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Germgard's New Room-Temperature Surgical Instrument Sterilizer Achieves Total Cycle Time of Three Minutes

DOVER, N.J., Aug. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Germgard Lighting LLC, a New Jersey-based medical technology company, has demonstrated a breakthrough advancement of its gas-based, room-temperature surgical instrument sterilization system. An independent testing laboratory is consistently achi...

Lutonix, Inc. Announces First Patient Enrollments in Three Separate Clinical Trials

MINNEAPOLIS, July 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Lutonix, Inc., a privately held medical device start-up, today announced that patient enrollment is underway for its three simultaneous first-in-human clinical trials. The three studies are designed to test whether the proprietary Lutonix Drug C...

Biostar Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Receives Government Approvals for Three New Products

XIANYANG, China, July 16 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- Biostar Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: BSPM) ("Biostar" or "the Company"), a Xianyang-based developer, manufacturer and supplier of pharmaceutical products and medical nutrients addressing a variety of diseases and conditions,...

The Beryl Companies Welcomes Three New Members to its Executive Advisory Council

DALLAS, June 30 /PRNewswire/ -- The Beryl Companies, the industry's leading healthcare exclusive call center, added three new members to its Executive Advisory Council: Terry Allison Rappuhn, Diane Appleyard, and Bridget Duffy, M.D. The highly regarded Executive Advisory Council is comprised of le...

Michigan Among Top Three E-Prescribing States in the Nation, Led by Automotive Company Initiative

More than 3.1 million e-prescriptions written by doctors in Southeast Michigan e-prescribing Initiative in 2008 DETROIT, June 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- According to the results of a nationwide report on electronic prescribing (e-prescribing), the state of Michigan is now third in the...

Patients Spent an Average of Four Hours and Three Minutes in U.S. Emergency Departments in 2008, According to Latest Press Ganey Report

Authoritative Report on Emergency Department Experiences Released Today, Available at www.ImproveMyER.com South Bend, Ind. (Vocus) June 23, 2009 -- Press Ganey Associates, Inc., the health care industry's leading provider of quality improvement solutions, today releas...

Patients Spent an Average of Four Hours and Three Minutes in U.S. Emergency Departments in 2008, According to Latest Press Ganey Report

Authoritative Report on Emergency Department Experiences Released Today, Available at www.ImproveMyER.com SOUTH BEND, Ind., June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Press Ganey Associates, Inc., the health care industry's leading provider of quality improvement solutions, today released the 2009 Emergency ...

Prospect Therapeutics Inc.'s GCS-100 Has Focused on Developing Treatment for Three Blood-Borne Cancers

WELLESLEY HILLS, Mass., June 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Joseph F. Finn, Jr., C.P.A. ("Finn") announced today that Prospect Therapeutics has focused on developing GCS-100 for treatment of three blood-borne cancers: chronic lymphocytic leukemia ("CLL"), multiple myeloma ("MM") and diffuse large B cell lymp...

Hubble Space Telescope Servicing In Orbit Monitored By Three Schneider Lenses

Standard Compact C-mount Schneider Xenoplan and Cinegon lenses on the Space Shuttle delivered high-resolution video Van Nuys, CA (PRWEB) May 28, 2009 -- Schneider Optics, a worldwide market leader in high-quality lenses for industrial applications, has just announced th...

FDA Extends Review Timeline for STELARA(TM) (ustekinumab) Biologic License Application by Three Months

HORSHAM, Pa., May 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Centocor Ortho Biotech Inc. announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has extended by three months the review timeline for the Biologic License Application (BLA) for STELARA(TM) (ustekinumab) to provide time for a full review of an amendm...

AIM Health Group Inc. reports largest quarterly profit since going public and announces filing of financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2009 on SEDAR

TORONTO, May 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - AIM Health Group Inc. ("AIM" or the "Company") (TSXV - AHG), a fully integrated health care company, announced today that its income for the three months ended March 31, 2009 (the "Quarter") increased to $271,835 from a loss of $32,194 in the same period in...

Teen Stress May Have Roots in First Three Years of Life

Overuse of day care, insensitive moms linked to higher stress levels in adolescence THURSDAY, May 21 (HealthDay News) -- Very young children who spent excessive time in child-care facilities or who had insensitive mothers may be more prone to stress in their teen years, a long-term stu...

Air Products Sells Three U.S. Healthcare Businesses to Landauer-Metropolitan

LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa., May 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Air Products (NYSE: APD ) today announced it has sold three of its U.S. healthcare businesses to Landauer-Metropolitan, Inc. (LMI), the largest provider of durable medical equipment, respiratory and infusion services in the northeast, based in...

