBC Center in Raleigh. Walk MS, an annual fundraiser in its 19th year, is an opportunity for individuals to support the estimated 4,300 people who are living with…
FUNGUS AGAINST FUNGUS - FUNGICIDE FROM PENICILLIUM
A fungus protein that attacks pathogenic fungi is the focal point of a project recently launched by the Austrian Science Fund FWF. As well as examining the structure of the protein, the project will also closely analyse the physiological changes that it causes in the cells of pathogenic fungi. Combined with findings from an earlier project, the new data could form the basis for the development of an effective treatment…
Biopharma Innovators Syntaxin Wins Top Honours at 2007 Interactive Media Awards
Biopharma firm Syntaxin's new website has won a very prestigious IMA award which recognises great design, technical innovation and accessibility compliance within the interactive media industry.
London, UK -- Cyber-Duck, an award winning web design company based in London and Hertfordshire offering corporate website design services, today announced that it has been awarded Outstanding Achievement in Website Development by the Interactive Media Awards for its work on the Syntaxin.com Website. The…
ICW establishes Global Standards Office: Alexander Ihls campaigns for standardiz …
Walldorf, March 12, 2008 - The eHealth specialist InterComponentWare AG (ICW) has established a Global Standards Office. With immediate effect, Alexander Ihls, head of the Global Standards Office, will be responsible for worldwide ICW cooperation with standardization committees and initiatives in the healthcare system and will drive the development of the newly founded Open eHealth Foundation.
Global standards enables widespread use of information technology in the healthcare system, automation of processes…
Personnel news: Dr. Ralf Brandner takes over Management of ICW's ProfessionalGat …
Walldorf, 13.March 2008 – From now on Dr. Ralf Brandner will be in charge of the ProfessionalGate product line at eHealth specialist InterComponentWare AG (ICW). In this position, he is responsible for the product line\'s strategy and further development. Dr. Brandner succeeds Alexander Ihls, who now manages the newly created ICW Global Standards Office.
The solutions Dr. Brandner develops together with his team are part of ICW Professional Suite. It offers…
Kestrel Capital and Rita and Charles Field-Marsham Give Support to the Mukuru Pr …
Kestrel Capital and Rita and Charles Field-Marsham, through their foundation, donated 140,00 Kenya shillings to the Mukuru Promotion Centre located in Mukuru, a district of Nairobi and home to many thousands of large families living in small settlement structures with limited resources and access to sanitation and health care.
Created in 1985 by the Sisters of Mercy, the Mukuru Promotion Centre provides children living in the Mukuru community with much needed…
NEST in India
NEST- "Network for Integrated Systems in Telemedicine" will exhibit its products and developments for the first time in Mumbai at HOSPIMedica from March 14th to 16th 2008. The HOSPIMedica exhibition is the region's most important event for healthcare manufacturers, wholesalers, dealers and distributors. NEST will present its telemedical solutions for a better emergency care, be it on board of an airplane or within inaccessible areas, with less medical care centres.…
Angel Medflight - Air Ambulance Services appoints Director of Business and Aviat …
Scottsdale, AZ--Garrett C. Blackford recently accepted the position of Director of Business and Aviation Development with Angel Medflight Worldwide Air Ambulance Services.
Mr. Blackford’s comprehensive knowledge of the aviation industry began with the basics. His initial position was as a line technician for Swift Aviation Group, coordinating movement of general aviation aircraft and providing ground support. His aviation knowledge coupled with exceptional communication and interpersonal skills soon earned him a position…
Kim Snyder Produces New Podcast on Vocal Health
Kim Snyder, voice actress, teacher and vocal coach was last week\'s expert on Voice Over Experts, the most educational and subscribed to voice over podcast for amateur and professional voice actors. Kim owns and operates The Voice Club, helping aspiring and professional voice actors achieve their potential through her brand of voiceover coaching.
In Kim Snyder\'s lecture entitled, \"Getting the Most Out of Your Voice\", Kim shares tips with her…
Physician Jobs Find Job Seeking Physicians
Job seeking physicians can now receive email alert notifications of specific physician job opportunities from MyJobPulse.com. This innovative program enables registered physicians to receive physician job alert notifications. The email alerts are physician, specialty, state, city, and any desired key word specific. As soon as an employer or recruiter posts a job matching the physician’s specific criteria, an email alert notification is immediately sent to…
Successful Congress Offerings on the Internet
Neu-Isenburg, 10.03.2008 – Providers of continuing dental education are ten a penny. The problem so far: Dental events cannot be found in the widths of the Internet. The Internet marketing agency WEFRA Publishing offers help and makes it possible to find events, guaranteed – by the means of their innovative congress search engines.
