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Lifeclinic to Showcase Health Stations and Health Communicator at the National Association of Chain Drug Stores 2009 Pharmacy and Technology Conference

Lifeclinic and LearnSomething Team-Up to and Unveil the Health Communicator Burtonsville, MD (PRWEB) August 7, 2009 -- Lifeclinic International, Inc. , the world's leading manufacturer and distributor of automated blood pressure monitors and health testing stations, wi...

CSC to Help Georgia Hospital Association Members Achieve 'Meaningful Use' of Electronic Health Records

FALLS CHURCH, Va., Aug. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- CSC (NYSE: CSC ) today announced that the Georgia Hospital Association (GHA) has endorsed the company as a preferred provider to help member hospitals comply with the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)...

2009 American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists Annual Meeting and Exposition

WHO: American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS) WHAT: Scientists from around the world gather to discuss the discovery and development of pharmaceutical products in an effort to enhance global health care. WHEN: November 8 - 12, 2009 WHERE: Los Angeles Convention ...

Urgent Care Association of America Launches Program to Educate Congress on Urgent Care

WARRENVILLE, Ill., Aug. 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Urgent Care Association of America ( www.ucaoa.org ) is reaching out to key members of Congress to offer assistance in the ongoing health care reform initiatives. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090804/UCAO...

American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons Says Only Trained Dental and Medical Practitioners Should Administer and Monitor Anesthesia

ROSEMONT, Ill., Aug. 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In the wake of news reports concerning the possible use of such anesthetic drugs as Diprivan (propofol) by the late Michael Jackson, questions have been raised about the availability and administration of such agents. (Logo: http...

The National Health Care Anti-Fraud Association Signs Memorandum of Understanding With Canadian and European Anti-Fraud Organizations

Effort aims to create an international Network of health care counter fraud organizations and professionals and pursue a co-operative and collaborative approach to combating the problem of health care fraud. WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Health Car...

Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association Introduces Interactive Navigation Solution That Helps Individuals and Families Find Healthcare Coverage Options

AskBlue, Your personal guide to healthcare coverage options(TM) also supports those in transition from group coverage to individual coverage CHICAGO, Aug. 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association (BCBSA) today announced the launch of Ask...

Language Line Services Honored by Nebraska Association for Translators & Interpreters (NATI)

MONTEREY, Calif., July 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Language Line Services , the leading provider of over-the-phone interpreting services, and its employees around the world were commended Thursday evening, July 23rd at a Recognition and Awards Banquet at Bellevue University, in...

American Association for Homecare Supports Crackdown on Medicare Scammers in Houston, Boston, New York, Louisiana

Association's Anti-Fraud Legislative Plan Will Yield Cost-Savings for Healthcare Reform and Stop Waste, Fraud, and Abuse in Medicare ARLINGTON, Va., July 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Association for Homecare strongly supports the recent Medicare Fraud Strike...

National Medical Association Installs 110th President at Las Vegas Convention

- New NMA President to Address Health Care Reform and Health Disparities - LAS VEGAS, July 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Delivering her inaugural address as the 110th president of the National Medical Association (NMA), Willarda V. Edwards, MD, MBA, shared her plans to focus on ...

National Association of Healthcare Advocacy Consultants (NAHAC) Launched

BERKELEY, Calif., July 30 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Association of Healthcare Advocacy Consultants (NAHAC), the nation's first professional association for people working as healthcare and patient advocates, was launched today in response to the need for a professional ...

ULURU Inc. to Present Altrazeal(TM) Clinical Evidence at the American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA) Annual Scientific Meeting in Toronto, Canada

ADDISON, Texas, July 29, /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ULURU Inc. (NYSE Alternext: ULU) announced today that the application of Altrazeal(TM) and best clinical practice will be demonstrated in a hands-on Wound Care Pre Conference Workshop at the APMA Annual Scientific Meeting July 2...

Indoor Tanning Association Fights Back Against Media Hype over Tanning Beds

WASHINGTON, July 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Indoor Tanning Association will run a full-page ad in tomorrow's New York Post condemning the hype related to the recent categorization of tanning beds as a "Group 1" carcinogen. "The Indoor Tanning Association will not stand by and a...

American Association for Homecare Sets the Record Straight About Recent Home Medical Equipment Issues in the News

ARLINGTON, Va., July 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In response to recent media stories that perpetuate misperceptions about home medical equipment and services (durable medical equipment) and about the Medicare competitive bidding program for medical equipment, the American Association f...

