Press Releases by Category Health & Medicine
Minnetonka Fire Department Offers Automated External Defibrillator Training at A …
Minnetonka – Americana Community Bank will host the public at a demonstration given by firefighters from the Minnetonka Fire Department. The “What-if” training session will demonstrate the use of Automated External Defibrillators (AED). Awareness training, simple chest compression skills and hands-on training in the use of the AED will be shown.
Bank customers, community members and the general public are invited to the bank lobby on Wednesday, June 20…
CGIRB Chairperson speaks at Global Clinical Trial Symposium
June 5, 2012, Research Triangle Park, N.C. – Glenn Veit, IRB chairperson at Copernicus Group IRB (CGIRB), a leading independent review board, was among the featured speakers at this month’s “Creating a Global Clinical Trial Platform: Partnering for Synergy” symposium in Durham, N.C..
Veit, a frequent industry speaker, was joined by co-panelists from Duke Medicine, Harvard University and the Duke University Health System IRB to present information on the obstacles…
Does Popcorn Have More Antioxidants Than Fruits and Vegetables?
A recent University of Scranton study concluded that popcorn has more antioxidants than fruits or vegetables. According to an article on the study, the idea that popcorn is “actually good for health popped up a few notches as scientists reported that it contains more of the healthful antioxidant substances called ‘polyphenols’ than fruits and vegetables.”
“We’re sure this finding will be quickly embraced by grain and low-fat diet lovers,” say…
Center for Human Reproduction More Than Doubles IVF Pregnancy Rates in Women Ove …
Center for Human Reproduction (CHR), a New York fertility center with special expertise in treating women with “older-behaving” ovaries, reported significantly improved ongoing clinical pregnancy rates for 2011 at practically all age groups. The improvement was, however, most pronounced in women above age 44 years, where the rate doubled from the previous year.
Pregnancy rates are calculated by dividing the number of clinical pregnancies by that of embryo transfers. While most…
FastMed Urgent Care Launches Second Annual Keep Cooler Program
Free Igloo coolers to be donated to schools and organized teams to avoid heat related injuries throughout North Carolina communities
Clayton, NC, June 4, 2012 – FastMed Urgent Care launched their second annual “Keep Cooler Program” for the 2012 summer sports season. FastMed donates free five-gallon Igloo water coolers to any school (grade school, high school or college, private or public) or other organized sports teams in communities surrounding our…
Cynthia Cevallos Joins Therapy Center for Children, LLC as Ongoing Service Coord …
The Therapy Center for Children, LLC has announced that Cynthia Cevallos has joined the organization as an ongoing service coordinator.
Ms. Cevallos has worked in many different settings with children and people of all ages and has experience as both an initial and ongoing service coordinator. Before she came to Therapy Center for Children, she worked for an Early Intervention agency in Rego Park as a service coordinator where she worked…
IAPAM Enhances its Website with Common Skin Conditions Content
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA - May 31, 2012 -- The IAPAM has just added a new section to its globally-respected website (http://www.iapam.com). This new web content focuses on Common Skin Conditions. As part of the IAPAM’s commitment to best practices, the Aesthetic Resources pages provide physicians and patients around the world with treatment-focused content and timely intelligence on aesthetic medicine.
Today, the IAPAM announces the launch of the NEW Aesthetic Resources…
Coding Expert to Tackle Coding for Stone Surgery at CODINGCON 2012
All Urology roads lead to Florida by December 2012 as CODINGCON (@CODINGCON) 2012, the 5th Annual 2013 Medical Coding Update and Reimbursement Conference as Coding Conferences, LLC sealed the return of Urology expert Michael Ferragamo, MD, FACS as well as other industry leaders to the multi-specialty conference which gathers practice managers, coders, billers, physicians, healthcare consultants and many other healthcare professionals.
CODINGCON is at the forefront of providing education and…
CODINGCON 2012: Coding Expert Highlights Urogynecology for Urologists
Urology practitioners are expected to make their way to CODINGCON (@CODINGCON) 2012, the 5th Annual 2013 Medical Coding Update and Reimbursement Conference as Coding Conferences, LLC recently announced the inclusion of Urology expert Michael Ferragamo, MD, FACS to its growing roster of industry leaders for the event happening in Florida in December this year.
