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Demand for Short-Term Medical Help Leads to Growth for Travel Nursing Staffing Agency; Prompts Move to New Location and Addition of New Online Tools for Nurses

LUBBOCK, Texas, July 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Trends in the economy and the medical industry have led to a demand for less permanent positions and more temporary assignments. This matches perfectly with an increasing number of medical personnel looking for more flexibility and variety in their care...

Educated Parkinson's Patients Move to Meds Sooner

Researchers aren't sure what spurs need for early treatment TUESDAY, July 14 (HealthDay News) -- Parkinson's disease patients with higher levels of education or disability typically need treatment for their symptoms earlier than other patients, a new study finds. The study included ...

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 ...

New Poll Shows Americans Continuing to Move Toward Pro-Life Position on Abortion

NEW HAVEN, Conn., July 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American people continue to move to the pro-life perspective on abortion according to the latest Moral Compass survey by the Knights of Columbus and Marist Poll. The poll mirrored findings of other recent surveys, showing that more Amer...

GlobalEquityReport.com Issues Cancer Stocks On The Move Today: HEB, GNBT, CTIC, CTHP, DNDN

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Weizmann Institute scientists show white blood cells move like millipedes

How do white blood cells immune system 'soldiers' get to the site of infection or injury? To do so, they must crawl swiftly along the lining of the blood vessel gripping it tightly to avoid being swept away in the blood flow all the while searching for temporary 'road signs' made of special ad...

Americans United for Life Applauds Missouri's Move to Use Stimulus Funds to Help Pregnancy Care Centers

CHICAGO, April 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Missouri House today amended HB21 to allocate at least $2 million of federal stimulus funds to go to grants for maternity homes and pregnancy resource centers in the state. The bill is now being considered by the Missouri Senate. Americans ...

Amped Up Piezos Are On The Move - Driving Piezos with an Affordable High Voltage Piezo Amplifier QPA200

An affordable High Voltage Piezo Amplifier (QPA200) for driving piezoelectric transducers in industrial applications, and to facilitate transducer evaluation in a laboratory setting. Medford, MA (PRWEB) February 26, 2009 -- Piezoelectric elements have a myriad of uses. ...

Video: Pampers Together with Actress Salma Hayek Helps UNICEF Move Closer Toward Goal of Eliminating Deadly Tetanus Through Global 'One Pack = One Vaccine' Campaign

Actress and Mom Salma Hayek Travels to Africa to Witness Firsthand the Devastating Effects of Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus CINCINNATI, Feb. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Pampers(R), the world's leading diaper brand, today announced the second wave of its North America "One Pack = One Vaccine" ...

AJWS Encouraged by Obama Move to Rescind Global Gag Rule

NEW YORK, Jan. 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- American Jewish World Service (AJWS) has applauded President Barack Obama for lifting the global gag rule, a ban on U.S. funding for family planning services provided by overseas NGOs offering abortion services or counseling as part of their program...

Photos: Arthritis Foundation Launches Nationwide Movement Encouraging People to Move to Prevent and Treat Arthritis

Let's Move Together Aims to Unite Americans in Fighting the Country's Most Common Disability ATLANTA, Jan. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- The Arthritis Foundation today announces the launch of Let's Move Together , a nationwide movement created to improve the quality of life of the one-in-five Americans...

UCSF Researchers Use New Tools to Move in on Cancer Susceptibility Genes

UCSF researchers have used a new strategy to study inherited susceptibility for skin cancer in mice. In the process, they have identified a network of genes that may play a key role in controlling this susceptibility. The technique, the scientists say, could be used to identify such genes in h...

Allsup Applauds SSA for Move Toward Electronic Transmission of Medical Records for Disability Applicants

Allsup, a leading nationwide provider of financial and healthcare related services to people with disabilities, today commended the Social Security Administration for announcing it will begin receiving medical records for some disability applicants electronically next year. ...

Mylan Announces Move to NASDAQ Stock Market

PITTSBURGH, Dec. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Mylan Inc. (NYSE: MYL ) today announced that it will move its stock exchange listing to The NASDAQ Stock Market, an exchange of The NASDAQ OMX Group Inc. (Nasdaq: NDAQ ), from The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) effective Dec. 29. The company will b...

The National Health Service and Attainia Move to Modernize Medical Capital Equipment Budgeting and Planning for the United Kingdom

DERBYSHIRE, England and MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Dec. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Attainia and The National Health Service Supply Chain today announced they will deploy Attainia's suite of web-based budgeting and planning applications to Hospital trusts within the United Kingdom. "NHSSC has moved quic...

