Press Releases by Category Health & Medicine
Managing medical costs in retirement
SINGAPORE (7 July 2011) – A study commissioned by the Council for Third Age (C3A) revealed that close to half or 44 per cent of Singaporeans and permanent residents polled did not regard retirement here as affordable, with many citing high medical costs as a major deterrent. It appears that the general perception locally and abroad is that it is expensive to retire in the city state. The cost of…
Pharmacy OneSource Announces Free Webinar on Diabetes Care Management
How Pharmacists Can Contribute to Patient Diabetes Care
Bellevue, Wash. -- Wolters Kluwer Health announced today that Pharmacy OneSource, software-as-a-service provider of Sentri7, a clinical surveillance, documentation and reporting application, is hosting a complimentary webinar with Daphne Smith-Marsh, PharmD, on "Pharmacists' Role in Diabetes Care Management".
Diabetes mellitus affects 25.8 million Americans and has an enormous impact on the United States health care system. Pharmacists are health professionals who can positively…
Bio3 Natural Health Products Develops a Strategic Partnership with Paradores de …
Bio3 Natural Health teas and herbal infusions offered to guests at leading luxury hotel chain
Miami, Fla. (July 5, 2011)—Guests of the leading hotel chain in cultural and nature tourism, Paradores de Turismo Hotels, can now enjoy Bio3 Natural Health teas and herbal infusions as part of a growing selection of organic and gourmet products. The selection of specialty teas and infusions offered in more than 90 upscale hotels located throughout…
SEMI- ANNUAL CONFERENCE SHOWCASES LATEST HAIR LOSS TREATMENTS
REDONDO BEACH, Ca. – July 6, 2011 – More than 65 hair specialists from around the world recently gathered in Southern California to attend Transitions International Group’s semi- annual conference. The three-day conference featured the Technical Tips Video contest winner and two exclusive presentations on a newly FDA approved hand held laser and revolutionary skin rejuvenation program.
Attendees from the United States, Canada, Australia and England were eager to learn…
Exhibition and Hundreds of Protesters Target Psychiatry as Junk Science
International human rights group protest as public distrust of psychiatry mounts
Brighton: Hundreds of protesters opposing the junk science and dangerous drugs that make up psychiatry marched through Brighton last week.
The protest coincided with the opening of the Royal College of Psychiatrists’ Annual Conference at the Metropole Hotel on Kings Road. The march started in Victoria Gardens and finished outside the hotel to highlight the use of dangerous psychiatric drugs that…
Microtest Laboratories Announces New Fast-Track Toxicity Testing for Medical Dev …
Microtest Laboratories has announced a new fast-track test to screen plastics and polymers in medical devices for toxicity using Zebrafish embryos (Danio rerio), a technique already widely utilized in drug development studies.
"Testing has revealed that Zebrafish embryos are highly susceptible to toxins. In fact, Zebrafish labs are ubiquitous in most universities and research hospitals," said Steven Richter, Ph.D., president and scientific director of Microtest Laboratories, and former U.S. Food…
HCG opens first sickle cell clinic in Karnataka
HealthCare Global Enterprises Ltd. (HCG), South Asia’s largest cancer care network, on the eve of world sickle cell day opened the first sickle cell clinic in Karnataka, on June 18th, 2011.
The sickle cell clinic was inaugurated by Dr. B S AjaiKumar, Chairman, HCG. He said, “This sickle cell clinic is the first in Karnataka. It will offer patient care, education, screening & counselling for afflicted patients & families. This initiative…
The EHEC disaster – opportunities for the early treatment of acutely ill patient …
Reports on the therapeutic options for the treatment of hemorrhagic diarrhoea and the prophylaxis of life-threatening complications like HUS as a result of the infection with „Killer Coli“, as enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) is termed sometimes, are often evidence of a degree of uncertainty and above all a lack of knowledge with regards to proven and tested therapeutic treatments.
