Press Releases by Category Health & Medicine
Responsive Respiratory Releases Hires New Marketing Manager
Responsive Respiratory, a leader in high pressure oxygen products, announced today that they have hired a new Marketing Manager, Sara Lippold. Sara will be responsible for overseeing the development of marketing and product strategies for the business.
“We are very pleased to have Sara join our team,” said Tom Bannon, Responsive Respiratory’s President. “She brings with her a wealth of marketing and product development knowledge to our organization, which…
American Hospital Management Co (AHMC) signs agreement to Develop and Manage St. …
St. Paul Sinai Medical Centre (SPSMC) has engaged American Hospital Management Company (AHMC) to provide turn-key management services in the development of their new, modern, international hospital project.
“St. Paul Medical Sinai Centre is a great opportunity for Ghana to experience the high level of medical care in terms of healthcare delivery and management that exists in the USA and Europe” stated Isaac Thompson, MD, of SPSMC and Chief…
Dr. David Minkoff Celebrates 5th Anniversary of His Optimum Health Report
Clearwater, FL – Dr. David Minkoff, M.D. (drminkoff.com), alternative healthcare expert, celebrates the 5th anniversary of his Optimum Health Report (optimumhealthreport.com). First published as an online newsletter in December 2003, the Optimum Health Report brings timely health information, to its thousands of readers.
The fall of 2003 found Dr. Minkoff, M.D, a complementary and alternative healthcare expert, guest lecturer, writer, and radio show guest and host, buried in emails…
Newham and Milton Keynes Receive Prestigious European Awards for Pioneering Use …
The London Borough of Newham and Milton Keynes Council have received prestigious European awards for their pioneering use of telehealthcare solutions to improve the quality of life for older people and those with long-term conditions.
Newham and Milton Keynes were two of only seven winners from 469 entrants across Europe to receive the 2008 European e-inclusion award, which were presented at the e-inclusion Ministerial conference in Vienna on 2nd December,…
Liberty Healthcare Services Helps Alleviate Stress Put On The Elderly
Whiting, NJ – Older Americans are enduring the current economic recession with many more obstacles than the average citizen. From coast to coast it is becoming increasingly more difficult for senior citizens to sell their beloved homes in order to move to a more safe and dependable environment, such as an independent or assisted living facility.
With the housing market at a standstill, it is becoming commonplace for senior citizens…
Industrial Duty Cylinder Cart and Rack System Offers Transport and Storage Solut …
Designed to perform in the most demanding of environments, Responsive Respiratory’s new Industrial Cart and Rack Systems offer a versatile solution for cylinder storage and transport.
Engineered to be adaptable to user needs, Responsive Respiratory’s Industrial Duty Carts and Racks are pre-fitted with caster/bolt-down plates and are predrilled for stackability. All units also feature integral door hinges to attach latching steel doors, a must for DOT compliant cylinder transport. …
Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust Orders Strategic Intelligence …
Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust has ordered a healthcare intelligence system from Ardentia to provide staff and commissioners with key information to effectively manage healthcare provision.
Based on Ardentia’s HealthWare data warehouse, the customised system provides a single repository for all data resources, and will enable the Trust to manage Referral to Treatment Time monitoring, Service Level Agreements -including Payment by Result Tariff calculation - and Key Performance…
Tap the underlying opportunities in rapidly
Manipal Institute of Regenerative Medicine (MIRM) of Manipal University has launched a short term course on Application of Flow Cytometry and Molecular Biology Techniques in Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine for those specializing in Life Sciences as a profession.
Starting from 26th December 2008 till 5th January 2009, the 10-day course will include regular classes from 9.00 AM to 6.00 PM at Manipal Institute of Regenerative Medicine, Bangalore. The lectures…
Drug Safety Alliance Advocates Proactive Signal Detection
Product Life-Cycle Signal Management Can Help Pharmaceutical Companies Protect Public Health and Product Assets
(Research Triangle Park, N.C.) Drug Safety Alliance (DSA) -- a global leader in pharmaceutical safety and pharmacovigilance -- offered details at the recent Seventh Annual International Users Conference in San Francisco, CA on how a well-designed signal management program and select tools can help pharmaceutical companies with early detection of new safety information.
