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The US Drug Watchdog Expands its Zicam Investigation and Wants to Hear From All Users Who Lost Their Sense of Smell

According to the US Drug Watchdog, "we want to hear from any Zicam Nasal Gel or Zicam Nasal Swab user who has lost their sense of smell." The group says, "on June 16, 2009, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration advised consumers to stop using products marketed over-the-counter as c...

Help for Struggling CPAP Users Comes to Sleep HealthCenters in Weymouth

WEYMOUTH, Mass., June 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Registration is underway for the CPAP SUCCESS GROUP being held at the Sleep Health Center of Weymouth. Sessions begin on Monday, July 6 at 4PM at 541 Main Street in the Stetson Medical Building. THE CPAP SUCCESS GROUP is designed to help struggli...

WellStar Health System Deploys 11,000 Users on SuccessFactors in the Enterprise Cloud for Increased Employee Retention and Improved Business Results

SuccessFactors Continues to Extend Its Thought Leadership and Product Innovation by Providing Best-in-Class Solutions for the Patient and Healthcare Industry as One of Its Largest Verticals SAN MATEO, Calif., June 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SuccessFactors, Inc. (Nasdaq: SFSF ), the global ...

'Tweeting for Weight Loss' Helps Users Stay Motivated with Twitter and traineo

traineo, the Internet's leading free health and fitness community, has integrated Twitter technology to enable users to make tracking their weight a daily habit. BOSTON, May 19 /PRNewswire/ -- traineo, the Internet's leading free health and fitness community, has launched new functionality, e...

Almost 1 in 10 Young Video Game Users 'Addicted'

Study finds pathological behavior can cause children real problems MONDAY, April 20 (HealthDay News) -- A sizable number of young video game players -- fully 8.5 percent -- exhibit signs of addiction to gaming, a new study has found. These kids aren't just playing a lot. Their gami...

Microsoft and Microsoft Health Users Group Announce Winners of Microsoft HUG 2009 Innovation Awards

Awards recognize customers and partners improving the quality of patient care using Microsoft technology. CHICAGO, April 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Microsoft Health Users Group (Microsoft HUG) and Microsoft Corp. today announced the winners of the 12th annual Microsoft HUG 2009 Innovation Aw...

Public transit users 3 times more likely to meet fitness guidelines: UBC research

A new study by researchers at the University of British Columbia suggests taking public transit may help you keep fit. The study, published in the Journal of Public Health Policy , finds that people who take public transit are three times more likely than those who don't to meet the Heart and ...

Large users of zopiclone assessed as impaired

A new study from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health shows a positive link between the amount of the hypnotic (sleeping medicine) zopiclone in the blood and the chance of being assessed as impaired in a clinical examination. The study also included drivers who only showed alcohol in their blo...

FDA Warns Users on Psoriasis Drug

Three have died from rare brain infection while taking Raptiva, officials report in health advisory THURSDAY, Feb. 19 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. health officials issued a public health advisory Thursday for the psoriasis drug Raptiva after confirming that three people using the medicatio...

KPMG and Trintech Collaborate to Enable Bay Area Users Group of Trintech Customers to Optimize Their Investments in Technology and Deliver Improved Performance in Turbulent Economic Times

DALLAS, Jan. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Trintech Group Plc (Nasdaq: TTPA ), a leading global provider of integrated financial governance, transaction risk management, and compliance solutions, today announced that the Bay Area Users Group of Trintech customers' will meet on January 27 in Mount...

blinkx Signs Premiere Fitness Partners to Help Users Find the Perfect Health Regimen and Routine

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- blinkx, the world's largest and most advanced video search engine, today announced new partnerships with Studio 4 Fitness, Diet.com, BodyArchitect.tv, and Everyday Dish TV. More fitness and health video is available than ever before on http://www.blinkx...

New Health Protection for Users of Cell Phones and Electronics

New invention protects health of cell phone users DAWSON CREEK, British Columbia, Jan. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- A new product called the Foton R15 is now available in Canada and the U.S., a product which attaches to any electronic device and neutralizes their harmful effect on health. "The Fot...

Collexis BiomedExperts Hits 80,000 Registered Users Within the First Year!

COLUMBIA, S.C., Jan. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Collexis Holdings Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: CLXS), a leading developer of semantic search and knowledge discovery software, announced today that their life science research portal http://www.BiomedExperts.com has surpassed 80,000 registered us...