Swine Flu Closes Three Schools in NYC

Meanwhile, an Arizona woman is thought to be the fourth fatality in the U.S. FRIDAY, May 15 (HealthDay News) -- In a troubling sign that the swine flu outbreak has yet to run its current course in the United States, three New York City public schools were closed Thursday after dozens o...

Study compares formulations of three aspirin types

For many years, it has been known that aspirin is beneficial to patients suffering heart attacks and near-heart attacks. But which of the many different types of aspirin is likely to help the most? A group of researchers led by Dr. Sean Nordt from the University of California, San Diego gave th...

Misonix Reports Earnings for the Three and Nine Months Ended March 31, 2009

FARMINGDALE, N.Y., May 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Misonix, Inc. (Nasdaq: MSON ), a developer of minimally invasive ultrasonic medical device technology, which in Europe is used for the ablation of tumors and worldwide for other acute health conditions, today reported financial results for the ...

Bertram Receives Organizational Innovation Award at AONE Conference -- Award Sponsor B. E. Smith Also Announces Funding for Three Seed Grants

At the American Organization of Nurse Executives' annual conference in San Antonio, Texas, the newest recipient of the AONE's Organizational Innovation for Nurse Executive Award was revealed: Donna L. Bertram, RN, MBA, NEA-BC, FAAN, vice president and chief nursing officer at Texas Health Arlingt...

Obama Administration Might Recommend Three Flu Shots for Americans This Fall

Two would be aimed at the swine flu circulating the globe TUESDAY, May 5 (HealthDay News) -- President Barack Obama's administration is weighing whether to craft a fall vaccination campaign that could mean three flu shots for Americans, two of those aimed straight at the swine flu viru...

Video: FDA approves Exforge HCT(R) - the Only High Blood Pressure Treatment to Combine Three Medications in a Single Pill

- Exforge HCT combines a proven calcium channel blocker, angiotensin receptor blocker and diuretic (amlodipine, valsartan, hydrochlorothiazide) in one pill - In a clinical trial, Exforge HCT demonstrated significantly greater reductions in systolic and diastolic BP, compared to all dual comb...

U.S. Food and Drug Administration Extends Action Date for Inhaled Treprostinil (Tyvaso) New Drug Application by Three Months

SILVER SPRING, Md., April 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- United Therapeutics Corporation (Nasdaq: UTHR ) announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will require additional time to complete its review of the New Drug Application (NDA) for Tyvaso(TM) (inhaled treprostinil). In...

Pharos Innovations and Clients to Showcase Three Client Case Studies at Upcoming ATA Conference

NORTHFIELD, Ill., April 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Pharos Innovations, a pioneer in assisting clients achieve next generation clinical and financial performance improvement through a device-free remote monitoring platform, today announced that CEO, Dr. Randall Williams, will partner with four client organ...

Genesis Pharmaceuticals Announces the Launch of Three TCM Products

LAIYANG, China, April 22 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- Genesis Pharmaceuticals Enterprises, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: GNPH) ("Genesis" or the "Company"), a U.S. pharmaceutical company with its principal operations in the People's Republic of China, today announced that it began marketing and ...

China YCT International (OTCBB: CYIG) Strengthens Corporate Governance With Establishment of Audit Committee and Appointments of Three New Independent Directors

NEW YORK, April 13 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- China YCT International Group Inc., (OTC Bulletin Board: CYIG) ("China YCT" or "the Company"), a leading company engaged in the business of developing, manufacturing and marketing gingko-based products through its wholly owned subsidiary, Shand...

Sodexo Named as One of the Top Three Companies for African Americans on 2009 DiversityInc Top Ten Companies List

Company lauded for valuing the opinions of African American employees GAITHERSBURG, Md., April 7 /PRNewswire/ -- The commitment to diversity at Sodexo, a leading integrated food and facilities management services company, "allows me to be open about who I am as an African American and a woma...

National Medical Fellowships Honors Three Outstanding Healthcare Leaders at Annual Awards Gala

NMF Humanitarian, Distinguished Service and Distinguished Alumni Honorees were Awarded FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J., April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- At the annual National Medical Fellowships (NMF) Awards Gala in New York City on Tuesday night, three leaders in industry and medicine were awarded: David B. ...

Chem Rx Corporation in Technical Violation of Three Financial Debt Covenants

LONG BEACH, N.Y., April 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Chem Rx Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: CHRX, CHRXU, CHRXW) (the "Company"), a leading provider of institutional pharmacy services, announced today that it was in technical violation of three financial covenants under its two primary credit faci...

Pennsylvania State Department of Health Announces Three Cases of Measles in Southwest Region

Department stresses the importance of measles vaccination HARRISBURG, Pa., March 31 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Pennsylvania Department of Health today confirmed three cases of measles in a Westmoreland County family. Two of the individuals are under the age of 5 and had not receive...

