Press Releases by Category Health & Medicine
My Identity Doctor at 2012 Denver Diabetes Expo
Peoples may want to visit the Diabetes Expo at the Colorado Convention Center. It is designed as a family event with many fun filled activities like a family fun zone, free health screenings and cooking demonstrations. As of 2011 numbers, 316,000 people in Colorado are living with diabetes, in the United States almost 26 million people have diabetes and 57 million have pre- diabetes. The mission of the Diabetes Expo…
The 2012 Medical Professionals of Tomorrow Scholarship
US Medical Supplies is excited to announce the return of the Medical Professionals of Tomorrow Scholarship.
Raleigh, NC, February 24, 2012 -- U.S. Medical Supplies, an online retailer of medical supplies and mobility lifts, is excited to announce the return of the Medical Professionals of Tomorrow Scholarship!
"We're definitely excited to bring back the Medical Professionals of Tomorrow Scholarship," says Tim Zeinwein the Vice-President of sales for U.S. Medical Supplies.
"By increasing this…
Psychological Assessments Shown Effective Via Telehealth
San Diego, California – February 20, 2012 – Motivated by the need for noninvasive cerebral monitoring and computerized cognitive assessment, James O’Halloran, Ph.D., and his research team from the University of California, Irvine formed NeuroComp Systems, Inc. The group develops computerized cognitive and behavioral evaluation systems for various central nervous system diseases including Alzheimer’s disease, schizophrenia, traumatic brain injury, and central nervous drug effects. Dr. O’Halloran serves as…
Recovery Associates Palm Beaches Announces Quality Care for Addicts
Florida, January 22: Recovery Associates of Palm Beaches' are taught the process of recovery in a compassionate environment that helps them to overcome their addictions and behavioral problems. It is too often that the addict does not receive the help that can save their life, and Recovery Associates of Palm Beaches' helps to ensure that the addict receives the attention and care that they need. Relationships that can last a…
"First-of-its-kind Laboratory Trial Shows Canola oil is used less by 50% based o …
Cooking Oil has an important place in the Indian kitchen. Even though there are a variety of oils available in the market, there is lot of ignorance about the sensory acceptance and the consumption of these oils in Indian cuisine. Particularly, it is not known which specific cooking oil is best in Colour, Aroma, Flavour, Texture, Taste, After Taste and Richness.
Recently a study was conducted at Farelabs (Food Research Analysis…
New version of dicomPACS®DX-R X-ray acquisition software guarantees a more effic …
OR Technology will present a new version of its versatile acquisition software for X-ray images at this year’s ECR (European Congress of Radiology) in Vienna. dicomPACS®DX-R version 2.2 provides an accelerated image processing. The image data are now evaluated simultaneously on all the cores of the processor available.
In addition, dicomPACS®DX-R has implemented the MPPS (Modality Performed Procedure Step) DICOM service class. This service optimises the workflow by informing…
Cerbomed at the 51st annual conference of the German Society for Epileptology
ERLANGEN/STUTTGART, Germany, February 23rd, 2012 – Between February 29th and March 3rd, 2012 cerbomed GmbH will introduce the transcutaneous Vagus Nerve Stimulation (t-VNS) with NEMOS at the 51st annual conference of the German Society for Epileptology in Stuttgart. Participants will get the opportunity to inform themselves about the new therapy option at the booth and in the course of a symposium on March 1st.
About t-VNS
Transcutaneous Vagus Nerve Stimulation…
IAME Launches ‘Regional Anesthesia’ Group On Facebook
SOUTH LONDONDERRY, Vt., Feb. 22, 2012 –- The Institute for Advanced Medical Education (IAME) is expanding on the success of their regional anesthesia training program by introducing ‘Regional Anesthesia’ a new Facebook group that supports the practice of ultrasound-guided nerve blocks.