Why women should eat less, move more and consider wearing transdermal HRT patches during menopause

Weight and appetite experts from around the world met at a conference in Bangkok earlier this year to discuss sex differences in obesity. One line of discussion looked at factors leading to women's weight gain during menopause, and how it might be avoided. Co-chairs of the conference, Dr Amand...

Capital BlueCross Sponsors Healthy Community Pharmacy's Move to New Community-Focused Location in York

Community Pharmacy serving thousands of members of Healthy York Network re-opens in centrally located Family First Health Center; Members now have access by public transportation HARRISBURG, Pa., Nov. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Last month, the Healthy Community Pharmacy celebrated ...

McDonald's(R) Encourages Kids to Take One Minute to Move It

Global Children's Well-Being Program Debuts with Launch of DreamWorks Animation's "Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa(TM)" Happy Meal(TM) Event OAK BROOK, Ill., Nov. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- If you had one minute of fun each day to help make a difference in your world, what would you do? That's the quest...

New Technique Activates Brain Neurons to Move Paralyzed Limb

Experiment with monkeys could lead to new treatments for severely injured patients WEDNESDAY, Oct. 15 (HealthDay News) -- In the latest effort to cause movement in paralyzed limbs, researchers have found a way to activate single neurons in the brain and use them to move a paralyzed wr...

Arthrosurface HemiCAP(R) Focal Knee Resurfacing Implant Receives FDA Approval to Move into Final Investigational Stage

FRANKLIN, Mass., Sept. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Arthrosurface, Inc. ( http://www.arthrosurface.com ), the developer of less-invasive joint resurfacing systems, announced that it has received approval from the U.S. FDA to begin its pivotal investigation for its line of focal knee resurfacing implants....

Making patients move requires the right exercise advice

COLUMBIA, Mo. It is common knowledge that regular exercise supports physical and mental well-being. Despite this and recommendations from health care providers, the majority of patients with chronic illnesses remain inactive. In a new study, University of Missouri researchers found that adults w...

6,000 Healthcare Workers March Against SEIU's Move to Split Their Union Apart

65,000 caregivers could be forced out of the union of their choice without a fair vote MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif., July 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- 6,000 healthcare workers marched today to protest a hearing by the Service Employees International Union, the parent organization of United Healt...

Assembly on the Move for Rx Reform

Proposed Legislation Would Ban Drug Company Gifts of over $50 to Doctors ALBANY, N.Y., May 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Yesterday the New York State Assembly Health Committee reported key legislation (see vote count below) to reform how prescription drugs are marketed and sold in New York...

Law Offices of Howard G. Smith Announces 24 Days Remaining to Move to Be a Lead Plaintiff in the Shareholder Lawsuit Against Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc.

BENSALEM, Pa., May 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Law Offices of Howard G. Smith announces a June 9, 2008, deadline to move to be a lead plaintiff in the securities class action lawsuit filed on behalf of all persons who purchased or otherwise acquired the common stock of Inverness Medical Innovations, In...

New National Survey: 84% of Americans Over 50 Expect a Family Member to Move into an Assisted Living Community Within the Next 10 Years

Cost and Quality of Care Rank as Top Factors in Choosing the Right Community WASHINGTON, April 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Eighty-four percent of Americans over the age of 50 expect an immediate family member to move into a senior living community within the next 10 yea...

Law Offices of Howard G. Smith Announces 21 Days Remaining to Move to Be a Lead Plaintiff in the Shareholder Lawsuit Against Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc.

BENSALEM, Pa., April 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Law Offices of Howard G. Smith announces a May 12, 2008, deadline to move to be a lead plaintiff in the securities class action lawsuit filed on behalf of all persons who purchased the publicly traded securities of Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. ("Vertex" o...

HeartWare Announces Move to an Expanded, Upgraded Manufacturing Facility

FRAMINGHAM, Mass. and SYDNEY, Australia, April 18 /PRNewswire/ -- HeartWare Limited (ASX: HTW) today announced that it is moving to an expanded, upgraded manufacturing facility in Miami Lakes, FL, USA. The new 59,000- square-foot facility, which is nearly twice the size of HeartWare's current ...

More States Move to Require Hospitals to Screen Patients for MRSA

New Research Shows MRSA Screening Results in Significantly Lower Infection Rates AUSTIN, Texas, March 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Concerns about the rising incidence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections have prompted lawmakers in a n...

