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Decision Resources' Updated Rheumatoid Arthritis Report Now Includes Forecast for Rigel Pharmaceuticals' Fostamatinib Disodium

WALTHAM, Mass., Aug. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Decision Resources, one of the world's leading research and advisory firms for pharmaceutical and healthcare issues, today released its updated Pharmacor Rheumatoid Arthritis report which now includes patient share and sales forecasts through 2018...

Portable Health Care Records Now Available for Consumers

OAKLAND, Calif., Aug. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Anyone can now easily create a personal and portable health care record in a standardized format understood at hospitals, clinics and doctors' offices. Heartwood Health, a health care management company specializing in chronic illness support, ger...

MORE (Media Orthopaedic Reporting Excellence) Awards Call for Entries is Now Open

Got Moving Stories? Calling all Reporters, Writers, Producers and Editors ROSEMONT, Ill., Aug. 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) has opened the call for submissions to its fifth annual MORE Awards . These awards recogn...

Effient(TM) is Now Available in Pharmacies

PARSIPPANY, N.J. and INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Effient(TM) (prasugrel), a new antiplatelet medicine, is now available in pharmacies across the United States, Daiichi Sankyo, Inc. and Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY ) announced today. The U.S. Foo...

Article Now Available: Are Special Orders Draining Your Budgets?

CARY, N.C., Aug. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- SciQuest, Inc., the global leader empowering enterprises to realize the potential of strategic procurement , today announced the availability of the first article in the company's Procurement Insight Series for the healthcare industry. The article,...

Surefil Now Producing Hand Sanitizer Products

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Aug. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Surefil LLC, a Grand Rapids, Michigan-based company dedicated to providing custom filling solutions, is now manufacturing a variety of hand sanitizer products to meet the growing demand for this product category in the market. The product ...

The World of HD Video Conferencing is Now at VideoCentric - One-stop Comparisons of Tandberg, Polycom, Lifesize, Sony, Emblaze-VCON and Aethra

New interoperability facilities at VideoCentric UK have brought every major video conference endpoint manufacturer together for the ultimate in 1080 and 720 HD comparisons. Tandberg, Polycom, Lifesize, Sony, Emblaze-VCON and Aethra are now altogether under one roof and connect with MCU, Gateway, ...

Recently Released Data from the National Survey of Children's Health Reports That Autism Now Affects 1% of Children and is More Common Than Children's Cancer, Diabetes, and AIDS Combined.

The Autism Research Institute mobilizes international experts in the effort to hold back this devastating disorder, and to discover effective treatments and prevention strategies. ATLANTA, Aug. 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Children's Health Survey recently released ...

Boot Camp for New Dads Now Working with Renowned Katherine Stone - Educating Fathers about Postpartum Depression

In an effort to reach and educate more men about Postpartum Depression (PPD) and what they can do; Boot Camp for New Dads ( http://www.bcnd.org ), a non-profit orientation program for fathers-to-be, operating in more than 260 hospitals, clinics, schools, fire stations and churches around North Am...

Breakthrough Nursing Home Alternative Now Available to Cincinnati Elders and Their Families at Deupree Cottages

CINCINNATI, July 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Cincinnati elders and their families can now choose a breakthrough alternative to traditional nursing homes. The new Deupree Cottages on Erie Avenue bordering Hyde Park offer a warm, inviting home supported by 24-hour professional nursing care. Here eld...

Tanning Beds Now Listed as Top Cancer Risk

Experts Available to Discuss Dangers of Tanning Beds and Warning Signs of Skin Cancer ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill., July 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A study published in today's The Lancet Oncology concludes the risk of skin cancer jumps by 75 percent when people start using tanning...

Tickets on Sale Now for World-Renowned 'Bodies...The Exhibition' At Mall of America(R)

BLOOMINGTON, Minn., July 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Tickets for the internationally acclaimed exhibit BODIES. . .The Exhibition at Mall of America(R) are now on sale. The exhibit provides visitors an unprecedented view of the human body through real, whole and partial body specimens ...

MULTAQ(R) (dronedarone) for Atrial Fibrillation or Atrial Flutter Now Available in the United States

BRIDGEWATER, N.J., July 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sanofi-aventis (EURONEXT: SAN and NYSE: SNY ) announced today that MULTAQ((R)) (dronedarone) 400 mg Tablets is now available in pharmacies in the United States. MULTAQ is an anti-arrhythmic drug indicated to reduce the risk of c...

Fingertip Formulary Accounts(R) Now Offers Access to Comprehensive Real-Time Account Information and Integrated Formulary Data, in a State-of-the Art Web-Based Platform

GLEN ROCK, N.J., July 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Fingertip Formulary((R)) announces the launch of the latest version of Fingertip Formulary Accounts((R)), a state-of-the art web-based platform that provides the pharmaceutical industry with detailed managed care data and resources at an account level....

