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Connectyx Looks to Establish Market Leadership with MedSync and MedFlash Product Line As Stated During Nationwide Teleconference

PALM CITY, Fla., July 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Connectyx Technologies Holdings Group, Inc. (Other OTC: CTYX) is pleased to announce that the Company is looking to establish itself as the market leader in the Electronic Personal Health Record (ePHR) Industry as stated by Connectyx CEO, Ronn Sch...

Toray to establish water treatment R&D center at NTU in Singapore

Today, Toray Industries, Inc., a multinational corporation headquartered in Japan and the world's largest producer of carbon fiber, announced the establishment of Toray Water Technology Laboratory (TWTL) in Singapore to conduct research and development of water treatment technologies. Nanyang Tech...

Children's Hospital Boston, CompuCyte Corporation Establish International Quantitative Imaging Cytometry Center

BOSTON, June 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Children's Hospital Boston and CompuCyte Corporation today announced the establishment of an International Quantitative Imaging Cytometry Center of Excellence in Boston, to be jointly run by the two organizations. Under their agreement, Children's Hospital Bosto...

WaferGen and Leading Academic Medical Center Establish Genotyping Research Collaboration to Validate SNPs in Breast Cancer Using SmartChip(TM) Real-Time PCR System

FREMONT, Calif., April 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- WaferGen Biosystems, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: WGBS), a leading developer of state-of-the-art genetic analysis systems, today announced the signing of a research collaboration with Duke University Medical Center scientists for WaferGen's SmartC...

Study Fails to Establish Link Between Cancer and Firefighting

WASHINGTON, April 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A study released today titled Assessing State Firefighter Cancer Presumption Laws And Current Firefighter Cancer Research , found there is inadequate scientific research to determine a link between working as a firefighter and an elevated risk of co...

Calif. Nurses to Gather for First Major Hearing on Bill to Establish Guaranteed Healthcare for All Californians

California One of Eight States Considering Similar Bills OAKLAND, Calif., April 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Leaders of the California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee will join the first major hearing this year, in the Senate Health Committee tomorrow, on a bill that would...

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Eli Lilly and Company Establish Coalition to Help Improve the Health of Indiana Residents with Diabetes

Healthy Hoosiers Alliance made up of health organizations from public and private sector; Will work together to implement new approaches designed to achieve better patient outcomes INDIANAPOLIS, March 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield and Eli Lilly and Company (...

Growers Establish Foundation To Help Farmworkers With Child Care, Health Care and Education

MAITLAND, Fla., March 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Florida farmers have launched a new foundation to benefit farmworkers, announcing today an initial round of $160,000 in funding for three programs related to child care, health care and education for the farmworker community in South Florida. For its ...

National Caregiver Coalition to National Governors Association: Establish State Task Forces to Monitor Medicaid Spending, Ascertain Funds Going to Protect Seniors

Coalition to Protect Senior Care Letter to Governors Rendell, Douglas Says to Use Medicaid Funds for Seniors - Not Unrelated State Projects JOPLIN, Mo., Feb. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In a new letter to National Governors Association (NGA) Chairman Ed Rendell (D-PA) and James Douglas (R-V...

BCBSF and FLC Establish Florida Health Literacy Grants Program

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Feb. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida (BCBSF) is proud to announce it has awarded the Florida Literacy Coalition (FLC) a three-year grant for the establishment of a statewide health literacy initiative. The goal of the grant is to create a new ...

The SCAN Foundation Grants $5 Million to the Health Technology Center to Establish National Center for Technology and Aging

LONG BEACH, Calif. and SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- The SCAN Foundation has awarded $5 million to The Health Technology Center (HealthTech) to establish the nation's first center devoted exclusively to advancing the use of technologies that dramatically enhance home and community-based c...

AMERIGROUP to Establish Public Policy Institute

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., Jan. 12, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AMERIGROUP Corporation (NYSE: AGP ) announced today that it has established the AMERIGROUP Public Policy Institute, which will enhance the Company's focus on improving public healthcare programs and initiatives that serve people who ar...

Association for the Advancement of Wound Care Leads World Health Organization Initiative to Establish Guidelines for Wound and Lymphedema Care

MALVERN, Pa., Sept. 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Association for the Advancement of Wound Care (AAWC) is leading the development of guidelines for the global treatment of wounds and lymphedema at the request of the World Health Organization (WHO). The collaboration will significantly enhan...