In the context of the epidemic of severe EHEC cases which…
The EHEC disaster – opportunities for the early treatment of acutely ill patient …
Reports on the therapeutic options for the treatment of hemorrhagic diarrhoea and the prophylaxis of life-threatening complications like HUS as a result of the infection with „Killer Coli“, as enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) is termed sometimes, are often evidence of a degree of uncertainty and above all a lack of knowledge with regards to proven and tested therapeutic treatments.
In the context of the epidemic of severe EHEC cases…
Polymedco Attends American Cancer Society Relay for Life Event
July 7, 2011: Polymedco is pleased to announce that a donation has been made from Polymedco and its two principals, Pete Welsh and Drew Cervasio, of $2150, to the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life event that took place on June 25th and 26th in Middle Village, NY. This is in addition to funds that were donated by individual Polymedco employees. Proceeds from the event will go…
GE Healthcare Performance Solutions and Dr Foster Intelligence form Partnership …
The partnership combines Dr Fosters’ thorough benchmarking data from hospitals across England with GE’s world-recognised operations methodologies and advisory expertise
• The partnership offering called intelligent Process Improvement (iPI), provides hospitals access to very specific, individualised data in four strategic areas – patient experience, workforce, effectiveness and efficiency – to rapidly achieve significant cost savings, improved efficiency and higher quality of care.
• Early adopter, Ipswich NHS Trust, has realised significant benefits including numerous…
Milestones Autism Conference with OAR Sets New Attendance Record
Milestones Autism Conference with OAR Sets New Attendance Record
Arlington, Va- July 5, 2011- On June 21, 2011 the Organization for Autism Research (OAR) joined Milestones for the 9th Annual Autism/Asperger’s Conference in Cleveland, Ohio. In its first Conference-on-the-Road test, OAR sponsored four presentations in the “Research to Practice” conference track. Attendees heard OAR researchers and autism experts discuss fluency, quality of life for adults with autism, social…
Author: Dr. Harriet Forman Launches Website
Dr. Harriet Forman RN, nursing leadership consultant and author of Nursing Leadership For Patient Centered Care - Authenticity, Presence, Intuition, Expertise has completed her new website, http://harrietsbookshelf.com, in anticipation of the launch of her next book project, an investigation into the spiritual connections between pets and their humans.
Dr. Forman has dedicated her lifelong career to nursing leadership and nursing administration and to writing, mentoring, and consulting. She helped establish Nursing…
Massage Therapy Center in Albany, NY, Expands Square Footage by 100%
Massage in the Park, a fully licensed and insured massage clinic based in Troy, New York, has added an additional treatment room to its facility, doubling its square footage. This increase in space will allow Massage in the Park to better serve their Albany-area clients who are seeking professional massage therapy in a calm, relaxing, and comfortable location.
By adding a room to its current space, Massage in the Park will…
ESMR over surgery
ESMR - A world class treatment for the first time in India, a breakthrough in management of Refractory Angina Pectoris with end-stage coronary Artery Disease not Suitable for Revascularization.ESMR therapy is a new non invasive therapy approach using Extracorporeal Shockwave technology for Myocardial Revascularization.ESMR in india,Non invasive Cardiac Angiogenesis therapy,Non invasive bypass treatment,ESMR therapy.Chennai hospital introduces one more life saver in cardiac treatments first of its kind in india,Extra Corporeal…
Are energy drinks too freely available? AboutKidsHealth reports
Leading online provider of children’s health information, AboutKidsHealth, asks about the dangers of energy drinks> and looks into their increasing consumption by young people.
With over half of the energy drink market consisting of children, teenagers, and young adults no older than 25, it isn’t surprising that the bulk of the marketing efforts for these drinks are directed towards this younger demographic.