Waging War on Wrinkles: Infini Cosmetic Associates Now Offers Recent FDA Approved Dysport - The Botox Alternative

Infini Cosmetic Associates in Scottsdale will carry Dysport™ the newly FDA approved wrinkle remover and rival to Botox®. Founder and Chief Surgeon, Dr. William Hall has performed thousands of injections over the last six years and trained many other professionals on Botox® and other...

Innovative Prostate Cancer Treatment Known as Sonablate(R) HIFU Now Available at Third Site in India

CHARLOTTE, N.C., July 17 /PRNewswire/ -- India High Intensity Focused Ultrasound Devices Private Limited (India HIFU), an affiliate of US HIFU -- a worldwide leader in the development, distribution and use of minimally invasive high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) technologies -- off...

MultiNational Underwriters Is Now HCC Medical Insurance Services

INDIANAPOLIS, July 17 /PRNewswire/ -- HCC Medical Insurance Services, LLC is pleased to announce that effective July 1, 2009, MultiNational Underwriters, LLC (MNU) has adopted the HCC name to operate as HCC Medical Insurance Services (HCCMIS). HCCMIS underwrites on behalf of HCC Life In...

Business Insurance Now Offers Professional Liability Insurance for Allied Health Care Providers

New insurance option provides risk protection for audiologists, dietitians, nutritionists, music therapists, occupational therapists and speech pathologists/therapists Dallas, Texas (PRWEB) July 16, 2009 -- Business Insurance Now now offers professional liability insur...

livethesource(TM), the World's First and Only Patented, Fully Nano-Encapsulated Liquid Vitamin, Mineral and Herbal Supplement, Now Available in Dallas Area

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. and GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas, July 15 /PRNewswire/ -- livethesource (TM) announced today that network marketing authority Charles Hill has joined the company's distribution network to help launch its proprietary supplement, daily source(TM). (Logo: ...

CNCB Post Graduate Studies in Clinical Nutrition (PGSCN) Program is Now Available Online

Go to www.cncb.org for more information or call 972-250-2829 DALLAS, July 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following information on the CNCB Post Graduate Studies in Clinical Nutrition (PGSCN) Program was released today by the Clinical Nutrition Certification Board: ...

MultiNational Underwriters Is Now HCC Medical Insurance Services

Leading International Health Insurance Provider Launches New Name Indianapolis, IN (PRWEB) July 15, 2009 -- HCC Medical Insurance Services is pleased to announce that effective July 1, 2009, MultiNational Underwriters® (MNU) has adopted the HCC name to operate as H...

Dakim BrainFitness Now Used in 286 Senior Living Communities, Adding 136 Sites in 12 Months for Dementia-Fighting System

SANTA MONICA, Calif., July 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Dakim Inc. announced today that the Dakim(R) BrainFitness(TM) System has now been adopted by 286 senior living communities in 34 states to help residents build their defenses against dementia and memory loss. Dakim has added 136 new ...

Free Dr. Andrew Weil Women's Health Information Now Available!

Breast Cancer, Heart Disease, Diet & Depression Video Series With Dr. Andrew Weil Now Available Scottsdale, AZ, (PRWEB) -- EmpowHer ( www.empowher.com ), the home of women's health online has published a free video interview series designed for women, featuring in...

Free Women's Heart Health Information Now Available

Arizona Heart Institute and EmpowHer Publish a Series of Women's Cardiovascular Health Content Scottsdale, Arizona (PRWEB) July 14, 2009 -- Arizona Heart Institute, ( www.azheart.com ), a leading provider of cardiovascular care, and EmpowHer, ( www.empowher.com ), the h...

Study Evaluating Efficacy and Safety of Two Low-dose Regimens of PREMARIN Vaginal Cream for the Treatment of Moderate to Severe Vaginal Atrophy Now Published

COLLEGEVILLE, Pa., July 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, a division of Wyeth (NYSE: WYE ), announced the publication of data that supported daily and twice-weekly use of PREMARIN((R)) (conjugated estrogens) Vaginal Cream 0.5 g to relieve some of the bothersome s...

National Insurance Carriers Now Cover Artificial Cervical Disc Surgery

Insurance carriers across the country cover artificial disc replacement surgery for the cervical spine with greater frequency. The alternative to the more popular spinal fusion is gaining ground with 200,000 Americans with spinal disorders now having potential access to artificial disc surgery t...

Instant Demo Screen Recorder Now With TrakMouse™ Technology

NetPlay Software releases Instant Demo v7.5, a Windows screen recorder that creates interactive movies for presentations, demonstrations and training. Version 7.5 introduces TrakMouse™, a new technology that automatically tailors a full screen recording for presentation in a smaller screen ...