Bankers Life and Casualty Company Increases Support of Alzheimer's Association to More Than $329,000

CHICAGO, July 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Through its annual street corner fundraiser and a separate corporate donation, Bankers Life and Casualty Company has increased its support to the Alzheimer's Association in 2009 to more than $329,000. Bankers' annual Forget Me Not Days(R) event in...

Video: American Dental Association Statement: Food and Drug Administration Action on Dental Amalgam

WASHINGTON, July 28 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Dental Association (ADA) agrees with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) decision not to place any restriction on the use of dental amalgam, a commonly used cavity-filling material. To view the Multimedia News Release, g...

Michael Munter Named to Wisconsin Assisted Living Association Board

Chief Operating Officer for CRL Senior Living Communities to work with Association on quality initiatives Neenah, Wis. (Vocus) July 28, 2009 -- CRL Senior Living Communities announced today that Michael Munter, the company's Chief Operating Officer has been named to t...

Limited data suggest possible association between Agent Orange exposure

WASHINGTON -- A new report from the Institute of Medicine finds suggestive but limited evidence that exposure to Agent Orange and other herbicides used during the Vietnam War is associated with an increased chance of developing ischemic heart disease and Parkinson's disease for Vietnam veterans. ...

Breast cancer research highlights from the American Association of Physicists in Medicine meeting in Anaheim, July 26-30

WASHINGTON, D.C. July 24, 2009 -- Half of all Americans will be diagnosed at some point in their lives with cancer, the number two killer in the United States. One of the most common types, especially among women, is breast cancer. According to the National Cancer Institute, 192,370 women will be ...

Vietnam Veterans of America to VA: Don't Wait for Us to Die: Grant Association to Agent Orange Exposure for Parkinson's, Heart Disease, Hypertension

WASHINGTON, July 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- After reviewing scientific studies of the past few years, the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences has determined there is "limited or suggestive evidence" of an association between Parkinson's disease and ischemic heart...

Renaissance Grants $3,000 to the Florida Dental Association to Present Oral Health Workshops for the Vulnerable Elderly

DAVIE, Fla., July 23 /PRNewswire/ -- In an effort to improve the oral health of Florida's elderly population, Renaissance Health Service Corporation (RHSC) granted $3,000 to help fund the Florida Dental Association's (FDA) dental health traveling seminar -- Oral Health Education...

The International Association of Fire Fighters and Masimo Team Up on a New Global Campaign to Raise Awareness of Carbon Monoxide-Related Death and Injury Risks for Fire Fighters

IRVINE, Calif., July 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) and Masimo jointly announced the launch of a new international health and safety initiative aimed at educating fire fighters about the duty-related dangers of carbo...

Integrated Healthcare Association Releases White Paper on Pay for Performance

IHA Completes the Second Chapter of the California Pay for Performance Program for Measurement Years 2006 - 2009 OAKLAND, Calif., July 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Integrated Healthcare Association (IHA) is pleased to announce the publication of "The Second Chap...

New Jersey Dietetic Association Names Ketchum's Jaime Schwartz Young Dietitian of the Year

NEW YORK, July 21 /PRNewswire/ -- The New Jersey Dietetic Association (NJDA) awarded Jaime Schwartz the Young Dietitian of the Year Award for her achievements since becoming a registered dietitian (RD) in 2002. Schwartz, an account supervisor in the Food & Well-Conn...

HIMSS Electronic Health Record Association Elects New Leadership

CHICAGO, July 21 /PRNewswire/ -- The Electronic Health Record Association (EHR Association) announced today its newly-elected Vice Chair and Executive Committee members as well as the re-election of the Association's Chairman. The Association represents a significant majority of install...

Blood Test Shows Statistically Significant Association With Alzheimer's Disease (AD), May Predict Conversion of Mild Cognitive Impairment to AD

LONDON, BIRMINGHAM, England and VIENNA, July 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. Zsuzsanna Nagy of the University of Birmingham today presented data from a clinical study, funded by Cytox Limited, demonstrating that a simple blood-based biomarker discriminated between patients with Alzheimer's d...

Hospital Trustees Earn Certification Under Minnesota Hospital Association Program

Five hospital board members honored at annual conference ST. PAUL, Minn., July 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Five Minnesota hospital trustees were honored Friday for completing a Minnesota Hospital Association board member certification program. The voluntary in...

