Ready in Medical News

Back-to-School Health: Are Your Child's Eyes Ready for the Classroom?

LOS ANGELES, July 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Good vision can be directly correlated with a child's learning ability. As much as 80% of the learning a child does occurs through his eyes and approximately 1 in 4 school-age children have some type of vision impairment. Does your child have...

Korea Health Industry Development Institute, Be Ready for attracting Patients in States (Hold Korea Global Healthcare Conference with CKMP)

Korea Health Industry Development Institute (President Kim, Bup-Wan, KHIDI) and Council for Korea Medicine Overseas Promotion (President Sung, Sangchul, CKMP) will hold Korea Global Healthcare Conference to make promotion and exposure to attract patients in U.S. from July 16 to 18, 2009 in New Yo...

Video: Get Swimsuit Ready Faster and Easier Than Ever Before With New LifeSculpt Laser Treatment

LifeSculpt is minimally-invasive and offers a faster recovery time than traditional liposuction BURLINGTON, Mass., June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Palomar Medical Technologies, Inc., a leading researcher and developer for cosmetic treatments, announced today the nationwide availability of the Lif...

Public Ready for Changes to Health-Care System But Unclear About Necessary Trade-Offs, Citizen Forums Suggest

NEW YORK, June 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Many Americans see the nation's health-care system as at or near the breaking point and no longer able to be sustained, according to new research released today by Public Agenda and the Kettering Foundation. The report, Public Thinking about Copin...

Red Cross, CDC Ready Country for Emergency Threats

People Encouraged to Take Basic Preparedness Steps for Hurricane and Flu Seasons WASHINGTON, June 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Last year in the Americas, more people were affected by disaster than any year in the previous decade, according to the 2009 World Disasters Report . Over the next ...

Fast pandemic detection tool ready to fight flu

LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, June 9, 2009In a joint effort by national laboratory-, university- and private-sector institutions, researchers are developing new tools for rapidly characterizing biological pathogens that could give rise to potentially deadly pandemics such as Influenza A (H1N1). The f...

Swine Flu Vaccine Won't Be Ready Until October: CDC

But it's still not certain that a broad-based immunization program will be needed THURSDAY, May 28 (HealthDay News) -- A vaccine for the H1N1 swine flu virus could be ready in October, if research and testing proceed on pace this summer, a leading U.S. health official said Thursday. ...

SMOS ready to ship to launch site

ESA's next Earth Explorer, SMOS, has just passed the all-important Flight Acceptance Review, signifying that all the elements that make up the mission are in place for launch later this year. The satellite can now be prepared for its journey to the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia. The Fl...

New Botox(R) Alternative Dysport(TM) FDA Approved, Ready to Rumble

NORTH DALLAS, Texas and PLANO, Texas, April 30 /PRNewswire/ -- The battle for beauty now goes wrinkle-to-wrinkle, as Botox's rival, Dysport(TM), has received FDA clearance and is expected to begin their challenge to Botox(R) sometime within the next sixty days. The arrival of Dysport(TM) into the ...

MidTech Partners Ready for Microsoft BizTalk Server 2009

Healthcare interoperability and process management specialist is set to make customers more efficient. DENVER, April 28 /PRNewswire/ -- MidTech Partners, Inc., a member of the Microsoft Healthcare Users Group, SOA Partner Advisory Council and the Microsoft BizTalk Virtual Technical Specialist...

Jani-King of Cleveland Ready to Fight Swine Flu

CLEVELAND, April 28 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of Jani-King International, a worldwide leader in the commercial cleaning industry, Jani-King of Cleveland is prepared to fight swine flu influenza A (H1N1) in schools, hospitals, offices and other facilities. With the CDC predicting that the number of r...

Not Ready for RAC? Award-Winning Document Management Suite Can Help Protect Your Bottom Line

Latest OnBase innovation - previewed by Hyland Software chief technology officer during a free webinar on Friday, March 27 at noon and 3 p.m. - combats RAC challenges with document management CLEVELAND, March 24 /PRNewswire/ -- If you're in healthcare, you've become very familiar with thr...

