Economic in Medical News

BD and Direct Relief International Team Up to Provide Free Diabetes Insulin Injection Products to Americans Impacted by the Economic Downturn

FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J. and SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Aug. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) and Direct Relief International announced today the launch of a new nationwide program to help people with insulin-dependent diagnosed diabetes who have been affected by the current ...

Increasing Regulation and Economic Volatility Key Catalysts for Risk Management in the Food System, Agribusiness and Beverage Industry, Says Report from Aon Analytics

CHICAGO, July 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Aon Corporation (NYSE: AOC ), the leading global provider of risk management services, today released its 2009 U.S. Food System, Agribusiness and Beverage Industry Report . The first annual report was generated by Aon Analytics to h...

Healthcare: Solutions for the American Crisis 'The Economic Report' Show to Feature Rising Medical Solutions, Inc.

DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla., July 30 /PRNewswire/ -- The Economic Report has found a promising solution that puts power back in the healthcare consumer's hands. Rising Medical Solutions will discuss this solution and more in an upcoming episode of the show's series on Solutions for the ...

Study finds rapid growth in health costs hurts economic performance of US industries

A first-of-its-kind RAND Corporation study has linked the rapid growth in health care costs in the United States with job losses and lower output among industries that commonly provide workers with health insurance. Researchers examined the economic performance of 38 industries from 1987 throu...

Highlights of Economic and Business Growth in the Tampa Bay Region (News Briefs)

TAMPA BAY, Fla., July 20 /PRNewswire/ -- News briefs concerning economic and business growth in the Tampa Bay Region from the Tampa Bay Partnership: USF Poly Unveils Plans for Two Incubator Facilities University of South Florida Polytechnic announced plans to open two busi...

Shifting Scientific, Health Priorities and Global Economic Downturn Impact Investment in HIV Prevention R&D

New r eport finds first decline in HIV vaccine R&D investment in a decade CAPE TOWN, South Africa, July 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A new report on investment in HIV prevention research in 2008 finds that HIV vaccine research funding levels decreased for t...

Fat Reduction Market in Europe to Soar Despite Economic Downturn

WALTHAM, Mass., July 16 /PRNewswire/ -- According to Millennium Research Group (MRG), the global authority on medical technology market intelligence, the fat reduction device market will experience the highest growth of all body contouring devices in Europe through 2013. MRG's European...

Pelosi Remarks on Economic Recovery Act at Mission Neighborhood Health Center in San Francisco

WASHINGTON, July 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Speaker Nancy Pelosi spoke at a news conference at the Mission Neighborhood Health Center today to highlight critical investments in community health clinics made by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. She also discussed the need for comprehen...

Aging Institute May Die Before its Time, Due To Economic Conditions Yet Washington Based Non-Profit Organization Forges Ahead with Scheduled Landmark Conference

In the face of the most difficult economic times in 20 years, the much-anticipated first Think Tank Summit and Town Forum, hosted by the Institute for Advanced Studies in Aging and Geriatric Medicine, on The Healthcare Challenges & Opportunities for America's Aging Population, scheduled for T...

The Meetings Industry...Stirred But Not Shaken by Current Economic Setbacks - Patriot Meetings Announces Their 360 Degree Program that Ensures Successful Meetings

Patriot Meetings believes that what's old is new again in the meetings industry. Solid professional experience coupled with a genuine value of client relationships and their unique business requirements delivers solid results. Their 360 degree approach to program development and execution guarant...

Growing Proteomics Market and the Current Economic Crisis Could Act in Tandem to Spur Growth in the European 2 Dimensional Gel Electrophoresis Market, States Frost & Sullivan

LONDON, June 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Two-dimensional electrophoresis (2DE) is the most cost-effective protein profiling technology and is the only technology in which the constituents of a protein sample can be entirely visualised in a single gel. However, current technical limitations will need to be ...

SouthWest Benefits Association Survey Finds Employers Continue to Focus on Health and Wellness during Economic Downturn

Research indicates health of employees is priority; efforts to reduce costs include dependent eligibility audits DALLAS, June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Today the SouthWest Benefits Association, a regional, non-profit established to foster relationships and support the educational growth of professio...

U-M Hospitals & Health Centers Weathers Tough Economic Climate, Plans for Growth

Fiscal year ends with positive margin after midyear cost-cutting efforts, but new fiscal year presents fresh challenges ANN ARBOR, Mich., June 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Despite a very challenging economic environment, the University of Michigan Hospitals and Health Centers will end the ...

More Than 300 Economists Declare Health Insurance for All Key to Economic Recovery

New Reports Detail How To Structure A "Play-Or-Pay" System; Shows That Employer Health Mandate Would Create Jobs WASHINGTON, June 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Economist Jonathan Gruber and health care experts Jacob Hacker and Ken Jacobs joined Institute for America's Future co-director...

