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Huge Potential Returns for Healthcare Innovators

LONDON, June 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Health systems should have bigger incentives and rewards for innovators - according to a panel of European healthcare experts. Healthcare systems are large, complex and slow to respond to innovation from outside. But effective innovation in healthcare is ...

Focused Health Solutions Partners With Emmi Solutions to Help Employers Achieve Greater Returns on Their Employee Health Care Investments

DEERFIELD, Ill., June 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Focused Health Solutions, a leading national provider of health promotion and wellness services, has partnered with Emmi Solutions, LLC, to offer enhanced solutions to large, self-insured employers looking to reduce medical claims, lower absenteeism and i...

Congress Appeals to Obama Administration, Thailand: Stop Hmong Returns to Laos

WASHINGTON, June 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A U.S. Congressional letter to Secretary of State Clinton regarding the Lao-Hmong refugee crisis in Thailand and Laos was sent today by 31 Members of Congress, as more cosigned the letter prior to transmittal. "First, we ask you to directly urg...

Today(R) Sponge Returns to Store Shelves

BERKELEY, Calif., May 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Mayer Laboratories, Inc., a marketer of high-quality contraceptives and the exclusive distributor of the Today Vaginal Contraceptive Sponge for the US, Canada and the EU, announced today that the Today (R) Sponge has been re-launched in the United S...

Christina Applegate Returns as the 2009 Lee National Denim Day Ambassador

Applegate is the First Repeat Ambassador Asking People to Join Denim Day on October 2, To Support the Women's Cancer Programs of EIF MERRIAM, Kan., May 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Emmy Award-winning actress Christina Applegate , star of ABC's hit sitcom Samantha Who? , returns as the 2009 ambassa...

Taking Control of Your Diabetes Conference Returns to Indianapolis to Bring Answers, Advocacy and Hope for People With Diabetes

INDIANAPOLIS, May 5 /PRNewswire/ -- In partnership with the Indiana University School of Medicine , the not-for-profit Taking Control of Your Diabetes (TCOYD) will hold its critically acclaimed conference for people living with diabetes on May 30 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Indiana Convention Ce...

Taking Control of Your Diabetes Conference Returns to Raleigh to Bring Answers, Advocacy and Hope for People With Diabetes

RALEIGH, N.C., April 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Taking Control of Your Diabetes (TCOYD) conference and health fair will be held May 2, 2009 at the Raleigh Convention Center , bringing national and local medical experts in diabetes care to people with all types of diabetes, those at risk for diabetes, and ...

Taking Control of Your Diabetes Conference Returns to Hawaii to Bring Answers, Advocacy and Hope for People with Diabetes

HONOLULU, March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Taking Control of Your Diabetes (TCOYD) conference and health fair will be held April 4, 2009 at the Hawaii Convention Center, bringing national and local medical experts in diabetes care to people with all types of diabetes, those at risk for diabetes, and their ...

Tom Brady Endorsed Pain Cream Returns to Natural Products Expo

Picking Up Top Athlete Endorsers, Myo-Med Makes Expo Splash PLEASANT GROVE, Utah, March 9 /PRNewswire/ -- What's in a name? For the fledgling pain relief brand Myo-Med ( www.myomed.com ), names like Tom Brady, LaDainian Tomlinson, Willie McGinest and Lisa Leslie are opening doors to truly hel...

Endo Pharmaceuticals Returns Product Rights to TRANSDUR(TM)-Sufentanil to DURECT

CUPERTINO, Calif., Feb. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- DURECT Corporation (Nasdaq: DRRX ) today reported that Endo Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: ENDP ) has given notice that it is returning to us Endo's rights in the U.S. and Canada to develop and commercialize TRANSDUR(TM)-Sufentanil, a propriet...

Taking Control of Your Diabetes Conference Returns to Amarillo to Bring Answers, Advocacy and Hope

AMARILLO, Texas, Jan. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Taking Control of Your Diabetes (TCOYD) conference, lunch and health fair will be held February 7, 2009 at the Amarillo Civic Center, bringing national and local medical experts in diabetes care to people with all types of diabetes, those at risk for di...

Julie Cerese Returns to University HealthSystem Consortium as Vice President of Quality and Patient Safety

OAK BROOK, Ill., Dec. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the University HealthSystem Consortium (UHC) announced that Julie Cerese, RN, MSN, has been appointed Vice President, Quality and Patient Safety. Cerese returned to UHC after spending a year and a half as director of quality and infection control at ...