US Oncology Wins Three National Safety Council Awards

Texas Chapter Recognizes Pharmaceutical Distribution Center , Specialty Pharmacy and Research Network HOUSTON, March 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Three US Oncology, Inc . businesses have received a Safety Excellence Perfect Record Award in the Occupational Safety & Health catego...

Avidas(TM) Pharmaceuticals Introduces Scalacort(TM) DK Which Offers Three Scalp Solutions in One Patient Convenience Kit

DOYLESTOWN, Pa., March 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Avidas(TM) Pharmaceuticals, a privately held, specialty pharmaceutical company which focuses on dermatology and women's health, today announced the launch of Scalacort(TM) DK (defence kit), that offers three scalp solutions in one patient convenience kit. ...

Leader in Health Plan Cost Containment Cites Three Economy-Driven Reasons Why Self-Insured Health Plans Should Brace for Claim Increases and Fund Reserves Accordingly

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa., March 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Healthcare Data Management, Inc. (HDM), a leading, independent provider of health plan analytics for public corporations, Taft-Hartley plans and government agencies, sees storm clouds ahead for self-insured plans. "If CFOs are not taking today's econ...

Health Career Agents Announces Three Options for Involvement in Health Care Recruiting and Staffing

Health Career Agents announces three options for involvement in health care recruiting and staffing. Individuals have the choice of starting a health care recruiting practice, purchasing an existing business, or working with an established Health Career Agents office. S...

Living With Grief: Diversity and End-of-Life Care' National Teleconference Offered at Three Bay Area Locations

The public is invited to register for "Living with Grief®: Diversity and End-of-Life Care," the 16th annual Hospice Foundation of America national teleconference, available on April 29 in three Bay Area locations, hosted by Hospice By The Bay, a regional, non-profit, hospice and pal...

United States Joins Suit Against Community Health Systems Inc. and Three of Its Hospitals in New Mexico

WASHINGTON, March 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The United States has intervened in a whistleblower suit filed in the District of New Mexico against Community Health Systems Inc. (CHS) and three of its hospitals in New Mexico: Eastern New Mexico Medical Center in Roswell, Mimbres Memorial Ho...

Glass Lewis Recommends Shareholders Support LCA-Vision Board of Directors and Reject All Three Proposals by Dissident Joffe Group

Urges LCA-Vision Stockholders to Vote GOLD CINCINNATI, Feb. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- LCA-Vision Inc. (Nasdaq: LCAV ) announces that Glass Lewis & Co., LLC, a leading independent research and proxy advisory firm, today recommended that LCA-Vision stockholders vote to retain the Compa...

Clinipace Recently Awarded $2.8 Million to Manage Three New Clinical Projects

Projects include electronic data capture (EDC), data management services, clinical monitoring, and biostatistics for several early-stage clinical trials and registries Morrisville, N.C. (PRWEB) February 26, 2009 -- Clinipace , a growing clinical research solutions comp...

6th Annual World Health Care Congress to Convene Preeminent Leaders for Three Days on Rebuilding Health Care

**SAVE THE DATE** April 14-16, 2009 in Washington , D.C. PROGRAM AGENDA: www.worldhealthcarecongress.com WOBURN, Mass., Feb. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- At the 6th Annual World Health Care Congress, hear from top leaders and innovators who are driving the $2.4 trillion health care indus...

One in Three Cancer Survivors on Unemployment Line

Lingering physical effects of cancer a likely cause, finds study,,,, TUESDAY, Feb. 17 (HealthDay News) -- As if fighting cancer wasn't hard enough, a new Dutch study concludes that one in three people who survive the ordeal won't be able to find a job. The meta-analysis of more tha...

Three Miami Physicians and Three Medical Workers Charged With $10 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Six Miami-Dade County residents have been indicted in connection with an alleged $10 million Medicare fraud scheme operated out of Midway Medical, a Miami clinic that purported to specialize in treating HIV/AIDS patients, Acting Assistant Attorney Gen...

Inviro Medical Devices Is Awarded a Three Year Contract with Leading GPO Novation

Inviro's Unique Infection Control Products Will Now Be Available to a Wider Medical Market through Nation's Largest GPO Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) February 12, 2009 -- Inviro Medical Devices, an industry leader in infection control products, has recently been awarded a three-y...

Misonix Reports Earnings and Increased Revenues for the Three and Six Months Ended December 31, 2008

FARMINGDALE, N.Y., Feb. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Misonix, Inc. (Nasdaq: MSON ), a developer of minimally invasive ultrasonic medical device technology, which in Europe is used for the ablation of tumors and worldwide for other acute health conditions, today reported financial results for the...