Pressure BioSciences, Inc. Announces Move to New Corporate Offices

SOUTH EASTON, Mass., March 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Pressure BioSciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: PBIO ) today announced that it has moved its corporate offices to 14 Norfolk Avenue in South Easton, Massachusetts. This move was necessary to accommodate the Company's transition from an early-stage, ...

Scientists move towards stem cell therapy trials to mend shattered bones

The UK Stem Cell Foundation, the Medical Research Council and Scottish Enterprise, in partnership with the Chief Scientists Office, are funding a 1.4 million project to further the research at the University of Edinburgh with a view to setting up a clinical trial within two years. The initiativ...

Tennessee Tornadoes Spur Senior Move Managers to Aid Elderly in Crisis

New mapping tool powered by SNAPforSeniors(R) helps members quickly locate safe housing CLARENDON HILLS, Ill., Feb. 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The nation's deadliest rash of tornadoes in more than 20 years destroyed some 1,000 homes and killed at least 31 people in Tennessee Tuesday nigh...

Senior Move Managers Announce Online Resource to Simplify Search for Senior Housing

National Association of Senior Move Managers and SNAPforSeniors(R) introduce NASMM Senior Housing Locator CLARENDON HILLS, Ill., Feb. 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Association of Senior Move Managers today announced the launch of the NASMM Senior Housing Locator,...

First Pharmaceutical Company Comes to Hoboken, NJ: Swiss-Based Octapharma to Move U.S. Headquarters to SJP Properties Waterfront Corporate Center II

Dino Mattessich Brokers 15,204 Square Foot Lease at Class-A Office Tower HOBOKEN, N.J., Jan. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- SJP Properties, one of the largest development companies in the New York metropolitan area, has announced that Swiss-based Octapharma will relocate its U.S. headquarters to Waterfron...

AARP Urges Senate to Move Forward on Health Care Reform

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- AARP CEO Bill Novelli made the following statement about next Monday's vote on the health care reform bill, ABX 1 1 (Nunez & Perata) by the California State Senate Committee on Health: "On behalf of AARP and its 3.3 million California mem...

Law Offices of Howard G. Smith Announces 25 Days Remaining to Move to Be a Lead Plaintiff in the Shareholder Lawsuit Against Threshold Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

BENSALEM, Pa., Aug. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Law Offices of Howard G. Smith announces a September 4, 2007, deadline to move to be a lead plaintiff in the securities class action lawsuit filed on behalf of all purchasers of the common stock of Threshold Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ("Threshold Pharmaceutica...

Court issues final order approving Biomira's move to U.S. and name change to Oncothyreon

EDMONTON, Dec. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Biomira Inc. (Nasdaq: BIOM ) (TSX: BRA) ("Biomira", the "Company") announced that the Alberta Court of Queen's Bench today issued a Final Order approving the plan of arrangement under which the Company will move to the United States and change its nam...

Law Offices of Howard G. Smith Announces 25 Days Remaining to Move to Be a Lead Plaintiff in the Shareholder Lawsuit Against Micrus Endovascular Corporation

BENSALEM, Pa., Nov. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Law Offices of Howard G. Smith announces a December 3, 2007, deadline to move to be a lead plaintiff in the securities class action lawsuit filed on behalf of shareholders who purchased the common stock of Micrus Endovascular Corporation ("Micrus" or the "...

Law Offices of Howard G. Smith Announces 14 Days Remaining to Move to Be a Lead Plaintiff in the Shareholder Lawsuit Against Care Investment Trust Inc.

BENSALEM, Pa., Nov. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Law Offices of Howard G. Smith announces a November 19, 2007, deadline to move to be a lead plaintiff in the securities class action lawsuit filed on behalf of shareholders who purchased the common stock of Care Investment Trust Inc. ("Care Investment Trus...

Sizzler Joins Nationwide Healthy Dining Program; Completes Move to Trans Fat- Free Cooking Oil

New information at HealthyDiningFinder.com helps guests put more sizzle in healthy eating CULVER CITY, Calif., Oct. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Calorie-counting, sodium- watching and cholesterol-avoiding diners have a new option at http://www.HealthyDiningFinder.com . Sizzle...

Northwestern Memorial Hospital Completes Move Into Its New Prentice Women's Hospital

CHICAGO, Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Nearly eight years of planning and preparation culminated today following the carefully executed move from the existing facility into the new state-of-the-art Prentice Women's Hospital. The new one million square foot hospital brings together comprehensive care...