The Internet is the information media of the present and future. To play a role in the market,…
BiCOM Inc. Strives To Reach 2,000,000 Eyes On World Glaucoma Day Through Global …
BiCOM Inc., a global distributor of Diaton tonometer (non-invasive tonometry through Eyelid) has responded to the call for action from World Glaucoma Association (WGA) and World Glaucoma Patient Association (WGPA) by advising and guiding all of its distributors located in over 30 countries in North and South America, Europe, Asia and Middle East to participate in the World Glaucoma Day on March 6 through either Screening or Awareness campaigns.
BiCOM Inc.,…
Shah Recruiters, Formally Known As Prostaffing, Redesigns Its Website To Incorpo …
Mobile, Alabama, March 5, 2008 – Shah Recruiters, formally known as ProStaffing, has redesigned its website. Shah Recruiters has now become the combination of staffing firm and online job portal. Shah Recruiters offers Free Physical Therapy and Physical Therapy Assistant Job Search, Free Job Postings and Profile Search.
On average, physical therapy jobs in Michigan and physical therapy jobs in Alabama can take over three months to fill. Addressing this…
Anahata Yoga OFFICIALLY LAUNCHES AT YOGAPLUS – Hong Kong
ANAHATA YOGA OFFICIALLY LAUNCHES AT YOGAPLUS – Hong Kong
15 March 2008
Hong Kong - (March 3th 2008) Anahata Yoga at Yogaplus will celebrate its official launch in Hong Kong on March 15th, 2008.
Asian press, and renowned members of Hong Kong’s yoga community are warmly invited to support Yogananth Andiappan as he flows into his latest position at the Yogaplus premises and officially launches Anahata Yoga.
Anahata’s classes are poised to reach further…
HEYER Medical expands its product portfolio with top Intensive Care Ventilators
Bad Ems, Germany – March 1st, 2008 – By acquiring an equity investment in Lohmeier AG, Munich, HEYER Medical obtained worldwide marketing rights for two Intensive Care Ventilators.
Since 30 years the name Lohmeier represents reliable development and production of high quality medical devices. Developments in Patient Monitoring, Fluid Management, Microwave Therapy and Defibrillator are prove of their experience and expertise. Several international companies turned to Lohmeier for their now successful…
New Health Care Information Web Site for Seniors Offers Complete Privacy and Sec …
Bloomfield, MI – Baby boomers, people over 50, are discovering that they now have some health concerns that they did not have in their younger years, and a new web site helps them find health care answers quickly and easily without cost and without giving their identification information.
“Privacy and security are major issues we all face, and most people want to be sure that information related to their health does…
ZYTO Corp. Concerned About Federal Mandates on Health Insurance in H.R. 1424
Orem, Utah – ZYTO Corp. (Pink Sheets: ZYTC) is concerned about pending legislation that may increase health insurance premiums and force small companies to drop benefits.
ZYTO (tm) technology is used by health care professionals to make decisions on the health care needs of their clients and patients. This is accomplished through a wellness scan (tm), which is a bio-survey completed through a stimulus-response interchange, to more accurately select the best…
Dental Implants Simplified - 1st-DentalImplants.com Matches Consumers to Implant …
The Internet Dental Alliance announces the re-launch of its consumer information website 1st-DentalImplants.com. The website offers patients a variety of implant dentistry resources. Patients can find a properly trained implant dentist, learn more about dental implants, ask questions of an expert dentist, and more.
