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Efforts by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, Physician Practices Help Michigan Become a Leading Adopter of E-prescribing

DETROIT, Aug. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Hundreds of physician practices in Michigan have teamed with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan to help a movement that has made the state one of the national leaders of e-prescribing. One of those doctors is Michael Schaub who, with Physician Assi...

UF scientists program blood stem cells to become vision cells

GAINESVILLE, Fla. University of Florida researchers were able to program bone marrow stem cells to repair damaged retinas in mice, suggesting a potential treatment for one of the most common causes of vision loss in older people. The success in repairing a damaged layer of retinal cells in mic...

Infants Cared for in Another Home Become Heavier Toddlers

Being in own home, day-care centers didn't increase weight, study found THURSDAY, July 30 (HealthDay News) -- When infants attend day care in someone else's home, they're more likely to be heavier than average by the time they're toddlers, new research suggests. Harvard researchers...

Connectyx Technologies Holdings Group, Inc. to Begin Process to Become Fully Reporting and Up List to a Higher Exchange - As Stated on Wallstreetcorner.com

PALM CITY, Fla., July 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Connectyx Technologies Holdings Group, Inc. (Other OTC: CTYX) today announced that the Company's CEO Ronn Schuman stated in an interview on Wallstreetcorner.com that "Connectyx is to begin preparations necessary to file a Form 10 with the SEC...

Orlowski of Albany to Become Head of Organ Donation Association

MCLEAN, Va., July 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Jeff Orlowski, of New York, was recently elected President-Elect of the Association of Organ Procurement Organizations (AOPO). Currently, Mr. Orlowski serves as Chief Executive Officer of the Center for Donation and Transplant in Albany. T...

LifeWorks Mentoring to Become Program of L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center

Together the Two Organizations Will Serve a Wide Range of LGBT Youth, From those on the Streets to those in School LOS ANGELES, June 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Uniting two leading organizations serving LGBT youth, Los Angeles-based LifeWorks Mentoring will become a program of the L.A. Gay ...

Otix Global, Inc. to Become Parent Company of Sonic Innovations, Inc.

Company name change approved at annual shareholder meeting SALT LAKE CITY, June 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sonic Innovations' (Nasdaq: SNCI ) shareholders overwhelmingly approved the renaming of Sonic Innovations, Inc. to Otix Global, Inc. (Nasdaq: OTIX ) at the company's annual sharehol...

Abdominal Surgery May Become Easier for Patients

Advanced technique is said to reduce post-op pain and scarring WEDNESDAY, June 3 (HealthDay News) -- A scarless surgical technique shows promise in procedures such as weight-loss surgery and gallbladder and appendix removal, suggest several studies. The technique, called Natural Ori...

Retired or Laid Off? Why Not Operate Your Own Business in 2009! Invest in YOU. Become an Entrepreneur!

GNC is offering anyone who is retired or laid off a 25% discount on the initial franchise fee and a place in the supplement industry's strongest and best franchise organization PITTSBURGH, June 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Despite the challenging economic climate, the supplement and self-care industry r...

California to Become Only State Without Poison Control Services

National 800 Number Will Not Work in California SAN FRANCISCO, May 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Funding for poison control services has been completely eliminated from the Governor's budget. Poison control services cost California $5.9 million but save $70 million in health care costs and p...

Inspire Your Children To Become 'Germ-Fighters'

Softsoap(R)BRAND Offers Tips for Building Daily Hand Washing Routines NEW YORK, May 6, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Experts agree that effective hand washing is one of the most important steps to keep yourself and your family healthy. Germs are unavoidable and often linger on common househ...

Children who view adult-targeted TV may become sexually active earlier in life

Boston, Mass. -- Early onset of sexual activity among teens may relate to the amount of adult content children were exposed to during their childhood, according to a new study released by Children's Hospital Boston. Based on a longitudinal study tracking children from age six to eighteen, researc...

Increased symptoms lead mentally disordered to become victims of violence

ATLANTAContrary to common stereotypes, individuals with major mental disorders are more likely to become victims of violent crimes when they are experiencing an increase in symptoms than they are to commit crime, according to a new study by Brent Teasdale, an assistant professor of criminal justic...

Stress may cause the brain to become disconnected

Philadelphia, PA, March 16, 2009 Does stress damage the brain? In the March 1st issue of Biological Psychiatry , published by Elsevier, a paper by Tibor Hajszan and colleagues provides an important new chapter to this question. This issue emerged in the 1990's as an important clinical quest...

