Foreign in Medical News

Immigration Attorneys Make Immigration Law & Employment Visas Easier for Foreign Workers, U.S. Employers, Corporations and Corporate Counsel

Jacobson & Han LLP, internationally recognized immigration attorneys, offers on-site immigration law consultations, presentations, seminars and workshops in response to increased immigration worksite enforcement and new federal mandates. The current immigration climate places increased scrut...

Pederson Immigration Law Group Attorneys Featured in 14th Annual J-1/H-1B Foreign Physician Immigration Conference and Job Fair Series

Jan Pederson, the nation's foremost foreign physician immigration expert and senior partner at the Pederson Immigration Law Group, P.C. is slated to be keynote speaker at this year's J-1/H-1B Foreign Physician Immigration Conference and Job Fair Series. Washington, DC (...

Pederson Immigration Law Group Announces 14th Annual J-1/H-1B Foreign Physician Immigration Conference and Job Fair Series

14th annual J-1/H-1B foreign physician immigration conference and job fair series announced by Pederson Immigration Law Group, P.C. Washington, DC (PRWEB) July 10, 2009 -- The Pederson Immigration Law Group, P.C., (PILG) announced the details today for the 2009 J-1/H-1B...

Church Leaders Urge U.S. Congress to Support U.S. Foreign Aid Reform Bill

WASHINGTON, May 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- U.S. church bodies, convened by the Christian anti-hunger advocacy group Bread for the World , are petitioning Congress to pass the Initiating Foreign Assistance Reform Act of 2009 (H.R. 2139). The bipartisan bill starts the process of overhauling U.S...

Bishops Urge New President to Keep Laws on Conscience Rights, Foreign Aid for Abortion, Embryonic Stem Cell Research

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. bishops urged President-elect Barack Obama not to rescind current policies that protect conscience rights of health care workers, prevent foreign aid to organizations promoting abortion, and ban funding of stem cell research that encourages d...

NABP Expanding Computer-Based Test Delivery to Include Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Equivalency Examination(R)

BLOOMINGTON, Minn., Jan. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Pearson VUE, the computer-based testing business of Pearson, today announced that it has signed an agreement with the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy(R) (NABP(R)) to be the exclusive test delivery provider of the computer-based Foreign Pharmacy...

NABP Findings Underscore Dangers of Purchasing Prescription Medicine Online and From Foreign Sources

MOUNT PROSPECT, Ill., Oct. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With the number of visitors to Internet drug outlets nearly tripling in the last year, the risk to patients' health is higher than ever. Based on its assessment of more than 1,000 Internet drug outlets selling medicine online, the Nation...

Raw deal for foreign brides in Taiwan: study

More than a quarter of a million women have been sold as wives and baby-makers in South East Asia, but they are getting a raw deal in health care and social inclusion. A PhD study undertaken by Queensland University of Technology nursing researcher Yung-Mei Yang has found that foreign wives of...

PhRMA Applauds House Committee on Foreign Affairs Commitment to Continuing Efforts to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Epidemics

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) President and CEO Billy Tauzin today released the following statement on the passage of the Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis an...

GetWellNetwork Expands Foreign Language Support for the PatientLife System

Enables Hospitals to Meet Bed-Side Demands of Non-English Speaking Patients and Families BETHESDA, Md., Oct. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- GetWellNetwork, Inc., a leading provider of Interactive Patient Care (IPC) solutions, today announced the availability of Spanish and Arabi...

More Foreign Trained Doctors Receive Licenses

A recent report has shown the increase in the number of licenses issued to foreign-trained doctors by the Ontario College of Physicians// and Surgeons- 42 per cent of the 2,961 new licenses have been given to internationally trained medical graduates. Among the foreign-trained doctors who rec...

‘Nursing’ a Dream in Foreign Lans

Washington – Today, the nursing profession is sought after. The demand for qualified nurses in many foreign countries has made the noble profession,// lucrative. Many native nurses are making a beeline to foreign lands, in search of greener pastures. Therefore, it has become an exciting profession ...

China Opens Doors For Foreign Investments In Hospitals Care System

The China's Health Minister, Gao Qiang, recently announced that Beijing is looking into possibilities of foreign investors in their hospital health care system//. To further encourage foreign investments the government is allowing companies to hold as much as 70 percent stake of the private medical...