Advertised as fun, youthful, and above all, healthy, many children…
Models of Diversity to Hold a Make-Over Day at Advance Centre for the Scotson Te …
The parents of children with cerebral palsy and some of their teenage children with cerebral palsy are to be treated to a special make-over at East Grinstead-based Advance Centre for the Scotson Technique Charity thanks to Models of Diversity
East Grinstead - Models of Diversity, the campaign that advocates for more diversity in models, is to hold a make-over day at Advance Centre for the Scotson Technique Charity in Station Road,…
“Cure” Author Comments on the FDA and The Avastin Story
In The Cure, author Antoine Maurice Devine points out what he believes are dangerous flaws in the breast cancer drug approval process that lead to poorly tested drugs that are rushed to market at the behest of pharmaceutical companies seeking not to save lives, but to profit from sales of the latest touted “cure.” Avastin (bevacizumab), which obtained fast-track approval in early 2008, is one of many such drugs.
“After these…
Tech Startup Helps Make Support Ubiquitous
Seattle based tech startup DigiGlyph, Inc. announced the release of its SUPPORTbuddy app for iPhone, Android and Facebook. With the free SUPPORTbuddy app, people can build a private support network, making it easier to share how they are doing, check on friends and family as well as connect with others in support groups focused around health issues. SUPPORTbuddy is the first step in the project’s long-term goal of making support…
Sun Dental Labs’ Sunflex Partial Dentures Make Dentistry Today’s Top 100 Product …
Clearwater, Florida (July 1, 2011) Full-service dental laboratory, Sun Dental Labs has their Sunflex® Partial Dentures named a Top 100 Product for 2011 by Dentistry Today Magazine. The publication's July issue will be dedicated to the top 100 products, which are chosen based on interest generated by readers over the past twelve months — and will feature Sunflex Partials.
In comparison to acrylic partials, Sunflex® partial dentures are lightweight, more…
Hygiene and quality: Standards for every dialysis centre
"The immunodeficiency of the dialysis patient, the risk of transmissions of infectious diseases, the high technical demand of the treatment as well as the requirement for a regular repetition of the treatment, all these factors require that a distinct consciousness and behaviour concerning hygiene is respected by all those concerned within the facility", the "Guideline for Applied Hygiene in Dialysis Units" postulate.
The guideline serves all professional groups who are…
$10 Million in Wellness Grants Announced
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) will provide funding for comprehensive wellness programs.
Royal Oak, MI, July 01, 2011 -- The Affordable Care Act (ACA) will provide funding for comprehensive wellness programs. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services just announced that $10 million is available to boost health conditions and combat the associated costs to businesses.
The funds will be provided to a experienced health provider through competitive contract to provide wellness…
Healthcare Experts Discuss Family Dynamics, Fair Allocations in Research Funds, …
Jacqueline Marcell, author of, “Elder Rage”, interviewed four outstanding healthcare professionals on the popular “Coping with Caregiving” Internet radio program on June 25th. Archives are available for listening-on-demand.
GUESTS:
1. Rita Goldhammer: Caregiving, Family Relationships and Dynamics, Author: “Enrich Your Caregiving Journey”. Rita is an award-winning author who became a grief specialist and caregiving coach after caring for her own ill loved ones for many years. She also founded PivotalCrossings,…
Glenmore Healthcare's hCG Program is Consistent with Dr. Oz's hCG Principles
Calgary, Alberta, June 30, 2011 -- The core principles of Glenmore Healthcare's hCG for Weight Loss Program are consistent with those outlined by Dr. Oz in his interview for First for Women magazine's June 27th issue: it is imperative for patients to undertake an hCG program under the care of a trained physician, and never use hCG (homeopathic hCG) that is sold without a prescription.
In his recent interview in the…
Raising Young Girls Despite a Toxic Environment
"Many young girls come to us as victims of current trends in our society and we have to teach them how their acceptances of these attitudes are harming themselves," said Executive Director Cat Jennings and therapist Brooke Judkins PhD, with the Junior Boarding School for girls: Lake House Academy in North Carolina on LATalkRadio.com Monday June 27th.