The Regional Anesthesia group (found at https://www.facebook.com/#!/groups/nerveblock/) connects members of the regional anesthesia team including anesthesiologists, pain management physicians, certified registered nurse anesthetists, block nurses and others interested in…
The iaedp Foundation Takes Stand Against Stigmatization and Weight Campaign
PEKIN, Ill. (Feb. 21, 2012) - The iaedp Foundation is speaking out against Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta’s (CHOA) controversial childhood obesity campaign. With a series of five television commercials featuring overweight children with health issues correlated with obesity, CHOA’s campaign stigmatizes children struggling with their weight by shaming them. The images of the children in these ads prey upon an imagined ignorance, play on racial stereotypes, and diminish hope for…
FastMed Urgent Care Provides Free Flu Shots to Patients
FastMed provides free adult and children’s vaccinations as part of annual health and wellness outreach in NC
RALEIGH, NC, February 21, 2012 – FastMed Urgent Care announced today that they will be providing adult and children’s flu vaccination shots for free in North Carolina as part of their annual health and wellness outreach.
“We remain committed to continually supporting healthy living in our North Carolina communities, and one very important way we…
INSynergy Treatment Center Launches Rebranded Web Site
February 21, 2012 (St. Louis) – INSynergy Treatment Center, an outpatient medical facility that treats patients with drug and alcohol addictions using a modern-day approach, recently launched its rebranded web site, www.insynergystl.com.
The new web site serves as a resource for individuals suffering from drug and alcohol addictions, as well as their families and friends. It provides an overview of treatment options, success stories of individuals who overcame their addictive behaviors,…
Expertise in epilepsy treatment: Prof. Dr. med. Hajo Hamer reinforces the scient …
ERLANGEN, Germany, 21.02.2012 – In Prof. Dr. Hajo Hamer the medical device company cerbomed GmbH gains a renowned expert in epileptology for its scientific advisory board.
Prof. Dr. Hamer will support cerbomed GmbH in carrying out an international multi-center study to treat drug-resistant epilepsy, using transcutaneous Vagus Nerve Stimulation (t-VNS).
Since April 1st, 2011 Prof. Dr. Hamer has been the new head of the Epilepsy Center at the University Hospital,…
“blue line”: 100 contrast agent injectors with software bonus as a symbol of 100 …
For their 100th anniversary, the family-owned company ulrich medical is launching the “blue line” limited special edition exclusively starting in March 2012. “blue line” refers to 100 contrast agent injectors in the blue premium design with a one-time-only software bonus for more convenience and efficiency.
With the blue anniversary edition of the CT and MRI contrast agent injectors which have proven themselves worldwide, ulrich medical thanks its customers for…
Glissandra Skincare Proudly Supports World Figure Skating Champion, Patrick Chan
Glissandra Skincare is honoured to have participated in the World Chinese Business Association of Canada’s 2012 Fundraising Dinner to support Patrick Chan.
Vancouver, BC, Canada, February 21, 2012 -- On Saturday, February 18, 2012, hundreds of guests packed the Victoria Chinese Restaurant in Downtown Vancouver to celebrate Canadian figure skater, Patrick Chan. The event was hosted by the World Chinese Business Association of Canada and raised almost $60,000 to assist in…
Senior Care Franchise Expands Continuum of Care to Include Medical Services
CINCINNATI – As everyday life becomes more challenging for the aging population, Home Helpers, one of the nation’s largest home care agencies with a presence in more than 600 communities, is improving its clients’ quality of living by expanding its continuum of care to include medical services.
“As Home Helpers continues to grow exponentially nationwide, we need to evolve to meet the needs of our clients,” said Emma Dickison, president of…
GammaTech to Highlight Tough, Rugged Notebook with Digitizer and MCA Tablet PC a …
High performance, durable, cost-effective mobile computer solutions for healthcare on display
FREMONT, CA – February 17, 2012 - GammaTech Computer Corp., a major international manufacturer and supplier of innovative notebook and tablet computers, is scheduled to display its rugged computers at the HIMSS12 Annual Conference and Exhibition. The show, to be held at the Venetian Sands Expo Center, will take place in Las Vegas on February 20 – 24. GammaTech…
As Variable Dosing for Injectable Drugs Increases, Devices Strive to Keep Pace
(Amherst, NH) - The growing number of injectable drugs that requiring dosing based on metabolic readings or patient-specific treatment protocols is driving the growth of injection devices that allow the patient or caregiver to set the drug dose and vary the dose over time.