A multi-specialty conference in medical coding, billing and reimbursement, CODINGCON is a gathering of practice managers, coders,…
Demand for Child and Adolescent Eating Disorders Care Prompts Eating Recovery Ce …
International Center for Eating Disorders Recovery Expands Partial Hospitalization Program for Children and Adolescents to Address Rising Incidence of Eating Disorders in Young Patient Populations
Denver, CO, May 30, 2012 - In response to an increasing demand for child and adolescent eating disorders care, Eating Recovery Center, an international center for eating disorders recovery, has expanded its Partial Hospitalization Program for Children and Adolescents. With the opening of a new facility…
Vision for success in quality control
A Mecmesin Vortex-i torque tester is helping an international optics company deliver vision to sight-challenged people in the developing world.
Adlens is a maker of adjustable lenses with an Innovation Centre in Oxford, UK. Their liquid- filled lenses allow the wearer to self-adjust the magnification of their spectacles manually. The lenses are adjusted by thumb-and-finger rotatable dials on the frame and are detachable once the correct magnification has been selected.…
METTLER TOLEDO Posts New Optimizing API Production Processes Webinar
Mettler-Toledo has announced its latest on-demand webinar for the pharmaceutical industry. Optimizing API Production Processes explains the value of implementing in-line process analytical systems for API production.
During the three major steps of API production -- chemical reaction, crystallization, and drying -- process control is central to maximizing yield and efficiency. Although lab analysis of samples provides accurate measurements, it is frequently too slow to allow timely actions and often means…
Weight-Loss Surgery Can Potentially Reverse Diabetes, Researchers Claim
Two recent studies at Rome’s Catholic University and the Cleveland Clinic suggest that weight-loss surgery can reverse and possibly cure diabetes. The studies compared results of drug therapy and stomach-reduction surgery on obese diabetics. Since both studies showed some dramatic results from the surgery, doctors are now saying that the operation should be performed on more people sooner and not considering it a last resort.
In one study, most…
Impact of Systemic Nasal Sprays Gaining from Patient Acceptance, Diverse Pipelin …
(Amherst, NH) – Interest in nasal sprays for systemic drug delivery has increased dramatically in the last five years, driven by the need to develop new alternatives to oral delivery for protein and peptide-based drugs, and the belief that intranasal drug delivery may lead to greater drug efficacy, speed of action, safety, and patient compliance. Systemic intranasal drug delivery leverages the patient-friendly and favorable pharmacodynamics and pharmacoeconomics of intranasal administration…
Delivering Hormones Transdermally Positioned to Benefit from Favorable Demograph …
(Amherst, NH) – As life expectancy in the developed world increases and populations age, the incidence and associated morbidity of decreasing hormone levels have come to the forefront as a quality-of-life issue for patients and their families. For the past two decades, the healthcare industry has responded to this clinical need by developing, testing and marketing hormone replacement therapy (HRT) products. Because of their ease-of-use and dosing characteristics, drug developers…
Intelligent InSites to Present to Biomedical Engineering Community on Using RTLS …
Measurable and meaningful benefits of Real-Time Location Systems (RTLS) presented at the AAMI 2012 Conference and Expo.
Fargo, ND, May 28, 2012 -- Intelligent InSites Inc., the leading provider of enterprise RTLS software helping hospitals improve patient satisfaction and operational performance while supporting multiple RFID and RTLS technologies, will present the use of Real-Time Location Systems (RTLS) to improve operational efficiency in healthcare during the 2012 Association for the Advancement of…
SYNERGY HomeCare Earns Home Care Pulse Certification
SYNERGY HomeCare today announced the completion of a comprehensive national client satisfaction benchmarking research project with Home Care Pulse. SYNERGY HomeCare is now officially a Home Care Pulse certified quality home care provider.
“Home Care Pulse certification reinforces SYNERGY HomeCare’s commitment to provide the highest level of quality care”, says Dallas Bennewitz, Vice President of Marketing for SYNERGY HomeCare. “Our clients now have additional proof of our dedication to provide compassionate…
BMI Is Faulty Indicator of Body Composition, Recent Study Claims
A recent study by two New York physicians concluded that BMI is a faulty indicator of body composition. The BMI scores of over 9,000 people were compared with dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) scans. A DXA scan provides a very accurate measure of body fat, muscle mass and bone mass. They found that according to BMI results, only 26% of participants were classified as obese, while 64% were…
Comprix Award for Ottobock
Advertising campaign changes healthcare communication
True to the motto of this year's award "Best of...," Otto Bock HealthCare GmbH won the 2012 Comprix Gold Award over 301 competitors. The jurors presented the trophy for creative healthcare communication at the anniversary gala at the Tanzbrunnen in Cologne on May 4. In cooperation with the Düsseldorf agency Brand Pepper, the medical equipment company scored points for its advertising campaign for the Genium microprocessor-controlled…
"Stem cells market will reach $7.3 billion in 2014" visiongain report predicts
A new report by visiongain predicts that the overall world market for stem cell technologies in medicine will reach $7.3 billion for 2014. That market will be stimulated by new treatments and increasing use of related products in drug development. Those findings appear in Stem Cell Technologies: World Market Outlook 2012-2022, published in May 2012. Visiongain is a business information provider based in London, UK.