In her session, "Pragmatic…
Thieme Launches Journal With a Patient-Oriented Approach to Craniomaxillofacial …
Stuttgart, New York – Since the first partial face transplant was carried out a few years ago, craniomaxillofacial surgeons have continued breaking new ground. Thieme launches Craniomaxillofacial Trauma and Reconstruction, a quarterly journal dedicated to post trauma surgery and reconstruction of the face and skull base. Editor-in-Chief Paul Manson, MD, is a pioneer in the field.
Dr. Paul N. Manson is the president of AO (Arbeitsgemeinschaft fuer Osteosynthesefragen) as well…
Yoga and creativity - drawing it from the source
Himalaya Yoga Valley brings its unique Teacher Training Courses (TTC) to Europe, which are specially focussing on the combination of Yoga and creativity. The courses are specially designed to raise the awareness of the creative sources within every student. They aim to vitalize and nourish the creative flow within students and to show them, how it is kept alive and used in everyday's life to make the most of…
CUSTOM LABELING PRODUCTS REDUCES LOSS - INCREASES BOTTOM LINE
Responsive Respiratory, through a new “PLP” Private Labeling Program, offers affordable solutions for medical providers to set themselves apart.
With today’s shifting need of the provider to increase profits while reducing loss, the Private Label Program by Responsive Respiratory offers affordable customization solutions for HME providers. According to Tom Bannon, President, “Providers are increasingly looking for affordable solutions to drive referrals and repeat business. The PLP Program offers…
Ultrasound Transducer Disinfection in many Cases insufficient - New ‘Trophon EPR …
Hamburg, December 5, 2008: Current methods of ultrasound transducer disinfection are in many cases not sufficient for clinical practice. This is the latest alarming result issued by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the leading US public health agency, in its recently published Guideline for Disinfection and Sterilization in Healthcare Facilities (1). The guideline is the CDC’s response to the rapidly evolving epidemiology of hospital-acquired infections such…
Warrington and Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Deploys Single Sign On to E …
Evidian E-SSO solution will save time for hospital staff and cut IT helpdesk password calls by up to 70%
Warrington and Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has successfully deployed a Single Sign On solution across its wards to increase login security, improve staff efficiency and cut IT support calls.
The E-SSO solution, from identity and access management vendor Evidian, will simplify access to several unique healthcare applications by enabling authorised…
Marshad Technology Group Selected by Coty Prestige to Produce Videos for Online …
NEW YORK/PARIS---Marshad Technology Group marshad.com a leading provider of interactive strategy, design and technology to the global cosmetic beauty industry, and Coty Prestige, a division of Coty Inc. a recognized leader in the global beauty business, have signed an agreement by which Marshad will provide video production for the interactive e-coaching for Home Skin Lab™ by Dr. Pastorek Institute a new original skin care brand. Emmy Award winning director,…
Bayer HealthCare and Protagen sign a contract to evaluate the UNIarray® technolo …
Dortmund, Germany and New Jersey, USA, December 3, 2008. Protagen AG announces the closing of a cooperation contract with Bayer HealthCare AG, Leverkusen, Germany, about the evaluation of the UNIarray® technology for discovery of novel biomarkers in atrial fibrillation.
Bayer HealthCare is currently investigating atrial fibrillation after heart surgery in a clinical study. A certain number of patients develop this type of cardiac symptoms after surgery. Currently, it is not possible…
DEFINIENS INTRODUCES PIONEERING LYMPH NODE ANALYSIS APPLICATION AT RSNA
Munich / Morristown, NJ – November 30, 2008 – Definiens, the number one Enterprise Image Intelligence™ company, is introducing a new computer-aided detection (CAD) application at RSNA 2008 that allows radiologists to identify and analyze lymph nodes volumetrically and compare them over time. Definiens LymphExpert™ enables radiologists to rapidly and accurately track lymph nodes of interest, facilitating earlier detection of the metastatic spread of cancer.