Evidence-based information about complementary and alternative medicine treatments now available

PHILADELPHIA, July 8, 2009 -- More than one-third of Americans use complementary or alternative medicine (CAM). The vast majority of patients use CAM in addition to, rather than instead of, a conventional medical regimen. With more and more conversations about CAM taking place at the point of c...

LeadConfirm Professional, the First Oral Based Lead Test, Makes Getting the Lead Out Easier - Now Available at Amazon.com

''Aimed for the professional market, LeadConfirm Professional is less invasive than blood tests at detecting lead levels in the body.'' Until now, determining a person’s lead exposure has been an invasive procedure involving painful blood tests. However, that has changed thanks to LeadConfi...

Popular Prescription Drug Discount Card Now Available in Arizona Online

The Collaboration for a New Century (The Collaboration) announced today the availability of a major new discount prescription drug card in Arizona. The program called savingsdrugcard.com provides a free drug card that will help all Arizonans lower their prescription drug costs. Interested indivi...

Fewer Dying Now From Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms

Researchers credit better postoperative care for the improvement MONDAY, July 6 (HealthDay News) -- In recent decades, long-term survival of patients who have surgery to repair intact abdominal aortic aneurysms has improved, a new study from Sweden finds. The researchers also found...

LeadConfirm Professional Now Available at Overstock.com--The First Oral Based Lead Test Makes Getting the Lead Out Easier

Aimed for the professional market, LeadConfirm Professional is less invasive than blood tests at detecting lead levels in the body San Diego, CA (Vocus) July 6, 2009 -- Until now, determining a person’s lead exposure has been an invasive procedure involving pain...

New Urine Drug Test to Detect for 6 Major Drugs, Now Available at Drugstore.com -- 'DrugConfirm' Is a New Revolutionary Urine Drug Test

A new urine drug test kit called DrugConfirm™ is the ideal drug testing solution for individuals that want a fast and accurate instant drug test. Developed by Biotech Company Confirm BioSciences, the cup has a sleek, innovative design and incorporates new Push Button Technology. It’s...

Patients Suffering from Diabetes Now Have the Option to Suffer No More with Diabetic Free All Natural Medical Herbal Extracts Capsules

"This is an opportunity for you to change your life - After just one week of taking our Diabetic Free pills, you will experience a noticeable relief from the terrible effects of diabetes: your blood sugar, cholesterol levels and blood pressure will return to normal, your body will be revital...

Register Now For HBA Global Expo & Conference

NEW YORK, July, 2 /PRNewswire/ -- WHAT : 17th Annual HBA Global Expo & Conference WHEN : September 15-17, 2009 WHERE : Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, New York, NY HOW : Register at www.hbaexpo.com WHY : HBA Global Expo is the leading p...

LeadConfirm Professional Now Available at Drugstore.com - The First Oral Based Lead Test, Makes Getting the Lead Out Easier

Until now, determining a person’s lead exposure has been an invasive procedure involving painful blood tests. However, that has changed thanks to LeadConfirm Professional, a new saliva-based test that screens for lead exposure in the body using oral fluids. San ...

Nielsen Announces First-Ever CLIO Healthcare Awards Now Accepting Entries

NEW YORK, July 1 /PRNewswire/ -- The Nielsen Company , a leading global information and media company and the CLIO Awards, one of the world's most recognized international advertising and design competitions, announced today that the first-ever CLIO Healthcare Awards is now accepting online...

Psoriasis Cure Now Welcomes Institute of Medicine Report Urging 'Comparative Effectiveness' Research on Psoriasis, But Worries About Risk of Rationing

KENSINGTON, Md., June 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- "Psoriasis Cure Now," a nonprofit patient advocacy group, today applauded the Institute of Medicine (IOM) for including psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis among its Top 100 health topics meriting priority "comparative effectiveness" research, but ...

Holistic Skin Contouring Treatment Now Offered by Renowned Surgeon - 'The Results Are Simply Amazing'

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., June 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. Andrew Ordon, co-host of the syndicated talk show The Doctors, is now offering the latest in thermage treatments, a non-invasive skin contouring procedure, at his state-of-the-art surgical facilities in Beverly Hills and Rancho Mirage. "The...

InfoWallet, A New Innovative Secure, Portable, Multi-Platform, Personal Life Manager Software Is Now Available

InfoWallet is an inexpensive, compact, and secure software program that keeps a person's valuable personal information private, yet conveniently accessible on any USB "Thumb" drive, in their pocket or on their computer. Thousand Oaks, CA (PRWEB) June 30, 2009...