Visiongain forecasts that the stem cells…
Barbecues – Obstacles on the path to a beach body?!
The barbecue season has started and invites all fans of grilled meat to join. In the right atmosphere, with family or friends, it is more than alluring to enjoy some delicious food. But the things that taste so good on BBQ’s are often mean calorie bombs. Even though the spring was spent with disciplined training and conscious eating to get rid of some extra pounds, the images and scents of…
Pathology Expert Diana Vorhees Joins Other Industry Leaders at CodingCon 2012
Coding Conferences, LLC , Conference Organizer of CODINGCON (@codingcon) 2012, the 5th Annual 2013 Medical Coding Update and Reimbursement Conference proudly announced the inclusion of Pathology Expert Diana Vorhees, MA, CLS, MT, SH, CLCP to its line-up of distinguished speakers for the prestigious event happening on December 6-8, 2012 at the Buena Vista Palace Hotel & Spa in Orlando, FL.
As the country's ONLY multi-specialty conference in medical coding, billing…
Adopting Healthy Habits Reduces Cancer Risk in Males, Say Japan Researchers
According to a recent study conducted by the National Cancer Center in Japan, the adoption of only one of five healthy lifestyle habits, such as not smoking and drinking moderately, can lower the cancer risk in males by 14 percent.
The NCC identified five cancer risk factors: smoking, excessive drinking, excessive salt intake, lack of exercise and high body mass index. The risk of cancer increases with each of these…
Growing Prospects of Wellness Tourism in India
The Indian ‘Wellness’ industry is one of the fastest growing segment of the travel and leisure industry. India has the potential to become an attractive ‘Wellness’ destination for the global travelers. The domestic wellness industry is valued at more than INR 110 Billion (US$ 2.2 Billion) at present and is anticipated to grow by 35-40% during the next few years. In the current scenario, some of the major hospitals are…
Increasing Privatization Boosting Hospital Services’ Industry
RNCOS in its latest report, “Indian Healthcare - New Avenues for Growth”, says Hospital services constitute an important part of the overall Indian healthcare industry and as privatization is growing in a broad sense, market for hospital care is becoming more lucrative and profitable. Increasing life expectancy has been a major growth driver and rise in population is expected to drive the future growth of the market. Due to significant…
Botox Training for Nurse Practitioners at IAPAM's Symposium
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA - May 23, 2012 -- The International Association for Physicians in Aesthetic Medicine is offering industry-leading Botox ® training for Nurse Practitioners (NPs) new to the botox/dermal filler field, or for NPs looking to hone their cosmetic injectable skills.
NPs New to Botox ® Learn Everything they Need to Know at the IAPAM's Aesthetic Medicine Symposium with Botox ® Training
Nurse Practitioners wanting to add Botox ® as…
Researcher Suggests It’s Okay to Be Fat If You’re Fit
A recent New York Times article asked, “Is it okay to be fat if you’re fit?” According to Duck-Chul Lee, a research fellow at the University of South Carolina who led the study cited in the article, “Both fitness and fatness matter, separately and together, for heart health.... So much attention gets focused on weight reduction, but reducing body fat is very difficult for most people. Our study…
Cerbomed GmbH: First patient included in the chronic migraine trial
ERLANGEN/MUNICH, May 22nd, 2012 – The medical device company cerbomed GmbH, Erlangen, and the Headache Center of the Neurological Department at the Großhadern Hospital in Munich announce the inclusion of the first patient in the clinical trial for treating chronic migraine using transcutaneous Vagus Nerve Stimulation (t-VNS).
Under the supervision of Prof. Dr. med. Andreas Straube, the study will examine the effectiveness and safety of t-VNS in a randomized, double-blind…
Factor V leiden and prothrombin G20210A mutations may predispose for cerebral in …
A recent age- and sex-matched paired case-control study comparing patients suffering from cerebral infarction with and without patent foramen ovale (PFO) revealed that the occurence of factor V leiden and, to a lesser extent, of prothrombin G20210 A mutation is a clinically relevant risk for the development of cerebral infarction in association with PFO.