Geordie Woman Victim to Foreign Accent Syndrome

A Geordie woman has woken up after a stroke to find that her Geordie accent has gone, leaving in its place a Jamaican patois kind of accent//. Lynda Walker, 60, is the victim of a rare affliction that leaves sufferers with a different accent. She regained consciousness after a stroke in March l...

Fraudulent Foreign Doctors Practising In Cambodia

An Australian woman Gloria A. Christie, 50, also known as Doctor Gloria set up a popular medical clinic in Phnom Penh, Cambodia//. She is facing hefty fines and a potential jail sentence after being accused of falsely claiming to be a highly qualified medical expert. Her hospital mainly treats ...

Indian Nationals with Foreign Medical Degrees can now practice in India

A new policy by the Government of India will now enable Indians who have acquired medical degrees from abroad, to practice in India, through a screening test that will be conducted by the National Board of Examinations (An Autonomous Body of The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare). The purpose o...

Duane Reade Holdings, Inc. Announces Expiration and Results of Tender Offers for Senior Secured Floating Rate Notes and Senior Subordinated Notes and Solicitation of Consents to Related Indentures

...n federal and state laws and regulations, including the potential impact of changes in regulations surrounding the importation of pharmaceuticals from foreign countries and changes in laws governing minimum wage requirements, changes in the Company's operating strategy, capital expenditure plans or developme...

Duane Reade Holdings, Inc. Announces Closing of Offering of $300 Million of 11.75% Senior Secured Notes Due 2015

...n federal and state laws and regulations, including the potential impact of changes in regulations surrounding the importation of pharmaceuticals from foreign countries and changes in laws governing minimum wage requirements, the impact of aggressive enforcement by federal, state and local law enforcement ag...

Nuvo Announces 2009 second quarter financial results

...ed shutdown. Total operating expenses, excluding foreign currency gains and losses, for the three-month per... June 30, 2009 total operating expenses, excluding foreign currency gains increased to $7.9 million compared ... costs, an increase in licensing fee revenue and a foreign exchange gain more than exceeded increases in SG A...

Labopharm Reports Results for Second Quarter Fiscal 2009

... higher gross margin on product sales and a higher foreign exchange gain, which were partially offset by lowe... higher gross margin on product sales and a higher foreign exchange gain, which were partially offset by high... (107) (551) (294) (1,203) foreign exchange gain (1,961) (20) (2,4...

Hill-Rom Reports Third Quarter Financial Results

...de, continued stringent internal cost controls and foreign exchange movements." Soderberg concluded, ...ed at reducing core operating expenses, along with foreign exchange movements. -- Adjusted pre-tax in...th the release of valuation allowances on foreign tax credit carryforwards and the recognition of ce...

Wrongful Death Lawsuit for Tyler R. Hill Against Ambassadors Group, docleaf, et al., Officially Settled

...dustry. Danielle Grijalva, director for the Committee for Safety of foreign Exchange Students, applauds the Hill's advocacy for safety and sanctions du...ors they are entrusting their kids to." Grijalva recommends parents contact foreign police authorities to report abuse and then contact local, state and federa...

New Research Suggests Most Are Willing to Make Tradeoffs and Would Embrace Comprehensive Health Care Reform

...Learning has applied its innovative dialogue-based methods to a wide range of issues including health care, education, the federal debt, entitlements, foreign policy, land use, housing, transportation, local budgeting, aging, and environmental sustainability. By bringing different perspectives to bear...

Symmetry Medical Reports Second Quarter 2009 Financial Results

...nd quarter 2008. Revenues during the quarter were unfavorably impacted by a foreign currency translation effect of $5.9 million. Gross profit for the ...ing estimates regarding 2009 guidance reflect current market conditions and foreign currency rates. Actual results may differ materially, and we refer you to f...

Sunrise Reports Financial Results for Second-Quarter 2009

...e second quarter of 2009. Excluding the impact of foreign exchange rates, comparable community revenues for ...he second quarter of 2009. Excluding the impact of foreign exchange rates, average daily revenue per occupied...econd quarter of 2008, and excluding the impact of foreign exchange rates, comparable community operating exp...

SXC Health solutions announces record second quarter financial results

...----- ----------- ----------- Net cash provided by financing activities 1,347 46,558 5,135 46,775 Effect of foreign exchange on cash balances (68) 35 26 21 ----------- ----------- ---------...

