Television in Medical News

'Sharing Miracles' Television Program to Feature Four-Time World Series Champ Darryl Strawberry

WASHINGTON, July 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Four-Time World Series champion and legendary Major League Baseball slugger Darryl Strawberry will be featured on this month's episode of Sharing Miracles - a 30-minute public affairs television program that tells the compelling and i...

Cord Blood America CEO Discusses New State-of-the-Art State Laboratory in Fox News Television Interview

SANTA MONICA, Calif. and LAS VEGAS, July 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cord Blood America, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: CBAI), one of the largest umbilical cord blood stem cell preservation companies ( http://www.cordblood-america.com ) focused on bringing the life saving potential of st...

'Sharing Miracles' Television Program to Feature Legendary Rapper and Popular Actor Ice-T

WASHINGTON, July 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Grammy-winning rapper and award-winning actor Ice-T, known as the "Original Gangster," will be the subject of this month's episode of Sharing Miracles - a 30-minute public affairs television program that tells the compelling and inspirational stori...

Tianyin Pharmaceutical Co., Inc. Launches Advertising Program on China Central Television (CCTV) for its Xuelian Chongcao Oral Liquid

CHENGDU, China, June 29 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- Tianyin Pharmaceutical Co., Inc., (NYSE AMEX: TPI ), a manufacturer and supplier of modernized traditional Chinese medicine ("TCM") based in Chengdu, China, today announced that it has engaged a major advertising firm to commence a marke...

Alzheimer's Disease: Facing the Facts, Public Television Documentary Wins Emmy Award

Documentary Funded by MetLife Foundation HARTFORD, Conn., June 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) Boston/New England Chapter awarded an Emmy Award for Best Documentary Program to the public television special, Alzheimer's disease: Faci...

'Sharing Miracles' Television Program to Feature Super Bowl Winner, Hall-of-Famer Mike Ditka

WASHINGTON, June 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Pro Football Hall-of-Famer Mike Ditka, one of the most popular figures in the history of professional sports, will be the subject of this month's episode of Sharing Miracles -- a 30-minute public affairs television program that tells the compelling a...

CSI: Mayo Clinic Researchers Find Television Shows Inaccurately Portray Violent Crime

VIDEO ALERT: Additional audio and video resources, including excerpts from an interview with Dr. Lineberry describing the research, are available on the Mayo Clinic News Blog . SAN FRANCISCO, May 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Researchers at Mayo Clinic compared two popular televisio...

LodgeNet Healthcare Announces Deployment of Interactive Patient Television System in Oklahoma Heart Hospital

Professional Services Team Updates Television Infrastructure to Enable System Turn-On At Grand Opening and Support Future Technology Enhancements SIOUX FALLS, S.D., May 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- LodgeNet Healthcare, a division of LodgeNet Interactive Corporation (Nasdaq: LNET ) and the l...

'Sharing Miracles' Television Program Now Airs on More Than 300 Stations

WASHINGTON, May 13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Sharing Miracles, a 30-minute public affairs television program that tells the compelling and inspirational stories of real patients has expanded its reach across America, now airing on more than 300 television stations across the country. The curren...

Body-Jet(R), State of the Art Water-Jet Assisted Liposuction Technology to be Featured on Lifetime Television Network, The Balancing Act

DALLAS, May 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Eclipsemed Ltd, a leading national distributor of advanced medical and aesthetic equipment, and Human Med AG, of Germany, a leading manufacturer of medical and aesthetic devices have announced that its Body-Jet, water-jet assisted liposuction technology will be feat...

UCLA's Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation 'Taste for a Cure' Honors Twentieth Century Fox Television Chairmen Dana Walden and Gary Newman

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., April 29 /PRNewswire/ -- The Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation at UCLA (JCCF) hosts its 14th annual Taste for a Cure , May 1, 2009 at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel. Twentieth Century Fox Television Chairmen Gary Newman and Dana Walden will receive the Gil Nickel Humanitarian ...

'Sharing Miracles' Television Program to Feature NBA Hall-of-Famer, Scoring Champ Dominique Wilkins

WASHINGTON, April 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With the 2009 NBA playoff season in full swing, Sharing Miracles, a 30-minute public affairs television program that tells the compelling and inspirational stories of real patients, will feature NBA Hall-of-Famer and diabetes patient Dominique ...

'Light of Hope: Help for Children with Autism' Ground-Breaking Internet Television Event on April 24 to April 26 Co-Sponsored by Internet Software Leaders

Message of Hope Considered 'Too Important Not To Be Heard' SAN MATEO, Calif., April 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Horn Productions, Inc. announced today that "Light of Hope: Help for Children with Autism," the first-ever internet telecast focused on autism recovery, will debut internationally on Friday,...