Berhard Stephan and his team at the University Hospitals of Saarland, Homburg (Germany) studied a total of…
Brazil Medical Equipment Market Showing Promising Growth
Brazil is one of the most lucrative healthcare markets in Latin America. Medical equipment industry is comprised of several associated products and services, such as medical equipments and devices, dental equipments and products, radiological and diagnostic imaging equipments, etc and in recent times, both the export and imports of such devices have shown promising growth. In purview of the same, innovation and improvements in the medical equipment sector have remained…
Bright Health Physicians Achieves Elite Status in 2012 Standards of Excellence S …
Bright Health Physicians was one of 30 California physician groups to receive this designation by the California Association of Physician Groups (CAPG)
On Friday, May 18, 2012, the California Association of Physician Groups (CAPG) recognized Bright Health Physicians for earning Elite Status in the 2012 Standards of Excellence survey. Bright Health Physicians was one of 30 physician groups in the state of California to achieve Elite Status. CAPG made the announcement…
Benefits of Antioxidant-Rich Diet Documented Yet Again
New York, NY – May 21, 2012 -- Recent research conducted at Fordham University points to the importance and potential benefits of consuming a diet high in nutrients and particularly antioxidants.
Working with a strain of mice prone to age-related blindness, researchers fed one group a normal diet, another group a lutein-rich diet derived naturally from marigolds, and a third group a diet fortified with freeze-dried grapes. Grapes are a…
Bettina Wulff is involved in the London 2012 Paralympics
Ambassador for people with disabilities
Bettina Wulff is actively involved in competitive sports for people with disabilities at the London 2012 Paralympics (29 Aug. 2012 to 9 Sept. 2012). She and company owner Prof. Hans Georg Näder will welcome numerous international guests of honour from the world of sports, politics, and business on behalf of Otto Bock HealthCare, the German company that is the global leader in the technical orthopaedics market,…
Ottobock promotes integrative equitation
Burgturnier tournament offers a foretaste of the Paralympics
Otto Bock HealthCare GmbH presented a dressage test for handicapped riders as part of the Hardenberg Burgturnier this past weekend. Subsidised by the Northeim social and sports foundation, therapeutic riding offers a foretaste of the Paralympics in London.
The Hardenberg Burgturnier has been a symbol of challenging competitions and high-class equestrian sports in a stylish atmosphere for more than 50 years. Before the…
During May, San Clemente Dentist Celebrating Moms And Mergers
San Clemente, CA -- Orange County, CA family dentist Dr. Eric Johnson has a lot happening around the office in May. First of all, they are showing their appreciation to ladies and especially moms by giving them the royal treatment, which includes a single stem flower for every female patient this month.
"Moms give so much of themselves to care for their children and prepare them to be contributing members…
PIH to Host Free Hands-Only CPR Training in Honor of National CPR Week
Free training held on June 7, 2012
In honor of National CPR Week, the American Heart Association (AHA) is collaborating with the Los Angeles Emergency Medical Services Agency to coordinate a countywide CPR program. Emergency healthcare providers, such as fire departments, ambulance companies, hospitals and education programs will be going out into the community to teach residents how to save a life with CPR. This service is free to the…
New White Paper Sheds Light on Flow Chemistry's Strengths
A drive to improve quality, yield, and cycle time coupled with desire for high personal performance has led to novel chemistry methodologies enabling a wide range of reactions in product development. A METTLER TOLEDO white paper explores the interrelationship of two of these critical methodologies, flow chemistry and mid-infrared spectroscopy, in today's highly competitive R&D environment.
METTLER TOLEDO is pleased to announce that a new white paper entitled "Enhanced Development and…
Botox Training with the IAPAM Helps Physicians Boost Revenues
As physician incomes decline, physicians are looking to cash based services to boost their bottom lines.
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA - May 18, 2012 -- Physician income has declined since 2010, according to the recent Medscape’s Physician Compensation Survey Report: 2012 Results. Even among the top earning specialties (radiologists, orthopedic surgeons, cardiologists and anesthesiologists) incomes declined, and the bottom earning specialties (pediatrics, family medicine, and internal medicine) saw no gains.
Also, proposed…
San Antonio Health Services Company Announces Establishes Training Center
May 15, 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, is focused on its future growth and expansion.
The growth of business and addition of team members in a variety of staff positions including Information Technology, Human Resources, Client Services and Sales, plus numerous direct, member facing roles including Registered Nurses, Member Services, Inside…
Overeating Might Increase Risk of Memory Loss, Study Suggests
In a recent study, researchers found that consuming between 2,100 and 6,000 calories per day may double the risk of memory loss, or mild cognitive impairment (MCI), among people age 70 and older. MCI is in between normal age-related memory loss and early Alzheimer’s disease.
