House Democrats' Health Plan Contains Words of Coercion -- Not Choice -- Text Analysis Shows

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- House Democrats use words such as "choice" in stump speeches on behalf of their recently introduced health care legislation, but according to an analysis by the National Taxpayers Union Foundation (NTUF), the actual text of the bil...

No Matter the Vehicle, Sending Text Messages While Driving Increases Risk of Accidents, Warns New York Auto Accident Lawyer

As auto accidents increase, more companies are banning employees from using their cell phones while driving, an act praised by New York car accident lawyer David Perecman. New York, NY (PRWEB) June 18, 2009 -- Stirring the pot in recent headlines lately was the story of...

Concussion Experts: For Kids - No Sports, No Schoolwork, No Text Messages

International consensus defines important differences in treatment for child and adolescent concussions Washington, DC (Vocus) June 8, 2009 -- When it comes to concussions , children and teens require different treatment, according to international experts who recently...

Concussion experts: For kids -- no sports, no schoolwork, no text messages

WASHINGTON, DCWhen it comes to concussions , children and teens require different treatment, according to international experts who recently published consensus recommendations. The British Journal of Sports Medicine 's new guidelines say children and teens must be strictly monitored and activ...

TCS Healthcare Technologies to Offer Interactive Text Messaging As Part of Its Care Management Software Platform

Life:WIRE Teams Up With TCS to Offer Unique Mobile Communication Solution That Improves Patient Engagement Levels TORONTO and AUBURN, Calif., May 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- TCS Healthcare Technologies (TCS), an industry leader in the development of medical management software applicatio...

HookUp: Sexual Health Info Text Messaging Service for California Youth Launches

ISIS, Inc. and the California Family Health Council have released a statewide text messaging program for youth. Oakland, California (PRWEB) April 26, 2009 -- ISIS, Inc., has partnered with the California Family Health Council (CFHC), and the California Department of Pub...

Lionbridge Announces Partnership with Open Text to Streamline Regulatory Compliance Solutions for Pharmaceutical Companies

WALTHAM, Mass., April 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Lionbridge Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: LIOX ), a leading provider of translation, testing and development services today announced an alliance with Open Text Corporation, a global leader in Enterprise Content Management (ECM) software, desig...

St John Ambulance Selects Web-Based SMS Solution From Text Messaging Centre (TMC) for Rapid Response Communication via Two-Way SMS Messaging

LONDON, February 23 /PRNewswire/ -- - First Aid Charity Implements Autonomous Web-Based SMS Solution to Communicate With Staff and Volunteers Quickly and Effectively UK first-aid charity, St John Ambulance, has selected the autonomous web-based SMS solution from Text Messaging Ce...

AMA to Support Laws Against Text Messaging While Driving

ORLANDO, Fla., Nov. 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Text messaging has rapidly become a favorite form of communication for millions of Americans, but texting while driving is a public health risk, says the American Medical Association (AMA) in new policy adopted today at its semi-annual policy-m...

Wireless Subscribers Can Text 2HELP the American Red Cross

Text 2HELP(TM) Allows Wireless Customers to Contribute $5 to Support the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Wireless Foundation and the American Red Cross announced today that most wireless subscribers in the U.S. can make a charitable ...

McGraw-Hill Higher Education Publishes Text on Innovative Electronic Health Records System

Text Comes With Software that Provides Hands-on Learning NEW YORK, Feb. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Immediate access to a patient's medical records is essential to quality medical care and can mean the difference between the life and death of a patient. Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems, us...

Ring Up Instant Nutrition Info via Text Message to DIET1 (34381)

BOSTON, Jan. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Thanks to Nutrition on the Go, an innovative new program from Diet.com, nutritional information for more than 36,000 menu items at more than 1,700 restaurants nationwide is available in a flash through your cell phone by texting DIET1 (34381) with a restaurant n...

Schlafender Hase Releases Text Verification Tool 4.0

FRANKFURT, Germany, November 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Schlafender Hase GmbH today released the newest version of the Text Verification Tool, Release 4.0. The Text Verification Tool is a patent-protected Windows program that compares manuscript text with text in print layout ("artwork") on the data ...

Now, Dads to Get Text Alerts on How to Raise Their Children

Now all those doting dads will be given some tips on how to raise their kids via text messages and e-mails . The British government is hoping that its 23million pounds scheme of using communication and internet technology to support parents will appeal to fathers, as it makes the use of mal...

