Water in Medical News

Cantel Medical's Mar Cor Purification Subsidiary Acquires G.E.M. Water Systems ... Establishing a Nationwide Reach in Water Treatment

LITTLE FALLS, N.J., Aug. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CANTEL MEDICAL CORP. (NYSE: CMN ), through its Mar Cor Purification subsidiary, has continued the expansion of its water purification and filtration segment by purchasing the assets of Los Angeles-based G.E.M. Water Systems Int'l, ...

EcoloBlue is a New source of Water and a New Green Industry

"EcoloBlue generators are something that are useful in helping to provide clean drinking water in places where it is not only a luxury but a necessity."-IREO Secretary -General , Robson Mello. Federal, State, City and County governments can enhance their drinking water supply with Ecol...

Sweetwater Announces Trademarks of State-of-the-Art Healthy Drinking Water Purification Systems

The Urban Defender® and Kitchen Defender® systems have become registered trademarks of Sweetwater, LLC, as two state-of-the-art water purifiers that create healthy drinking water for homes and businesses alike. Brookside, UT (PRWEB) July 16, 2009 -- Sweetwater, ...

Proposed Water Trust Fund Bill Would Provide Solid Foundation for Improvement

American Society of Civil Engineers Commends Rep. Blumenauer for Commitment to Protecting Nation ' s Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Systems WASHINGTON, July 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As Americans, we owe our health and much of our quality of life to the impro...

Dual Frost & Sullivan Accolade for Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies

LONDON, July 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Frost & Sullivan has conferred two prestigious awards on Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies (VWS). The "2008 Frost & Sullivan European Pharmaceutical Water & Wastewater Treatment Business Development Strategy Leadership Award," lauds VWS for its su...

Midbrook Partners with Supply Core Middle East to Provide Water Bottling and Medical Decontamination Equipment to the Middle East and North Africa

Midbrook, Inc. and its Medical and CapSnap Equipment divisions have signed an authorized representative agreement with SupplyCore Middle East (SCME). The agreement allows SCME to be the exclusive sales and service representative for CapSnap Water Bottling Equipment and Midbrook Medical decontamin...

EcoloBlue Atmospheric Water Generators(AWG) Will Provide Pure Drinking Water Following a Natural Disaster.

Hurricanes, tornadoes, floods and other emergencies can cut off your water supply. EcoloBlue 28 Atmospheric Water Generators provide pure drinking water from the humidity in the air. This season families now have a new source of water. Miami, Fla. (PRWEB) June 29, 2009 ...

NTU receives $2.7 million research funds for innovative water quality monitoring technologies

Two projects from Nanyang Technological University (NTU) receive up to S$4 million in research fund from the Environment & Water Industry Development Council (EWI) under its second Challenge Call for Request-for-Proposals (RFP) in the area of rapid microbial detection. The winning proposal fro...

Before You Take the Plunge ... Kessler Offers 10 Important Tips on Water Safety

WEST ORANGE, N.J., June 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Summer is here and along with days spent at the pool, lake or ocean comes the increased risk of water-related injuries. In fact, diving is among the leading causes of spinal cord and traumatic head injuries in the United States today. "Diving is argu...

NTU and Sembcorp to jointly explore novel waste water treatment technology

Nanyang Technological University's Nanyang Environment and Water Research Institute (NTU-NEWRI) and Sembcorp Industries (Sembcorp) signed an agreement today to jointly explore the application of a new system for the treatment of complex industrial wastewater. Under the agreement, Sembcorp and...

Toray to establish water treatment R&D center at NTU in Singapore

Today, Toray Industries, Inc., a multinational corporation headquartered in Japan and the world's largest producer of carbon fiber, announced the establishment of Toray Water Technology Laboratory (TWTL) in Singapore to conduct research and development of water treatment technologies. Nanyang Tech...

Lure of Bottled Water May Not Be Health Driven

Users say convenience is what motivates their choice FRIDAY, June 19 (HealthDay News) -- While many people believe bottled water is healthy, they can't list any actual benefits, a new British study reports. The finding, published in the journal BMC Public Health , stemmed from inte...

American Red Cross and National Swimming Pool Foundation Promote Water Safety and Good Home Pool Maintenance With New Online Course

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., June 15 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Red Cross and National Swimming Pool Foundation(R) announced today the premiere of the online Home Pool Essentials(TM): Maintenance and Safety course. Home Pool Essentials teaches pool care and water safety techniques to help home pool ...