The Advisory Board Company Reports Fiscal Year 2010 First Quarter Results

...for the same period a year ago. EBITDA, excluding foreign currency gain, was $7.3 million for the quarter, c...s of calendar year 2008 revenue, EBITDA, excluding foreign currency gains and losses, in a range of approxima...er income, net, which includes interest income and foreign currency gain; income taxes; and depreciation and ...

Cambrex Reports Second Quarter 2009 Results

...red to second quarter 2008 excluding the impact of foreign currency. Reported sales declined by 9.8% for the...er 2008. Excluding an 11.9% unfavorable impact of foreign exchange, reflecting a stronger U.S. dollar, sales...es from 29.9% during the second quarter 2008, with foreign currency favorably impacting gross margin by 2.1%....

FDA extends review of Pennsaid(R) diclofenac sodium topical solution

...s of, investments in or alliances with other companies and businesses, competition, risks associated with doing business outside of the United States, foreign currency exchange rates, issues related to our existing material weakness in accounting for income taxes or potential environmental liabilities. These...

Mobile Surgery International Assembles Team of Nationally Recognized Orthopedic Surgeons

...to source cost-effective and appropriate operating room capacity and machinery, sophisticated surgical expertise, and mobility. It offers domestic and foreign payers and uninsured, self-insured, under-insured, and self-directed patients a way to overcome financial, cultural, and geographical barriers to trea...

Landauer, Inc. Reports Fiscal 2009 Third Quarter Results

...nt was offset by the impact of the strengthening of the dollar against most foreign currencies, which reduced revenue by approximately $0.7 million in the quar...ancial events; the effects of changing economic and competitive conditions; foreign exchange rates; government regulations; accreditation requirements; changes...

West Announces Second Quarter 2009 Results

...r year period, primarily due to adverse effects of foreign currency translation, which reduced reported sales...urrent quarter, reflecting $6.1 million in adverse foreign currency translation and the positive effect of th... mitigated by $2.4 million of favorable effects of foreign currency translation on...

ATS Medical Announces Second Quarter 2009 Results

...ase of 7.7% compared to the second quarter of 2008. Excluding the impact of foreign currency fluctuations revenue growth for the quarter was 21.7% overall, 27....ng activities (877) 2,750 Effect of foreign exchange rate changes 11 ...

Uroplasty Reports First Fiscal Quarter Results

...in the year-ago period. Excluding the translation impact of fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, sales to customers outside of the U.S. declined ap... Interest expense (7,907) (6,834) foreign currency exchange loss (7,330) (5,770) Other, net ...

Innophos Holdings, Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2009 Results

... Operating income 31,435 89,951 Interest expense, net 3,612 8,443 foreign exchange gain (690) (294) Other loss (income), net 208 (158) ...

STAAR Surgical Generates Cash From Operations During Second Quarter

...elective procedures, the challenge of managing our foreign subsidiaries, the risk that sales of our newly int...s in conformance with GAAP, the Company translates foreign currency sales and expenses to dollars at the weig... -2% (399) -1% (222) Gain on foreign currency 1% 122 0% ...

Savient Pharmaceuticals Receives Complete Response Letter from U.S. Food and Drug Administration for KRYSTEXXA(TM)

...competitors; reliance on third parties to manufacture, market and distribute many of our products; economic, political and other risks associated with foreign operations; risks of maintaining protection for our intellectual property; risks of an adverse determination in intellectual property litigation; and ...

Play it Straight with Swine Flu, AA Travel Insurance Advises

...ealth of a severely-ill member by embarking on a major trip, nor will they intentionally go abroad to spend a week in the unfamiliar surroundings of a foreign hospital or quarantine accommodation," says Christian Young, director of AA Travel Insurance. "If a traveller is beginning to feel under...

FDA Approves INVEGA(R) SUSTENNA(TM) for the Acute and Maintenance Treatment of Schizophrenia

...l advances and patents attained by competitors; challenges inherent in new product development, including obtaining regulatory approvals; domestic and foreign health care reforms and governmental laws and regulations; and trends toward health care cost containment. A further list and description of these ris...

Duane Reade Holdings, Inc. Announces Pricing of Offering of 11.75% Senior Secured Notes Due 2015

...n federal and state laws and regulations, including the potential impact of changes in regulations surrounding the importation of pharmaceuticals from foreign countries and changes in laws governing minimum wage requirements, the impact of aggressive enforcement by federal, state and local law enforcement ag...