Mining of Ancient Herbal Text Leads to Potential New Anti-Bacterial Drug

A unique Mayo Clinic collaboration has revived the healing wisdom of Pacific Island cultures by testing a therapeutic plant extract described //in a 17th century Dutch herbal text for its anti-bacterial properties. Early results show that extracts from the Atun tree effectively control bacteria tha...

Ancient Herbal Text Paves the Way to Novel Anti-bacterial Drug

An exclusive Mayo Clinic partnership has revitalized the healing wisdom of Pacific Island cultures by putting //to test a therapeutic plant extract, details of which were found in a 17th century Dutch herbal text, known for its anti-bacterial properties. Early findings have shown that extracts fro...

Mining of Ancient Herbal Text Leads to Potential New Anti-Bacterial Drug

A unique Mayo Clinic collaboration has revived the healing wisdom of Pacific Island cultures by testing a therapeutic plant extract described in a 17th century// Dutch herbal text for its anti-bacterial properties. Early results show that extracts from the Atun tree effectively control bacteria tha...

Medical Text Takes on an Aussie Style

You say tomato, I say tomahto and to most of us it wouldn't make any difference, but when it comes to the language of medicine getting it right is vital. // Authored by two Queensland University of Technology academics, Australia's first medical terminology textbook was launched on December 6 ...

Excessive Text Messaging Causes Repetitive Strain Injury In A Eight Year Old Girl

When her grandmother gave Isabelle Taylor, of St Annes, Lancs, a mobile phone two years ago she did not think that her grand child would end up constantly // sending text messages to her friends and relatives, and developing a condition known as ‘repetitive strain injury’ and becoming the youngest...

The New Next Generation Hot Tub

...te and enjoy your Hot Spring spa with the intuitive IQ 2020(R) hot tub control panel . The 3.5" high-resolution, color LCD digital screen has large text that's easy to read, especially at night. Lighting by Design Design a lighting theme that matches your mood with the Luminescence(R) fou...

'Health Care Reform Must be Abortion-Free,' says Supreme Knight

...ka and Texas. The Supreme Knight set a goal of putting "at least one ultrasound machine in every jurisdiction in the Order this year." The full text of Anderson's address, and much other information about the convention in Phoenix, can be found at www.kofc.org . ...

DME Billing Lets Home Care Providers Know How They are Doing in Real Time

...l-time. Data can be displayed with a choice of a graphical representation, text or both. The Scoreboard will be available to clients that either license t...l-time. Data can be displayed with a choice of a graphical representation, text or both. The Scoreboard will be available to clients that either license t...

West Announces Second Quarter 2009 Results

... settlement. See the corresponding notes under "Supplemental Information and Notes to Non-GAAP Financial Measures" in the tables following the text of this release. Consolidated sales were 6.6% lower in the quarter when compared to the prior year period, primarily due to adverse effects ...

New Book by Leading Authority Responds to National Initiative to Bring Undergraduate Public Health Education to All American Colleges and Universities

...lth initiative. Public Health 101 is hardwired to the AAC&U curriculum recommendations for a course by the same name. The book is the keystone text in a unique, integrated series from Jones and Bartlett called Essential Public Health. The Essential Public Health series also offers texts for the ot...

CandleInTheWindow.org Announces $1000 Scholarship Prize Winners

...gnancy resources accessible for thousands of women. I'm thrilled to be part of it." CITW has taken Hazzard's and Chang's work and rewritten the text to better express its full message. The final sign reads, "Unplanned Pregnancy? I Care. Ask me for help. Or call 1-800-395 HELP (4357)". The back of t...

Minority and Women's Advocacy Groups Send Letter to California Attorney General Jerry Brown Requesting Investigation Into Discrimination by Health Insurance Companies

...ractices by health insurance companies that deny entire California communities access to critical and often life-saving medications. The full text of the letter read: Dear Attorney General Brown, We are writing to ask that your office investigate an unscrupulous health insurer pract...

National Council on Disability Monthly Bulletin for July, 2009

...United States throughout the development of the Convention. The Convention will be signed by the United States in New York on July 30. The full text of the President's remarks can be found at http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/Remarks-by-the-President-on-Rights-of-Persons-with-Disabiliti...