Kaiser Permanente Pasadena Marathon is Ready and Set to Go Sunday

Cool Weather Conditions are Forecast as Kaiser Permanente, City of Pasadena and Race Organizers Complete Route Preparations for 8,000 Plus Participants PASADENA, Calif., March 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The weather forecast is calling for cool temperatures and intermittent showers for this...

Kathleen Sebelius Ready to Lead Healthcare Reform in 2009

WASHINGTON, March 2 /PRNewswire/ -- "President Obama's appointment of Governor Kathleen Sebelius confirms his commitment to health care reform. This is yet another clear signal that this is the year to make quality, affordable health care for everyone a reality. Health care reform is crucial ...

Is Your Business Ready for the COBRA Premium Subsidy?

TAMPA, Fla., Jan. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- As the unemployment rate grows, so do the numbers of unemployed workers and their families who are coping with the loss of health insurance. COBRA continuation coverage can offer critical (albeit small) peace of mind, but while many workers have the right t...

Report: Nation Not Ready for Pan Flu

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) and former Subcommittee Chairman for Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology, James R. Langevin (D-RI), released a Majority staff report entitled "Getting Bey...

Get Ready to Get Up, Get Out and Get Moving!

ROSEMONT, Ill., Nov. 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Are you one of the more than 68 million people who have a Facebook.com account? If so, the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) challenges you to get up, get out and get moving! The free AAOS application, available for download on Fa...

SEIU Member Will Be in Town Hall Audience, Ready to Ask John McCain Why He Won't Provide Affordable Healthcare for All

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As the presidential candidates come on stage tonight for the second presidential debate, Jean Berg, a nursing assistant and member of SEIU Healthcare Florida, will be in the audience, waiting to ask John McCain why he wants to tax healthcare benefi...

Zeus. Ready to Meet Challenges of Bioabsorbable Polymer Applications

Armed with a rich and distinguished history in the field of polymer science, Zeus expands into extruding and customization of bioabsorbable polymers for use in demanding medical applications. Orangeburg, SC (PRWEB) August 6, 2008 -- With a 40-year history in the design ...

The Hanover Ready to Serve Policyholders Impacted by Hurricane Dolly

HOUSTON, July 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Hanover Insurance Group, a leading super regional property and casualty company, today announced it is prepared to respond to claims resulting from Hurricane Dolly, which is sweeping through southern Texas today. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/c...

PCMA's New Ad Campaign: E-Prescribing is Ready Now

Ad Features One of 35,000 Doctors Now Using E-Prescribing WASHINGTON, May 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA) is unveiling a new print ad campaign tomorrow that features one of the 35,000 doctors who successfully use electronic prescribing (e-pr...

American Red Cross Stands Ready to Aid Cyclone Survivors in Myanmar

WASHINGTON, May 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Red Cross is prepared to release funds and supplies, estimated at $100,000, to help the people of Myanmar who were affected by Cyclone Nargis, a deadly storm that made landfall on May 2. Government and media reports estimate up to 1...

Getting Beach Ready Calls for More Than Hitting the Gym

More Women and Men Use Downtime in the Spring to Receive Cosmetic Surgery CHICAGO, April 16 /PRNewswire/ -- As the summer months approach, so does the desire to look good in that swimsuit. Many Americans these days are choosing to receive cosmetic surgery in early spring in order to ready thems...

Aircraft Medical Ready to Fight

Edinburgh-Based Aircraft Medical Ready to Fight £37m Court Action EDINBURGH, Scotland, January 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Aircraft Medical ("Aircraft"), the UK medical devices company announces that it will rigorously defend a patent infringement case commenced in the Court of Session, Edinburgh by...

Hypnotist ready to kick cigarette butt

What if I told you that throughout this release there are hypnotic suggestions about why you should cover this story and make it the top one? Would you be able to pick out the suggestions? Or would they work without you even knowing it and despite what else is going on in the news, you came to the...

AUDIO from Medialink and GlaxoSmithKline: Get Ready to Get Moving to a 'New You' in the New Year

NEW YORK, Dec. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- The New Year is here, but are you really ready to finally lose those excess pounds in a healthy way that'll last past February? Listen to this report from GlaxoSmithKline at: http://media.medialink.com/WebNR.aspx?story=34274 Registered journalists can ac...

