Healthcare Staffing Company Medical Solutions Named Among "2009 Best Places to Work in Omaha"
Healthcare staffing company Medical Solutions has landed on the Best Places to Work in Omaha list for the second straight year. The list is sponsored by the Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce and Baird Holm LLP and is considered one of the top honors for an Omaha business. ...Aflac Again Honored as One of the 100 Best Places to Work in IT
Insurer climbs five spots on Computerworld's annual listing of top companies for IT professionals COLUMBUS, Ga., June 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Aflac today announced that IDG's Computerworld , the voice of IT management, has again selected the company as one of the top workplaces for inform...IDG's Computerworld Names WellPoint to Annual List of Best Places to Work in Information Technology
INDIANAPOLIS, June 15 /PRNewswire/ -- WellPoint, Inc. (NYSE: WLP ) announced today that IDG's Computerworld magazine has selected WellPoint as one of the top workplaces for information technology (IT) professionals. This honor is part of the weekly IT publication's 16th annual Best Places to W...DaVita Named to List of 'Best Places to Work in Los Angeles' by the Los Angeles Business Journal
Kidney Care Provider to Be Honored at August Luncheon DENVER, June 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- DaVita Inc. (NYSE: DVA ), a leading provider of kidney care services for those diagnosed with chronic kidney disease (CKD), today announced the company will be featured in the Los Angeles Busine...London, England Fire Department Places Major Order with Draeger
PITTSBURGH, May 28 /PRNewswire/ -- The London Fire Department has placed a major order with Draeger for both breathing apparatus and monitoring systems. Representing a significant level of investment, even for the UK's largest firefighting service, the order also reflects a major commitment on be...Sound Surgical Technologies LLC Places 1,000th VASER Lipo System Amongst Strong Patient Demand
LOUISVILLE, Colo., May 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Despite the current economic recession, physician and patient demand for the VASER(R) Lipo body contouring procedure continues to accelerate at healthy rates. Sound Surgical Technologies LLC, creator of the VASER(R) Lipo System, placed its 1,000th system ...SMS Technology Places Eye Health Educational Information at Hispanics' Fingertips
PINELLAS PARK, Fla., May 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Transitions Optical, Inc. today announced that Hispanics will have the opportunity to receive immediate and relevant information about eye health issues through SMS text messaging on their cell phones. Cell phone users will have the option to subscr...Video: Genworth Financial Reveals Best Places in America for Long Term Care
Annual Cost of Care Survey Spotlights U.S. Zip Codes with Most Affordable and Greatest Number of Long Term Care Options RICHMOND, Va., April 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Americans seeking affordable long term care options will find the Midwest offers the most choices at the lowest cost, while...Sebelius Places Interests of Late-Term Abortionists Ahead of Unborn Children
WASHINGTON, April 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Family Research Council President Tony Perkins released the following statement after Gov. Kathleen Sebelius vetoed a pro-life bill that increases reporting requirements for doctors who perform late-term abortions and allows lawsuits against them i...Health Officials Identify Source of Measles, Additional Places of Possible Exposure
Efforts to Contain Measles Outbreak Continue HARRISBURG, Pa., April 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Pennsylvania Department of Health and the Allegheny County Health Department, in coordination with UPMC's Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, today reported the source of the recent measles out...Colorado Heart Gallery Places 31 Children in Adoptive Homes With Sponsorship From Sundyne
ARVADA, Colo., Feb. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- The State of Colorado has recognized Sundyne Corp., a Hamilton Sundstrand Industrial business, for its generous support of the Heart Gallery program to place children in adoptive homes. Hamilton Sundstrand is a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: ...Resurrection Health Care Named One of Nation's 'Best Places to Work in Healthcare'
CHICAGO, Dec. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Resurrection Health Care has been ranked the nation's 19th Best Place to Work in Healthcare by Modern Healthcare magazine. The national award recognizes Resurrection's hospitals, nursing homes, retirement communities, home health services, behavioral health programs...Modern Healthcare Names The Beryl Companies One of Best Places to Work in Healthcare
DALLAS, Nov. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- The Beryl Companies, the nation's leading healthcare-exclusive call center, was selected by Modern Healthcare magazine as one of the top 100 "best places to work in healthcare." The new program recognizes innovative healthcare workplaces that engage and inspire e...Modern Healthcare Names DaVita One of the Best Places to Work
Modern Healthcare announced its inaugural list of the top 100 EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Nov. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- DaVita Inc., a leading provider of kidney care services for those diagnosed with chronic kidney failure and disease (CKD), was named in the top 100 of Modern Healthcare's Best Places t...Jackson Healthcare Is Named Among "Atlanta's Best Places to Work"
Employee Survey Places Company Seventh in Atlanta Business Chronicle Competition Alpharetta, Ga. (Vocus) October 30, 2008-- Atlanta Business Chronicle has named Jackson Healthcare (JH) one of "Atlanta's Best Places to Work" for 2008, based on responses to an...AARP the Magazine Names the Top 10 Healthiest Places to Live in America