Lymph nodes play…
Bangalore to host 3rd DiabetesIndia International Conference from 5-7th December …
Bangalore, 27th November 2008: DiabetesIndia, formed by a group of around 400 practicing diabetologists, medical specialists, family physicians, people with diabetes and all others interested in the cause of diabetes, today announced its 3rd DiabetesIndia International Conference which will be held from 5-7 December 2008 at The Grand Ashok, Bangalore. This conference will put forward a unique platform to discuss new innovations, technologies and treatments for diabetes. The main focus…
Nanosonics announces first authorised European distributors
Hamburg, Germany, November 17: Nanosonics (ASX:NAN; FSE:OQS) has formally appointed its first exclusive distributors in Europe located in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, France and Scandinavia.
According to Nanosonics’ Director and CEO David Radford, this represents the achievement of another key milestone in the commercialisation of the company’s launch product, the Trophon EPR, scheduled for March 2009.
The Trophon EPR is an environmentally friendly device specifically designed to disinfect intracavity and…
Australian Scientists’ global effort to improve diagnosis of human genetic disor …
An Australian led global initiative to improve the diagnosis of genetic disorders and reduce errors in the reporting of genetic variations was published in the prestigious scientific journal Science on Friday 7 November.
Over 60 percent of people worldwide will be affected by a genetic change at some point in their lives that can result in a range of diseases such as cystic fibrosis, epilepsy and cancer.
In a world first, The…
Worlds Only Glaucoma Eye Test Through Eyelid Presented at MEDICA 2008
Unique through the eyelid Tonometer Diaton was successfully showcased at MEDICA 2008 - 40th World Forum of Medicine International Trade Fair with Congress, Dusseldorf, Germany. This year’s conference featured the highest number of events in history of the conference with 4,313 exhibitors participating. 137,000 registered visitors attended the conference; allowing BiCOM Inc. to introduce Tonometer Diaton to the masses. MEDICA 2008 was an opportunity to obtain free training and to…
Telecare Expected to Play Key Role in Improving Care Services as part of Nationa …
Telecare is expected to play a key role in the Government’s first ever National Dementia Strategy, and will improve models of care to better support people with dementia, their families and carers.
At the 2008 National Improving the Lives of People with Dementia Conference, leading telehealthcare provider Tunstall Healthcare joined leading researchers and charities including Age Concern and the Alzheimer’s Society to demonstrate how telecare is helping to promote well-being, inclusion…
Hospital ups employee satisfaction 33 percent with ‘on screen’ internal communic …
New York, November 25, 2008 – In Washington, DC, The George Washington University Hospital’s (GWUH) internal survey shows employee satisfaction with hospital communication increased by 33 percent. The increase is a result of communication with hospital staff, visitors and patients via a mixture of interactive PC screensavers and Digital Signage presentations. The solution also includes an Emergency Alert functionality to alert all in critical emergencies.
The new communication method, based on…
Largest Congress Database for Continuing Medical Education Breaks Online Announc …
The worldwide largest search engines for continuing medical and dental education medical-congresses.com and dental-kongresse.de report the record of online congress announcements was broken in 2008. The record number of the previous year of 3.000 online announced events was already broken at the end of October. The providers of the website expect to crack the 4.500 mark by the end of the year.
