Air Methods Reports 2Q2009 Results and 3Q2009 Update

DENVER, Aug. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Air Methods Corporation (Nasdaq: AIRM ), the largest air medical transportation company in the world, reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2009 and provided an update on July 2009 flight volumes. For the quarter...

Air Methods to Report Second Quarter Financial Results After Market Close on Thursday, August 6, 2009

DENVER July 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Air Methods Corporation (Nasdaq: AIRM ) will report financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2009 after the close of the market on Thursday, August 6, 2009. The Company has scheduled a conference call for Thursday, August 6,...

SedationFacts.org Presents Content on Policies and Conditions Regarding Alternative Methods for the Administration of Propofol

OAK BROOK, Ill., July 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- SedationFacts.org, a web site for practicing gastroenterologists, gastroenterology nurses and gastroenterology fellows, announces enhanced site content addressing policies and conditions related to Non-anesthesiologist Administered Prop...

Mayo Clinic study continues to refine most effective methods to predict Alzheimer's disease

ROCHESTER, Minn. -- A new Mayo Clinic study found that the clinical criteria for mild cognitive impairment is better at predicting who will develop Alzheimer's disease than a single memory test. This is one more piece of information to aid in the identification and early treatment of individ...

Mayo Clinic Study Continues to Refine Most Effective Methods to Predict Alzheimer's Disease

ROCHESTER, Minn., July 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A new Mayo Clinic study found that the clinical criteria for mild cognitive impairment is better at predicting who will develop Alzheimer's disease than a single memory test. This is one more piece of information to aid in the identificati...

American Optometric Association Supports New Federal Health Report Findings: Vision Screening Methods for Seniors are Lacking

WASHINGTON, July 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A report released Tuesday by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services through the Agency for Health Research and Quality (AHRQ) indicates that vision screenings, using standard methods of assessing visual acuity in older adults, a practice comm...

Air Methods Petitions NTSB for Reconsideration of Probable Cause Determination

DENVER, June 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Air Methods Corporation (Nasdaq: AIRM ), the largest air medical transportation company in the world, announced today it has filed a petition with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) requesting the Board reconsider/modify its probable cause d...

Major New Report Establishes Effective Methods of Enhancing and Preserving Brain Power as We Age

WASHINGTON, June 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following was released today by the Association for Psychological Science: In 1900, only 4.1 percent of U.S. citizens were older than 65; in 2000 that number had jumped to 12.6 percent; and by the year 2030, 20 percent of our population could...

Air Methods Expands Community-Based Operations Into Eastern Oklahoma

DENVER, June 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Air Methods Corporation (Nasdaq: AIRM ), the largest air medical transportation company in the world, announced today an agreement with Saint Francis Health System and St. John Health System in Tulsa, Oklahoma, to assume full operation of the Tulsa Life F...

Prominent Farmington Hills Plastic Surgeon Suggests Methods to Repair Skin Damaged by Sun Exposure

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., June 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Skin damaged by the sun can be repaired with a combination of laser treatments and skin care products, a prominent Farmington Hills plastic surgeon advises. Dr. Michelle Hardaway, owner of the Aesthetic Plastic Surgery and Laser Center, said wit...

New Methods Could Speed Production of Flu Vaccines

Clinical trials using new strategies show promise for better protection against flu MONDAY, May 18 (HealthDay News) -- Vaccines made up of virus-like particles (VLPs) could provide stronger and longer-lasting protection against flu viruses than conventional vaccines, researchers say. ...

Webcast Alert: Air Methods to Announce First Quarter 2009 Financial Results

DENVER, May 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Air Methods Corporation (Nasdaq: AIRM ) announces the following Webcast: What: Air Methods Corporation Webcast When: Thursday, May 7, 2009 @ 4:15p ET Where: http://www.videonewswire.com/event.asp?id=58279 ...

Long Term Care Alerting Methods Revealed by Industry Leaders

LTC Financial Partners Shares Secrets for Keeping Up on Developments in the Long term Care Insurance Field KIRKLAND, Wash., April 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Consumers and professionals with an interest in long term care insurance need no longer dig so hard for information. Now they can do as the pros...

Air Methods Announces Year 2008 Financial Results and Provides First Quarter 2009 Update

DENVER, March 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Air Methods Corporation (Nasdaq: AIRM ), the largest air medical transportation company in the world, reported revenue and net income for the year and fourth quarter ended December 31, 2008. For the year, revenue increased 26% to $498.8 million co...