Because earlier generations of specialty drug injectors were initially introduced for the administration of insulin by diabetics, it is not surprising that variable dose pens…
Technology Gains Renewing Interest in Needle Arrays as Drug Delivery Devices
(Amherst, NH) – Evolution in drug delivery device design is changing the way a growing number of therapeutic substances are administered. This trend is being fostered by the desire by patients for more user friendly methods for self-medicating, and by the need for safer, more reliable drug products that improve compliance. For drugs designed to be delivered across the skin, needle arrays are viewed as an approach that addresses these…
Australian Natural Healthcare Company to list on Frankfurt Stock Exchange
Australian natural healthcare company Rapid Nutrition has announced its intention to list on the Deutsche Börse’s Frankfurt Stock Exchange.
Nerang, Queensland, February 20, 2012 - Rapid Nutrition, whose flagship product Leisa’s Secret, a set of scientifically formulated weight loss and maintenance supplements, has already achieved considerable success both in Australia and overseas.
The company’s managing director, Simon St Ledger, says Rapid Nutrition is now in a position to be able to list…
Houston LASIK Facebook Contest at The Eye Clinic of Texas
“Facebook gives us the opportunity to do something fun for those considering LASIK in Houston so we decided to sponsor an “Awful Glasses LASIK Contest” through our community of Houston LASIK surgery patients and our Facebook fans and their friends”, stated Bernard Milstein, M.D., Cataract & LASIK Surgeon at The Eye Clinic of Texas. “We are quite stringent in our requirements for patient selection of LASIK candidates but we can…
Intelligent InSites, Customers, and Partners to Present New Ways to Improve Pati …
Healthcare providers will have multiple opportunities to explore how enterprise real-time location systems (RTLS) healthcare software can optimize and automate core healthcare processes
Fargo, ND, February 18, 2012 -- Intelligent InSites, Inc., the leading provider of enterprise real-time location systems (RTLS) software helping hospitals improve patient care and increase healthcare efficiency while supporting multiple RFID and RTLS technologies, will present innovative solutions for optimizing and automating processes in healthcare at the…
LVDT-Based Gaging Probes Offer Highly Precise Dimensional Measurement
Macro Sensors introduces a new line of LVDT-based dimensional gaging probes that provide highly accurate and precise measurement of dimensions in a wide variety of quality control, inspection equipment and industrial metrology applications including online parts inspection, servo-loop positioning systems, and manufacturing process control. Available in four models including full bridge, half bridge, pneumatic and soft touch, the BB Series LVDT-Based Dimensional Gaging Probes can be used in…
Smart Data Stream Celebrates Three-Year Anniversary
St. Paul, Minnesota – February 16, 2012 – Smart Data Stream, a clearinghouse focused on increasing direct connectivity and electronic claim submissions, is celebrating its three-year anniversary. The company already boasts great success, receiving over 10,000 transactions per day from over 200 providers, channel partners, clearinghouse billing services and practice management systems. Furthermore, based on their outreach to providers and EDI clients Smart Data Stream says it is poised to…
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BINDER further improves ultra low temperature freezers
With the introduction of ULTRA.GUARDTM technology, the ultra low temperature freezers from BINDER open a new dimension in safety and reliability, making them particularly suitable for use in laboratories and hospitals. At the same time, the high-end units have a high degree of user-friendliness second to none in the field. Developers have even thought about the environment. With the introduction of the new…
Wheelchair Safari Tour
Ottobock Supports Hanover Adventure Zoo
Free rides in the adventure zoo: the medical technology company Ottobock has donated ten new wheelchairs, which are made available to visitors free of charge, to the Hanover zoo. 99-year-old Erna Bönig, who was visiting the zoo with her daughter, granddaughter and great-grandson Maximilian, took the first test drive. The tour took her down a long ramp into the underwater world of Canada, where the polar…
The new brand identity of Nova Medical Centers communicates the joy of good heal …
Nova Medical Centers, India’s premier surgery provider, today unveiled its new brand identity. The new logo expresses the essence of Nova’s new identity – “the joy of good health.” Nova Medical Centers will now be known as Nova Specialty Surgery.