These numbers underline the continuing trend of increasing Internet…
New medical equipment at Center for Hyperthermia in Hannover
New medical equipment at Center for Hyperthermia in Hannover -improved technology makes hyperthermia treatment of prostate cancer even easier
Patients at the Center for Hyperthermia in Hannover can take advantage of the new medical technology from the middle of August. It is now possible to make loco-regional hyperthermia even more accurate than in the past. Especially prostate disease and prostate carcinomas can be effectively treated using this method. The…
Chemotherapy without almost any side effects
Chemotherapy without almost any side effects using insulin potentiated therapy (IPT)
Relief for cancer patients: Insulin Potentiated Therapy makes it possible to have more gentle chemotherapy without almost any side effects. By combining chemotherapeutics with insulin, only one-fifth of the debilitating drugs are necessary.
"Chemotherapy is the routine for treating cancer in the orthodox school of medicine," says Dr. med. Peter wolf. "But chemotherapy has three fundamental disadvantages: Chemotherapeutics do not distinguish…
Hyperthermia is an important factor in holistic cancer therapy
Fever is not an illness. Fever is a natural and vital defence reaction against disease-causing agents. A fever eliminates the pathogens, accelerates metabolic procedures and stimulates detoxification of the body. When a patient has cancer, however, the body is not capable of producing a fever.
This is the starting point for Dr. med. Peter Wolf's therapeutic hyperthermia (= overheating). For over 20 years the specialist physician has been running his clinic…
Thieme Announces a Concise and Visual Reference for Neurosurgeons Published in C …
New York/Stuttgart – Every year approximately 30,000 patients in the United States suffer from a ruptured cerebral aneurysm. And according to the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS), up to six percent of the population may have an unruptured one. Managing such a serious medical condition poses significant challenges for patients as well as their treating physicians. Vascular Neurosurgery, co-published by Thieme and the AANS, includes one section devoted to…
Thieme Publishers Expands Presence at the Annual Meeting of the Radiological Soc …
Stuttgart, New York – The Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), the largest medical meeting in the world, provides attendees with the opportunity to learn about the latest advancements in imaging research and technology from around the world. This year, Thieme is set to expand its presence at RSNA 2008, occupying three booths to present all its new offerings in the field. The 94th annual meeting…
Centenarian Book Jahrhundertmensch will be launched this December
Frankfurt, 18.11.2008. Moonblinx Publishing will for the first time present the impressive Centenarian Book Jahrhundertmensch (Living a Century) by Art Photographer Karsten Thormaehlen early December at famous Hotel Adlon in Berlin. An artistic photographer, a sociologist and a journalist wage an investigation into the phenomenon of age from their individual perspectives, according to completely different approaches. The photographer Karsten Thormaehlen has taken portraits of people who have all lived to…
Silkin Management Group Saves Dental Practices While Many Fail
Lake Oswego, OR – Silkin Management Group, a 25 year old health care practice management firm, saves dental practices in the toughest economic times since the 1930s with recommendations most failing practices ignore. Many very good and talented dentists are making the wrong business decisions and end up losing their practice.
“In recessionary times such as these, we see dentist/owner of stand alone practices tighten their belts in unhealthy ways.…
IonGate honored for its SURFE2R Technology as “Landmark in the Land of Ideas 200 …
Frankfurt/Main (Germany), November 18, 2008. IonGate Biosciences GmbH celebrated its election as “Landmark in the Land of Ideas“ by the initiative “Germany – Land of Ideas”. IonGate’s patented SURFE2R Technology (SURFace Electrogenic Event Reader) won the jury’s acclaim in the nationwide contest “365 Landmarks in the Land of Ideas”. SURFE2R Technology enables scientists to detect extremely small electric currents in cell membranes. Thus, it becomes possible to analyze the otherwise…
Thomas Mollo Named Advisor to LifeSharers
Thomas Mollo, Executive Director of the National Kidney Registry, has agreed to serve as an advisor to LifeSharers. LifeSharers is a non-profit network of organ donors that gives registered organ donors preferred access to transplantable organs. It was launched in 2002 to help alleviate the shortage of human organs needed for transplant operations. That shortage kills over 8,000 Americans every year.
