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Sanger Clinic Lends Its Name to New Heart Care Institute Serving NC and SC

CHARLOTTE, N.C., June 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Carolinas HealthCare System has organized a new business unit to guide the growth and development of cardiovascular services in North and South Carolina. The newly formed Sanger Heart and Vascular Institute (SHVI) represents a combination of S...

VIDEO: Cancer Treatment Centers of America Selects Site in GA for Proposed Hospital Serving Patients in Southeast

All-digital Georgia facility to offer new choice in cancer treatment with fully integrated, individualized care model CHICAGO, June 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Cancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA) announced today that it has selected Newnan, Ga., as the site of a proposed cancer treatment hosp...

Forterus Inc. Treatment Centers Serving Middle-Class; Rapid Growth Detailed in Paul Howarth Interview

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif., June 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Forterus Inc. (Pink Sheets: FTER), which, through its ABTTC Inc. division, provides drug and alcohol rehabilitation and a variety of other healthcare services with the highest levels of accreditation, announced today that its founder and ...

CHIP Launches New Web Site Serving Pennsylvania's Fast-Growing Latino Population

Statewide CHIP Enrollment Nears 187,000 in February HARRISBURG, Pa., Feb. 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Pennsylvania's Children's Health Insurance Program -- also known as CHIP -- has launched a new Spanish-language Web site, www.chipysusalud.com , to better serve Latinos, who are the stat...

AMERIGROUP Health Plan in Nevada Begins Serving Medicaid Enrollees

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., Feb. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- AMERIGROUP Corporation (NYSE: AGP ) announced today that its wholly-owned health plan in the State of Nevada began offering healthcare services to individuals enrolled in Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance (SCHIP) programs beginning Feb...

Psychoanalysts Approve Position Statement on Homosexuals and Bisexuals Serving in the Military

NEW YORK, Jan. 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Though it's not widely known, psychoanalysts as a professional group are proactive on a number of social issues including homosexuality. During the organization's Winter 2009 Meeting held January 14 - 18 in New York, the American Psychoanalytic A...

Lakshmi Kanta Tummala Serving as President of MSMS Alliance

EAST LANSING, Mich., Nov. 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Lakshmi Kanta Tummala of Flint is serving this year as president of the Michigan State Medical Society (MSMS) Alliance. She will serve a one-year term overseeing the activities of the 1,200-member organization that focuses on public healt...

drugstore.com Offers Free Shipping to U.S. Troops Serving Overseas and in the United States

Order Holiday Gifts by November 20th to Support Free Delivery for Christmas, Express Option Also Available BELLEVUE, Wash., Nov. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- drugstore.com, inc., (Nasdaq: DSCM ) a leading online retailer of health, beauty, vision, and pharmacy products recom...

HealthPartners Launches JourneyWell: A Health and Wellness Business Serving Companies and Employers Nationwide

Launch leverages 15 years of national leadership in employee health and productivity BLOOMINGTON, Minn., June 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- HealthPartners today announced the creation of JourneyWell - a HealthPartners business designed to help businesses change employee health from a burden t...

Heritage and Mission of Serving Children Reflected in Reintroduction of Boys Town Name and Look

90th Anniversary Serves to Reaffirm Father Flanagan's Dream of creating a 'Home' for Children BOYS TOWN, Neb., Dec. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of its 90th Anniversary, Boys Town today is unveiling a new image of its iconic "Two Brothers" logo and brand identity. (Phot...

WHNN's Bob Hughes Fitted With Hearing Aids by Mobile Care Hearing Clinic Now Serving Saginaw Area

SAGINAW, Mich., Oct. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- WHNN radio personality Bob Hughes, a well-known voice in the Saginaw area, affirms the special attention given by Mobile Care Hearing which is moving to Saginaw this month. "My hearing became damaged by several years of listening to Rock 'n' Ro...

State Director of Health Commends Ohio Dentists and ODH Bureau of Oral Health for Serving Those in Need

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The new director of the Ohio Dept. of Health, Dr. Alvin Jackson thanked Ohio dentists for their efforts to help improve the oral health of disadvantaged Ohioans at the 2007 Ohio Dental Association's Annual Session. Jackson addressed the assoc...

Exceptional Children's Foundation Merger with Kayne Eras Center Creates One of State's Most Comprehensive Nonprofits Serving the Disabled

Expansion of Services Now Ranges From Birth Through Adulthood CULVER CITY, Calif., Sept. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- The Exceptional Children's Foundation (ECF) announced today that it has merged with the Kayne Eras Center (KEC), creating one of California's largest and most unique nonprofit organ...