World's most powerful MRI ready to scan human brain

The world's most powerful medical magnetic resonance imaging machine, the 9.4 Tesla at the University of Illinois at Chicago, has successfully completed safety trials and may soon offer physicians a real-time view of biological processes in the human brain. The safety study was published in the...

Getting Ready Corporation and Winston Laboratories, Inc. Announce Merger Agreement

MIAMI and VERNON HILLS, Ill., Nov. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Winston Laboratories, Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company engaged in the discovery and development of products for pain management, and Getting Ready Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: GTRY), a publicly-traded company with no a...

Virtual Reality Technology Finds Ready and Willing Market in Healthcare

NEW YORK, Oct. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Video games it is not. Yet its success is none-the-less impressive. Healthcare virtual reality (VR) applications have experienced double-digit growth both worldwide and in the U.S. since the turn of the century, and the 2010 U.S. market for virtual reality in ...

Anemia and tropical diseases; Is pharmacogenomics ready for the clinic?

In this weeks press release: Could anemia be used to assess the burden and control of neglected tropical diseases" Translating pharmacogenomics: challenges on the road to the clinic Please mention PLoS Medicine in your report and use the links below to take your readers straight to...

Seniors: Get Your Checkbooks Ready

Senate Finance Committee Urged Not to Include Medicare Laboratory Co-pay in Health Care Bill WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- America's local and regional independent clinical laboratories are urging the Senate Finance Committee to reject a provision imposing a 20% ...

County and City Leaders Coordinate to Just Be Ready

From new flu A H1N1 to earthquakes and fires, elected officials and city managers gather to prepare for potential public health emergencies LOS ANGELES, May 26 /PRNewswire/ -- The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health today hosted a workshop, titled "Managing a Public Health Crisis a...

Nicole Richie is Pregnant and Ready to Get Married

Nicole Richie is over 12 weeks pregnant with rocker boyfriend Joel Madden's baby, reports have confirmed . The "Simple Life" star, is reported to have shared the joyful news with her mother, Brenda, and her close pals, including Mischa Barton. However, she is neither confirming nor denying...

Kerala Ready to Invite WHO to Study Fever Outbreak

Kerala Health Minister P.K. Sreemathi Wednesday said the government was not averse to inviting the World Health Organisation (WHO) to study the outbreak of a mosquito borne fever in the state that has claimed 173 lives this year. "Even though four different expert teams have arrived in the...

NASA Gets Ready To Address Tough Questions

As NASA plans to launch its first manned mission to Mars, it has taken its first shaky steps on addressing taboo issues. How do you get rid of the body of a dead astronaut on a three-year mission to Mars and back? When should the plug be pulled on a critically ill astronaut who is using up p...

NASA Gets Ready To Address Tough Questions

As NASA plans to launch its first manned mission to Mars, it has taken its first shaky steps on addressing// taboo issues. How do you get rid of the body of a dead astronaut on a three-year mission to Mars and back? When should the plug be pulled on a critically ill astronaut who is using up p...

US States Get Ready to Fight Mercury Pollution

New York and six other Northeastern states in the US are stepping up their efforts to force the federal government to enact tougher standards of mercury emissions.// Throughout the Northeast, mercury contamination has become a growing health concern. Mercury is a metal that occurs naturally. ...

Robot Nurses Ready For Hospitals 'In Three Years'

Prototype robot nurses could be bustling around hospital wards in as little as three years, according to scientists in Germany who have developed ground-breaking software//. The mechanised "nursebots" being developed by the EU-funded scientists will perform basic tasks such as mopping up spil...

Some Brands of Ready Meals Recalled After Glass Scare

Supermarket chains are recalling some brands of frozen ready meals including 20 Asda own brand, 4 Sainsbury’s and 4 Birds Eye meals//, because of fears that they may contain small pieces of glass. Customers are also being asked to return thousands of ready meals. The products came from Rye Val...

Conjoined Twins Ready to Leave Hospital & Could Be on Their Way Home

Canadian Conjoined twin girls, Krista and Tatiana Hogan, who were born in late October, //could be going home for Christmas, leaving the hospital as early as Thursday – doctors reported on Wednesday, who added that no decision has been made on whether to attempt to separate them. After the prem...