The new name and carefully crafted lettering communicate the commitment to expert, world-class standards that Nova facilities offer their physicians and patients. The logo symbol “n” represents through…
PaleoFX Partners Kicks Off Inaugural PaleoFX Ancestral Momentum - Theory to Prac …
February 16, 2012 (Austin) – PaleoFX Partners, a group of community leaders involved with a national movement of understanding how to apply nutritional science and exercise into everyday behaviors, announced the kick-off of the PaleoFX Ancestral Momentum - Theory to Practice Symposium, March 14-17 held at the Stark Center located on the University of Texas-Austin campus.
“The purpose of the PaleoFX Symposium is to serve as a bridge between theoretical knowledge…
Why are the boundaries between innovator and generic companies are becoming blur …
The pharmaceutical generics industry is a fast moving and is a consistently expanding one. With the much referenced patent cliff rapidly approaching, all businesses are looking to generics for a source of additional revenue.
SMi's is pleased to announce its Generics, Supergenerics and Patent Strategies conference that will provide you with an excellent overview of the industry and where it stands, along with case studies from the big players in the…
6th annual Clinical Trial Logistics Conference
SMi present their 6th annual Clinical Trial Logistics event to be held in London on Tuesday 22nd & Wednesday 23rd of May 2012. This event continues a very successful and high quality series which integrates big Pharma and regulatory speakers to create a complete overview of the Clinical Trial Logistics field.
This year’s event will address regulatory change, particularly for handling of temperature sensitive products, duties & taxes, planning a clinical…
The Laser Warehouse Builds State-of-the-Art Quality Control and Testing Lab
The Laser Warehouse, the leading aftermarket reseller of quality used cosmetic lasers, used aesthetic lasers and other aesthetic equipment places a premium on quality with the addition of a state-of-the-art quality control and testing lab designed to further improve customer satisfaction and quality assurance across their business platform.
Deerfield Beach, FL, United States, February 16, 2012 -- The Laser Warehouse, the leading aftermarket reseller of used cosmetic lasers, used aesthetic lasers…
MediQuant Inc. to Exhibit at the 2012 HIMSS Conference in Las Vegas
Pioneer in healthcare data solutions to show attendees how they can access data in real-time, continue to bill accounts and reduce HIS conversion cost during legacy decommissioning
RICHFIELD, OH – February 14, 2012 - MediQuant Inc., the pioneer in interoperable “Active Archiving” data solutions for healthcare revenue cycle professionals, will showcase its DataArk archive software at the 2012 Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Annual Conference & Exhibition…
IRON TRIBE FITNESS LAUNCHES ITS THIRD CROSSFIT AFFILIATE IN DOWNTOWN BIRMINGHAM
BIRMINGHAM, ALA. (February 14, 2012) – Iron Tribe Fitness is excited to announce the opening of its newest location in downtown Birmingham opening on February 20, 2012. After the unprecedented success in its Homewood and Highway 280 locations and over 500 client success stories, Iron Tribe Fitness now opens its third CrossFit facility to meet the demand for an innovative, dynamic, and effective workout. With a committed staff of expert…
EMRapproved to Exhibit at HIMSS12
February 15, 2012 (Las Vegas, Nevada) – EMRapproved.com, the definitive web resource for everything regarding electronic medical records, will be returning to this year’s 2012 HIMSS Conference & Exhibition in booth #4734. Taking place February 20-24 at the Venetian Sands Expo Center in Las Vegas, the conference will feature over 30,000 healthcare industry professionals and 1,100 exhibitors showcasing cutting-edge technology and innovative solutions with the goal of improving care.