Judge Rules That Florida Disease Management Program Serving 8,000 HIV/AIDS Patients Should Be Re-bid, Says AIDS Healthcare Foundation

FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla., Sept. 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) will host a press conference and teleconference today, Thursday, September 6th, at its AHF/Positive Healthcare State Headquarters in Ft. Lauderdale at 3:00 p.m. E.D.T. to announce the recommendation by a ...

A Serving of Exercise After That Saturated Fat

Physical activity after a high-fat meal not only reverses the arterial dysfunction caused by fatty foods but improves the function //of these same arteries compared to before the meal, according to new research from Indiana University. The findings, reported in the European Journal of Applied ...

Environment while serving of alcohol no factor in reduction in Alcohol-Related Injuries

As per a review of related studies there is no effect of the serving environment on alcohol related injuries.// Katherine Ker, lead review author said, "There is no reliable evidence that interventions in the alcohol server setting are effective in reducing injury," fatal or otherwise. There wer...

Indian Railways Reverts To Serving Chicken on Menu

After the cooling down of the bird flu scare, the Indian Railways has decided to revert back to the staple diet of the non-veggies and has decided to bring back the chicken on its menu. // "Indian Railways have withdrawn the order prohibiting the serving of chickens and eggs in any form from rai...

Seniors: Get Your Checkbooks Ready

...n the cost of the co-pay itself. The small laboratories that specialize in serving seniors in rural areas, nursing homes and home health settings will be the ...ute to slowing the growth of health care costs. AAB is dedicated to serving the community clinical laboratory and the professionals involved in clinica...

WebMD to Present at the Canaccord Adams 29th Annual Global Growth Conference

...lable at the same web address. About WebMD WebMD Health Corp. (Nasdaq: WBMD ) is the leading provider of health information services, serving consumers, physicians, healthcare professionals, employers and health plans through our public and private online portals and health-focused publicati...

Verizon and California Partnership to End Domestic Violence Launch Program to Help Victims Protect Themselves by Using Technology

...lp and stay safe." Assemblymember Swanson said: "With state programs serving domestic violence organizations being severely curtailed in the latest roun...omers. Verizon Wireless operates America's most reliable wireless network, serving more than 87 million customers nationwide. Verizon's Wireline operations p...

DuPage Community Foundation Awards $15,000 Grant to Marianjoy Pediatric Continuing Care Program

...ealth, and human services. Since its inception the Foundation has awarded more than $8 million in grants to approximately 400 not-for-profit agencies serving the residents of DuPage County and beyond. For further information about the Foundation please visit www.dcfdn.org . ...

Lifeclinic to Showcase Health Stations and Health Communicator at the National Association of Chain Drug Stores 2009 Pharmacy and Technology Conference

...ides helping to improve the health of the consumer (which Lifeclinic's automated health stations do 1,000,000 times a day), Lifeclinic is dedicated to serving a population of people who are at the store almost every day - the retailers' employees," said Lifeclinic's Chief Medical Officer, John Kelly, M....

Garry O'Grady Appointed Senior Vice President and General Manager of Pharmaceutical Institute

...years. Prior to joining the Pharmaceutical Institute, Mr. O'Grady led the Sales Practice at Campbell Alliance, the leading management consulting firm serving the pharmaceutical and biotech industry and the parent company of the Pharmaceutical Institute. Mr. O'Grady joined Campbell Alliance in 1999 and shor...

Photo: New Survey Results Show Most Moms Are Aware Their Pre-teens and Teens Need Vaccines

... Medical Center. She is responsible for community outreach and programming as well as coordinating the medical services for the Child Protection Unit, serving at-risk children and families in Northeast Ohio. She is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Case Western Reserve University (CWRU). Dr. McD...

ConvaTec Launches Versiva(R) XC(R) Campaign and Best Practice Statement

...al to the community health setting. From its headquarters in Skillman, New Jersey, the company oversees more than 8,000 employees in over 90 countries serving consumers and their health care professionals on six continents. For more information, please visit www.convatec.com . (a) ( ) as demonst...

The Ensign Group Reports Second Quarter 2009 Earnings of $0.39 per Share; Reaffirms 2009 EPS Guidance

... Recent Highlights On May 12, 2009, Ensign announced the appointment of Suzanne D. Snapper to succeed CFO Alan J. Norman. Ms. Snapper has been serving as Vice President-Finance to Ensign Facility Services, Inc., the Ensign subsidiary that operates the company's Service Center. As Vice Preside...

Chindex International, Inc. Launches World-Class Cancer Treatment Center

...0 years of medical experience in both fields. Lipson continued, "Dr Brooks is uniquely qualified to head the program, with extensive experience serving in numerous clinical, academic, hospital, and professional capacities, including previously in the United States. We believe the New Hope Center will ...

