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Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and Hospitals Report Second Quarter 2009 Financial Results

OAKLAND, Calif., Aug. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc., Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, and their subsidiaries (KFHP/H) reported today a combined total operating revenue of $10.5 billion for the quarter ended June 30, 2009, compared to $10.1 billion in the second quarte...

GNC Schedules Conference Call and Webcast to Report 2nd Quarter 2009 Financial Results

PITTSBURGH, Aug. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- General Nutrition Centers, Inc. ("GNC" or the "Company") announced today that it has scheduled a conference call and webcast to report its financial results for the second quarter 2009 on Thursday, August 13, 2009 at 11 a.m. EDT. To listen to this cal...

Decision Resources' Updated Rheumatoid Arthritis Report Now Includes Forecast for Rigel Pharmaceuticals' Fostamatinib Disodium

WALTHAM, Mass., Aug. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Decision Resources, one of the world's leading research and advisory firms for pharmaceutical and healthcare issues, today released its updated Pharmacor Rheumatoid Arthritis report which now includes patient share and sales forecasts through 2018...

Transcept Pharmaceuticals to Report Second Quarter 2009 Results

RICHMOND, Calif., Aug. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Transcept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: TSPT ), a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of proprietary products that address important therapeutic needs in the field of neuroscience, ...

Accuray Incorporated to Report Financial Results for Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2009

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Aug. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Accuray Incorporated (Nasdaq: ARAY ), a global leader in the field of radiosurgery, today announced that it will report results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year 2009, ended June 27, 2009, on Monday, August 24, 2009 after th...

APA Releases Report on Sexuality Debate

ORLANDO, Fla., Aug. 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Psychological Association has released a new report today at its annual convention in Toronto acknowledging that an individual's faith is an important variable when it comes to dealing with conflicts between religious bel...

4th Annual Case for Inclusion Report Ranks All 50 States on Community-Based Support

Analysis of Medicaid Services to People with Disabilities Show Mixed Results WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- United Cerebral Palsy (UCP) released today the 2009 Case for Inclusion Report ( www.ucp.org/medicaid ), ranking all 50 states and the District of Columbia f...

The Organic Center Refutes Misleading Nutritional Claims Made by United Kingdom's Food Standards Agency (FSA) in Agency Report on Health Value of Organic Foods

BOULDER, Colo., Aug. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- The following is being issued by The Organic Center -- We (The Organic Center) strongly refute the claim made by Dr. Alan Dangour and his U.K. colleagues that the nutritional benefits of organic food are 'not important.' Left unchallenged...

eDiets.com(R) to Report Second Quarter Fiscal 2009 Results on Wednesday, August 12, 2009

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Aug. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- eDiets.com , Inc. (Nasdaq: DIET ), a leading provider of convenient at-home diet, fitness and healthy lifestyle solutions, today announced that it will report results for its second quarter fiscal 2009 results after the U.S. ...

Cell Therapeutics, Inc. (CTI) to Report Second Quarter Financial Results on August 6

SEATTLE, Aug. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- On Thursday, August 6, 2009, at 8:30 a.m. Eastern/2:30 p.m. Central European/5:30 a.m. Pacific, members of Cell Therapeutics, Inc.'s (CTI) (Nasdaq and MTA: CTIC) management team will host a conference call to discuss the Company's 2009 second qua...

Increasing Regulation and Economic Volatility Key Catalysts for Risk Management in the Food System, Agribusiness and Beverage Industry, Says Report from Aon Analytics

CHICAGO, July 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Aon Corporation (NYSE: AOC ), the leading global provider of risk management services, today released its 2009 U.S. Food System, Agribusiness and Beverage Industry Report . The first annual report was generated by Aon Analytics to h...

Chindex International, Inc. to Report First Quarter Fiscal 2010 Financial Results

BETHESDA, Md., July 31 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Chindex International, Inc. ("Chindex") (Nasdaq: CHDX ), a leading independent American provider of Western healthcare products and services in the People's Republic of China, today announced that it plans to release first quarter fiscal 2010 finan...

Almost Family, Inc. to Report Second Quarter 2009 Financial Results on August 5, 2009

LOUISVILLE, Ky., July 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Almost Family, Inc. (Nasdaq: AFAM ), a leading regional provider of home health nursing services, announced today that it will report financial results for its second quarter 2009 ended June 30, 2009 on Wednesday, August 5, 2009, befor...