Hissey Kientz, LLP Warns Duragesic Patch Users About Potential Health Risks of Fentanyl Overdose

Hissey Kientz, LLP wishes to alert patients of the serious and potentially fatal health risks they may face from using the Duragesic (fentanyl) pain patch. Patients who are directly exposed to the gel inside the patch, or who received an excessive fentanyl dose because of other factors, may devel...

HRT Users Who Get Breast Cancer Less Likely to Die

They tend to get type of tumors that have better prognosis, study finds FRIDAY, Dec. 12 (HealthDay News) -- Taking hormone therapy after menopause is known to increase the risk of getting breast cancer, but women who take hormone therapy and then develop breast cancer have a lower risk...

Accessible Dispatch Program: Accessible Taxi Service for Wheelchair Users in New York City

NEW YORK, Dec. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- The United Spinal Association ( www.UnitedSpinal.org ) encourages wheelchair and scooter users in the New York City metropolitan area to call 311 to request a wheelchair-accessible taxi via the new Accessible Dispatch Program. This system links passenger...

Zurado's PXT Wireless Technology Provides Users with On-The-Spot Information About Nearby People

Proximity-Based Social Networking Offers New Ways to Share and Manage Personal Profiles. Pleasanton, CA (PRWEB) November 19, 2008 -– Zurado Systems announced today a free web-based template that allows users of its PXT wireless information technology to create and...

Microsoft and HIMSS Launch Health Users Group Across EMEA

Collaborative forum designed to connect healthcare communities throughout region. COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Nov. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- From the World of Health IT Conference and Exhibition in Copenhagen, Microsoft Corp. and the Healthcare Information and Manageme...

New Google Health Application Helps Users Find Patient Assistance Programs for Medications Using PatientAssistance.com

Patient Assistance ( www.PatientAssistance.com ) launches on Google Health. Baton Rouge, LA (PRWEB) October 28, 2008 -- PatientAssistance.com, Inc, a nonprofit organization providing information on thousands of patient assistance programs to help users better manage and...

SpinVox Offers New Guidelines to Help Users Practice 'Safe Text'

Text-Related Injuries on the Rise ATLANTA, Aug. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- SpinVox, the leader in voice-to-content messaging, today issued new guidelines to help mobile users practice 'safe text' in light of a dramatic rise in text-related accidents. With more than 363 billion tex...

CollaborateMD Offers Upgrade Program to Competitors' Users

Current Medisoft™, Lytec®, AltaPoint, Medical Manager and Misys Customers Get Discount to Switch Orlando, FL (PRWEB) August 14, 2008 -- CollaborateMD, a leading provider of Internet practice management and www.CollaborateMD.com [medical billing software] for...

Improving survival rates among users of left ventricular assist devices

Houston, Tex. April 30, 2008 - Despite the general success of left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) used in critically ill heart failure patients, implantation of these devices often leads to increased bleeding and a need for high-volume blood transfusions during and immediately after surgery. ...

Youngest Drug Users Most Likely to Leave Treatment Programs

Being homeless also contributed to early dropout rate, study says TUESDAY, April 29 (HealthDay News) -- Young and homeless problem drug users, and those not currently injecting drugs, are most likely to leave drug treatment programs early, a British study finds. University of Kent a...

GetWellNetwork Kicks Off GetConnected2008, First Annual Users Conference

Industry Leaders from Hospitals Across the Country Gather to Discuss Interactive Patient Care Topics and Share Best Practices for Improving the Patient Experience WASHINGTON, April 7, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- GetWellNetwork, Inc., a leading provider of Interactive Pati...

SNAPforSeniors Now Helps BenefitsCheckUp Users Locate Housing Options

Senior Housing Locator launched as a companion tool to widely used Web service WASHINGTON, April 2, 2008 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Council on Aging (NCOA) and SNAPforSeniors(R) today announced the launch of the Senior Housing Locator, an online navigational tool that provides...

Southgate Community Schools To Present Studywiz Spark at Michigan Computer Users in Learning (MACUL) Conference

-Multimedia Capabilities of the Dynamic LearnSpace, Such as eLocker, Chat and Online Testing, To Be Showcased - MENLO PARK, Calif., March 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Studywiz Spark, the first and only Dynamic LearnSpace for K-12 education, will be presented by Southgate Community Schools ...

Microsoft and Microsoft Healthcare Users Group Announce Winners of MS-HUG Healthcare Innovation Awards 2008

Awards recognize customers and partners improving the quality of patient care using Microsoft technology. ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Microsoft Healthcare Users Group (MS-HUG) and Microsoft Corp. today announced the winners of the 11th annual MS-HUG Heal...