Air Methods to Report Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2008 Financial Results on Tuesday, March 10, 2009

DENVER, March 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Air Methods Corporation (Nasdaq: AIRM ) will report financial results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2008 after the close of the market on Tuesday, March 10, 2009. The Company has scheduled a conference call for Tuesday, March 10, 2009 at 4:1...

Frost & Sullivan: Novel Diagnostics Methods Driving the European Cancer IVD Market Towards Early Detection and Prevention

LONDON, Feb. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Early detection is the key focus of cancer diagnostics. Traditional testing methods such as immunoassay testing are facing fierce competition from evolving segments such as nucleic acid amplification technology (NAT) and immunohistochemistry testing. The abili...

Early Detection Methods for Pancreatic Cancer Urgently Needed: A Statement From the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network

EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Feb. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- The following is a statement in response to the breaking news about Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer from Julie Fleshman, President and CEO of the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, the only national organiza...

National Patient Advocate Foundation Founder Testifies Before U.S. Senate Health Committee on Methods to Improve Healthcare Quality and Patient Outcomes

In Invited Testimony, Nancy Davenport-Ennis, National Patient Advocate Foundation President, CEO and Founder, Recommends Variety of Healthcare System Strategies to Enhance Patient Care WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Speaking on behalf of patients facing access to care challeng...

Air Methods Provides 4th Quarter Update

Key Measures In-Line with Internal Expectations Higher Employee Healthcare Costs Impact Quarter by $0.06 per share DENVER, Jan. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Air Methods Corporation (Nasdaq: AIRM ), the largest air medical transportation company in the world, provided an update on fourt...

Activator Methods Introduces Web-Based Seminar Program

Activator Online is the only authorized online learning program for the Activator Method PHOENIX, Jan. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Known for bringing innovation to the chiropractic profession, Activator Methods International introduced the industry's only web-based seminar program dedicated exclusivel...

SpectraScience Awarded U.S. Patent 7,469,160 for Its Unique Methods and Apparatus for Evaluating Image Focus

SAN DIEGO, Jan. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SpectraScience, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: SCIE), a San Diego based medical device company, today announced that it has been awarded U.S. Patent number 7,469,160 for its methods and apparatus for evaluating image focus. Jim Hitchin, SpectraScience's...

UC San Diego scientists developing brain imaging methods for studying natural human behavior

The Swartz Center for Computational Neuroscience at UC San Diego will create a new imagining process to study human body/brain dynamics of subjects engaged in normal activity in ordinary room environments. The work, to be performed under a four year, $3.4 million research grant from the U.S. Navy...

SpectraScience Awarded U.S. Patent 7,459,696 for its Unique Methods of Calibrating Spectral Data

SAN DIEGO, Dec. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SpectraScience, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: SCIE), a San Diego based medical device company, today announced that it has been awarded U.S. Patent number 7,459,696 for its methods and apparatus for calibrating spectral data. Jim Hitchin, SpectraSc...

Population Health Impact Institute Invites Organizations To Serve as Test Sites for Methods Evaluation Process(TM) (MEP(TM)) Accreditation Program:

PHII To Host Free Webinar on December 18, 2008 LOVELAND, Ohio, Dec. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- The Population Health Impact Institute (PHII), a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, is pleased to announce that it is recruiting test sites for its new Methods Evaluation ProcessTM (MEPTM) Accreditation...

Cold Spring Harbor Protocols features tissue culture methods for immune cells and neurons

COLD SPRING HARBOR, N.Y. (Tues., Dec. 2, 2008) The complexity of vital organ systems makes them difficult to study in living organisms. Tissue culture methods for specific cell types allow researchers to break these systems down into component parts that can be readily manipulated and observed....

Be Aware: Over-the-Phone Interpretation Billing Methods Vary Widely

Does your over-the-phone interpretation vendor continue to charge interpretation time after you have completed the call? Washington, D.C. (Vocus) December 2, 2008 -- In the world of over-the-phone interpretation (OPI), every second counts. In the billing of OPI, a secon...

ChromaDex Partners With Cargill to Provide Global Quality Control Methods and Standards for Sweet Components of Stevia

IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ChromaDex (OTC Bulletin Board: CDXC), today announced that it has entered into an exclusive agreement with Cargill (Wayzata, Minn.) to supply global analytical reference standards and research materials for the individual sweet components of st...