Cook Yourself Thin With Lifetime Television as All-New Culinary Series Teaches Viewers How to Prepare Skinny Alternatives to Their Favorite Foods

COOK YOURSELF THIN Cookbook Hits Shelves April 28, 2009 Food Experts HARRY EASTWOOD, ALLISON FISHMAN and CANDICE KUMAI Star in Twenty Episode, Half-Hour Series from Tiger Aspect Productions Lose the Bulge...but Still Indulge! LOS ANGELES, April 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Do you wa...

'Sharing Miracles' Television Program to Feature Boston Red Sox Star Pitcher Jon Lester

WASHINGTON, April 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As the 2009 Major League Baseball season opens this month, Sharing Miracles, a 30-minute public affairs television program that tells the compelling and inspirational stories of real patients, will feature Boston Red Sox pitcher Jon Lester. Shari...

LodgeNet Healthcare Selected by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center to Provide Digital and Interactive Television Solution

SIOUX FALLS, S.D., March 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- LodgeNet Healthcare today announced a plan to deliver a comprehensive patient television solution in a partnership with one of the nation's most respected cancer hospitals. The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center has agreed ...

Body-Jet(R), State of the Art Water-Jet Assisted Liposuction Technology To Be Featured on National Television Show, The Doctors This Week

DALLAS, March 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Eclipsemed Ltd, a leading national distributor of advanced medical and aesthetic equipment, and Human Med AG, of Germany, a leading manufacturer of medical and aesthetic devices have announced that its Body-Jet, water-jet assisted liposuction technology will be f...

Hospice of Michigan Documentary to Air on Detroit Public Television Monday, March 23 and Sunday, March 29

Compelling Film Seeks to Change the Way People Think About End-of-Life Receives Praise from Award-Winning Documentary Filmmaker Ken Burns DETROIT, March 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Hospice of Michigan, one of the nation's leading non-profit hospice organizations, has produced a documen...

CRH O'Regan Hemorrhoid Banding system featured on a nationally syndicated television program

VANCOUVER, March 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - CRH Medical Corporation (CRM:TSX-V) announced today that its proprietary CRH O'Regan Hemorrhoid Banding Technology will be featured on the nationally syndicated television program The Doctors. The episode is set to air on Tuesday March 17, local listing...

Lumenis(R) UltraPulse CO2 Laser to be Featured on National Television with Live Pearly Penile Papules (PPP) Procedure

Dr. William Groff will perform a PPP laser procedure on The Doctors national show, Tuesday, March 10, 2009. Check local listings for airtime. SANTA CLARA, Calif., March 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Lumenis Ltd., a global developer, manufacturer and seller of laser, light-based and radio-frequency devi...

Lumenis(R) UltraPulse CO2 Laser to be Featured on National Television with Live Pearly Penile Papule (PPP) Procedure

Dr. William Groff will perform a PPP laser procedure on The Doctors national show, Tuesday, March 10, 2009. Check local listings for airtime. SANTA CLARA, Calif., March 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Lumenis Ltd., a global developer, manufacturer and seller of laser, light-based and radio-frequency devi...

World Television Premiere Event: The Film 'Pedro' Airs on MTV, MTV Tr3s, mtvU & LOGO on Wednesday, April 1 at 8:00 PM ET/PT

Introduced by President Bill Clinton, BMP Films and MTV Bring Academy Award-Winner Dustin Lance Black's ("Milk") Story of The Real World's Pedro Zamora To Life MTV and World Class Partners to Help Mobilize Young People to Get Tested During STD Awareness Month SANTA MONICA, Calif., March...

Veteran Health Reporter Named Supervising Producer of Health Corner Television Series

MILWAUKEE, March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Julie Feldman, former reporter of 20 years at WITI-TV in Milwaukee, has joined the staff of Marx Creative, Milwaukee. Feldman spent the last 15 years reporting exclusively on health. She will serve as supervising producer of the Health Corner Television Series, a...

A Better Tomorrow Treatment Center Inc., a Forterus Subsidiary, to Be Featured On A & E Television Network's 'Intervention' Program

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif., March 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- A Better Tomorrow Treatment Center, Inc., a behavioral healthcare subsidiary of Forterus Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: FTER), will be featured on A & E Television network's "Intervention" program at 9 p.m. today. For more inf...

'Sharing Miracles' Television Program to Feature UConn Huskies Basketball Coach Jim Calhoun

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Each Sunday throughout March, Sharing Miracles, a 30-minute public affairs television program that tells the compelling and inspirational stories of real patients, will feature Hall-of-Famer Jim Calhoun, head coach of the University of Connecticut ...

Moet & Chandon Releases Grand Vintage 1929 Magnum Commemorating First-Ever Academy Awards(R) To Benefit Motion Picture & Television Fund

Rare Bottle Autographed by Steven Spielberg, Hugh Jackman, and Robert Downey, Jr., to be Auctioned at Christie's To Raise Funds For Leading Health and Social Services Charity NEW YORK, Feb. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- On the morning of the 81st Academy Awards, Moet & Chandon is delighted to announ...