North American Spine Society Expresses Concern Over Proposed Federal Health Care Reform Legislation

... health care costs and improvement in quality of care in our health care system will continue to be threatened without such reform." The entire text of the NASS response to H.R. 3200 can be found at www.spine.org . The North American Spine Society (NASS) is a multidisciplinary medical or...

Indoor Tanning Association Fights Back Against Media Hype over Tanning Beds

... tanning. It is completely irresponsible to compare indoor tanning with mustard gas or arsenic as so many media reports today have done." The text of the ad reads: Media reports comparing indoor tanning to toxins like mustard gas, cigarettes, and arsenic are outrageously overhyped. The sam...

Comprehensive Online Video Added to Media Categories Tracked by BurrellesLuce

...ce the relevant items appear on the portal, the PR professional--with the ease of a single click--can select a view that shows both video and text, or text only.     BurrellesLuce Executive Vice President Steve Shannon said that the addition of more comprehensive online video cover...

Hillenbrand Announces Third-Quarter Earnings Release Date and Conference Call

...stCall/ -- Hillenbrand, Inc. (NYSE: HI ) will announce its third-quarter earnings results before the market opens Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2009. The full text of the release and financials will be available on the company's Web site at www.HillenbrandInc.com . The company will hold a conference cal...

Globaltel Media Appoints Leading Healthcare Industry Veterans to Advisory Board

...tel Media , the first company to provide enriched text communication solutions that can reach over 3.5 bi...ractive mobile dialog through managed, two-way SMS text messaging. The Globaltel Media system is use..., images, test results and informational videos as text messages. To try a demo: ...

Air Quality Action Day Declared for Today, July 28, 2009

...osphere. To receive real-time Air Quality Action Day updates, text AIR to 42269 or visit cleanairny.org . You can also receive automatic u...educe driving and provides real-time updates on Air Quality Action Days via text messaging, e-mail and media notifications. To learn more, visit CleanAirN...

Duane Reade Holdings, Inc. Amends Terms and Extends Deadlines for Previously Announced Cash Tender Offers for Senior Secured Floating Rate Notes and Senior Subordinated Notes

... Offers and Solicitations of Consents. The foregoing is only summary in nature and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of the Amended and Restated Offer to Purchase, which noteholders are encouraged to read in its entirety. The Offers and Solicitations of Cons...

Air Quality Action Day Declared for Saturday, July 25, 2009

...re. To receive real-time Air Quality Action Day updates, text AIR to 42269 or visit cleanairny.org . You can also receive automatic u...educe driving and provides real-time updates on Air Quality Action Days via text messaging, e-mail and media notifications. To learn more, visit CleanAirN...

Risky driving puts P-platers at high danger of crash

...tions, their crash risk escalates significantly. Risky driving behaviours included speeding, carrying multiple passengers, listening to loud music and text messaging while driving. The research evidence shows that these behaviours are significant contributors to road crashes, particularly among young driv...

Notice Begins Announcing Pendency of a Class Action Regarding MetLife

...tional newspapers. A more detailed notice is available at www.insuranceclassaction.net . Additional information is also at 800-961-8147. The text of the mailed notice is set out below. ------------------------------------------------------------ United States District Court ...

Advocates for Health Millennium Development Goals Unite to Demand World Leaders Honor Funding Commitments

...g%20by%20Brook%20Baker.pdf (2) Grail Research, http://www.grailresearch.com/pdf/ContenPodsPdf/Global_Bailout_Tracker.pdf (3)The full text of the declaration is available at: http://act.pih.org/page/s/declaration ...

The Maurer Foundation for Breast Health Education Launches Integrated Rebranding Operation

...ial. The website will feature new interactive tools such as blogging and an alarm clock that sends reminder for practicing early detection methods via text messaging, email or through an outlook calendar. A new, "ask us" column will feature real time responses to questions from site visitors by Dr. Maur...

NACDS Urges Clarifications, Enhancements in Two Pharmacy Reimbursement Provisions in House Healthcare Reform Legislation

...re reform bill, NACDS will continue to work with Congress and the Administration to advocate for pro-patient and pro-pharmacy provisions. The full text of the letter follows: July 20, 2009 The Honorable Charles B. Rangel Chairman Committee on Ways and Means United States House of Representa...