Air Methods Reports 3Q2008 Results and 4Q2008 Update

Fully-Diluted Earnings Per-Share of $0.67 In Line with Previously Announced Expectations DENVER, Nov. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Air Methods Corporation (Nasdaq: AIRM ) reported results for the quarter ended September 30, 2008. Revenue increased 32% to $133.8 milli...

Webcast Alert: Air Methods Corporation Announces Third Quarter 2008 Financial Results

DENVER, Oct. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Air Methods Corporation (Nasdaq: AIRM ) announces the following Webcast: What: Air Methods Corporation Webcast When: November 6, 2008 @ 4:15 p.m. ET Where: http://www.videonewswire.com/event.asp?id=52901 How: Live over the ...

Professional Sports Teams Should Use MRSA Screening and Other Aggressive Methods to Prevent Staph Infections

CDC RECOMMENDATIONS ARE PASSIVE AND INEFFECTIVE NEW YORK, Oct. 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- "The NFL and other professional sports organizations should be using the most effective tool to protect their players from Staph infections, MRSA screening," says Betsy McCaughey, Ph.D., Chairman of ...

Dairy Veterinarians Highlight Need for Improved Methods for Detecting Mastitis

Ability to detect mastitis at subclinical level and in early lactation would benefit producers RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., Oct. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Current methods for detecting and diagnosing mastitis in dairy cows are not serving the needs of dairy producers well, ac...

Air Methods Receives $17 Million Contract from Sikorsky Aircraft Company

Company will provide medical interior systems for HH-60M Black Hawk helicopter DENVER, Oct. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Air Methods Corporation (Nasdaq: AIRM ), the largest air medical transportation company in the world, today announced its Products Division ...

Air Methods Awarded $15 Million Contract From General Dynamics Land Systems

Contract supports U.S. Army's Stryker medical evacuation vehicle DENVER, Oct. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Air Methods Corporation (Nasdaq: AIRM ), the largest air medical transportation company in the world, today announced its Products Division has been awarded a contract in excess of $...

Employers' Methods for Containing and Reducing Costs Vary By Region

The Benefits USA 2008/2009 survey of more than 5,500 benefit plans found 68.3 percent of organizations nationally use wellness programs to contain costs, while 35.6 percent are increasing the employee portion of the premium. Kansas City, KS (PRWEB) October 17, 2008 -- E...

Particle Sciences Develops Methods for Increasing Quality of Sintered Metal Products and for Coating Surfaces with Metal Oxide Films

BETHLEHEM, Pa., Sept. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Particle Sciences, Inc. announces the issuing of its patent (US7,419,527) on a unique system for increasing the density of sintered metal products. The technology allows for the processing of powdered metals in a way that decreases needed injection forc...

New methods identify and manipulate 'newborn' cells in animal model of Parkinson's disease

When cells in the brain are lost through disease or injury, neighboring cells begin to divide and multiply, but only a few areas in the brain are able to produce new neurons. Patients with Parkinson's disease suffer degeneration of certain neurons that reside in an area of the brain called the sub...

American Cancer Society study finds high use of complementary methods among cancer survivors

A new study from researchers at the American Cancer Society finds many cancer patients use complementary and alternative methods, most often prayer, relaxation, supplements, meditation, and massage. Meanwhile, the use of other methods, such as biofeedback, homeopathy, and acupressure, are relative...

Air Methods Provides 2nd Quarter Update and Date of Quarterly Conference Call

Continued High Weather Cancellations and Higher Operating Costs to Affect Quarterly Results AIRM to Report Second Quarter Financial Results on Thursday, August 7, 2008 DENVER, July 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Air Methods Corporation (Nasdaq: AIRM ), the largest air m...

The Supports Intensity Scale Assessment Can be Used to Build Robust Funding Methods for Developmental Disability Services, New Research Reveals

Results from Washington, Louisiana, and the Netherlands boost disability field's quest to tie in public funding and individual budgeting with assessment results WASHINGTON, July 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- One of the most complex issues in disability services is how to allocate limited res...

Air Methods Corporation Confirms Mid-Air Collision in Arizona

DENVER, June 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Air Methods Corporation reported that a Bell 407 helicopter serving the Flagstaff Medical Center in Flagstaff, Arizona and another air medical helicopter, operated by a separate service provider, collided in mid-air yesterday at approximately 3:45 p.m. MDT. The ...