California Association of Physician Groups Honors Heritage Provider Networks With Elite Status of Care Delivery

GARDEN CITY, N.Y., July 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Healthcare Partners, IPA of New York and Heritage Provider Network (HPN) are pleased to announce that HPN has received the prestigious rank of Elite Status of Excellence for medical care from the California Association of Physician Gro...

HIMSS Electronic Health Record Association Supports Achievable 'Meaningful Use' Criteria in Comments to ONC

CHICAGO, July 13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Electronic Health Records Association (EHR Association) has made specific recommendations to the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) on measurable criteria for achieving "meaningful use" of electr...

Illinois Cemetery and Funeral Home Association Condemns Burr Oak Crimes

HOMEWOOD, Ill., July 10 /PRNewswire/ -- The Illinois Cemetery and Funeral Home Association (ICFHA) strongly condemns the crimes committed at Burr Oak Cemetery. "What these employees did violates everything we stand for, and offends a code of conduct that has governed our industry for centuri...

QHR Client Hospital Holy Cross Hospital Named Recipient of American Hospital Association 2009 NOVA Award

The American Hospital Association (AHA) has named Quorum Health Resources (QHR) management client Holy Cross Hospital in Taos, N.M., one of five winners of its 2009 NOVA Award. Brentwood, Tenn. (PRWEB) July 9, 2009-- The American Hospital Association (AHA) has named Q...

American Heart Association Launches First iPhone Application: First Aid and CPR Information Within Pocket's Reach

DALLAS, July 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Emergency information is just one touch away with the American Heart Association's new Pocket First Aid & CPR application for the Apple iPhone. This is the association's first iPhone application. Users can download the application to review first ...

Statement by Registered Dietitian and American Dietetic Association President Jessie M. Pavlinac on Health Reform and Conservation of Natural Resources

CHICAGO, July 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In these amazing times, with real reform of the nation's health-care system a clear possibility, opportunities are endless for registered dietitians in keeping the public we serve healthy. One of American Dietetic Association's key tenets is that e...

American Optometric Association Supports New Federal Health Report Findings: Vision Screening Methods for Seniors are Lacking

WASHINGTON, July 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A report released Tuesday by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services through the Agency for Health Research and Quality (AHRQ) indicates that vision screenings, using standard methods of assessing visual acuity in older adults, a practice comm...

QHR Associate Named Chair of Kentucky Hospital Association Board of Trustees

Terry Peeples, CEO of Jennie Stuart Medical Center in Hopkinsville, Ky. and a 22-year veteran of Quorum Health Resources (QHR), the nation's largest hospital management company, was recently appointed chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Kentucky Hospital Association. ...

Texas Hospital Association Endorses HEALTHeCAREERS Network

Texas Hospital Association Endorses HEALTHeCAREERS Network Englewood, CO (Vocus) July 7, 2009 -- The Texas Hospital Association (THA) has joined HEALTHeCAREERS Network's community of more than 150 medical associations, connecting the state's hospital members to hund...

Mindray to Attend the 2009 American Association for Clinical Chemistry Conference

SHENZHEN, China, July 1 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- Mindray Medical International Limited (NYSE: MR ), a leading developer, manufacturer and marketer of medical devices worldwide, today announced it will attend the 2009 American Association for Clinical Chemistry (AACC) conference in Chic...

International Collaboration led by Dr. Pablo V. Gejman,Researcher At NorthShore University HealthSystem's Research Institute, Finds Genetic Association of Schizophrenia to Chromosome 6p Variant

The July 1, 2009 advance online edition of the journal Nature includes three companion papers describing the results of genome-wide association studies (GWAS) of schizophrenia. Schizophrenia is an elusive and severe psychiatric disorder that affects up to 70 million people worldwide. The causes o...

Meltzer and Yancy to Lead American Heart Association in 2009-10

DALLAS, July 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Heart Association's new national officers begin their 2009-10 terms on July 1. Neil M. Meltzer, M.P.H., president and chief operating officer of Sinai Hospital of Baltimore (Md.), is national chairman of the board. Meltzer will be respon...

Simbionix Signs Agreement With the European Association for Endoscopic Surgery

PRAGUE - Prague Convention Center, June 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Simbionix and the European Association for Endoscopic Surgery (EAES) have signed an agreement to collaborate on the development of training materials and assessment tools for a new Laparoscopic Skills Curriculum. Since its found...