Jennings and Judkins were guests of Lon Woodbury's, hosting his Internet Talk Radio show…
Polymedco Attends American AACC 2011
June 30, 2011: Polymedco is pleased to announce that it will attend the American Association of Clinical Chemistry (AACC) annual meeting, July 26th -28th, 2011 in Atlanta Georgia. Polymedco will present the following products: OC Auto Micro 80 – the first fully automated fecal occult blood analyzer that uses the FIT-CHEK® immunoassay based method, performs up to 10 samples per rack, and has an 8 minute turn…
White Plains Hospital Caring Canines Provide a Healing Touch
White Plains, NY – White Plains Hospital employees Roseanne Braiotta (of New Rochelle), Director of Volunteer Services and Sue Lowden, RN, (of New Rochelle) a nurse on staff, along with their dogs Brady and Molly, received their therapy dog re-certification from Delta Society on May 12th.
Brady and Molly are among eight dogs participating in White Plains Hospital’s pet therapy program - Caring Canines. In order to qualify for…
Family Health Network Welcomes Lon Lohmiller
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – June 29, 2011 – Family Health Network is pleased to announce Lon Lohmiller as the Vice President of Business Development, Marketing and Sales. His arrival coincides with Family Health Network’s launch of its Connected for Life online program, an alternative caregiving solution to help aging family members live healthier and more independent lives.
“Lon’s extensive experience in sales management, strategic planning and business development will play…
Smart Workstation Simplifies Synthesis: METTER TOLEDO's OptiMax
METTLER TOLEDO has introduced OptiMax, a powerful synthesis workstation optimized for pharmaceutical, fine-chemical and specialty-chemical development. The unique design and its intuitive interface improves the organic synthesis process and maximizes time-to-result in product development in increasingly competitive markets. The compact workstation allows experiments to run from -40 to 180°C without oil or ice baths or bulky cryostats with little to no training.
Rising time-to-market pressure in the chemical and pharmaceutical industries…
Maximize Process Efficiency and Minimize Downtime
The Tablex-PRO has been developed with today's highly regulated pharmaceutical production plants firmly in mind. With an emphasis on current and future compliance requirements, the new Safeline metal detector delivers the opportunity for manufacturers to increase productivity, reduce overall manufacturing costs and improve their competitiveness.
Metal Detector Provides Cure for Productivity Headaches
Mettler-Toledo Safeline has announced the release of a new generation of its well established Tablex metal detection system -…
New Leg Circulation Supplement with Diosmin Hits Market
San Clemente, CA (openpr) June 29, 2011 - People coping with aching, swollen legs, leg cramps and leg fatigue now have a natural way to fight the symptoms caused by poor circulation. Circulation Essentials, the newly introduced supplement containing the key ingredient, Diosmin, also helps diminish the appearance of spider veins and varicose veins.
Diosmin is an important substance that is just beginning to receive the recognition it deserves. A one-of-a-kind…
Magnatek Enterprises participating in Healthtex 2011 at Bangalore
Magnatek Enterprises is participating in Healthtex 2011 being held at Bangalore International Exhibition Centre during 5 - 7 August 2011.
Healthex is an international exhibition focusing on hospital, medical & surgical equipments, materials, supplies & allied services. The show presents a complete range of equipments, materials, services, processes, systems, components, consumables which find wide use in medical surgeries, hospitals, clinics, diagnostic centers from across the world.
Speaking on the occasion Mr. Sanjay…
The Masonic Home of New Jersey, A Leading Senior Community, Goes Green
The Masonic Home of New Jersey, a leading senior care home providing assisted living, residential living, Alzheimer’s care, adult respite care, short term rehab, hospice care and more, is demonstrating environmental awareness with the installation of 5,600 ground-supported solar panels at its Burlington facility.
Upon completion, the panels will span more than seven acres of the Masonic Home property and generate about 1 MW of electricity. The solar power generated by…
Glissandra Skincare Inc. Announces Pre-Launch Registration for New Network Marke …
Glissandra Skincare is pleased to announce the pre-launch of a new network marketing (also known as MLM or multi-level marketing) business opportunity featuring its successful line of groundbreaking anti-aging skincare products targeting the leading cause of skin aging: mitochondrial decay.