Experts establish baseline for civic engagement among retirees

The rise of retired people seeking active participation in their communities has led researchers to define this new aspect of American life. As a result, civic engagement can now be considered a distinct retirement role, according to an article in the latest issue of The Gerontologist (Volume ...

Kroger and The Little Clinic Establish Partnership to Offer Customers Convenient Healthcare Centers Inside Their Neighborhood Store

Kroger Makes Significant Investment in The Little Clinic CINCINNATI and NASHVILLE, Tenn., May 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR ) and The Little Clinic LLC today announced a partnership aimed at bringing walk-in medical clinics and consumer health solutions to stor...

Determined a new method to establish the antioxidant capacity of extra virgin olive oil

This release is available in Spanish . A group of scientists from the Nutrition and Food Science Department from the Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Granada have reported the beneficial effects of extra virgin olive oil on human health, determining in vitro and in vivo the ...

Rising Medical Solutions and WorkCompEDI Establish Relationship to Provide Workers' Compensation eBilling Solutions

CHICAGO, April 8, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- Rising Medical Solutions, Inc. (Rising), a national medical cost containment organization, and WorkCompEDI, an electronic transaction clearinghouse company, recently established a relationship to process electronic billing transactions between healthcare ...

The Wallick Companies Establish Sanford Goldston Memorial Fund

COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 4 /PRNewswire/ -- The Wallick Companies have established a memorial fund in the name of their late co-founder, Sanford "Sandy" Goldston, to benefit cancer research and provide assistance to residents of affordable housing. The Wallick Companies made an initial donation ...

Photo: Animal Rescue League of Boston Receives $3 Million Grant to Establish a Center for Shelter Dogs

From the Foundation of the late Dr. Frank Stanton, Former President of CBS BOSTON, Feb. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- The Animal Rescue League (ARL) of Boston has received a $3 million grant from The Stanton Foundation, the largest private contribution in the ARL of Boston's 109-year-old history. The Stan...

Landmark Articles Published by QualityMetric Scientists Report Improvements in Short Form Health Status Measures and Establish Criteria for Future Development

Invited Commentary by John E. Ware, Jr., PhD, provides context to the past, present and future use of patient-reported outcomes as a leading performance metric for healthcare quality LINCOLN, R.I., Jan. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- As the healthcare industry struggles to balance cost with...

JDRF to establish an autoimmunity center at University of Colorado Denver

AURORA, Colo. (Jan. 28, 2008) Researchers at the Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes at the University of Colorado Denver have new resources in their fight against type 1 diabetes: The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation has approved funding for the establishment of a JDRF Autoimmunity ...

Sens. Kerry, Boxer and Feinstein call on FDA to Establish Maximum Level for Lead in Lipstick

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Senators John Kerry, Diane Feinstein and Barbara Boxer are urging the Food and Drug Administration to test a wide range of lipstick brands for the presence of lead, to publicly report their results, and to limit lead in lipstick and other cosmetics...

Nastech to Establish Subsidiary, MDRNA, Inc., as an Independent Company to Focus on the Development of RNA-Based Therapeutics

BOTHELL, Wash., Nov. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nastech Pharmaceutical Company Inc. ("Nastech") (Nasdaq: NSTK ) announced today that the Board of Directors has approved the recommendation of its Special Committee to move forward with the process of establishing Nastech's wholly-owned subsid...

Hofstra University to Establish New School of Medicine, Partnering with the North Shore-LIJ Health System

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y., Oct. 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Hofstra University President Stuart Rabinowitz and the North Shore-LIJ Health System President and Chief Executive Officer Michael J. Dowling joined today to announce a unique and historic agreement to plan the establishment of a new medical ...

University Hospitals Ireland Cancer Center and Funky Winkerbean Cartoonist Tom Batiuk Establish Lisa's Legacy Fund for Cancer Research and Education

Serious subject for the funnies becomes basis for Lisa's Legacy Fund CLEVELAND, Oct. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- For the first time in a comic strip, Funky Winkerbean creator Tom Batiuk has depicted the death of a young wife and mother from the recurrence of breast cancer. Lisa Moore, a major characte...

Scientists Establish Link Between Foie Gras and Disease

A University of Tennessee researcher has discovered an association between foie gras prepared from goose or duck liver and the type of amyloid found in rheumatoid arthritis or tuberculosis. Dr. Alan Solomon, a Professor at the University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine in Knoxville...

