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The Hospital of Central Connecticut Chooses AMICAS

BOSTON, Aug. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AMICAS, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMCS ), a leader in image and information management solutions, today announced a new contract with The Hospital of Central Connecticut (New Britain). This agreement will enable The Hospital of Central Connecticut to achie...

New STAR Cranial Center of Excellence Offers Cutting-Edge Treatment to Central Florida Infants

MAITLAND, Fla. , July 28 /PRNewswire/ -- The STAR Cranial Center of Excellence, a specialized provider of treatment for infants with plagiocephaly and other head shape abnormalities, opened a third location on June 1, 2009 in Maitland, Florida. The Center currently also has offices in ...

Leading Blood Centers, LifeSource and Central Blood Bank, Spotlight a Unique Donor Population During National Hereditary Hemochromatosis Awareness Month

CHICAGO, JULY 14 /PRNewswire/ -- According to America's Blood Centers, every two seconds someone is in need of blood - and during the summer season the need is even more profound. In honor of National Hereditary Hemochromatosis (HH) Awareness Month in July, two of the nation's...

Tianyin Pharmaceutical Co., Inc. Launches Advertising Program on China Central Television (CCTV) for its Xuelian Chongcao Oral Liquid

CHENGDU, China, June 29 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- Tianyin Pharmaceutical Co., Inc., (NYSE AMEX: TPI ), a manufacturer and supplier of modernized traditional Chinese medicine ("TCM") based in Chengdu, China, today announced that it has engaged a major advertising firm to commence a marke...

Omnicell Boosts Pharmacy Efficiency with Enhanced WorkflowRx(TM) Central Pharmacy Automation Software

Unique Intelligent Order Routing allows hospital pharmacies to design their workflow to be more efficient while reducing inventory levels ROSEMONT, Ill., June 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ASHP 2009 Summer Meeting and Exhibition -- Omnicell, Inc., (Nasdaq: OMCL ) a leading provider of syst...

Compirion Healthcare Cuts Emergency Department Throughput by 50% at the Medical Center of Central Georgia

MACON, Ga., May 26 /PRNewswire/ -- The Medical Center of Central Georgia has cut its wait times in half after an improvement project along the entire Emergency Service Line, including related inpatient departments, that began in June 2008. Medical Center leadership initiated the project after...

St. David's HealthCare Named #1 Best Place to Work Among Large Central Texas Employers for Third Consecutive Year

AUSTIN, Texas, May 21 /PRNewswire/ -- St. David's HealthCare was named the number one Best Place to Work among large employers for the third consecutive year at the Austin Business Journal 's annual "Best Places to Work" event held Thursday, May 21, 2009. "Being named a 'Best Place to Work' ...

NCCN Updates Guidelines for Central Nervous System (CNS) Cancers

NCCN recently updated the NCCN Guidelines for Central Nervous System (CNS) Cancers. Important new updates include the recommendation to use bevacizumab as a single agent for recurrent glioblastoma multiforme in CNS cancers, the integration of a patient's Karnofsky Performance Status (KPS...

YWCA USA 2009 Hallmark Initiative Awards Presented to YWCA Central Massachusetts and YWCA Niagara

WASHINGTON, May 15 /PRNewswire/ -- The YWCA USA presented its prestigious 2009 Hallmark Initiative Awards to YWCA Central Massachusetts for Racial Justice and YWCA Niagara for Women's Economic Advancement at its recent National Conference and Annual General Assembly in Washington, D.C. They were s...

Compirion Healthcare Consulting Generates a 40:1 Return on Investment at the Medical Center of Central Georgia

MACON, Ga., April 13 /PRNewswire/ -- The Medical Center of Central Georgia expects to increase its revenues by $20 - $24 million this year, after an improvement project along the entire Emergency Service Line, including related inpatient departments that began in June 2008. Since the pr...

Covance Central Laboratory Receives CAP Accreditation in China

- Covance's fourth CAP-accredited central laboratory advances patient safety, R&D efficiency - PRINCETON, N.J., April 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Covance Inc. (NYSE: CVD ) today announced that the company's Shanghai, China central laboratory has achieved accreditation by the College o...

Children's Hospital Central California and CVS/Pharmacy Wheelchair Fund Featured in "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition"

Not only did the surprise makeover transform the Riojas home, Mary Ann's story of triumph over disability inspired the creation of a fund that will benefit patients at Children's Hospital Central California. Madera, CA (PRWEB) March 8, 2009 -- It was a chilly January mo...