Top Latin American Television Companies Commit to Addressing AIDS

Broadcasters Join Global Response to Stem Spread of HIV and Challenge Stigma MENLO PARK, Calif., Feb. 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Senior executives of leading media companies from Latin America announced the establishment of the Iniciativa de Medios Latinoamericanos sobre el SIDA (IMLAS) -...

'Sharing Miracles' Television Program Expands Network to Key U.S. Markets

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Hailed by Television Week for providing "vital information" to viewers, Sharing Miracles -- a 30-minute public affairs television program that tells the compelling and inspirational stories of real patients -- expanded this week into seven new key ...

'Sharing Miracles' Television Program to Feature Emmy Award-Nominated Actress Meredith Baxter

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Each Sunday throughout February, Sharing Miracles , a 30-minute public affairs television program that tells the compelling and inspirational stories of real patients, will feature television actress Meredith Baxter, who starred as mother Elys...

Cook Yourself Thin With Lifetime Television as All-New Culinary Series Teaches Viewers How to Make Their Favorite Foods Healthy

Lose the Bulge ... but Still Indulge! Food Experts HARRY EASTWOOD, ALLISON FISHMAN and CANDICE KUMAI Star in Twenty Episode, Half-Hour Series from Tiger Aspect Productions Visitors to Mylifetime.com Can Access Bonus Content Including Video Blogs from the Hosts, Recipes Featured on the S...

'Sharing Miracles' Television Program Now Reaches Worldwide Audience

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Sharing Miracles, a 30-minute public affairs television program that tells the compelling and inspirational stories of real patients, can now be viewed worldwide in its entirety at www.SharingMiracles.com . Sharing Miracles also airs on more ...

U.S. Department of Education-Funded Study Demonstrates, WordWorld, PBS KIDS(R) Television Series Works as Critical Early Literacy Tool

NEW YORK, Jan. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- 30 million Americans in the U.S. are functionally illiterate and their children are two times more likely than average to grow up illiterate(1). The need for additional tools to help children learn to read is more crucial than ever. President-Elect Barack Obama...

MD Goes HD: Phoenix Doctor Is First to Use New High-Definition Television Production Vehicle to Help Educate and Teach From the Operating Room.

PHOENIX, Ariz., Jan. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- VAS Communications, a multi-media marketing and video production company co-owned by Dr. Edward B. Diethrich, Founder and Medical Director of Arizona Heart Institute and Arizona Heart Hospital, has recently custom built a High-Definition Satellite uplink prod...

Joan Lunden Inks Three-Year Deal to Host Health Corner(R) Television Series

MILWAUKEE, Jan. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Joan Lunden, the nation's longest-running morning news anchor hosted ABC's Good Morning America for nearly two decades. During her tenure she reported from 26 countries, covered four presidents, five Olympics, and two Royal weddings. One of the most visible ...

'Sharing Miracles' Television Program to Feature Country Music Superstar and Grammy Winner Naomi Judd

WASHINGTON, Dec. 31 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Each Sunday throughout January, Sharing Miracles, a 30-minute public affairs television program that tells the compelling and inspirational stories of real patients, will feature country music superstar and six-time Grammy Award winner Naomi Ju...

The Help Group's Teddy Bear Ball Salutes Sony Pictures Television President, Steve Mosko and Features Performance by Kenny Loggins

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- At its 12th annual holiday gala The Teddy Bear Ball, The Help Group presented its Help Humanitarian Award to Steve Mosko, President of Sony Pictures Television in recognition of his vibrant humanitarian spirit and commitment to children with special needs. Gram...

U.S. Department of Education Funded Study Demonstrates, WordWorld, a PBS KIDS(R) Television Series Works as Critical Early Literacy Tool

NEW YORK, Dec. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- A U.S. Department of Education funded study found that WordWorld, an Emmy(R) winning PBS KIDS series, significantly strengthens early literacy skills in preschoolers, providing the building blocks essential for learning how to read. The study is part of the Ready ...

Increasing physical activity and limiting television may lead to reduction in type 2 diabetes

Boston, MAResearchers from Boston University's Slone Epidemiology Center have found that reducing time spent watching television and increasing time spent walking briskly or engaged in vigorous physical activity may reduce the incidence of type 2 diabetes in African-American women. These findings...

'Sharing Miracles' Television Program to Feature Super Bowl-Winning Running Back Jerome Bettis

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As the football season reaches its climax, Sharing Miracles, a 30-minute public affairs television program that tells the compelling and inspirational stories of real patients, will feature Super Bowl-winning running back and likely Hall-of-Famer Jer...

Clarinol(TM) CLA and Puregels(R) Featured on Hit Television Show 'Living in Style'

CHANNAHON, Ill., Nov. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- This month the hit television show 'Living in Style' will highlight the weight management benefits of Clarinol(TM) CLA. 'Living in Style' is a half-hour news magazine television series and is featuring the benefits of Clarinol(TM) CLA, with its clinically p...