NRI Health Body to Establish Chain of Satellite Hospitals in Kerala

The Malabar Institute of Medical Sciences (MIMS) is planning to launch a chain of satellite hospitals in Kerala. // MIMS, run by a group of non-resident Indian (NRI) doctors residing in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, has already acquired four acres of land in Kottakal in Malappuram...

ISB To Establish Research Chair On Real Estate And Urban Studies

The Indian School of Business (ISB) Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Indu Projects Ltd, a Hyderabad-based real estate company, to establish// the first research chair for 'real estate and urban studies'. This is said to be the first such step taken by any business scho...

Copeman Healthcare To Establish Private Clinics

Canada’s private health-care firm Copeman Healthcare has announced its intentions of establishing its presence in Ontario and other prominent cities in the country by the year 2007. //The Health Minister of the Province has said that large fines will be imposed on the organization if any legislatio...

Allscripts Notified of Purported Class Action Lawsuit

...tions, development and product upgrade releases; competitive pressures including product offerings, pricing and promotional activities; our ability to establish and maintain strategic relationships; undetected errors or similar problems in our software products; compliance with existing laws, regulations and i...

More Than 100 Healthy Schools Honored by the Alliance for a Healthier Generation

... them to improve access to healthier foods; increase physical activity opportunities before, during and after school; enhance nutrition education; and establish school employee wellness programs. Support is tailored so that every school creates its own local approach that matches the specific needs of its comm...

NATB Announces Partnership With Ronald McDonald House Charities(R)

...her initiatives will be announced in the coming months. NATB also hopes to establish a unique ticket donation and volunteer program that encourages its members ...TB was formed in 1994 by a group of concerned ticket brokers who desired to establish an industry-wide standard of conduct and to create ethical rules and proced...

The Ensign Group Reports Second Quarter 2009 Earnings of $0.39 per Share; Reaffirms 2009 EPS Guidance

...arious roles. During his term as president and CEO of Sutter Health, Mr. Johnson presided over the dramatic expansion of its health system, and helped establish Sutter as an industry leader. Mr. Johnson also served as a member of the board of directors of VISICU, Inc., a publicly-traded healthcare info...

Feline Pine Announces National 'Take Your Cat to the Vet Day' August 22

... Feline Pine has partnered with feline specialist Dr. Michele Gaspar, DVM and the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine in Chicago, to establish National Take Your Cat to the Vet Day . The inaugural event will be August 22, 2009 . "Although your cat may appear perfectly healthy, it's ...

Bellicum Pharmaceuticals Announces Initiation of Phase I/II Clinical Trial of Novel Vaccine for Patients With Advanced Prostate Cancer

... Bellicum Founder, President and Chief Medical Officer, Kevin M. Slawin, M.D., stated, "This first clinical trial of BP-GMAX-CD1 is designed to establish proof of principle for our core iCD40 technology, which has been engineered to overcome the critical potency limitations of previous cancer vaccine st...

National Council on Disability to Call for Emergency Management Changes for People with Disabilities

... recommendations during a breakout session. In this report, NCD offers information and advice to assist all levels of government in its work to establish evidence-based policies, programs and practices across the lifecycle of disasters. This report provides examples of effective community efforts with r...

FileTrail Joins With Lexmark To Offer End-to-End RFID-Enabled Item Management, Tracking, and Printing Solutions

...gencies, medical establishments, and universities throughout North America to deliver item-tracking solutions that reduce cost, ensure compliance, and establish best practices. Offering both hosted and stand-alone, enterprise-wide solutions, FileTrail provides proven methods to streamline record, file, and ite...

Novo Nordisk Appoints Per Falk, M.D., Ph.D., as Vice President for Clinical, Medical and Regulatory Affairs for North America

...y and biopharmaceuticals, as well as regulatory affairs and medical communications. Dr. Falk joined Novo Nordisk in 2002 as a vice president to establish the Experimental Medicine unit in Denmark. Later he served the company in Tokyo where he was responsible for drug development and market authorizatio...

Sanofi-Aventis Recognized for Workplace Efforts to Prevent Cancer

...nd efforts to improve the health and wellness of our employees and their families." To earn Gold Standard accreditation, an organization must establish programs to reduce cancer through: (1) discouraging tobacco use; (2) encouraging physical activity; (3) encouraging healthy diet and nutrition; (4) de...

The Scleroderma Foundation Applauds Introduction of First Bill in the Senate Promoting Research and Awareness of Scleroderma

...nt registries. Support for the training of new investigators. Direct the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to establish a scleroderma public awareness campaign highlighting disease symptoms, prevalence, related conditions, and the importance of early diagnosis. The legi...