UT School of Public Health Program to Prevent Childhood Obesity Expands to Central Texas Middle Schools

- The Michael & Susan Dell Foundation awards grant totaling more than $3 million to fund expansion of proven school health program - AUSTIN, Texas, March 5 /PRNewswire/ -- The Michael & Susan Dell Center for Advancement of Healthy Living, part of The University of Texas School of Pu...

Cogdell Spencer Announces Dagar as President of the South Central Region

DALLAS, Feb. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cogdell Spencer Inc. (NYSE: CSA ) announces the appointment of Bill Dagar to President of the South Central Region for the Company's wholly owned subsidiary, Erdman, A Cogdell Spencer Company (Erdman). Based in the Company's Dallas office, Mr...

Boys and Girls Clubs of Central Oregon Get $10K Regence Grant

Award supports healthy lifestyle programs and incentives PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon announced today it awarded a $10,000 grant to the Boys and Girls Clubs of Central Oregon. The grant will support the Clubs' programs that help kids develop h...

Midbrook Installs New Cart Washer for Central Processing in Local Hospital

Midbrook, Inc, a Jackson, MI based manufacturer of industrial parts cleaning systems and custom metal fabrication house, is continuing their expansion into the medical field. Midbrook’s Cart Washer for Central Processing was recently installed in a local hospital. The Midbrook Cart Washer...

United Way of Central Maryland Aims to Raise $1 Million for Emergency Food, Shelter and Utility Assistance

Regional nonprofit and corporate and foundation partners launch Emergency Response Fund to meeting growing need during economic crisis BALTIMORE, Jan. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- United Way of Central Maryland today launched an Emergency Response Fund to meet the growing demand nonprofit organizatio...

Children's Hospital Central California Selects Turner to Manage Addition and Renovation Project

NEW YORK, Jan. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Turner Construction Company, the nation's largest builder of healthcare facilities, has been selected to manage a $42.5 million construction project at Children's Hospital Central California in Madera, Calif. The scope of work includes a 59,531 sq. ft. addi...

Spiderhost's Custom Programming Helps Central Floridians Get Healthy

ORLANDO, Fla., Jan. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- ISP and IT partner Spiderhost announces its participation in Project Pressure , an initiative by Get Healthy Florida to get Central Floridians' blood pressure healthy. Project Pressure is the area's most comprehensive community-wide health project t...

Nothing But Nets Delivers 740,000 Bed Nets to Central African Republic

Integrated campaign will provide children with health interventions to prevent malaria and measles Washington, D.C. (PRWEB) December 19, 2008 -- The UN Foundation's Nothing But Nets campaign, a global, grassroots initiative to prevent malaria, announced today the dist...

Celebrity Mental Health Musings Take Center Stage as Psych Central Adds New Blog

Alicia Sparks to Set Mental Health Blogging on Fire with 'Celebrity Psychings' NEWBURYPORT, Mass., Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Sex, drugs, and rock & roll was only the beginning. Today Psych Central(R) ( www.PsychCentral.com ) announced the addition of "Celebrity Psychings," a new blog d...

Conseco Employees Provide Holiday Cheer for 40 Central Indiana Families

CARMEL, Ind., Dec. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- For the ninth consecutive year, hundreds of Conseco employees in Carmel pitched in this month to provide holiday cheer for the needy of central Indiana as part of the company's Adopt-a-Family program. Each holiday season, Conseco partners with the Unit...

From mother to daughters: A central mystery in cell division solved

Researchers from the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have identified a key step required for cell division in a study that could help improve therapies to treat cancer. Their work describing the mechanism of the contractile ring ...

The American Lung Association of the Central States Encourages Kansas City Residents to See Themselves Among the Many 'Faces' of Influenza

Local Community Leaders Join the Faces of Influenza Campaign to Promote Annual Vaccination American Lung Association Supports National Influenza Vaccination Week (December 8-14); Urges Immunization Throughout the Winter and Spring KANSAS CITY, MO., Dec. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Health ...

Health Department Reports North Central Region's First Lab-Confirmed Flu Case of the Season

Department Reminds Pennsylvanians to Get a Flu Shot HARRISBURG, Pa., Dec. 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A woman in Centre County is the North Central region's first state laboratory-confirmed case of influenza this season, the Pennsylvania Department of Health said tod...

Rendell Cabinet Secretaries Address Food Safety Concerns During Central PA Tour

HARRISBURG, Pa., Nov. 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Two state officials traveling the state to gain insight and raise public awareness about food issues in the commonwealth brought their tour to Bedford, Blair and Centre counties today. The tour by Agriculture Secretary Dennis Wolff and actin...

InnerLink Named Among Fastest Growing Companies in Central Pennsylvania

LANCASTER, Pa., Oct. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- InnerLink, an innovative developer of health and safety solutions, has been named the 13th fastest growing company in Central Pennsylvania by the Central Penn Business Journal. The 12th annual Top 50 Fastest Growing Companies event honors businesses that ...