Let Water Be Water, LLC Announces Results of the 'WAT-AAH! Challenge'

99% of Kids Chose WAT-AAH!, The First Sugar-Free Functional Beverage Made Specifically for Kids, Over Soda and Juice NEW YORK, June 9 /PRNewswire/ -- WAT-AAH!, the first sugar-free functional beverage brand made specifically for kids by kids and their mothers, announced the results of their f...

SCAN Health Plan Arizona Encourages Sun Smarts and Plenty of Water for Seniors This Summer

PHOENIX, June 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Summer can be a fun time of year, but it also poses additional risks - especially for seniors. SCAN Health Plan Arizona encourages area seniors to take extra precautions this season with these six tips: Prevent sunburn. Applying sunscreen with a...

Go Healthy Enters Letter of Intent to Acquire Premium Water Source

SPRING, Texas, June 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Go Healthy, Inc. (Pink Sheets: GOHE) announced today that the company has entered into a Letter of Intent (LOI) to acquire property which is the site of a source of high pH water from a premier aquifer. Existing flow is sufficient to supply approxim...

The First High Performance Sports Water - AquaHydrate - to Offer Ionic Minerals Through Exclusive Agreement With Natural Foods Pioneer, Trace Minerals Research

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif., June 2 /PRNewswire/ -- AquaGenus today announced an exclusive agreement with Trace Minerals Research (TMR) -- a leader for over 35 years in the natural foods movement -- to include their all-natural, ionic minerals for the first time in a bottled water. The minerals are ...

Arizona American Water and Salvation Army Offer Aid on Hottest Days

Arizona American Water supplies water to Sun City, Sun City West, and Town of Youngtown for summer months PHOENIX, June 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Arizona American Water will supply water to emergency services providers from Sun City, Sun City West, and the Town of Youngtown as part of an ...

VITAZEST Water Brand Vitamin-Infused Pomegranate Beverage Available on Dr. Siegal's COOKIE DIET Web Site CookieDiet.com

Just in time for summer, Dr. Siegal's COOKIE DIET® web site CookieDiet.com expands selection of refreshing VITAZEST® Water brand beverages by Boca Raton, Florida-based Triple A Products LLC McLean, VA (PRWEB) June 2, 2009 -- Dr. Siegal's Direct Nutritionals, LLC...

Citi Private Equity Executive Joins Water Street Healthcare Partners

Private Equity Firm Adds Partner to Advance Health Care Investment Opportunities CHICAGO, May 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Water Street Healthcare Partners , a leading private equity firm focused exclusively on the health care industry, announced today that Robert B. Womsley has agreed to join the f...

PHSI Launches New Websites to Promote Sustainable Eco-Friendly Bottle-less Drinking Water Technology

Pure Health Solutions, Inc. (PHSI), the worldwide leader in bottle-less water purification cooler technology, has launched five new websites to promote its four distinctive product lines and to support its Pure Water Finance division. Sandpoint, ID (PRWEB) May 26, 2009 ...

Life Ionizers Promotes Convenience and Healthy Lifestyles With New Convertible Water Ionizers Line

Counter top converts to under counter system. Under counter ionizer converts to counter top for travel use. Carlsbad, CA (PRWEB) May 20, 2009 -- Getting the health benefits of ionized and alkaline mineral water at home or in the office has become a lot easier thanks t...

China and the Netherlands join forces for research into water management

During a recent working visit to China, the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research and the Royal Netherlands Academy for Arts & Sciences reached agreement with their Chinese counterparts regarding the theme for the new Joint Scientific Thematic Research Program. For the first round, the ...

Filters Fast Challenges Universities and Colleges to Kick the Bottled Water Habit

New "Drop the Bottle!" program aims to save the environment while saving students money CHARLOTTE, N.C., May 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Drinking bottled water isn't just an American obsession, it's a bad habit. And it's one that doesn't just put the consumer at direct risk but threatens the environmen...

May 3rd - 9th is 'Drinking Water Week'

Utility emphasizes conservation during public campaign SACRAMENTO, Calif., May 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The week of May 3rd - 9th has been declared "Drinking Water Week" by the American Water Works Association. In recognition of this week, California American Water is raising awarenes...

Daily Dose: Safe Water News You Can Use

29th Annual Building Safety Week is May 3-9, 2009 WASHINGTON , May 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- During Building Safety Week 2009, the International Code Foundation is providing a Daily Dose of news consumers can use to save money and prevent disasters. (Photo: http://www.newsc...