Does the Crowded TNF Market Really Need Two New Agents? Rheumatologists Provide Insight in the Wave One Report of LaunchTrends(TM): SIMPONI and CIMZIA

EXTON, Pa., July 31 /PRNewswire/ -- BioTrends Research Group, Inc. announces the release of the wave one LaunchTrends (TM): SIMPONI and CIMZIA report. The survey was completed by U.S. Rheumatologists in late June 2009. While awareness of both new TNF antagonists is relatively h...

Kansas Delegation: GAO Report Short on Expertise, Long on Errors; NBAF Critical to Protect Nation's Food Supply

U.S. Senators Pat Roberts and Sam Brownback, and U.S. Representatives Lynn Jenkins, Dennis Moore, Jerry Moran and Todd Tiahrt today released the following statement regarding the Government Accountability Office's report on the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) analysis of whether Foot and ...

State Report Ranks LIJ as New York's Best for Heart Bypass Surgery, North Shore University Hospital Tops for Emergency Angioplasty Survival

New state reports also recognize performance of North Shore-LIJ surgeons Alan Hartman and Robert Palazzo, cardiologist Lawrence Ong NEW HYDE PARK, N.Y., July 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- LIJ Medical Center ranks as the best hospital in New York for heart bypass surgery, ac...

Insurance Department Releases Report on Executive Compensation at State's Largest Blues' Plans

HARRISBURG, Pa., July 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Pennsylvania Insurance Department today released an examination report providing comprehensive information on the compensation Highmark Inc. and Independence Blue Cross pay their executive management teams. The report was originall...

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,...

China Pharma Holdings, Inc. to Report Second Quarter 2009 Financial Results on August 12, 2009

HAIKOU CITY, China, July 29 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- China Pharma Holdings, Inc. ("China Pharma") (OTC Bulletin Board: CPHI), which develops, manufactures, and markets specialty pharmaceutical products in China, today announced that it plans to release second quarter 2009 financial resul...

Health Fitness to Report Second Quarter 2009 Financial Results

MINNEAPOLIS, July 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Health Fitness Corporation (NYSE Amex US: FIT), a leading provider of integrated employee health and productivity management solutions, will conduct a conference call to discuss its financial results for the second quarter of 2009, en...

New BioTrends Report Explores Anticipated Treatment Pattern Shifts Expected with the Proposed Bundled Payment Structure Planned for 2011

EXTON, Pa., July 28 /PRNewswire/ -- BioTrends Research Group, Inc. recently released its baseline report assessing awareness of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed dialysis bundled payment plan among Medical Directors and Renal Administrators in dialysis units across...

Grupo Casa Saba Announces Quarterly Earnings Report 2Q09

MEXICO CITY, July 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Grupo Casa Saba (NYSE: SAB ) ("Saba", "GCS", "the Company" or "the Group"), one of the leading Mexican distributors of pharmaceutical products, health and beauty aids, personal care and consumer goods, general merchandise, publications and other...

Department of Aging Urges Citizens to Report Abuse and Neglect of Older Adults

HARRISBURG, Pa., July 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Pennsylvanians are urged to immediately report the suspected abuse or neglect of an older adult by calling the state's Elder Abuse Hotline at 1-800-490-8505, Secretary of Aging John Michael Hall said today. Older individu...

Duane Reade Holdings, Inc. to Report Second Quarter 2009 Financial Results

NEW YORK, July 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Duane Reade Holdings, Inc. today announced that on Wednesday, July 29, 2009 the Company will report second quarter 2009 financial results before the open of the market. In conjunction with the release, the Company will hold a conference c...

Providence Service Corporation to Report Second Quarter 2009 Results on Monday, August 10th After the Market Closes

TUCSON, Ariz., July 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Providence Service Corporation (Nasdaq: PRSC ) today announced that it is scheduled to report financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2009 on Monday, August 10, 2009, after the market closes. Provide...

THE ORTHOPAEDIC INDUSTRY ANNUAL REPORT Highlights the Burgeoning Demographics of Orthopaedics and the Continuing Health of the Industry

CHAGRIN FALLS, Ohio, July 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Estimates place the prevalence of physical disabilities caused by musculoskeletal conditions at four to five percent of the global adult population according to THE ORTHOPAEDIC INDUSTRY ANNUAL REPORT , released today by ORTHOWORLD Inc. "...