AHRQ Awards $3 Million to Help Reduce Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections in Hospital ICUs

ROCKVILLE, Md., Oct. 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has awarded nearly $3 million for a contract to help reduce central line-associated bloodstream infections in hospital intensive care units (ICUs) by spreading the knowledge gained from a previous ...

Mayor Issues Million Resident Challenge To Educate Central Florida About Blood Pressure

Entire Region Won't Succumb to the Pressure ORLANDO, Fla., Sept. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Statistics show that 90% of us will have High Blood Pressure in our lifetime, but that data doesn't sit well with the people of Central Florida -- they're primed to fight the silent killer. Today, ...

IMRISneuro at Central DuPage Hospital will be the first in the Chicago area

WINNIPEG, Aug. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - IMRIS (TSX: IM) announced today that it will be installing its fully integrated intraoperative imaging suite IMRISneuro at Central DuPage Hospital (CDH) in Winfield, Illinois, a suburb west of Chicago. Installation of this leading edge technology is pl...

Highmark Caring Place to Honor Central Pennsylvania Volunteers Who Committed Over 5,000 Hours to Grieving Children

CAMP HILL, Pa., June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- The Highmark Caring Place will recognize 175 volunteers at a dinner event tomorrow evening at the West Shore Country Club. These individuals have collectively volunteered more than 5,000 hours -- an average of nearly 30 hours each during the past year --...

Creator of PubMed Central biomedical research database recognized for outstanding citizen service

Washington, DC June 23, 2008 The Partnership for Public Service, a Washington, DC-based non-profit group that aims to "revitalize the federal government by inspiring a new generation to serve and transforming the way government works," has announced that Dr. David Lipman, leader of the team that...

Psych Central Selected by TIME Magazine as Top 50 Web Site in 2008 for Its Top Mental Health Content and Social Media Platform

Boston-Area-Based Site Helps Break Down Stigma Associated with Mental Health Concerns NEWBURYPORT, Mass., June 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Psych Central(R) ( http://www.PsychCentral.com ) is currently being recognized on TIME.com as one of the best Web Sites in 2008 for its ...

American Red Cross Responds to Floods and Tornadoes in Central United States

Relief efforts underway throughout Midwest, but also in West Virginia WASHINGTON, June 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Storms and heavy rainfall have caused serious flash flooding in already saturated areas of the central United States. In response, the American Red Cross has mobilized relief w...

Mylan Inc. Acquires Central Eastern European Generics Businesses of Merck KGaA

PITTSBURGH, June 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Mylan Inc. (NYSE: MYL ) today announced that it has acquired Merck KGaA's Central & Eastern Europe (CEE) generics businesses, which include operations in Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, Slovenia and the Czech Republic. As announced previously, Mylan exe...

Race Central Launches Vigor Latino 5K Run/Walk, Promoting Hispanic Health, Fun and Fitness

RIALTO, Calif., March 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Race Central, the country's preeminent race timing organization, announces the inauguration of the first annual Vigor Latino 5K run/walk ( http://www.VigorLatino5K.com ) to be held at Whittier Narrows Park, Los Angeles, California on Saturday, March 29,...

Quintiles Central Laboratory in India Receives CAP Certification

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., Feb. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Quintiles Transnational Corp. today announced that its central laboratory in India has been certified by the College of American Pathologists (CAP). The central lab in Mumbai began supporting clinical trials in the first quarter of 2007. ...

BioMed Central bolsters radiology image collection

BioMed Central has partnered with the American Roentgen Ray Society to add more journals and images to GoldMiner, the ARRS radiology search engine. BioMed Central, the open access publisher of peer-reviewed biomedical research has contributed over 170 journals, adding over 4,200 images to the G...

Sleep chemical central to effectiveness of deep brain stimulation

A brain chemical that makes us sleepy also appears to play a central role in the success of deep brain stimulation to ease symptoms in patients with Parkinsons disease and other brain disorders. The surprising finding is outlined in a paper published online Dec. 23 in Nature Medicine. The work ...

Komen for the Cure Central New Mexico Affiliate, Lt. Gov. Diane Denish, Sen. Dede Feldman, Breast Cancer Survivors Call on Elected Officials to 'Close the Gap' in Access to Breast Health Services

Albuquerque to Join Nationwide Campaign Challenging U.S. to Close the Gaps in Breast Cancer Care, Survival Among Minorities, Low Income and Underinsured ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., Nov. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- On Nov. 28 from noon to 2:00 p.m., the Central New Mexico Affiliate...