“LifeSharers has the potential to make a…
Current Imaging Strategies for Evaluating Disease Processes
New York/Stuttgart - Some people are born with a hearing impairment, for others like actress Halle Berry, hearing loss may occur later in life for a variety of reasons including head injury, infection or long-term exposure to loud noise. Hearing and balance organs are located within the temporal bone. Imaging of the Temporal Bone, published by Thieme, presents a comprehensive, multidisciplinary approach to assessing trauma and diseases affecting this…
New Zealand’s Biomedical Innovation and Practical Healthcare Solutions Highlight …
Düsseldorf, Germany and Auckland, New Zealand, November 17, 2008 - Globally recognised for its strengths and expertise across a range of sectors, such as biotechnology, ICT and specialised manufacturing, New Zealand is now blending this expertise and building up an enviable reputation in medical technologies. Medtech in New Zealand is a unique and innovative niche sector that has enjoyed significant growth in the last five years. Comprising of highly specialised…
HEYER Medical AG Announces Research Project in Collaboration with the Internatio …
Bad Ems, Germany, New York, U.S.A. November 14, 2008 - The International Copper Association (ICA) and HEYER Medical AG are pleased to announce the company’s proposal entitled “New applications for copper/copper alloy antimicrobial components in medical devices” has been selected as one of six winning proposals approved for funding from the more than 100 pre-proposals submitted to the ICA worldwide. HEYER also has the distinction of being the only award…
Through The Eyelid At AAO 2008
Unique Diaton Tonometer was presented at American Academy of Ophthalmology 2008. The meeting took place at the Georgia World Congress Center. This new technology will be showcased by BiCOM Inc. and Optimetrics Inc. - an ophthalmic equipments and instruments distributor for ophthalmologists, optometrists and optical laboratories in the United States and Latin America. Demo and training was provided.
Presenting recent advances in the diagnosis and treatment of eye…
Demand for Micro Flow Management Components Grows Dramatically Within 5 Years
ELECTRONICS.CA PUBLICATIONS, the electronics industry market research and knowledge network, announces the availability of a new report entitled "Micro Fluid Management Technology".
Up to now, microfluidic products on the market employed passive fluid control techniques such as the use of capillary forces. The trend towards miniaturization and the flexible use of systems such as portable medical devices, micro fuel cells, and even micro chemical reactors imposes strong requirements in terms of…
All Aspects of Spine Radiosurgery Brought Together for First Time
New York/Stuttgart – The current trend in modern cancer treatment is for more focused and more targeted therapy. The development of radiation intensity modulation along with the progress of computer science has made the use of radiosurgery possible outside the brain. Spine Radiosurgery, published by Thieme, is the first book solely devoted to this topic.
"Spine Radiosurgery was conceived as a major resource to consolidate information on the techniques, clinical indications…
Marc Koska's Safe Injection Campaign Set to Save Millions of Lives in India
Safepoint UK’s “One Injection, One Syringe” message comes to India on a grand scale
East Sussex, 11 November 2008: Marc Koska OBE, (the British inventor of the single-use auto-disable syringe), together with his charity SafePoint UK, is embarking upon a one-week life-saving healthcare education mission to India on an enormous and unprecedented scale, starting 14 November 2008.
According to a recent study by Indian Clinical Epidemiology Network (IndiaCLEN), around 65% of injections…
KM Medical Unveils the Next Step in Neonatal Resuscitation at Medica 2008
KM Medical, an innovative medical technology company based in Auckland, New Zealand, will unveil, for the first time in the World, at Medica 2008 (November 19-22), the Next Step in Neonatal Resuscitation and Transport Ventilation - The KM Medical Neonatal Resuscitator .