Clearly Contacts Announces Another Quarter Of Growth In The Economic Downturn

Clearly Contacts released their second quarter unaudited financial results today, for the quarter ending April 30, 2009. With consistent growth and increased orders, the Company is one of the rare businesses succeeding in the recession. Vancouver, British Columbia (Vo...

Screening Programs to Drive European GI Videoscope Market Despite Economic Downturn, According to Millennium Research Group

WALTHAM, Mass., June 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Millennium Research Group (MRG), the global authority on medical technology market intelligence, finds that despite the economic downturn, market growth in the European gastrointestinal (GI) videoscope segment will be fueled by increased colorectal cancer (C...

Video: Bon Secours Finds Young Families are In Line With National Economic Trend

New 'Safe and Sound' program eases the financial impact on new families RICHMOND, Va., June 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Richmond's young families are worried about the economy and their concern is impacting their utilization of health care. To view the Multimedia News Release, go to: http://ww...

Council for American Medical Innovation and The Aspen Institute Bring Leaders Together In Washington, D.C., To Discuss The Economic Impact Of Medical Science and Discovery, and Policies Needed To Maintain U.S. Leadership at 'Best And Brightest Forum On Me

WASHINGTON, June 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- WHAT: United States leadership in medical innovation is at risk. A recent study found that the U.S. currently ranks sixth among 40 countries and regions in innovation and competitiveness, and it placed last in...

Asymchem Continues to Maintain a Good Running Posture, Despite Economic Crisis

TIANJIN, China, June 3 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Asymchem is pleased to announce its recent award by Pfizer Inc. as the 2008 Top Intermediates CMO Award, and announces the opening of a high potency API and drug product facility, despite the current challenging economic environment. Meanwhile, Dr. C...

IT Budgets of Healthcare Organizations in Asia Pacific Region Expected to Grow, Regardless of the Economic Slowdown, says Frost & Sullivan

SINGAPORE, June 1 /PRNewswire/ -- While the economic slump has driven several companies to resort to strategic budget and cost-cutting initiatives, healthcare organizations are increasing their spending on healthcare information technology (IT) solutions and services to enhance healthcare delivery...

Although the Health Care Market is Recession-Resistant, It Is Not Recession-Immune, According to Millennium Research Group's Medtech Economic Quarterly Publication

WALTHAM, Mass., May 28 /PRNewswire/ -- According to Millennium Research Group's (MRG's) Q1 2009 issue of Medtech Economic Quarterly (EQ), the health care and medtech industry has long been considered a recession-resistant segment of the economy; while this may be true, however, it is not reces...

AmeriCares and Boehringer Ingelheim Open New, Expanded Free Clinic to Help Families Hit Hardest by Economic Hardship

Clinic provides needed services with increasing numbers losing access to healthcare DANBURY, Conn., May 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Boehringer Ingelheim and AmeriCares Free Clinics today announced the opening of a new, expanded clinic in Danbury to serve the medical needs of the working poor at a ti...

Increasingly Competitive European Dental Implant Market to Reach Over $2.7 Billion by 2013 Despite Unfavorable Economic Conditions

Millennium Research Group's new European dental implant report now provides more geographical coverage than ever before WALTHAM, Mass., May 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Millennium Research Group's (MRG's) new European Markets for Dental Implants 2009 report finds that, despite unfavorable economic co...

Frost & Sullivan: Healthcare Delivery in APAC Upon Economic Recession

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, May 25 /PRNewswire/ -- While the economic recession poses great challenges for the global industries to handle, the healthcare delivery market remains as one of the few recession proof sectors, alongside education and entertainment industries. Growing & ageing populat...

NSD Bio Group, LLC Selected By U.S. - China Economic & Security Review Commission for Analysis of China's Pharma Supply Chain on U.S. Pharmaceuticals

PHILADELPHIA, May 20 /PRNewswire/ -- NSD Bio Group, LLC - North American Advisory firm, has been tapped by the U.S. China Economic and Security Review Commission, to conduct special research and analyses on the increasing role of China's raw ingredients used in pharmaceutical products and dietary ...

Reducing Chronic Diseases Critical to Economic Recovery and Health Reform

WASHINGTON, May 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- An obese 70-year-old will spend approximately 20 percent more on health care over their lifetime - nearly $40,000 - than a peer of normal weight, according to the second annual Almanac of Chronic Disease , released today by the Partnership to Fight Ch...

Video: Economic Downturn Is Driving Many Osteoporotic Women to Retire Later - but Their Ability to Work May Be Undermined by Sub-Optimal Management of Their Disease

Survey Respondents' Lives Significantly Impacted After Breaking a Bone Special Council of Health and Women's Groups Formed to Encourage Women to Make Bone Health a Priority Before They Break a Bone WASHINGTON, May 14 /PRNewswire/ --- The Know My Bones Council today announced results fr...