Pennsylvania Tobacco Users Urged to 'Quit For Love' This Valentine's Day

Send Valentine's Day E-Cards, Find Inspiration in Video Blogs on DeterminedToQuit.com HARRISBURG, Pa., Feb. 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A Lancaster couple's video blogs documenting their efforts to quit using tobacco are now being featured on the Pennsylvania Department of Health's new t...

Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 Users now can include Telephony and Call Recording features by adding ConversationPRO(TM) from VoiceGate, a Division of IgeaCare Systems Inc.

ConversationPRO(TM) is being Introduced during the much anticipated Microsoft(R) Dynamics(TM) CRM Launch, in North America. TORONTO, Feb. 6 /PRNewswire/ - IgeaCare Systems Inc., through its VoiceGate Division, is pleased to announce the introduction of ConversationPRO(TM) for Microsof...

One Million PLAYSTATION(R)3 Users Participate in Folding@home Research Project

PS3(R) Users Support Research Efforts of Parkinson's, Alzheimer's and Certain Forms of Cancer FOSTER CITY, Calif., Feb. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCEI) today announced that since PLAYSTATION(R)3 (PS3(R)) took part in Stanford University's Foldi...

National Magazine Ranks Highmark 62nd Among Nation's 500 Most Innovative Users of Information Technology

PITTSBURGH, Oct. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- InformationWeek magazine, one of the nation's leading information systems publications, has ranked Highmark Inc. 62nd in its annual ranking of the top 500 innovators of information technology. Highmark, which is ranked second in the health insurance field a...

Genes Might Predispose Antidepressant Users to Suicidal Thoughts

Someday, DNA tests might spot those most at risk, experts say THURSDAY, Sept. 27 (HealthDay News) -- Variations in two genes may help spur suicidal thinking in individuals taking a commonly prescribed antidepressant, research suggests. Although preliminary, the findings could pave t...

HCV and HBV spreading more slowly among injection drug users in San Francisco

Injection drug users are still at a very high risk of acquiring hepatitis C (HCV) and hepatitis B (HBV); however, needle-sharing is less common, and users do not become infected as quickly as they did in the past, according to a new study in the September issue of Hepatology, a journal published b...

Accenx Information Exchange Platform Live With BayCare's RxHistory - Goal to Reach 8,200 Users

IRVINE, Calif., July 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Accenx , a leading provider of health information exchange and interoperability solutions, announces that its integration of BayCare Health System's RxHistory is now live, helping their health care providers to spend less time questioni...

Kentucky College Simplifies Password Management by Deploying Self Service Solution to 270,000 Campus Users

SysOp Tools helps a major Kentucky College system decrease Help Desk calls and simplify password management across 67 campuses with deployment of an intelligent Web-based password self service and user account management solution. Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) July 22, 2008 -...

Motio and Vitria Deliver Unified Dashboard and OI Capabilities to IBM Cognos Users

Vitria's M3O Operational Intelligence Software and MotioADF Combine to Integrate IBM Cognos BI Data with Other Information Sources SUNNYVALE, Calif., and DALLAS, June 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Vitria Technology, Inc., today announced a partnership with Motio , Inc., that will enable IBM Cognos ...

Springer launches MyCopy service for eBook users

Following the successful completion of the MyCopy pilot project, the specialist publishing group Springer Science+Business Media has, with immediate effect, extended this eBook service to all academic libraries in the USA and Canada that have purchased Springer eBook Collections. All registered li...

Analysis of FDA Adverse Events Data Reveals at Least 106 Serious Conditions Reported Among Reglan Users

An analysis of the Food and Drug Administration’s Adverse Event Reporting System has identified at least 106 cases of tardive dyskinesia or other movement disorders reported among users of Reglan or its generic version, metoclopramide. Tardive dyskinesia is a neurological disorder chara...

THE RESULTS ARE IN! VASER(R) Lipo Receives 95% Approval Rating by Physician Users

LOUISVILLE, Colo., Feb. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Physicians have been raving about the VASER Lipo System for body contouring. In a 2008 survey of U.S. VASER Lipo physicians, 95% of respondents would recommend the VASER Lipo System to another physician or facility. The VASER Lipo System allows physicia...

eDiets(R) Launches Fresh Meal Delivery Program for alli(R) Users

eDiets' Award-Winning Meal Delivery Plan Completely Customized for alli(R) Program FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Feb. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- eDiets.com, Inc. (Nasdaq: DIET ), leveraging the power of technology to bring diet, fitness, and healthy lifestyle solution...