This automatic, portable neonatal resuscitator and ventilator has been designed to reduce the incidence of volutrauma and barotrauma. These respiratory difficulties can lead to neonatal chronic lung disease (CLD),…
Top Medical Vendor Directory-Helping Healthcare Professionals across the Nation
MEDeDEX LLC, a web based private company provides healthcare professionals with a medical directory search engine and DEXTER DESKTOP, a free electronic business card filing system for saving medical vendor representative and service contact information. MEDeDEX saves healthcare professionals valuable time and money by allowing users to establish a web based personalized data system, composed of supply and equipment vendors. MEDeDEX was created by a team of healthcare…
Silverado Senior Living Named a Top Texas Employer
Silverado Senior Living has been honored as offering one of the top workplaces in Texas. The recognition comes from the Best Companies to Work For in Texas 2009 program, which selected 100 organizations statewide based on the quality of the employee experience and on workplace policies and practices. The program is a project of Texas Monthly, the Texas Association of Business, the Texas State Council of the Society…
EKU Elektronik presents mobile version of TRIGO
Besides comfort and safety other important factors for new investments in the domain of operating theatres are size, weight and flexibility. Hereunto EKU Elektronik offers individual solutions for anaesthesia, creating more expansion space for the anaesthesia work place and guaranteeing technical support in the long term.
The continuous clinic-concept in the compact class of EKU anaesthesia units is completed by the induction anaesthesia unit TRIGO. Either as a wall mount…
The Patient Centered Approach to Revision Surgery
New York/Stuttgart – When a surgical procedure fails and revision surgery is indicated, the patient needs a surgeon who is prepared. “Revision Surgery in Otolaryngology”, published by Thieme, is the first time an approach to all revision cases in otolaryngology–head and neck surgery and facial plastic surgery is available in a single book. During the course of researching and writing this new text, Editor Dr. David R. Edelstein, clinical professor…
New concept to fight dust mite allergy offered as license - new active ingredien …
People suffering from allergies can soon find a relief: a new patented Active Ingredient Composition (AIC) has been found by a German biologist which destroys allergens before they reach the human body. The AIC is now offered to interested Indian companies as a license.
Millions of people in India suffer from an allergy caused by dust mites. So far, the only thing people can do against the allergy is either constantly…
Tunstall Launches Latest Telehealthcare Solutions to Support Independence and We …
At this year’s national Telecare and Telehealth Conference, Tunstall is launching its latest telehealthcare solutions, which have been designed to support a more integrated approach to health and social care within the community, promoting independence and well-being.
At the conference, Tunstall will demonstrate how its telehealthcare solutions are playing a pivotal role in underpinning the Government’s health and social care policies designed to support independence, health and well-being, providing a combined…
New 12-Week Wait Initiative Will Transform Healthcare in Scotland, Believes Arde …
The new Referral to Treatment (RTT) waiting time initiative put forward by the Scottish Government is to transform healthcare in Scotland and radically improve access to care, according to healthcare intelligence specialist Ardentia.
The Scottish Government has released its targets for RTT waiting times, taking the form of a 12-week maximum wait from decision to admit to start of treatment within an overall 18-week referral to treatment limit.
The official objective is…
Aerotel Medical Systems Presents Innovative Telehealth and Telecare Solutions at …
Dusseldorf, Germany, November 3, 2008 -- Aerotel Medical Systems, one of the world’s leading suppliers of advanced remote monitoring solutions for personal telehealth and telecare, will present new innovative telehealth and mobile telecare solutions at Medica 2008, the leading international trade fair for the medical industry, in Dusseldorf, Germany, November 19-22, 2008.
“Innovation and flexibility are the key to Aerotel’s success,” commented David Rubin, Aerotel Medical Systems President & CEO.…
IQS Special Report – Customers Boast $31 Million in Documented Savings
IQS, the leading provider of Enterprise Risk and Quality Management Software, is releasing a groundbreaking report today revealing real-world savings IQS clients have achieved by using IQS as their foundation for driving Total Quality Management. The report - IQS: Savings Through Quality - covers documented savings by national and international customers in automotive, aerospace, medical device and more.
Clients documented over $31 million. Respondents represented five clients in the under…