New Study Shows Stresses of Economic Downturn on Women's Relationships

Nationwide Caron Treatment Centers Poll Examines Challenges Women Face in their Romantic Relationships and Offers Tools for Empowerment PHILADELPHIA, May 13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- From decreased intimacy to lack of communication with their partner, the economy is having a profound i...

New Economic Impact Study: Obama Administration Implementation of Bush-Era Medicare Regulation Will Cost U.S. $2.5 Billion in Business Activity, Cut Over 30,000 Jobs

AHCA, Alliance Warn Sizable Job Losses in Key Economic Sector Undermines Obama Administration's Economic Stimulus Objectives, Contrary to Broader Health Reform Goals WASHINGTON, May 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In releasing a new economic impact study detailing the importance of the skille...

Indianapolis Residents View Economic Challenges as Significant Barrier to Properly Managing Type 2 Diabetes

Cost of diabetes treatments, local gyms and fresh food among barriers preventing Indianapolis residents from implementing healthy habits to take control of their diabetes INDIANAPOLIS, May 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Taking Control of Your Diabetes (TCOYD), a not-for-profit organization dedicate...

Undiagnosed diabetes takes economic toll

New Rochelle, NY, May 7, 2009Approximately 6.3 million adultsor one fourth of the people in the U.S. with diabetes mellitusare unaware they have the disease, and this undiagnosed population accounts for an estimated $18 billion in health care costs each year, according to a study in a recent issue...

APA Poll Finds Economic Stress Taking a Toll on Men

Middle-Aged Men Stressed about Work, Money and the Economy Seven out of 10 American Workers Affected by Employers' Cost-Cutting Measures WASHINGTON, May 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Economic pressures are having an increasing impact on men aged 35 to 54, according to a new survey by the ...

Affinion Group Survey Reveals That Underinsured Consumers Need Alternate Solutions in Light of Current Economic Climate

Nearly half say unreimbursed loss of as little as $500 would have "severe" impact on financial stability NORWALK, Conn., May 7 /PRNewswire/ -- As unemployment rates continue to climb, one often overlooked aspect of people being laid-off is their access to affordable insurance. In a national ...

Webcast Alert: Release of Economic Analysis Revealing $734 Billion in Savings Produced by Using Generic Medicines in 1999 - 2008

ARLINGTON, Va., May 7 /PRNewswire/ -- The Generic Pharmaceutical Association (GPhA) will discuss the results of an independent analysis commissioned from IMS Health, the leading healthcare market intelligence company, revealing that generic pharmaceutical utilization has contributed $734 billion i...

Latino Coalition Highlights Importance of Personal Health Records At Economic Summit

MyMedicalRecords Bilingual PHR Identified as Helping Bring Healthcare Equality to Latino Families LOS ANGELES, May 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MMR Information Systems, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: MMRF), which through its wholly-owned operating subsidiary, MyMedicalRecords, Inc. (collectively, "...

Despite the Economic Downturn, Long-Term Growth Potential in the US Dental Biomaterial Market Remains Robust

Millennium Research Group releases latest editions of its Industry Quarterly publications focused on recent events in the cardiovascular, endoscopy, orthopedics, aesthetics, and imaging and healthcare IT industries WALTHAM, Mass., May 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Millennium Research Group (MRG), the glo...

Reprocessed Device Market Booming During the Economic Crisis

Market growth to exceed 12% through 2013, according to Millennium Research Group WALTHAM, Mass., May 4 /PRNewswire/ -- According to Millennium Research Group's (MRG's) US Markets for Reprocessed Devices 2009, hospitals are under significant pressure to lower spending due to the global eco...

World Anti-Aging Congress 2009 Defies Global Economic Downturn, Demonstrating Strength of Anti-Aging Medical Movement

More than 2,600 participants from the medical, scientific, and business arenas convened for the 17th Annual World Congress on Anti-Aging Medicine's Spring 2009 Session. Held April 23-25th 2009, this event was sponsored The American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine (A4M; www.worldhealth.net ), the...

iDrug Technology Hopes to Promote Economic Stimulus at the Subconscious Level of Every Citizen

Technology of the Future or Future of Our Society? TACOMA, Wash., April 28 /PRNewswire/ -- What if you were able to reprogram a person's mind? People looking to improve their lives can now prime their brains for success with the iDrug ( http://www.theidrug.com ) audio collection. The iDrug em...

Alere's Dr. Michael Taitel Provides Insights Into Reducing Health and Productivity Costs During Turbulent Economic Times

- Taitel to speak at Annual SALGBA meeting in Denver - Highlights include the critical relationship between health and productivity and methods for measuring the cost of poor health to employers - Underscores how stressful economic environment impacts personal health - Insights into...