Vancouver, Canada, June 28, 2011 -- Glissandra Skincare Inc. has announced the pre-launch of its network marketing (MLM) business opportunity, a significant move in the company’s strategy to introduce its revolutionary…
Liver Extract Power Exporter, Liver Extract Product, Liver Extract Crude, Liver …
Titan Biotech is an ISO 9001:2000 Certified Company, established with an objective of serving Scientific Community and providing good quality of Biological Products, Biotechnology Products, Biological Extracts and their derivatives. Liver Extract Power Exporter is produced from specific fraction of beef liver. Liver Extract is rich in vital nutrients including energy producing B Vitamins and serve as an excellent source of proteins. Liver Extract is capable of stimulating the production…
New Meditation Techniques Website Offers Honest and Unbiased Information On Medi …
Boca Raton, FL, June 25, 2011
OTC Publishing, the company that provides non-biased reviews on the massive amounts of information about meditation, has released it’s latest website, MeditationTechniques.co to help new and experienced meditators in their search for meditation techniques that really work. Experienced editors and expert meditation teachers work together to search the internet for the systems of meditation that deliver the best results.
Company founder, Dr. Harlan Kilstein, Ed.D., states…
Pharmacy OneSource Announces Free Webinar on USP 797 Compounding and Competency …
Best Practices and Resources for Training Compounding Personnel
Bellevue, Wash. – Wolters Kluwer Health announced today that Pharmacy OneSource, software-as-a-service provider of Simplifi 797, a quality assurance web application, is hosting a complimentary webinar with Eric S. Kastango, MBA, RPh, FASHP, in "Who Says You’re Competent to Compound CSPs? Evaluating Your Sterile Compounding Training and Competency Program."
USP Chapter 797 calls for compounding personnel to be adequately skilled, educated, instructed, and…
Industry Veteran, Eileen Maus, Joins Cervilenz Inc. Board of Directors
CLEVELAND, OH – June 21, 2011
Cervilenz Inc. announced today the addition of a new member to its Board of Directors. Eileen Maus brings 20 years of experience in the life sciences industry as a senior sales and marketing executive. Ms. Maus joins Tim Peterson and George Dunbar of Arboretum Ventures, Koleman Karleski of Chrysalis Ventures, Dr. Michael Ross, and Dean Koch on the Board of Directors.
Cervilenz…
Cerbomed at the 4th International Epilepsy Colloquium in Marburg
ERLANGEN, Germany, 24.06.2011 – The medical device company cerbomed GmbH is proud to present NEMOS, the world’s first medical device for transcutaneous Vagus Nerve Stimulation (t-VNS), at the 4th International Epilepsy Colloquium in Marburg from June 27th to 30th. Please save June 29th and use the chance to get additional information about t-VNS in the course of a presentation at the Post-Symposium „Brain Stimulation as Treatment Option for Epilepsy”.
About…
GMI To Attend the AAMI 2011 Conference & Expo
June 23, 2011, Charlotte, NC - GMI (Global Medical Imaging), a brand-indifferent ultrasound and nuclear imaging technology & service provider, will attend the AAMI Conference & Expo in San Antonio, Texas June 25-27, 2011. The event will offer educational, networking, and personal-development opportunities aimed toward expanding expertise, increase productivity and developing lasting relationships.
In attendance, GMI will be introducing a preview to their most recent project, the GMI APP.…
White Plains Hospital Presents Free Education Lecture - New Treatment Options fo …
White Plains, NY - White Plains Hospital (WPH) is pleased to announce a free community educational lecture for people suffering from chronic sinusitis. The lecture gives patients who suffer from sinus problems an opportunity to learn more about a minimally invasive technology (Balloon Sinuplasty), as well as the management and treatment of their disease from expert physicians Dr. Daniel Gold and Dr. Yung, ENT physicians affiliated with White Plains Hospital.…
Models of Diversity Founder Angel Sinclair Appointed Vice President of Advance C …
Advance Centre for the Scotson Technique to be Models of Diversity's only chosen charity
East Grinstead - Former model and founder of Models of Diversity has been appointed Vice President of the Sussex-based Advance Centre for the Scotson Technique Charity by its founder, Linda Scotson.