Centennial Taking Control of Your Diabetes Conference Returns to San Diego to Bring Answers, Advocacy and Hope

November 22, 2008 The Premier Diabetes Education Program for People Living with Diabetes Returns to San Diego SAN DIEGO, Nov. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Taking Control of Your Diabetes (TCOYD) conference, lunch and health fair will be held November...

Blood Recipient Matthew Long Returns to New York Marathon

FDNY Survivor of Bus Accident Returns after 68 blood transfusions, 3-year recovery NEW YORK, Oct. 31 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- New York Blood Center (NYBC) announces the return of athlete Matthew Long, a blood transfusion recipient, to the New York City Marathon on November 2, 2008. Long, a...

Billy Graham Returns Home Following Hospital Observation

Doctor Confirms Fall Should Not Pose Setback and Expects the 89-Year-Old Evangelist to Recover Fully ASHEVILLE, N.C., Oct. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Evangelist Billy Graham has returned to his mountain home in Montreat, N.C. upon his release this afternoon from Mission Hospital i...

Healthcare Executive Richard Peitzmeier Returns to Phoenix as Regional Sales Director of SCAN Health Plan Arizona

PHOENIX, Sept. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- SCAN Health Plan Arizona announced today that healthcare veteran Richard Peitzmeier has joined the company as regional sales director. SCAN currently offers a health plan for Medicare and Medicaid-eligible individuals in the greater Phoenix area and also provid...

Local Returns as Doctor to Serve Communities of High Desert/Victor Valley & Apple Valley

Dr. Rita Miranda Named Hospitalist by Heritage Victor Valley Medical Group VICTORVILLE, Calif., July 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Heritage Victor Valley Medical Group today announced the appointment of Dr. Rita Miranda as hospitalist for Heritage Victor Valley Medical Group. Dr. Miranda will provide inpa...

Michel Nakache Returns to Euro RSCG Life as Worldwide Managing Partner

NEW YORK, May 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Euro RSCG Life, a leading healthcare communications network, announced that Michel Nakache has returned to the agency as Chairman, EMEA and APAC. Nakache will join Doug Burcin and Donna Murphy as a Worldwide Managing Partner and will be located in the Paris offi...

EDS Returns to Georgia With $391 Million Medicaid Win

Peach state contracts EDS interChange System to manage nation's eighth-largest Medicaid program New IT solution will administer payments to health care providers, enable electronic health records, help state identify health trends and verify Med...

USA TODAY Weight-Loss Challenge Returns For 5th Year With Eight Weeks of Compelling Stories and Online Features

Health Tips, Blogs and Video Available at dietchallenge.usatoday.com MCLEAN, Va., March 31 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On Monday, March 31, USA TODAY will kick of its fifth annual USA TODAY Weight-Loss Challenge. The eight-week series will run every Monday in print and on http://dietchalle...

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center's Big Expedition for Cancer Research Team Returns From Reconnaissance Flight Over Alaska's Glacier Bay Park

Team finalizes choice of mountain and route for June expedition SEATTLE, March 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Members from Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center's Big Expedition for Cancer Research got their first aerial look at the peak they will climb this summer. The group returned today from a ph...

ORBIS International's Flying Eye Hospital Returns to Myanmar

U.S. Based International NGO Prepares for Two-Week Eye Health Program in Mandalay NEW YORK, Feb. 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- By invitation from the Myanmar Ministry of Health and the Mandalay Eye and ENT Hospital, ORBIS International, a nonprofit global development organization dedicat...

Study Shows New Therapy Opens Blocked Fallopian Tubes, Returns Fertility Without Surgery

GAINESVILLE, Fla., Feb. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- A study published in "Alternative Therapies In Health and Medicine" (Feb, 2008) reports that blocked fallopian tubes can be opened without surgery, enabling infertile women to become pregnant naturally. Authors of the study "Treating Fallopian Tube ...

Speaking of Women's Health 'Community Event' Returns to All Wal-Mart Supercenters Nationwide January 12th

Millions of Women 'Taking Small Steps for Big Rewards' CINCINNATI, Jan. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of a national campaign to reach women, Speaking of Women's Health will be holding its Community Event in all 2,435 Wal-Mart Supercenters across America on Saturday, January 12 from 11 a.m...

Fitness Sensation Susan Powter Returns to Her Legions of Fans and Followers with Focus on Whole Body Wellness Program

Hugely Successful Creator of "Stop The Insanity" Poised To Deliver New Messages On Nutrition, Fitness and Lifestyle Wellness At SusanPowterOnline.com Eat, Breathe, Move, Think NEW YORK, Dec. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- The dominating voice in the fit...