Abaxis to Report First Quarter Fiscal 2010 Financial Results Thursday, July 30, 2009

UNION CITY, Calif., July 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Abaxis, Inc. (Nasdaq: ABAX ), a medical products company manufacturing point-of-care blood analysis systems, has scheduled a conference call to discuss its financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2010, ended June...

3SBio Inc. to Report 2009 Second Quarter Earnings on August 11, 2009

SHENYANG, China, July 23 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- 3SBio Inc. (Nasdaq: SSRX ), a leading China-based biotechnology company focused on researching, developing, manufacturing and marketing biopharmaceutical products, today announced that it will release financial results for the second qu...

NBCH Releases Report on Health Plans' Performance for Cardiovascular Disease Care and Prevention

Findings reveal plans are responding to employer urgency for improved care in managing chronic conditions WASHINGTON , July 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Today the National Business Coalition on Health (NBCH) released a national report on efforts of health plan programs to improve...

Masimo to Report Second Quarter 2009 Financial Results on August 4, 2009

IRVINE, Calif., July 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Masimo Corporation (Nasdaq: MASI ), the inventor of Pulse CO-Oximetry and Measure-Through Motion and Low-Perfusion pulse oximetry, today announced it will release second quarter 2009 financial results for the period ended July...

Symmetry Medical to Report Second Quarter 2009 Financial Results on August 6, 2009

WARSAW, Ind., July 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Symmetry Medical Inc. (NYSE: SMA ), a leading independent provider of products to the global orthopaedic device industry and other medical markets, announced today that it will release second quarter 2009 financial results for the pe...

US Oncology to Report 2009 Second Quarter Operating Results

HOUSTON, July 21 /PRNewswire/ -- US Oncology, Inc. will announce its financial results for the second quarter of fiscal 2009 on Thursday, August 6, 2009. A conference call and simultaneous webcast will be hosted by management at 11 a.m. ET following distribution of the earn...

National Report Ranks Oklahoma as a Top State for Mental Health Services

OKLAHOMA CITY, July 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Over the past three years, Oklahoma has risen from a "D" to a "B" grade in the 2009 National Alliance on Mental Illness' Grading the States Report -- a state-by-state assessment of the nation's public mental health care syste...

IPC The Hospitalist Company, Inc. to Report Second Quarter 2009 Results

NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif., July 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- IPC The Hospitalist Company, Inc. (Nasdaq: IPCM ), a leading national hospitalist physician group practice company, announced today that it will report results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2009 on Thur...

New Report Sets a Course for Improving Foster Care Systems

Innovative child welfare practices from across the country offer hope for America's most vulnerable children and families SEATTLE, July 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- All across America, child welfare systems are making crucial changes to the way they do business. These changes...

Clinical Research Safety and Ethical Standards in Developing World Up to U.S. Levels, Report Says

Clinical Research Organizations urge full funding for FDA to conduct foreign safety inspections Washington, July 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Clinical trials conducted in the developing world meet the same safety, ethical and quality standards as those conducted in the deve...

Insulet Corporation to Report Second Quarter 2009 Financial Results on Tuesday, August 4, 2009

BEDFORD, Mass., July 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Insulet Corporation (Nasdaq: PODD ), the leader in tubing-free insulin pump technology with its OmniPod(R) Insulin Management System, announced plans to release its financial results for the second quarter 2009 on Tuesday, August 4, 200...

New e.p.t.(R)/BabyCenter(R) Fertility Report Reveals 70 Percent of Moms Want Tighter Regulation on In-Vitro Fertilization

SKILLMAN, N.J., July 20 /PRNewswire/ -- The pop culture phenomenon of mother of octuplets Nadya Suleman and "Jon & Kate Plus 8" has American families buzzing about the morality of multiple births, conceived by in-vitro fertilization (IVF). The recent e.p.t((R)) /BabyCenter ((R)...

NxStage to Report Second Quarter 2009 Financial Results

LAWRENCE, Mass., July 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NxStage Medical, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXTM ), a leading manufacturer of innovative dialysis products, today announced plans to release its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2009 on Wednesday, August 5, 2009 before the opening...

Parents of Children With Autism Report High Stress Levels

Behavior problems, not additional caretaking, seem to cause the distress FRIDAY, July 17 (HealthDay News) -- Anyone who has tried to quell a 3-year-old's temper tantrum knows that dealing with small children can be stressful, but add an autism spectrum disorder to the mix and the like...