Users who want to replace missing teeth with titanium implants can quickly and easily find implant dentists in their area by entering their zip code. Whether they're…
Hypocol Listed in eBay.com.au and eBay.ca
AsiaPharm Biotech is proud to provide its products to other specific countries like Australia and Canada. Customers who are interested can bid for the products at eBay.com. au or eBay.ca respectively. The eBay listings will close on Tuesday, 12.00PM (GMT +8 Singapore, Hong Kong Time)
Cholesterol has been a growing concern for many people around the world, and the costs of treating cholesterol gets higher and higher when the demand for…
A Booming Demand For CO2 Monitors, ZyAura Comes Up With The Best Technology
As the fact of higher CO2 (Carbon Dioxide) emission threatens human health can\'t be ignored, worldwide serious concern has been evoked. Hence, CO2 detectors are primarily used in various indoor areas. Following this market trend, ZyAura(www.zyaura.com) announces CO2 Monitor with IR-SoC technology release this year, which caters for the growing demands and offers an effective solution for OEM and ODM applications. This instrument accurately keeps track of concentration on Carbon…
Comedian to Address HIV/AIDS Awareness on 'Today in Montana'
February 29, 2008 – Billings, MT – Singer and comedian Jade Esteban Estrada will discuss HIV/AIDS awareness on the local KULR-8 television program “Today in Montana” at 6:00 a.m. Friday, March 7, 2008. The award-winning entertainer will also perform segments of his one-man musical “A Lullaby for Ryan: The History of HIV/AIDS in America” which will make its Montana premiere at 8:00 p.m. Friday, March 7, 2008 at the Venture…
Research - practical tips on fitting kid's shoes
Spring is in the air – high time to get kids’ feet out of their heavy winter boots and into lighter little shoes. To make sure the new ones fit right and don’t pinch kids’ growing feet, here are a few important tips for your spring shoe shopping:
3 tips for spring: To make sure kids’ shoes have the right fit!
Correctly fitting children’s shoes are at least 12 mm…
GoCures launches new natural cures website
GoCures launched a new website to establish its presence on the online canvas of holistic health and natural medicine. With a professed mission to open people’s minds to health and vitality, GoCures initiates one to the power of natural cures and paves the way to a better understanding and fruitful adoption of alternative, natural and proven remedies.
The whole idea supposedly started with trying to find a natural solution to preventing…
Market for Personal Protective Equipment in the UK grew strongly
The UK market for personal protective equipment grew in value by 13,1% over the last five years. Reasons for such growth resulted from the increased awareness of the legislation and widespread concern about health and safety matters. The positive development is expected to continue over the next five years.
In this new report (February 2008), MSI analyses the UK market for Personal Protective Equipment for a five-year review period (2003-2007) and…
Angel Medflight’s Travel Protection Offers Worldwide Benefits for Away From Home …
Scottsdale, AZ—Angel Medflight Worldwide Air Ambulance Services has announced the introduction of its Angel Care Travel Protection program, a medical evacuation plan that covers travelers who become injured or ill away from home.
Angel Care will send a medically equipped aircraft to pick up hospitalized travelers and transport them to the hospital of their choice. All flights are staffed with two pilots and a minimum of two medically trained personnel.
“Travel…
PROTIEN TAKES PART IN COMMUNICATION AMONG HAIR GROWTH CELLS
A Research conducted at Rockefeller University and the Howard Hughes Institute a protein that takes part in communication among hair growth cells
Atlanta, Georgia, 27/01/2008 – The research published in the February 15 issue of Genes & Development, reveal that the communication between epithelial cells (found on upper portion of each hair follicle) and dermal papilla (cells that found in lower portion of hair follicles) is carried out by signaling…
Silent Auction to Benefit Women with Breast Cancer
Sacramento, CA (February 18, 2008) - The Sacramento Breast Cancer Resource Center, Inc. is holding a silent auction on March 18, 2008 at 6pm. The event is hosted by Bali Wine Bar & Grill. Tickets are on sale now for $35 per person.
Proceeds from ticket sales and auction will help women who are currently undergoing treatments of breast cancer. Money raised will help offer women the…
RADIATION FROM MOBILE PHONE MAY CAUSE ACNE
Radiations from Mobile Phone May Affect Endothelial Cells That Line Blood Vessels and It May Results in Acne Breakouts
Atlanta, Georgia, 26/02/2008 – A study was conducted by Finnish Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (STUK) to find out the effects of mobile phone radiation on human skin. In this study a small portion of forearm of 10 volunteers was exposed to mobile GSM signals or radiations for one hour.
After that,…
Diaton Tonometry a Glaucoma Exam through the Lid is Presented at SECO Internatio …
Diaton tonometer a Glaucoma Exam through the Eyelid is presented at SECO International on Feb 27-March 2. Diaton tonometry will be showcased by an industry leader in pre-owned and new optical and ophthalmic equipment Vision Systems Inc (VSI). BiCOM Inc. will support with demo and training at Booth 1243.