BET Networks' Award-Winning Rap-It-Up HIV/AIDS Campaign Returns to New York City for The Youth Empowerment Tour on November 13-16

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- BET Networks' national HIV/AIDS public awareness initiative Rap-It-Up returns to New York City to host a series of celebrity health forums throughout New York City and Newark, N.J., to address the social issues, sexual behavior and attitudes impacting today's...

Why some prostate cancer returns

ORLANDO The majority of men who receive one of the standard treatments for localized prostate cancer surgery or radiation therapy have an excellent outcome. But for the small group whose prostate cancer returns, a new study offers insight as to why treatment isn't effective. The study ...

Radiation May Help When Prostate Cancer Returns

It halved the death rate and might need to be used more often, researchers say TUESDAY, June 17 (HealthDay News) -- Countering common medical theory, a new study finds that radiation therapy may save the lives of many men whose prostate cancer recurs aggressively after surgery. "We ...

Sunita Returns June 21 After 194-day Record Space Odyssey

Indian American astronaut, Sunita Williams is all set to return home June 21 after a record breaking 194-day space odyssey by a woman with the mission managers giving the green signal. Sunita and six other astronauts who came June 10 to fetch her bid farewell to her replacement Clayton And...

Consume Less, Experts Advise as Malthusian Nightmare Returns to Haunt West

Malthus is being revisited across the West. Experts have begun to wonder whether cheap food is not a thing of past and agricultural commodity prices are skyrocketing . For those of us who have grown up in post-war Britain food prices have gone only one way, and that is down. Sixty years ago...

Top Iraqi Shiite Leader Returns Home

Powerful Shiite politician Abdel Aziz al-Hakim returned to Iraq's holy city of Najaf on Friday after receiving treatment for cancer in Tehran. Hakim, the head of one of the most powerful parties in the parliament, spent nearly two weeks abroad in a trip that included medical tests in the Un...

Flying Returns from Long-haul Flights – Jet Lag and Health Ris

The effect of repeated long-haul flights on air crew is hazardous, scientists have warned. Female crew who are exposed to frequent jet lag// complain of menstrual irregularities, mood swings, and many such problems that could stand in the way of good health. The body’s routine cycles get dist...

Hungarian Geese Slaughtered as Bird Flu Returns to EU

The European Commission confirmed Monday the first outbreak of the H5N1 bird flu virus in the EU since mid-2006, after tests on Hungarian geese proved positive//. But experts say the mild winter might prevent it spreading. European Health Commissioner Markos Kyprianou urged all member states ...

Verne Troyer Returns to Rehab

Actor Verne Troyer's long-running battle with alcohol continues as he checked himself into a treatment centre near his Michigan hometown after suffering a relapse//. Said Elena Fondacaro, his manager: "Verne was in rehab and now he's in outpatient therapy. "Alcoholism is an illness th...

TB Returns , Sharp Rise In Cases In UK

Tuberculosis which was the biggest killer disease in the UK during the 1800s has made a comeback , with a leap of over 10% from 2004 to 2005. //Th number of cases have been rising from the late 1980s , but this has been the single largest leap , causing great concern to government health agencies....

Normalcy Returns To AIIMS; Venugopal Attends Office

Normalcy returned to AIIMS today, with medical services functioning smoothly and the institute's director P Venugopal resuming his routine// duties - clearing files and attending to patients - a day after the Delhi High Court stayed his proposed sacking. While health services normalised in A...

'Elephant Man' Returns Home

Ryan Wilson, one of the worst affected in the catastrophic 'elephant man' drugs trial was finally allowed home overnight after over three months in hospital//. However 20-year-old Ryan Wilson has been told to return back to the hospital within a few weeks to remove all his fingers and toes, w...

PM Undergoes Wrist Surgery, Returns Home

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh underwent a minor surgical procedure on his left wrist at the Army's Research and Referral Hospital here this morning. // 'The operation on the left wrist follows a similar procedure on his right wrist on October 13, 2005. This completes the procedure advised by ...

Red Cross Poll Shows Parents Still Lack H1N1 Information From Schools

...Cross. "The spring H1N1 outbreak was a clear signal that everyone needs to prepare -- and that parents and schools should have plans in case the virus returns in the fall." As part of a family's overall emergency planning, the Red Cross urges parents to seek out information proactively from schools re...

The Ensign Group Reports Second Quarter 2009 Earnings of $0.39 per Share; Reaffirms 2009 EPS Guidance

...certain operating environments," he observed. He added that company leaders "expect, based on our history and experience, to continue delivering solid returns and superior patient outcomes regardless of changes in reimbursement or regulation." Revenue and earnings growth occurred in the quarter despit...