“We observed a dose-response pattern which simply means; the higher the amount of calories consumed each day, the higher the risk of MCI,” said study…
Cleveland Clinic “Cleveland” NAFC Center of Excellence
The National Association For Continence (NAFC) has designated the Section of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery in the OB/GYN & Women’s Health Institute and the Colorectal Surgery in the Digestive Disease Institute at the Cleveland Clinic as a Center of Excellence (COE): Continence Care for Women. Drs. Matthew Barber, Brooke Gurland, Tracy Hull, Marie Fidela Paraiso, Beri Ridgeway, Mark Walters and Massarat Zutshi are the principal physicians in this…
Sweetened Beverages Endanger Health of the Young and Old Alike
New York, NY – May 15, 2012 -- One in four high school students drinks soda every day, according to a national study recently released by the Centers for Disease Control. When counting other sugary drinks as well, the number increases to about two-thirds of students consuming a sweetened beverage daily.
“Consumption of sugary drinks is widely considered a problem and has been linked to the growing childhood obesity rate,”…
IAPAM Publishes Latest Reviews for its hCG Training
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA - May 16, 2012 -- The latest reviews from physicians who have attended the IAPAM's hCG Training Seminar in 2012 have been published. Physicians proclaim that attending the IAPAM's hCG Training Program "is money well invested."
Physicians rave about the physician-lead hCG training (http://www.hcgtraining.com) provided at the IAPAM's comprehensive and respected Physician hCG Training in Scottsdale, AZ. The IAPAM's hCG Training shows physicians how to safely and…
Helping San Myo
A twelve year-old from Myanmar receives a leg prosthesis from Ottobock – Foundation covers costs
San Myo from Myanmar is a bright and happy boy. Though the twelve year-old was born without the lower half of his left leg, the handicap doesn't keep him from playing football with friends. In order to help him walk, his father cobbled together a prosthesis using an old drain pipe. At the Ottobock facilities in…
London 2012
Off to the Paralympics with 15,000 spare parts
Ottobock, the medical equipment company, is preparing for a large-scale operation at the Paralympic Games in London (29 Aug. to 9 Sept. 2012). Some 4,200 athletes are expected at the second largest sports event in the world. In order to ensure technical service for them, Ottobock is sending 78 orthopaedic technicians from 20 countries. The first vehicles are already transporting 9…
Curetis AG Achieves CE-Marking for Unyvero™ Solution and Initiates Commercializa …
- Successful completion of performance evaluation study; CE Mark for Unyvero™ instrument system and pneumonia application -
Holzgerlingen, Germany, May 14, 2012 -- Curetis AG, an innovative molecular diagnostics company focusing on the development and commercialization of in-vitro diagnostic products for infectious diseases, today announced that the company has achieved the CE marking for its Unyvero™ suite of instruments and the P50 Pneumonia Cartridge and that is has already initiated national…
Prof. Hans Georg Näder is Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the NADA effectiv …
Prof. Hans Georg Näder is the new chairman of the supervisory board of the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) effective immediately. The 50-year-old is an entrepreneur and CEO of the Otto Bock group. "As an active deep-sea sailor and decades-long member of the global Paralympic family, clean sports are an integral part of my culture," said Näder on Tuesday after being elected for five years by the NADA supervisory board in…
Shaping the Future Together
Ottobock at Orthopädie + Reha-Technik 2012
Every two years, the world leading Orthopädie + Reha-Technik trade fair in Leipzig (16 to 18 May 2012) presents the latest medical technology developments for the benefit of people with limited mobility. This year the trade fair is also opening its doors to end users on all three days for the first time.
Rather than showing products on their own, the trade fair…
Ottobock is a Top Employer
96th place on the trendence barometer: numerous career entry and advancement opportunities.
Otto Bock HealthCare GmbH is one of the top employers for up-and-coming engineers: in the "trendence Graduate Barometer 2012", the medical equipment company holds 96th place in the "German Engineering Edition". Ottobock has moved up another ten spots compared to the prior year, coming out ahead of renowned companies such as Deutsche Telekom, Henkel and Hewlett-Packard.
The "trendence Graduate Barometer"…
Proper Diet and Activity Can Maintain Healthy Blood Pressure in Children
A recent study by researchers at the Arkansas Children’s Hospital in Little Rock found that as many as 25% of teenagers may be at risk of high blood pressure, a risk factor for heart disease and stroke. For teens, the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute defines high blood pressure as a reading of 140 over 90 or above.
“Findings like this could be used to justify pharmacologic therapy for…