Clear Skies Have Become Less So Over Time, Data Show

U.S. researchers find aerosol levels have diminished visibility THURSDAY, March 12 (HealthDay News) -- More than three decades of data showing how clear, or unclear, the sky over land has been should reveal how changes in air pollution have affected climate change, according to a Unive...

Yankees Will Become First MLB Team to Integrate Highly Advanced Antimicrobial System

ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich., March 11 /PRNewswire/ -- CSG, in conjunction with the New York Yankees, today announced the new Yankee Stadium will become the first facility in Major League Baseball (MLB) to be treated with the Sports Antimicrobial System(TM) (SAS). Comprised of several leading-edge and h...

Views on Old Age May Become Reality Later

What you think now could determine your health as you age, study shows FRIDAY, Feb. 27 (HealthDay News) -- New research suggests that young people who assume life is rough for seniors are more likely to suffer from heart attacks and stroke when they reach that age themselves. "If pe...

Arketype to Become Green Bay's Healthiest Company in One Year -- Wanna Bet?

GREEN BAY, Wis., Feb. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- On Monday, March 2, the advertising and design firm, Arketype, will begin a 365-day journey to become "The Healthiest Company in Green Bay." The firm is also challenging any organization in the area to beat them at that goal. The 30-person agency is ...

Heyltex Corporation to Become Exclusive Distributor of ThyroShield(R)

Partnership with Fleming Pharmaceuticals to increase access to radiological threat antidote WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, Heyltex Corporation announced an agreement in principle with Fleming Pharmaceuticals for the exclusive distribution of ThyroShield(R) in the United...

Stemedica Advances its Certification to Become a Licensed Manufacturer of Adult Stem Cells for U.S. Based Clinical Trials

Stemedica Cell Technologies, Inc. announced today that it has filed with the Food and Drug Branch of the State of California's Department of Public Health for certification as a licensed manufacturer of adult stem cells for U.S.-based Phase I and Phase II Clinical Trials. ...

AstraZeneca's Drug Will Become the New Clinical Gold Standard by 2012 for the Treatment of Metastatic Hormone-Refractory Prostate Cancer

Differences in Prescribing Patterns Were Observed Between U.S. and European Oncologists, According to a New Report from Decision Resources WALTHAM, Mass., Jan. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Decision Resources, one of the world's leading research and advisory firms for pharmaceutical and healthcare issue...

Lost Your Job in Retail? Why Not Operate Your Own Business in 2009! Invest in You. Become an Entrepreneur!

GNC offers retailing veterans a 25% discount on the initial franchise fee and a place in the supplement industry's strongest and best franchise organization PITTSBURGH, Jan. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Despite the challenging economic climate in the United States - which has cost thousands of experien...

GlaxoSmithKline's Drug Will Become New Clinical Gold Standard by 2012 for the Treatment of Relapsed/Refractory CLL

An Agent Showing Improvement in Overall Response Rate Would Earn Higher Patient Share in U.S. Than Europe, According to a New Report from Decision Resources WALTHAM, Mass., Jan. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Decision Resources, one of the world's leading research and advisory firms focusing on pharmaceu...

Micro-Preemie Survives to Become March of Dimes 2009 National Ambassador

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., Jan. 13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Born no larger than a ballpoint pen at birth, a premature baby girl who survived overwhelming odds has been named the 2009 National Ambassador for the March of Dimes, it was announced today. Katelyn Marie Ha...

K-State helps nursing home staff become comfortable with residents' sexual expression

MANHATTAN "Do not disturb" signs aren't just for newlyweds anymore. They are also a way to give nursing home residents some privacy for sexual expression, according to Kansas State University aging experts. "By law you can't always lock a room, but you can offer residents some privacy," sai...

26 percent of sleepless children become overweight

Between the ages of six months and six years old, close to 90 percent of children have at least one sleep-related problem. Among the most common issues are night terrors, teeth-grinding and bed-wetting. For the majority, it's simply a stage that passes. But at least 30 percent of children in t...

Two Colorado Surgeons Become Pioneers In Microsurgical DIEP Flap Breast Reconstruction

Dr Jeremy Z Williams and Dr Christopher G Williams, both with Park Meadows Cosmetic Surgery center based in Lone Tree, Colorado will be working with a local hospital to bring DIEP Flap breast reconstruction to Colorado patients. Denver, CO (PRWEB) November 6, 2008 -- Wi...