IPC The Hospitalist Company Reports Second Quarter 2009 Results

... Synergy Medical Group, Inc. in Tampa, Florida, building on IPC's established presence in the greater Tampa Bay market. Synergy is a hospitalist group serving three acute care hospitals, two long-term acute care hospitals and seventeen skilled nursing facilities in the Tampa Bay area. Both IPC and Synergy ha...

Sedationfacts.org Enhances State-Specific Site Content, Making Regional Sedation Administration Standards and Regulations Quick and Easy to Find and Use

...roenterology (ACG) is an organization with an international membership of more than 10,000 individuals from 80 countries. The College is committed to serving the clinically oriented digestive disease specialist through its emphasis on scholarly practice, teaching and research. The mission of the College is...

West Virginia Public Employees Insurance Agency Awards Overpayment Project to HMS

...es of credit balance overpayments and work with providers to implement corrective actions, reducing future overpayments by PEIA. In addition to serving WV PEIA, HMS provides a range of coordination of benefits and program integrity services to the West Virginia Department of Health & Human Resourc...

AADE, Emory University and Johnson & Johnson Diabetes Institute Partner to Educate and Improve Access to Care for Atlanta-area Minorities with Diabetes

...he Metro Atlanta area. Emory's Latino Diabetes Education Program is already serving the Latino community in this area, and will partner with Grady and AADE to ... Emory University School of Medicine and Grady Health System have been serving Latinos with diabetes through the Emory Latino Diabetes Education Program. ...

Kool Smiles Relies on Wyse Technology Virtual Clients to Improve Patient Care and Security of Electronic Health Records (EHRs)

...ing its first office in 2002 in Atlanta, GA, the network has demonstrated substantial growth. Kool Smiles is now currently operating in 15 states and serving thousands of patients daily. From Kool Smiles' inception, the success of the organization depended on using technology to ensure excellent care...

Gold Standard/Elsevier Launches MedCounselor Consumer Drug Information Modules

... evidence-based, easily understandable consumer medication information. "Pharmacies and health Web sites are on the front lines of healthcare, serving as accessible and familiar resources for consumers who want fast, accurate answers to their health questions," said Karl Matuszewski, MS, PharmD, Vice...

US Oncology Announces Retirement of R. Dale Ross and Appointment of Bruce Broussard as Chairman of the Board

... his leadership, foresight and development of a talented and committed management team, the Company has strengthened its position as a leading company serving the entire oncology field, and I thank Dale for all his accomplishments, both personal and professional. The Board is confident that Bruce will contin...

AMICAS Reports Financial Results for the Second Quarter Ended June 30, 2009

...llennium Research Group, the number three player overall." Dr. Kahane also said, "We continue to maintain focus on our core markets - including serving the end-to-end needs of radiology groups and outpatient imaging businesses, addressing departmental workflow needs for image-intensive specialties in ...

George Barrett Named Chairman and CEO of Cardinal Health

...of CareFusion. About Cardinal Health Headquartered in Dublin, Ohio, Cardinal Health, Inc. (NYSE: CAH ) is a $91 billion, global company serving the health care industry with products and services that help hospitals, physician offices and pharmacies reduce costs, improve safety, productivity a...

Smart Choices Program helps shoppers identify food and beverage choices

... and other sources of authoritative nutrition guidance. Qualifying products also will display a calorie indicator on-pack that identifies calories per serving and servings per container. Participating companies with their own "better for you" nutrition labeling symbols have begun replacing them with the S...

Fox 11 News Anchor Christine Devine to Co-Host 2nd Annual "An Evening for Autism" Event

... (Former Irvine Mayor), State Assemblyman Van Tran serving the 68th District of Orange County (Anaheim, Costa...anton, Westminster) State Assemblyman Chuck DeVore serving the 70th District of the State of California (Irvine), and State Senator Lou Correa of Santa Ana serving the 34th Senate District (Anaheim, Buena Park, Ful...

Omaha School of Massage Therapy Adds Healthcare Programs, Joins Herzing University, and Changes Name

...our students, since they now have the same small college feel and personalized attention they love with the prestige of the university title." serving greater Omaha as both a massage therapy school and clinic for nearly two decades, the school is adding a new healthcare facility to house state-of...

BD and Direct Relief International Team Up to Provide Free Diabetes Insulin Injection Products to Americans Impacted by the Economic Downturn

... serve. Founded in 2001 by Free Clinic leaders from across the country, the NAFC supports community-based, nonprofit, volunteer-supported Free Clinics serving the uninsured and underinsured. The leadership of the NAFC focuses on bringing advocacy, networking, and needed resources to free clinics to help them...