EMRapproved.com provides…
Greenville EyeCare’s Meghan Barker Earns Opticianry Certification
Greenville, SC - - February 15, 2012 - - Greenville EyeCare Associates, a provider of comprehensive eye healthcare services, proudly announces that Meghan Barker recently earned the American Board of Opticianry (ABO) certification. The ABO is the largest and most prestigious opticians’ certification organization in the world that only recognizes individuals whose opticianry skills and knowledge meet pre-determined standards of excellence. Meghan successfully met all program requirements and…
Picking 52 Million Pieces A Year Is No Small Task For Children’s Hospital Colora …
Managing the supply chain in any organization can be a tough job, but at Children’s Hospital Colorado in Aurora, CO the materials management department is directly related to patient care; making it a critical function within the hospital. With 298 beds, getting supplies to the right place on time takes coordination, teamwork and a little technology. With the help of three Kardex Remstar horizontal carousels integrated with pick…
curasan AG commences operations in the European market with the appointment of a …
Kleinostheim, 15.02.2012 – curasan AG, listed in the General Standard (ISIN: DE 000 549 453 8), created a new post on 1st February 2012 in relation to the active expansion of its European sales network in the fields of Orthopaedics and trauma surgery. Mr. Lee McCann BSc Business Administration (North West University of Applied Science, London, U.K.), will be operating as the organisation’s International Sales Director for Orthobiologics with immediate…
Ottobock YouTube Channel
Global Presence on Leading Video Platform
Ottobock is now represented with its own channel on the YouTube video portal. Visitors have access to a wide variety of Ottobock videos from the Prosthetics, Socket Technologies and Mobility Solutions divisions, clearly illustrating the benefits of our solutions.
The number of videos and the topics covered are gradually being expanded. YouTube also offers a variety of features for its users: if they like the Ottobock…
URAC Spells Success for San Antonio Healthcare Company
February 14, 2012 (San Antonio) Carenet Healthcare Services (www.callcarenet.com), a performance-driven organization providing results that improve today's healthcare cost, access to care and quality issues, successfully completed its recent URAC (www.urac.org) review.
The URAC accreditation process demonstrates a commitment to quality services and serves as a framework to improve business processes through benchmarking organizations against nationally recognized standards. The URAC standards development process is consensus driven, with hundreds of…
Novel Urine Tests for Cancer Under Development to Replace Blood Samples
SAN DIEGO -- Scientists at Trovagene, Inc. (Pink Sheets: TROV.PK), a developer of trans-renal molecular diagnostics, are working to develop novel tests to detect tumor-derived DNA in cancer patients through a patient's urine, rather than blood samples.
"By the end of the year, we hope to introduce a novel k-RAS gene test that detects mutations in pancreatic and colon cancers," said Antonius Schuh, Trovagene's Chief Executive…
aycan at the ECR 2012 in Vienna
Like every year the European Congress of Radiology with accompanying exhibition is held in early March (1st – 5th March) in Vienna.
aycan Digitalsysteme GmbH will be on-site again and is providing 8 different OsiriX PRO Hands-on Workshops on 4 days, inter alia, basic courses as well as special workshops about Teleradiology, Mammography and Oncology, where participants experience the various possibilities of a fast, modern post-processing and diagnosis workstation. The…
Integrated systema All for One into Smartphone based dictation
The Dr. Becker Heinrich Mann Clinic in Bad Liebenstein, Germany, and the dictation experts from Westerkappeln, also Germany, jointly integrated the hospital information system systema All for One into the worldwide proven Smartphone based dictation system dictate on demand mobile. The exceptional thing about this project was that the integration took place entirely without the support of the hospital information system vendor systema Deutschland GmbH .
