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How to make negative services less unpleasant for consumers

Chestnut Hill, MA August 10, 2009 Service quality beliefs are usually positively related to customer satisfaction the higher the perceived service quality, the higher the customer's satisfaction. However, an article published in the August issue of the Journal of Service Research finds this ...

New Research Suggests Most Are Willing to Make Tradeoffs and Would Embrace Comprehensive Health Care Reform

Report Shows That Making Americans Part of The Conversation Is Critical To Advancing Health Care Reform SAN DIEGO, Aug. 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As Congress breaks for its August recess with polls pointing to a decline in public support for health reform efforts, new research ...

Immigration Attorneys Make Immigration Law & Employment Visas Easier for Foreign Workers, U.S. Employers, Corporations and Corporate Counsel

Jacobson & Han LLP, internationally recognized immigration attorneys, offers on-site immigration law consultations, presentations, seminars and workshops in response to increased immigration worksite enforcement and new federal mandates. The current immigration climate places increased scrut...

Elder Abuse, Neglect Make Early Death Far More Likely

Finding illustrates need to report suspected problems, expert says,,,, TUESDAY, Aug. 4 (HealthDay News) -- When seniors stop taking proper care of themselves, their risk for death increases nearly sixfold, a new study shows. In addition, elderly people who are abused physically, emo...

Scientists Find Way to Make 'Good' Brown Fat

Discovery could lead to ways to increase energy-burning in body, fight obesity WEDNESDAY, July 29 (HealthDay News) -- Boston scientists have succeeded in making brown fat out of mouse and human cells, a feat that takes scientists a step closer to victory in the fight against obesity an...

When You Make Things That Get Implanted in People, Small Things Count

PASO ROBLES, Calif., July 28 /PRNewswire/ -- On a routine day, Specialty Silicone Fabricators in Paso Robles, California, will make silicone micro-implants such as surgical drains, catheter systems, intravenous drug delivery devices and pacemaker leads. What is not routine is the incredibly p...

Three Dads Make Life Easier For iPhone and iPod Parents

NerdTown announces the release of Baby Activity Logger 1.2.2 for the iPhone and iPod Touch. The latest version adds even more functionality to the already comprehensive baby logging and tracking application. Including new Graphical Reports and Trending Charts! San Dieg...

Can pen and paper help make electronic medical records better?

INDIANAPOLIS The results of a new study of the pen and paper workarounds employed by healthcare providers who use an electronic medical record system may help make electronic medical records even more useful to health-care providers and the patients they serve. "Exploring the Persistence of Pa...

Addiction Treatment Will Help Make Health Reform Affordable, New Analysis Shows

White Paper Details "Unforeseen Benefits" of Addiction Treatment WASHINGTON, July 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Treating Americans who are addicted to alcohol and drugs will lead to substantial health care savings totaling billions of dollars over a decade, according t...

Will Government Health Care Make Us Sick? Health Expert Suggests 5 Shocking Flaws of Obamacare

NEW YORK, July 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- While politicians spend countless hours bickering over how to solve America's health care problems, decision-makers on both sides of the aisle may be ignoring important research into this very subject, some of which is over 30 years old. Some criti...

SNICKERS(R) Brand and David Arquette Make a Big Move to Help Feeding America Bar Hunger

HACKETTSTOWN, N.J., July 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Mars Snackfood US announced today that its SNICKERS(R) Brand is teaming up with Feeding America to 'Bar Hunger' - a campaign to help the one in eight Americans struggling with hunger(1). As part of 'Bar Hunger,' SNICKERS will ...

Metabolic Syndrome May Make Breast Cancer More Likely

Study finds increased risk for postmenopausal women TUESDAY, June 30 (HealthDay News) -- Women with high blood pressure, elevated glucose and other components of metabolic syndrome might be at increased risk for postmenopausal breast cancer, a new study suggests. Metabolic syndrome...

KePRO Employees Make "Great Strides" Towards Cure for Cystic Fibrosis

The Keystone Peer Review Organization, Inc. (KePRO), a leading quality improvement and care management organization, is pleased to announce the donation of $12,260 to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Harrisburg, PA (Vocus) June 23, 2009 -- The Keystone Peer Review Organi...

GS1 Canada and GHX Align to Make Canada's Healthcare Supply Chain More Efficient and Effective

LOUISVILLE, Colo. and TORONTO, June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- GS1 Canada and GHX have agreed to form a strategic alliance to create a global standards-based product registry for healthcare products. The alliance is being established to dramatically improve the accuracy and clarity of electronic data tr...