The PICA Group Will Become Part of ProAssurance

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. and NASHVILLE, Tenn., Oct. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ProAssurance Corporation (NYSE: PRA ) announced today that the PICA Group will become part of ProAssurance through an all cash, sponsored demutualization. The PICA Group (PICA) is the nation's leading provider of profe...

Anti-inflammatory medications may become a treatment for schizophrenia

Philadelphia, PA, October 27, 2008 Many of the structural and neurochemical features of schizophrenia are present long before the full syndrome of schizophrenia develops. What processes tip the balance between the ultra-high risk states and the development of schizophrenia? One candidate mechan...

Northern Virginia Dentist to Become a New Fellow of the American Academy of Implant Dentistry

If you are finally ready to do something about those loose dentures, or need to replace one or more missing teeth, consider dental implants as the permanent answer to your problem. Northern Virginia (PRWEB) October 21, 2008 -- Dr. E. Richard Hughes, a Northern Virginia ...

Science Fiction Has Become Reality with Remarkable Anti-Aging Treatment Breakthrough - Turning Back the Biological Clock in Aging

ROYAL PALM BEACH, Fla., Oct. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- This may sound like science fiction, but it is truly cutting-edge reality. Internationally acclaimed anti-aging Doctor, Al Sears MD, has become the first U.S. doctor licensed to provide TA-65 to the public through his private practice based in Roy...

Open cancer surgery set to become a thing of the past

The surgeon's knife is playing an ever smaller role in the treatment of cancer, as it is replaced by increasingly efficient and safe radiation therapy techniques. Progress in radiation technology will also lead to better detection rates for cancer. This is according to Professor Freek Beekman, who...

Lilly Set to Become First Pharmaceutical Research Company to Disclose Physician Payments

Lilly CEO Lechleiter detailed registry plans at Indianapolis speech INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Today Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY ) announced that it is set to become the first pharmaceutical research company to disclose its payments to physicians in the United Sta...

GHX to Become GDSN-certified Data Pool to Accelerate Use of GS1 Standards in Healthcare

Established hospital-supplier connectivity and experience in healthcare data integrity and synchronization will help enable the use of standards quickly and cost effectively WESTMINSTER, Colo., Sept. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- GHX, LLC has announced plans to become part of GS1's...

Sunrise Senior Living Founder and CEO to Become Chairman

Mark S. Ordan to Become CEO, Board Member MCLEAN, Va., July 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sunrise Senior Living, Inc. (NYSE: SRZ ) today announced that Paul J. Klaassen, its founder and chief executive officer of 27 years, will become Sunrise's non-executive chairman of the boar...

New CDC Report Demonstrates Urgency for All States and Cities to Become Smokefree

- Nearly Half of All US Residents Show Clinical Evidence of Deadly Secondhand Smoke Exposure - - American Lung Association Calls Upon Lawmakers to Pass Comprehensive Legislation Banning Smoking in All Public Venues Across the Country by 2010 - WASHINGON, July 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- ...

System constraints forcing Canadian physicians to become medical brokers in prioritizing

Los Angeles, London, New Delhi, Singapore (June 19, 2008) Health-care system constraints combined with a lack of a uniform referral process are leaving Ontario physicians brokering which patients are in greatest need of hip and knee replacement, a study led by a St. Michael's Hospital researcher ...

As Consumers Feel Financial Burden of Increasing Health Care Costs, Health Plans Have Opportunity to Address Unmet Consumer Needs and Become Trusted Advisors

SAN FRANCISCO, June 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- According to a recent survey from the Deloitte Center for Health Solutions, a part of Deloitte LLP, only 7 percent of Americans are financially prepared for their future health care needs. At the same time, only 10 percent of consumers are comp...

Mariner Zac Sunderland Sets Sail on Quest to Become the Youngest to Circumnavigate the Globe Solo

- 16-year-old to promote healthy nutrition in partnership with Produce for Kids, Shuman Produce and Mastronardi Produce; departs from Marina del Rey, Calif. on Saturday, June 14 - MARINA DEL REY, Calif., June 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Zac Sunderland, who at 16 years of age is seek...

50 percent of recent onset RA patients become free of signs and symptoms within 36 weeks

Paris, France, Wednesday June 11th 2008: At least 50% of recent onset rheumatoid arthritis patients achieve remission (a state free of signs and symptoms) within 36 weeks when following a systematic approach of step-up DMARD treatment in combination with tight control, according to results of a st...