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LCA Announces More Requests for Bids on Lung Cancer Research Programs Funded Through the Department of Defense

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Lung Cancer Alliance (LCA) said today that bids are now being requested for another $11.8 million of the $20 million lung cancer research project funded through the Department of Defense's Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program (CD...

Michael Jackson Could Have Been Going Through 'Male Menopause', says SimplyAgeless411

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Aug. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- In the six weeks since Michael Jackson's death, reports of anxiety, depression, insomnia and fatigue have all been tied to the cause as physical conditions that prompted his reliance on prescription drugs. But Beverly Hills anti-aging co...

SimplyAgeless Believes Michael Jackson Could Have Been Going Through 'Male Menopause'

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Aug. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- In the six weeks since Michael Jackson's death, reports of anxiety, depression, insomnia and fatigue have all been tied to the cause as physical conditions that prompted his reliance on prescription drugs. But Beverly Hills anti-aging co...

Motorcyclist Lives On, Rides On Through Organ Donation

Lifeline of Ohio, which promotes organ and tissue donation in central and southeastern Ohio, has partnered with the motorcycle enthusiast community to reclaim negative slang phrase "organ donor." With the help of the "Live On. Ride On." campaign, Lifeline of Ohio shares a trul...

Greenway Medical Technologies' EHR Solution, PrimeSuite, Enables Eligible Professionals to Participate in PQRI Through Integration With Outcome Sciences, a 2009 CMS Qualified PQRI Registry

CARROLLTON, Ga., Aug. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI) Facts: A voluntary program that provides financial incentives to care providers who successfully report on a specified set of data gathered from services and procedures they p...

Hispanic Alliance Urges Congress to Work Through Recess on Health

"With one-third of Hispanic American adults uninsured, Congress must get this right" WASHINGTON, July 31 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With one-third of Hispanic American adults uninsured, the Hispanic Alliance for Prosperity Institute today urged Congress to work through its ...

AstraZeneca and the Artery Explorer Take California Residents on Virtual Journey Through the Arteries

SAN FRANCISCO, July 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AstraZeneca (NYSE: AZN ) today announced that the 2009 US AGAINST ATHERO tour is in the San Francisco Bay Area from August 1-9 for the National Senior Games, the largest multisport event in the world for people over 50 years of age, to h...

Robotics insights through flies' eyes

Common and clumsy-looking, the blow fly is a true artist of flight. Suddenly changing direction, standing still in the air, spinning lightning-fast around its own axis, and making precise, pinpoint landings all these maneuvers are simply a matter of course. Extremely quick eyesight helps to keep ...

EDI Health Group Continues to Drive Growth of EDI Processing Services in the Dental Healthcare Industry Through Addition of 25 New Connections in the First Half of 2009

IRVINE, Calif., July 29 /PRNewswire/ -- EDI Health Group, Inc., (EHG), a provider of enhanced connectivity, streamlined technology and transaction solutions for patients, payers and providers in the dental industry, today announced significant additions to its base of payer par...

Students Connect with Stable Careers Through Updated Medical Assistant Career Resources on All Allied Health Schools

With recently updated career resources, it's a great time to find medical assistant training at All Allied Health Schools. Seattle, Wash. (PRWEB) July 28, 2009 -- With current unemployment rates reaching troubling levels in some states, medical assistant careers are an ...

Driven by Launch of Emerging Therapies, Overall Prostate Cancer Drug Market Will Increase by $2 Billion Through 2018

Emerging Therapies to Treat Metastatic Hormone-Refractory Prostate Cancer Will Capture More Than One-Third of the Market, According to a New Report from Decision Resources WALTHAM, Mass., July 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Decision Resources, one of the world's leading research and advisory f...

Reprints Desk Makes Pharmaceutical ePrint Procurement Service Available Through FIZ AutoDoc Document Delivery System

SANTA MONICA, Calif., July 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Reprints Desk, Inc., the content workflow company, and FIZ Karlsruhe, a European-based provider of information delivery services, today announced the immediate availability of Reprints Desk's article ePrint procurement service within the FIZ...

Registered Dietitian Reveals Chronic Back Pain Relief through Diet in New Book, Cookbook and Diet Program

A noted registered dietitian is getting to the bottom of the epidemic of chronic back pain with a new diet that holds the key to relief. (Vocus) July 23, 2009 -- A noted registered dietitian is getting to the bottom of the epidemic of chronic back pain with a new diet t...

