Manage in Medical News

New Book Helps Those with Bipolar Disorder Manage Diets - and Lives

Author Sarah Freeman recently published a new book entitled, " The Bipolar Diet: Managing Mood, Food and Weight ." The book is designed to provide a roadmap for those with bipolar disorder on improving diet and making lifestyle changes that can improve both mental and physical health. ...

Snoring Isn't Sexy, LLC Announces Commendation Program to Honor Sleep Physicians Who Work with Dentists to Manage Sleep Breathing Disorders

Snoring Isn't Sexy, LLC has developed a section at SnoringIsntSexy.com to commend those sleep physicians and sleep centers who work with member dentists to recommend and refer those patients who have failed CPAP treatment, those who cannot tolerate CPAP therapy, and those who prefer oral applianc...

Texas Health Resources and Medfinders, Inc. Form Joint Venture to Recruit and Manage Contract Medical Professionals

New organization aims to meet challenges of recruiting and retaining nurses and allied healthcare professionals to improve patient care ARLINGTON, Texas, July 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Texas Health Resources and Medfinders, Inc., have formed a joint venture designed...

Turner Selected by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to Manage Construction of 311,000 Sq. Ft. Office Facility Adjacent to CDC Headquarters in Atlanta, GA

NEW YORK, July 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Turner Construction Company, the nation's leading general builder, has been selected by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to provide design/build services for a $93 Million, 311,000 sq. ft. office complex. The project, "Building 24" is adja...

Kaiser Permanente Survey Shows Seniors Embrace Internet to Manage Their Health

OAKLAND, Calif., July 14 /PRNewswire/ -- New data show that Medicare beneficiaries registered to use My Health Manager, Kaiser Permanente's personal health record, are overwhelmingly satisfied with using the Internet to manage their health care online. Results from the recent ...

HMS Urges Healthcare Reform Measures to Manage Costs, Target Resources, Fight Fraud

Cost Management Provider for Government Programs Outlines Ways to Lower Costs and Expand Health Coverage for More Americans NEW YORK and WASHINGTON, June 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- HMS , the nation's leader in cost management services for government health and human services programs, to...

How adolescent girls manage stress

Greater influence over everyday life, emotional support, and cultural and recreational activities help to enable teenage girls to withstand stress. Those were the results of a dissertation from the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden. Stress and worry amongst teenagers have in...

More Than 9 in 10 Primary Care Physicians Say U.S. Health Care System Should Place Greater Emphasis on Nutrition to Manage Chronic Disease

Survey Conducted with American Dietetic Association Shows Lack of Reimbursement for Nutrition Services Is Key Barrier WASHINGTON, June 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Ninety-six percent of primary care physicians believe the nation's health care system should place more emphasis on nutrition to...

ICON Selected to Manage Lilly Clinical Trial Site Set Up and Monitoring in Europe

DUBLIN, June 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ICON plc, (NASDAQ: ICLR ; ISIN:IE0005711209), a global provider of outsourced development services to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries, today announced that it has signed a strategic partnership with Eli Lilly and Compan...

New From the Heinz Family Philanthropies: 10 Questions and Valuable Answers to Help Families Manage Long-Term Care

( www.tenquestionstoanswer.org ) WASHINGTON, June 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- New questions and valuable answers about helping families manage their long-term care are now available online at www.tenquestionstoanswer.org , the latest in the Heinz Family Philanthropies 10 Questions to Answ...

Oregon Department of Human Services Selects APS Healthcare to Manage Expanded Statewide Medicaid Program

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., May 28 /PRNewswire/ -- APS Healthcare, a leading provider of specialty healthcare solutions, has been selected by the Oregon Department of Human Services (DHS), Division of Medical Assistance Programs, to manage its statewide Medicaid disease and medical care management progr...

John Hancock Selects CHCS Services to Manage Long-Term Care Insurance Provider Discount and Caregiver Programs

BOSTON, May 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- John Hancock Long-Term Care (LTC) Insurance has selected CHCS Services, a leading expert in senior healthcare services with more than 15 years of experience, to manage John Hancock's provider discount and caregiver support services programs for its policyho...

Ohio Selects APS Healthcare to Manage Unified Population Health Management Program for State Employees

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., May 5 /PRNewswire/ -- APS Healthcare, a leading provider of specialty healthcare solutions, has been selected by the Ohio Department of Administrative Services to deliver a unified total population health management program to all state employees. With this award, the State ...