In the Dr.Becker Heinrich…
Good Design 2011 award for TRUMPF’s TruPort ceiling-mounted supply unit
Ditzingen (Germany), February 13, 2012 - The TruPort ceiling-mounted supply unit from TRUMPF Medical Systems has won the ‘Good Design 2011’ award in the category ‘Medical’.
Each year, the Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design and the European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies present this award to outstanding and innovative products from the fields of industrial, product and graphic design. The Good Design award is one of…
10% Of World’s Population Is Now Obese, Double Than 30 Years Ago!
In 1980, the percentage of obese people around the world was around 5%, while in 2008 it reached 9.8% in men and 13.8% among women.
Over 10% of the world population is obese, double than in 1980, according to a series of studies published in the latest medical journal called The Lancet. Investigations carried out with the objective of identifying the risk factors in coronary artery disease, agrees that there is…
Experience Qmatic’s Customer Flow Management Solutions Firsthand
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Experience Qmatic’s Customer Flow Management Solutions Firsthand
Qmatic’s newly renovated Technology Lab is open for visitor tours
DULUTH— Monday, February 13, 2012
Q-Matic Corporation, the world leader in queuing and Customer Flow Management (CFM) solutions, is proud to announce the opening of their newly renovated Technology Lab located in their Duluth, Georgia office.
The Qmatic Technology Lab offers touring…
Frendoc go live with TeleGuide 111
13 February 2012 – Clinical Solutions and Frendoc today announce the first optimised go live of its IntefleCS 111 CRM software and TeleGuide 111 content.
Clinical Solutions and Frendoc are jointly piloting and evaluating a 111 type triage service using non-clinical call handlers, and will be live testing the IntefleCS 111 CRM software and TeleGuide 111 content solution within the existing Frendoc urgent care services, delivered both ‘In Hours’ and ‘Out…
Leading Drug Rehab Opens New Administrative Offices
Recovery First – a top US drug rehab center – announced the expansion of its administrative arm into a new location in Davie. The expansion comes at a time when the drug addiction treatment facility has simultaneously doubled its output of public resources, opened a new medically-monitored inpatient treatment program, and is in the completion stages of a new outpatient facility adjacent to the new administrative offices.
Jim…
Core Research & Development Services Integral To Global Pharmaceutical Outsourci …
Recently published research from HfS Research (the leading research analyst firm focused on outsourcing and shared services strategies), and co-authored by ValueNotes (a leading provider of business research) shows a major shift in global pharmaceutical companies outsourcing core research and development (R&D) services such as drug development and clinical trials through strategic third-party collaborative partnerships. Key findings in the report discuss the following market dynamics:
• Over the last few years, the…
Drug Delivery Pen Injectors Growing by Providing Key Benefits to Both Suppliers …
(Amherst, NH) – As the underlying structure of their markets continues to change, injectable drug developers are refining their product models to reflect the economics and demographics of primary target indications. Gone are the days when vials were the only packaging option and insulin-dependent diabetes was the only significant self-treatment or home care condition. A number of factors have converged to create challenges and opportunities for injectable drug suppliers and…
Frost & Sullivan Launches the U.S. Drug Delivery: Voice of the Customer 2012 Fea …
Participants shape research measuring perceptions and expectations for pharmaceutical drug delivery technologies
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Feb. 10, 2012 – The viewpoints and needs of consumers and prescribers is of the utmost importance when determining the viability of any undertaking in the pharmaceutical space. With this in mind, Frost & Sullivan embarks on a mission to address issues regarding drug delivery technologies in the U.S. pharmaceutical market with the commencement…
Clinical market in CIS to exceed €700m in 2014
Clinical trials in the CIS countries have been developing in a positive fashion (with the exception of Russia, whose development slowed for a while as a result of significant changes in regulation). The average increase in value is expected to reach 14% and the average increase in volume approximately 13% between 2012 and 2014, according to the latest PMR report “Clinical trials in CIS countries 2012 – Russia, Ukraine, Belarus…