Music Can Make the Heart Beat Faster

Or slower, with possible medical applications, research suggests MONDAY, June 22 (HealthDay News) -- Loud music made hearts beat faster and blood pressure go up, while softer passages lowered both heart rates and blood pressure, a new study shows. It's the latest word on how music a...

On HIV Testing Day, HIVMA calls for health care reform to make testing routine every day

Arlington, VAThis Saturday, June 27, HIV Testing Day, the HIV Medicine Association (HIVMA) urges everyone to get tested for HIV, a vital step in linking people to lifesaving care and reducing the spread of new infections. As Congress takes up health care reform, HIVMA calls on policymakers to do m...

Allsup Medicare Advisor(SM) Expands Service; Helps Seniors and People with Disabilities Make Best Medicare Choices

People now have objective, personalized support to learn about all Medicare options, enroll in the plan that is best for them and receive significant healthcare savings; new service adds online convenience Belleville, Ill. (Vocus) June 17, 2009 -- Allsup today announced...

PDX-Rx.com Works With Microsoft HealthVault to Make Prescription Data Available to Patients

The Rx.com Electronic Pharmacy Record (EPR) to Integrate with Microsoft(R) HealthVault(TM) FORT WORTH, Texas, June 9 /PRNewswire/ -- PDX and Rx.com have entered into a strategic agreement with Microsoft to make prescription data, which Rx.com manages for multiple chain and independent pharmac...

Anesthesia Can Make Patients Vomit After Cosmetic Surgery - World's Top Expert Says PK Anesthesia Is Better

Before now, patients' number one anesthesia satisfaction issue never had an entire chapter dedicated to this persistent, unpleasant side effect of general anesthesia -- postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV). Dr. Christian Apfel, the world's foremost PONV expert, cites PK anesthesia as a non-PO...

Focused Health Solutions Helps Make Preventative Health Screenings Simple and More Affordable

Partnership with eHealthScreenings adds to growing list of solutions available to help companies and their employees manage their health and health-care costs DEERFIELD, Ill., June 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Knowledge and prevention are among the keys to every person's good health. While you may look ...

Medical, Insurance, Automotive and Safety Groups Call on Congress to Make This the "Last Deadly Summer for Teens" by Swiftly Passing Federal Teen Driving Safety Bill

Motor vehicle crashes are #1 killer of nation's teens; During summer months a disproportionate number of teens die in crashes. WASHINGTON, June 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- During this high school graduation season and at the start of the most dangerous road-travel season for teens on the nat...

Too Many Bouncers Make Trampolines More Dangerous

Adults jumping with kids increases the children's risk of injury, doctors warn WEDNESDAY, June 3 (HealthDay News) -- Trampoline fun can end in injury if too many people bounce at the same time, say British doctors who analyzed 50 case studies of trampoline-related injuries treated at t...

Celebrity Moms Make Headlines in Their New Bikinis

This Fitness Expert Reveals How You Can Do It, Too! ATLANTA, June 3 /PRNewswire/ -- We've all seen the recent pictures on the covers of America's favorite entertainment magazines ... celebrity moms flaunting their beautiful beach bodies in bikinis. They smile for the cameras, making it all se...

Social Security Disability Backlog Worsens, So Make Sure You Qualify Before You Apply

Contact an SSDI representation company to learn if you could be eligible for benefits before you apply; average wait times for initial applications will jump by 20 percent this year Belleville, IL (Vocus) June 1, 2009 -- The Social Security Disability Insurance applicat...

Video May Help People Make End-of-Life Choices

Seeing what life might one day be like can be powerful, study says,, FRIDAY, May 29 (HealthDay News) -- Seeing a video of someone with advanced dementia can help people facing the same fate make more informed decisions about the type of care they want at the end of their life, a new st...

Nurse Response Partners With Healthwise to Help Consumers Make Informed Decisions on Health

Focus on prevention and information can lead to healthier lives ST. LOUIS, May 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Nurse Response announced today a partnership with Healthwise(R) to rollout a new consumer health tool that will complement the quality telehealth services it currently provides to its customers. ...