CVS/pharmacy Offers Additional Prescription Savings to Help Customers Manage Health Care Costs

From May 1 through June 15, nation's leading drugstore will double Extra Bucks rewards on prescription purchases WOONSOCKET, R.I., April 28 /PRNewswire/ -- CVS/pharmacy, America's largest retail pharmacy, today announced a special promotion called "Double My Bucks!" that offers double ...

Treatment Algorithm Helps Successfully Manage Diabetes after Transplant Surgery

HOUSTON, April 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- New research highlighting the relationship between steroids and insulin requirements suggests a possible treatment algorithm in post-liver transplant patients. This research will be presented on May 15, 2009 at the American Association of Clinical En...

New Medical Organizer Allows People to Easily Manage Their Own Healthcare

Developed by a loving daughter who knows the struggles of keeping track of a parent's revolving medical needs and multiple medications, MyMedManager™ is a new comprehensive, healthcare organizer designed to allow people of all ages or their caregivers to keep track of pertinent medical info...

'Thus I Became Stress Free, Oh Really?': Systematically Manage and Optimize Stress to Improve Productivity, Happiness

GARDEN CITY, Mich., March 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Consider how these outlooks could free you from stress: Things change if you change the way you look at them. Problems, most of the times, are only are in our head. "Thus I Became Stress Free, Oh Really?," a new...

Many Young Adults Struggle to Manage Multiple Chronic Conditions

Latinos, lower income Californians with chronic conditions most in need of help with care OAKLAND, Calif., March 18 /PRNewswire/ -- A recent state-wide survey of Californians with chronic conditions, commissioned by the California HealthCare Foundation (CHCF), uncovered surprising statistics ...

New AARP Initiative Encourages Community Members to Help Others Better Manage Their Prescriptions

Rx Snapshot tracks drugs and helps older Americans talk with their health care professionals about managing their meds WASHINGTON, March 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- AARP today released Rx Snapshot , a free, online tool that anyone can use to help older family members, friends or nei...

Lack of strategies to manage MRI wait lists a key reason for excessive wait times

Calgary, AB A new study headed by Dr. Tom Feasby, Dean of UCalgary's Faculty of Medicine, shows that while Canada lags behind other countries in the number of diagnostic imaging devices, more machines are not the only solution to long wait times. The study's authors say it is critical to prioriti...

Latinos Manage Diabetes With Help From the Community

NEW YORK, March 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Chatting amongst a group of friends, Maria Manriquez smiles. She is taking control of her life and leaning on others for support. At the age of 62 she started experiencing thirst, frequent trips to the bathroom, unusual weight loss and blurred vision. She t...

CVS Caremark Health Management Programs Help Multiple Sclerosis Patients Better Manage Weight Issues and Improve BMI

Review finds more than half of MS patients are overweight or obese WOONSOCKET, R.I., March 2 /PRNewswire/ -- CVS Caremark (NYSE: CVS ) today said it is working to help Multiple Sclerosis (MS) patients manage their weight after reviewing data that found more than half of individuals with M...

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center to Manage New Health Center in Cyprus

- The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) and Paphos Plantations Ltd. (PPL) - a member of the Leptos Group - announced today that they are collaborating to develop a world-class health care center in Paphos, Cyprus, designed to offer a wide range of medical services to both local resid...

Clinipace Recently Awarded $2.8 Million to Manage Three New Clinical Projects

Projects include electronic data capture (EDC), data management services, clinical monitoring, and biostatistics for several early-stage clinical trials and registries Morrisville, N.C. (PRWEB) February 26, 2009 -- Clinipace , a growing clinical research solutions comp...

DST Health Solutions Launches New RiskAnalyzer Software to Help Medicare Advantage Plans Manage Risk Adjustment

RiskAnalyzer Incorporates Johns Hopkins ACG System for Provider Profiling, Predictive Modeling, Resource Management and Rate Adjustment BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Feb. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- DST Health Solutions today announced the launch of its new Medicare risk adjustment software, DSTHS RiskAnalyze...

Using Sleep to Manage Headaches May Cause Insomnia

And that may lead to more headaches, new study suggests MONDAY, Feb. 16 (HealthDay News) -- Headache sufferers often treat their pain by taking naps to sleep it off, but they run the risk of developing insomnia by disrupting their normal sleep patterns and perpetuating the cycle of hea...