Nestle Launches Major Initiatives in Nutrition, Water and Rural Development

Creating Shared Value: a business response to global economic and social challenges NEW YORK, April 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Nestle today announced three new company initiatives aimed at creating new partnerships with governments, NGOs and small enterprises. The announcement comes as Nestle launch...

PUR Water Filtration Systems Can Reduce Trace Levels of Pharmaceuticals Found in Some U.S. Tap Water

Removes More Than 99 Percent for PUR Faucet Filters and More Than 96 Percent for PUR Pitchers(1) CINCINNATI, April 24 /PRNewswire/ -- The Associated Press issued a new report on April 20, 2009 regarding pharmaceutical compounds found in drinking water. Pharmaceuticals have now been detected...

Hospital Approved Residential Water Features Kill Harmful Airborne Bacteria

ENGLEWOOD, Colo., April 16 /PRNewswire/ -- It first began as an idea to fight airborne germs and bacteria in hospitals and healthcare settings, and in fact, Accents in Water remains the only Hospital-Approved, clinically tested water features available in the world today. Then, general public sett...

Parents: Bottled Water Trend Poses Threat to Dental Health

CHICAGO, April 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Five billion gallons of bottled water were consumed in 2000, an increase of more than 200 percent from a decade earlier. Whether consumers drink more bottled water because it is an alternative to soda, or because it is convenient to do so is unclear, bu...

Cardinal Health Executive Joins Water Street Healthcare Partners

Hank Struik to Lead Private Equity Firm's Search for Next Medical Products Investment CHICAGO, April 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Water Street Healthcare Partners, a leading private equity firm focused exclusively on the health care industry, announced today that Hank Struik, a former pr...

Fonterra's New ClearProtein(TM) Satiety Water a First for New Zealand Market

Product's Constituent Ingredients Now Available to Other Food Manufacturers CHICAGO, April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Fonterra Co-operative Group this week launched a new satiety water in New Zealand, called Whole. The product, which is made with milk protein, is a first for the market, and food and b...

Indian Sanitation Innovator and Social Reformer Awarded 2009 Stockholm Water Prize

STOCKHOLM, March 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. Bindeshwar Pathak, founder of Sulabh Sanitation Movement in India, has been named the 2009 Stockholm Water Prize Laureate. To view the Multimedia News Release, please click: http://www.prnewswire.com/mnr/siwi/37595/ As the Founder of the ...

USAID World Water Day Statement

WASHINGTON, March 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- March 22 was World Water Day, an international day of observance that grew out of the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) in Rio de Janeiro. The focus of World Water Day this year is Transboundary Waters: Shar...

World Water Day 2009 Marks Launch of UL's Yearlong Commitment to Water Quality and Conservation Education

UL joins the Field Museum for World Water Day March 22 CHICAGO, March 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Underwriters Laboratories (UL), a world leader in product safety testing services, will launch its water quality and conservation educational campaign in the East Wing of the Field Museum, 1400 S. Lake ...

USAID and Rotary Clubs Join to Provide Clean Water and Improved Sanitation Worldwide

Collaboration merges Rotary's grassroots strength with agency's technical expertise ISTANBUL, March 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and Rotary International (RI) are teaming up to save lives by bringing clean drinking water and bas...

New Study Finds PFOA Levels in Drinking Water Are Safe

BETHESDA, Md., March 12 /PRNewswire/ -- The Sapphire Group today released the results of a new study which found that levels of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) found in drinking water supplies are safe for human exposure. PFOA, sometimes referred to as C8, is a substance used in the manufacture of a...

Tap Project Partners With Strategic Hotels for 2009 UNICEF Clean Water Campaign

Westin St. Francis, Hotel Del Coronado, Washington Four Seasons and seven additional hotels join effort to raise funds for UNICEF NEW YORK, March 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Luxury hotel owner, Strategic Hotels, today announced that it will become a 2009 national partner of the UNICEF-suppo...

Food & Water Watch and International Coalition Members to Protest World Water Forum in Istanbul

WASHINGTON, March 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Wenonah Hauter of Food & Water Watch, an international consumer advocacy organization based in Washington, D.C., along with Maude Barlow of the Council of Canadians and the Blue Planet Project and representatives of the Latin American network Red...

Back to Basics: Penta Water Pairs Its Ultra-Pure Water With Packaging Made of Rock

CARLSBAD, Calif., March 6 /PRNewswire/ -- The Penta Water Company ( http://pentawater.com ), dedicated to keeping the environment as pure as its water, is taking the bold step of turning to one of nature's more prolific resources - limestone - for their new packaging. In collaboration with Ea...