Vision Systems Inc. (VSI) will be featuring Trans-Scleral Tonometer Diaton, Patternless Edger\'s, Traditional Lane and Pre-Test Equipment, HRT Retinal…
Surgical Facility in The Texas Clinic at Prestonwood one of North Texas’ Finest …
PLANO, TEXAS – February 21, 2008 – Prestonwood Surgery Center, one of North Texas’ most advanced outpatient surgical facilities, is now open in The Texas Clinic at Prestonwood at Plano Parkway and Marsh Lane in Plano. The Center has been specifically designed and developed to meet patient needs, providing a “close to home”, comfortable and safe environment in which North Texans can have surgery performed. Patient comfort and…
Dr. Charles Monteith to Become Certified as a Tubal Reversal Surgeon
(Chapel Hill, NC) - Dr. Gary S. Berger, Medical Director of Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, today announced the association of Dr. Charles W. Monteith as a certified tubal reversal surgeon beginning in July of 2008.
Dr. Monteith attended college at Xavier University of Louisiana, where he graduated Summa Cum Laude. He attended medical school at the University of California at San Francisco where…
Generations Salon to Hold Runway Show Benefiting Multiple Sclerosis
RALEIGH, N.C. (February 18, 2008) – Generations Salon & Day Spa will host the Don’t Stop the Movement Runway Show on February 22 from 7:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. at Brierdale Shopping Center in Raleigh. All proceeds will go to the National MS Society to help fund research, services, programs and advocacy for the 400,000 people living with multiple sclerosis in the United States.
“We are very excited about how…
New Leica M720 OH5 – the World’s Most Compact Neurosurgical Microscope with Hori …
HEERBRUGG, SWITZERLAND. By incorporating horizontal optics for the first time, Leica Microsystems is writing a groundbreaking chapter in the history of optics design. The optics carrier is so compact that the surgeon naturally adopts a healthy working posture. Whatever the position of the patient, even sitting upright, operations can be performed without arm, back or neck strain. The microscope allows hours of fatigue-free work.
A significant increase in working space with…
Google.org gives Rotary $3.5 million to help end polio worldwide
EVANSTON, Ill., U.S.A. (Feb. 18, 2008) -- Rotary International received $3.5 million from The Google Foundation, a non-profit managed by Google.org, in support of Rotary’s top philanthropic goal to eradicate polio, a crippling and sometimes fatal disease that still paralyzes children in parts of Africa, Asia and the Middle East and threatens children everywhere.
The humanitarian volunteer service organization will raise funds to match The Google Foundation grant, dollar-for-dollar, over…
Secretary of State of the German Federal Ministry of Health visits Orthopaedic T …
(Dubai, Berlin - 18 February 2008) - During his visit to Dubai for the Arab Health Congress on 28 - 31 January 2008, Secretary of State of the German Federal Ministry of Health, Dr. Klaus Theo Schröder, had the opportunity to visit the UAE-based company, German Limbtech, in Dubai Healthcare City.
One of the key areas of interest and discussion was the procedure and set up of German private healthcare…
The U.S. Military, Managing Medical Information from the Battlefield
February 14, 2008 – Toronto, Canada – Colonel Claude Hines, Program Manager of the U.S. Department of Defense Theater Medical Information Program – JOINT will present how the U.S. Military manages medical information from the battlefield at the 2008 Health Technologies Conference and Expo. The conference is being hosted April 15 - 16, 2008 at the Design Exchange.
For the first time in the history of the U.S. Military, battlefield…
Meltec and Charité Campus Virchow announce collaboration on inflammatory bowel d …
Magdeburg, Germany, February 15, 2008 – Meltec GmbH & Co. KG, a pioneer in topological proteomics, and the Charité Medical School Campus Virchow announced a collaboration in evaluating inflammatory bowel diseases with meltec’s new ultra high content analysis system, consisting of the Toponome® Imaging Cycler® (TIC) and meltec’s Toponome® Information Management System (TIMS).
Since global cellular function depends upon the protein network environment as a whole, by using Multi Epitope Ligand…
Will a new President bring change to healthcare technology adoption?