Turner to Manage Construction of $42 Million Expansion of Northern Inyo Hospital in Bishop, Calif.

NEW YORK, Feb. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Turner Construction Company, the nation's leading builder of healthcare facilities, has been given approval by Northern Inyo Hospital to proceed with the $42 million Phase Two expansion to the hospital facility. Construction for Phase Two will start in March 2009 ...

PBM Purchaser Guide from URAC and NBCH Will Help Employers and Business Coalitions Evaluate, Manage Pharmacy Benefit Services

URAC's quality standards offer framework for employers WASHINGTON, Jan 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- URAC, a leading health care management accreditation body, and the National Business Coalition on Health (NBCH) today released a comprehensive PBM Purchasers Guide for employers and ...

RadPharm Finds Cure to Efficiently Manage Regulated Documents with EMC

Automates Paper-Based Processes to Collaborate and Achieve Compliance HOPKINTON, Mass., Jan. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- EMC Corporation (NYSE: EMC ), the world leader in information infrastructure solutions, today announced that RadPharm is using EMC's Documentum(R) Compliance Manager (DCM) to cent...

New Software Technology Report for Medical Device Makers: How to Manage an FDA Controlled Software Project

Full Spectrum Software, a leading software developer for medical device makers, announced the release of their second in a series of free Software Technical Reports, How to Manage an FDA Controlled Software Project. Download Report Here This free Software Technical Report covers best practice...

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...

Physicians Agree Moderate Weight Loss Will Help Patients Manage Their Type 2 Diabetes

But Survey Finds Communication Gap Between Patients and Physicians and Other Barriers Are Making Weight Loss Difficult SAN DIEGO, Jan. 21, 2009 /PRNewswire/ -- Physicians say they are counseling their overweight type 2 diabetes patients to lose weight, but patients say that the message is not...

Hospital-Employer Partnerships Growing as Employers Seek Ways to Improve Health and Manage Dollars in Tough Economic Times

NASHVILLE, Tenn., Jan. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Aegis Health Group announced today that in the year just concluded, its health and wellness programs matching hospitals with local employers reached more than 70,000 employees nationwide. The Aegis initiative helps employers cope with rising healthcar...

New Website, MyFoodMyHealth, Helps People Manage Multiple Health Conditions Using Delicious Food

NEW YORK, Jan. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- MyFoodMyHealth, Inc. today announced the launch of MyFoodMyHealth ( http://www.myfoodmyhealth.com ), a food and wellness website that provides healthy meal plans, flavorful recipes and online tools designed especially for individuals and families who have multi...

Slim-Fast: An Effective Option to Help Cost-Conscious Americans Manage Their Weight

Don't let the declining economy derail your weight loss goals ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J., Jan. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- With the economy in a downward spiral, many Americans are alleviating stress by turning to the comfort -- and relatively low cost -- of high-calorie, less healthy food choices that can...

Study shows school-based program enables children and adolescents to better manage chronic disease

A new study has found that a school-based asthma education program conducted in the Oakland, California school district was shown to reduce symptoms and increase the number of days that children who suffered from asthma were able to go to school. The study will be published this month in the Jour...

B. Braun's DoseTrac(TM) Software: Making Connections to Better Manage IV Therapy

Industry-First Inbound ADT Capability in DoseTrac(TM) Improves Communication and Safety, Promotes Ease of Use BETHLEHEM, Pa., Nov. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- In an industry first that will help healthcare providers improve patient safety and reduce medication errors as they streamline c...

New Survey Shows Majority of Americans Need to Take Proper Steps to Manage Diabetes Risk

WASHINGTON, Nov. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- According to a new survey released today, the vast majority of Americans at risk for type 2 diabetes -- a whopping 83 percent -- are not taking the most basic steps of determining if they are at risk for the disease: getting a blood glucose test if they are at r...

Kansas City Employers Launch National Effort to Promote Employee Health and Wellness and Manage Longer-Term Health Care Costs

17 employers join forces to help ensure that employees receive high-quality, cost-effective, evidence-based health care WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Employers fund almost 60 percent of health care in the United States,(1) often without understanding how to fully measure the return on ...

CVS/pharmacy Helps Patients Manage Diabetes Care

Educational resources and special product offers available in store during American Diabetes Month in November WOONSOCKET, R.I., Nov. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- CVS/pharmacy, America's largest retail pharmacy, is educating patients about managing and preventing diabetes during American ...