NBGH Survey Finds Recession Driving Many American Workers to Make Lifestyle Changes to Help Control Health Care Costs

WASHINGTON, May 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Underscoring the broad-based impact imposed by the worst economic environment in decades, the recession is taking a toll on some American workers' health and, consequently, is driving many workers to make behavioral changes to improve their health and ...

Coalition Calls on Secretary of Health to Make Hospital Emergency Preparedness a Priority

Coalition proffers a 6 Point Action Plan on infectious waste control during a pandemic WASHINGTON, May 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In an op-ed in Monday's Washington Times (link below), Emergency Preparedness Coalition says that the H1N1 Swine flu and previous issues, such as SARS, have ...

Target Corporation Joins Alliance to Make US Healthiest

Target: Public and Private Partnerships are Crucial to Achieve Health Care Reform MINNEAPOLIS, May 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT ) today announced that it has become a founding member of the Alliance to Make US Healthiest, a new coalition that strives to help U....

Employers Make New Commitments to Back-Up Child and Elder Care Solutions with Bright Horizons

Organizations rely on child and elder care benefits to increase productivity and ease burden for families during recession WATERTOWN, Mass., May 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Bright Horizons Family Solutions LLC today announced that more than 35 companies have signed on to offer employees back-up chi...

UH optometrists make custom contact lenses for long-underserved patients

While the majority of patients with common vision problems can find glasses or contact lenses fairly easily, others who suffer from diseases of the eye that affect the focus of light have more limited options and may simply have to learn to live with poor vision. At the University of Houston's...

Healthcare Professional Is Working to Make a Difference, One Dose at a Time

Environmentally Friendly, Reusable Charts Help Patients Manage Their Daily and Weekly Medications LAWRENCE, Mass., May 12 /PRNewswire/ -- While President Obama is working to improve the healthcare industry as a whole, it's individual healthcare professionals like Harlyene Goss who are making ...

Patient Command Tells Sec. Sebelius That Existing Technology Can Make Electronic Health Records Interoperable

The key: making it simpler. MCLEAN, Va., May 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Patient Command(R), Inc. is asking Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, to adopt new rules defining how computers should exchange medical records electronically (be interoperabl...

Make No Small Plans: M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Endeavors to Make Cancer History

HOUSTON, May 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- "I had cancer. I have cancer. I will always have cancer." So begins Professor James S. Olson's richly detailed chronicle of the birth and growth of The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center to international eminence. Blending the roles of...

Global Health Efforts Make Progress Against Child Deaths

CINCINNATI, May 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Recent initiatives in global health have made significant advances in knowledge, prevention and reduction of diseases affecting children in low-income countries. Those advances will be the subject of discussion on Sunday, May 3, at the annual meeti...

DaVita Honored as First and Only FORTUNE 500 Company to Make List of Democratic Workplaces Since Its Inception in 1999

Dialysis Provider Recognized for Decentralization Model and Transparency EL SEGUNDO, Calif., April 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- DaVita Inc., a leading provider of kidney care services for those diagnosed with chronic kidney disease, today acknowledged its being named as the first and only FO...

Your Decisions Matter: San Diego Hospice Encourages You to Make Your Healthcare Decisions Known

SAN DIEGO, Calif., April 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Join San Diego Hospice and The Institute for Palliative Medicine, and Americans across the country, in making future healthcare decisions known to family, friends and healthcare providers, as National Healthcare Decisions Day is April 16. Now ...

More than 800 Workers at Caritas St. Elizabeth's Medical Center Make History with Vote to join 1199SEIU

In one of the Largest Union Votes at a Boston Area Hospital in decades, workers unite for the best patient care, for their families and for each other BOSTON, April 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Healthcare workers at St. Elizabeth's Medical Center, the largest medical center in the ...

Nearly 900 Workers at Caritas St. Elizabeth's Medical Center Make History With Vote to Join 1199SEIU

In one of the largest hospital union elections in New England history, workers unite for quality patient care and good, secure jobs BOSTON , April 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Healthcare workers at St. Elizabeth's Medical Center, the largest medical center in the Caritas Christi Health Care...

HealthEquity, a Leading Healthcare Account Administrator, Licenses Thomson Reuters Information Solutions to Help People Make Better Healthcare Decisions

Consumer Advantage(TM) Applications Show Individuals How Much They Will Pay for Treatment and How They Can Save Money and Improve Their Healthcare ANN ARBOR, Mich., April 8 /PRNewswire/ -- As people take more responsibility for their healthcare and its cost, employers and health insurers need...