When Angel saw how The Scotson Technique had improved the life of Linda's son Doran, born with severe brain damage and cerebral palsy, she was so moved…
Polymedco Vice President Makes Donation to the Boys and Girls Clubs of Chicago.
June 20, 2011: Pete Welsh, Vice President of Polymedco, and his wife Shirley Welsh, have donated $5,000 to the Boys and Girls Clubs of Chicago.
Pete Welsh, Vice President of Polymedco having had close ties with the Boys and Girls Club of Chicago since he was a young man, presented along with his wife Shirley $5,000 to the Boys and Girls Clubs of Chicago.
Welsh said about the donation “it is…
Health Market Science Appoints John Schultz as Executive Vice President of Sales
King of Prussia, PA (June 22, 2011) — Health Market Science (HMS), leading supplier of provider data and data management solutions, announced today that it has appointed John Schultz, executive vice president of sales for all HMS business units, including Life Sciences, Pharmacy, Payer and other Health Markets.
“John brings extensive sales management experience along with deep knowledge of the healthcare information landscape, highly desired in today's evolving…
Health Market Science Announces Immediate Availability of Staged Provider Data A …
King of Prussia, PA – June 22, 2011 – Health Market Science (HMS), a leading supplier of provider data and data management solutions, today announced the availability of tiered provider data assessment services to give healthcare organizations a trusted means to gauge the quality of their customer data —healthcare practitioners and organizations— against the industry-leading HMS Provider MasterFile™. In life sciences, data assessment solutions help executive management proactively manage…
In Time Of Sorrow founder published in new "Open to Hope" book
Mary Zemites, MA, founder of InTimeOfSorrow.com, offers advice for those grieving the loss of a loved one in the new book released June 13, Open to Hope: Inspirational Stories of Healing After Loss. The book includes not only Ms. Zemites' guidance, but also the knowledge and insight from close to 100 nationally recognized experts in the field of grief and loss. Readers will find validation whatever loss they are experiencing…
3Dimensional Fitness Continues Growth
3Dimensional Fitness enhances its Personal Training, Health, and Nutrition programs with the addition of new, skilled team members
Norwalk, CT (June 16, 2011) – 3Dimensional Fitness could not be more excited in introducing their newest team members, world class boxer Travis Simms Jr., and leading internist Dr. Henry Sobo. With a passion to strive for excellence at all times, these professionals are considered to be the best in their respective fields.…
Daytona Beach Doctor Joins EliteHealth as a Concierge Medical Provider
(Daytona Beach, FL) – Concierge medicine, executive health, and corporate healthcare provider EliteHealth is announcing its addition of a Daytona Beach concierge doctor. Led by family practitioner Dr. Delicia Haynes of Family First Health Center, the new location offers the comprehensive concierge medical services that have made EliteHealth a world leader in VIP healthcare.
These services – including executive physicals, preventive care plans, family memberships, and online Patient Portal access…
White Plains Hospital Benefits From Hannah Banana Foundation Donation
White Plains, NY – White Plains Hospital has formed a relationship with Hannah Banana Foundation, a non-profit dedicated to brightening the lives of thousands of chronically ill, hospitalized, and terminally ill patients by giving them therapeutic gifts while they're in our care.
Hannah Banana Foundation generously donates bags filled with therapeutic gifts such as art supplies, toys, journals word finds, adult coloring books, pens, markers, journals, bookmarks, and playing cards directly…
Cases Illustrate Imaging Findings of Common Urologic Diseases
New York/Stuttgart - During the last decade, the field of urologic radiology has undergone dramatic changes. Traditional diagnostic methods have largely been replaced by abdominal computed tomography (CT) scans and ultrasound for many clinical indications. Teaching Atlas of Urologic Imaging, published by Thieme, presents key imaging features of common urologic disorders encountered by radiologists and urologists on a daily basis.
"In this atlas, we have selected cases to illustrate the…