The 2008 Presidential election has been one of the best things that could have happened for healthcare and thus, healthcare technology in the US, in large part because of Hillary Clinton’s decision to run. Regardless of whether she wins the Democratic Party’s nomination, Clinton has placed healthcare at the top of her domestic agenda and therefore, her challengers have had to make it a priority for their campaigns as well.…
From a Congress Database to an Innovative Marketing Tool for the Healthcare Mark …
Neu-Isenburg, 14.2.08. Initially developed purely as a search engine for medical and dental events, in the meantime medical-congresses.com and dental-kongresse.de have established themselves as perfect marketing tools for the healthcare market.
Here, medical professionals can search online in over 80.000 events and receive further detailed information about congresses and organisers. Over 100.000 already use the service. “Initially, we offered this information service exclusively to medical professionals. Meanwhile we have managed to…
Ovarian Cancer - Systems Biology Goes Clinic
A team based in Vienna has established a time-saving and efficient strategy for identifying important protein structures in cancer cells. A key feature of this new strategy is the combined use of systems biology and clinical findings. This involved using a programme, developed in-house, to compare and analyse publicly available data on important ovarian cancer proteins. As a result, it was possible to review the large number of altered proteins…
Raleigh’s Transformation, Inc. to Participate in Annual Duke Heart Center Event …
Healthy Heart, Healthy Life: A Focus on Women is February 16
RALEIGH, N.C. (February 13, 2008)—Barry Bragg, president and CEO of Transformation, Inc., a Raleigh-based health and wellness studio, announces today the company will participate in Duke Heart Center’s Healthy Heart, Healthy Life: A Focus on Women. The event takes place Saturday, February 16 from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Brier Creek Country Club.
“We’re thrilled to…
Allium Medical Launches Revolutionary Stent Technology In Scandinavia with SynMe …
Caesarea, Israel – February 12, 2008 - Allium Medical Group, developer and manufacturer of anatomically and functionally compatible, dynamic, large-caliber, removable, non-vascular stents, announced today that it has entered into an exclusive distribution agreement with the SynMed International Group of Sweden for Allium's biliary and ureteral stents in the Swedish and Scandinavian markets.
SynMed Medicinteknik AB of Sweden is a part of the SynMed International Distributor Network, consisting of several…
ScripNet’s Call Ahead Program saves time for injured workers and pharmacies
LAS VEGAS, NV February 12, 2008 ScripNet, a nationwide pharmacy benefits manager (PBM) who contracts with workers’ compensation insurance carriers and pharmacies to ease the availability of prescription medications to injured workers, is saving time and money with an innovative Call Ahead Program. The program is designed to let injured workers know the closest locations to get their medications, pre-approve the correct prescriptions, and pre-register with pharmacies to reduce…
Marshad Technology Group Selected by Gabriel Couzian Skincare for Online Commer …
NEW YORK---Marshad Technology Group, a leading provider of interactive strategy, design and technology to the global cosmetic beauty industry, and Gabriel Couzian, the prestige skincare brand from France have signed an agreement for new assignments. Under the agreement, Marshad will be interactive agency of record to provide design and technology to Europa Cosmetic LLC the North American distributor of Gabriel Couzian, and Europa Cosmetic will license Marshad Technology Group WebDB…
Tonometer Diaton Scores a Wining Goal at Barcelona ESCRS European Cataract and R …
Trans-scleral and Trans-palpebral (through the Eyelid) Tonometry now allows surgeons to determine Intra-Ocular Pressure (IOP) shortly after the surgery. The Congress and Exhibition of the 12th ESCRS Winter Meeting is being held in Barcelona, Spain.
BiCOM, Inc. represents and supports tonometer Diation in over 30 countries. BOOTH#36
This new transpalpebral methodology has received the Gold Medal at the International Exhibition of Innovation Research and New Technology - "Brussels Eureca" &…
Medisoft Telemedicine adopts SaaS (Software as a Service) Delivery Model
India February 8th, 2007: Medisoft Telemedicine Pvt. Ltd. adopts SaaS delivery model for its innovative web based telemedicine product.
Definition of Software as a service (SaaS) as per Wikipedia: SaaS is a software application delivery model where a software vendor develops a web-native software application and hosts and operates (either independently or through a third-party) the application for use by its customers over the Internet. Customers do not pay for owning…