- Ann Arbor, Michigan Takes Top Honors as the #1 Healthiest City to Live and Retire In - WASHINGTON, July 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- AARP The Magazine, the definitive voice for 50+ Americans and the world's largest-circulation magazine with more than 34 million readers, today announced th...Governor Rendell Signs Bill Restricting Smoking in Most Public Places in Pennsylvania
Relevant Areas to be Smoke-Free in 90 Days HARRISBURG, Pa., June 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Governor Edward G. Rendell today signed into law the Clean Indoor Air Act, which will protect Pennsylvanians from the deadly health effects of secondhand smoke by prohibiting smoking in most publ...Family history places women at risk of pelvic organ prolapse, SLU research finds
ST. LOUIS -- Pelvic organ prolapse a tear or weakness in a womans pelvic floor muscles that allows her internal organs to fall outside the body runs in families, a new Saint Louis University study finds. Women with a family member who has had a hernia or prolapse two conditions that cause in...UH researchers study Hispanic children's activities, views on places to play
HOUSTON, Feb. 14, 2008Studies have shown that youthful playtimerunning in the park or playing ball in the schoolyardfades by the time children enter middle school years, sometimes with dangerous effects to their health. This is especially true if those children are low-income and Hispanic, studie...Healthy planet, places and people at risk
Australians face increasingly large-scale health risks from our expanding impact on the natural environment, ranging from increases in weather extremes and dengue fever to obesity, diabetes and mental health. Twelve of Australias top health and medical researchers have contributed to a new report...AP-HM Places Patients at the Core of its Service-Oriented Architecture with BEA Systems
Largest Hospital Center in France Successfully Conducts the Modernization of its Health Information System Based on BEA WebLogic(R) Integration Core News Facts 1. AP-HM (Assistance Publique - Hopitaux de Marseille) has chosen BEA WebLogic Integration to suppor...CCF Reviews Contents of SCHIP Reauthorization Bill Legislation Places SCHIP on Solid Path
WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The compromise legislation on the reauthorization of the State Children's Health Insurance Program approved by Congress would set SCHIP on a solid path over the next 10 years, according to an analysis released today by the Georgetown University C...Food Allergens Show Up in Unexpected Places
Street vendors, fairs replacing trans fats with peanut oil -- all can spell trouble SUNDAY, July 6 (HealthDay News) -- While it may be hard to resist the sight and smell of food at summer festivals and fairs, people with food allergies need to be extra vigilant with such food, advises ...Public Places in England Go Smoke Free
Smoking in public places and places of work is now banned in all of Britain with England's entrance into an ever-expanding club of nations that bar the habit. From 6 am on July 1, all public areas, offices and other enclosed or partially enclosed places of work, and most company vehicles h...Smoking in Public Places Banned, In Texas
Sen. Rodney Ellis, Houston state senator, announced on Thursday that he proposed to introduce a bill that would ban smoking in all public places. // The bill is better known as "Texas Smoke-Free Workplace Law." Smoking in bars, restaurants and other public places would be banned under ...‘No Smoking’ Ban in Public Places Will free Scotland From The "sick man" Sobriqut
The Scots will wake up to a fresh dawn tomorrow - A ban that prohibits smoking in public places will be activated at the crack of dawn// on Sunday. Scotland will also go down into the annals of British history, to be the first part of Britain to ban smoking in pubs, restaurants and workplaces. Poss...Defibrillators In Public Places Will Help Cardiac Patients
Having defibrillators installed in public places may save lives of cardiac patients, cardiologists believe. The defibrillators work by delivering a controlled// electric shock through the chest wall to the heart to restore a normal heartbeat after a cardiac arrest. Modern defibrillators a...Majority of Europeans in Favor of Smoking Ban in Public Places
An overwhelming majority of Europeans are in favour of a ban on smoking in workplaces and indoor public places, new data showed Tuesday. Some 88 percent of citizens in the European Union want smoke free offices, restaurants and other indoor spaces, said a study by the European Commission, ...Come July 2007, England to Enforce a Ban on Smoking in Enclosed Public Places
London: The British government has made public its plan of enforcing a ban on smoking in enclosed public places from July 2007. Offices, cinemas, factories, pubs, bars and such other public places will come under the purview of the ban.// But the ban does not include outdoors or private homes. ...Islamabad Bans Hookah Smoking in Public Places
Authorities have banned the use of hookah, or hubble-bubble, in the Pakistani capital saying that besides being a serious health hazard they were spoiling the younger// generation. A way of relaxation, either individually or in company down the ages across South Asia and the Middle East, the ...Iran Bans Smoking In Public Places
The Iranian parliament Wednesday approved a bill prohibiting smoking in public places, IRNA reported.// The bill prohibits smoking in public groups, restaurants and even in private cars providing for a minimum fine of $12.5. It also restricts selling of cigarettes to anyone under the age...More Than 100 Healthy Schools Honored by the Alliance for a Healthier Generation
...ss the nation that are transforming into healthier places for students to learn and staff to work. "A...ces--take positive steps toward becoming healthier places for students and staff." The Healthy School...oices. The Alliance works to positively affect the places that can make a difference to a child's health: ho...