The Gift of Life Flows Through Your Veins!

Diverse Donors Make the Difference NEW YORK, July 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- National Minority Donor Awareness Day is August 1, and New York Blood Center (NYBC) and its regions in Manhattan, Long Island, Hudson Valley, Brooklyn/Staten Island, and New Jersey call on the...

EAP Strengthens Service Offerings Through Deal With Broadspire

ATLANTA, July 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Broadspire, a Crawford Company and leading third party administrator of workers' compensation and liability claims and medical management services, has announced an agreement to deliver Crawford Care Management services on behalf of Horizon Health, a nationall...

HealthFitness Helps Herbalife Engage Employees in Wellness Promotion Program Through Strategic Use of Incentives

MINNEAPOLIS, July 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Providing a corporate wellness plan is an important step in realizing a healthy, more productive workforce. However, without employee engagement, even the best wellness plans won't have an impact. A new issue brief from HealthFitness (NYSE Amex: ...

Ready? AIM! Target Success! AIM Expands Global Reach Through Innovative Corporate Portal ... from Web to Enterprise 2.0

ATLANTA, July 16 /PRNewswire/ -- A global leader in strategy and technology consulting, AIM delivers value and innovation to public and private sector organizations worldwide. Expanding its global footprint, the AIM corporate portal ( http://www.aim-llc.net ) is "all about enterprise solu...

National Council on Skin Cancer Prevention Encourages Americans to Obtain Vitamin D Through Diet and Supplements

WASHINGTON, July 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- To help the general public better understand the relationship between vitamin D and the sun, the National Council on Skin Cancer Prevention has issued a position statement on vitamin D, sun protection and skin cancer prevention. The Council recom...

Increasing Diagnosis Rates and Growing Use of Key Agents Such as Pfizer's Lyrica Will Drive Eight Percent Annual Growth in the Fibromyalgia Drug Market Through 2018

WALTHAM, Mass., July 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Decision Resources, one of the world's leading research and advisory firms for pharmaceutical and healthcare issues, finds that increased use of key agents such as Pfizer's Lyrica, Eli Lilly/Boehringer Ingelheim's Cymbalta/Xeristar/Ariclaim and Forest Labora...

Conning Research: Health Insurance Industry Premium Growth and Profitability Under Pressure Through 2011

HARTFORD, Conn., July 9 /PRNewswire/ -- The ongoing recession and associated job cuts is creating a decrease in enrollment in group health employee benefit plans, slowing health insurer growth and pressuring profitability, according to a new study by Conning Research and Consulting. "Conning ...

Perceptive Informatics Enhances CNS and Oncology Medical Image Processing and Analysis Capabilities Through Alliance With Biospective

BOSTON, July 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Perceptive Informatics, a leading eClinical solutions provider and a subsidiary of PAREXEL International Corporation (Nasdaq: PRXL ), today announced that it has enhanced its capabilities with respect to processing and analysis of medical images for centr...

Hip Arthroscopy Procedures to Soar Through 2013

WALTHAM, Mass., July 8 /PRNewswire/ -- According to Millennium Research Group (MRG), the global authority on medical technology market intelligence, over 30,000 hip arthroscopy procedures were performed in 2008 -- a number set to grow at an average annual growth rate of over 15% over the next five...

Hospice Foundation of America Presents New Educational Webinar on 'SUPPORTING PEOPLE WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES THROUGH ILLNESS, GRIEF AND LOSS'

WASHINGTON, July 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Nationally-known experts Claire Lavin, PhD, and Kenneth J. Doka, PhD, will discuss the importance of helping those with intellectual disabilities face illness and grief during Hospice Foundation of America's (HFA's) new live online webinar on Tuesday, September...

Ronald McDonald House Charities(R) (RMHC(R)) and McDonald's(R) Seek Inspiring Stories Through New 'Share.Give.Hope.' Campaign

OAK BROOK, Ill., July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Thirty-five years ago, the first Ronald McDonald House(R) opened its doors in Philadelphia to provide a "home away from home" for families with seriously ill children. Today, McDonald's(R) and Ronald McDonald House Charities(R) (RMHC(R)) kick-off an annivers...

TrinityCare Senior Living, Inc. Information to be Available Through Standard & Poor's Market Access Program

FRIENDSWOOD, Texas, July 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- TrinityCare Senior Living, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: TCSR), which develops, manages and owns faith-based senior living facilities, today announced that its company information will be made available via Standard & Poor's Market Access Progr...

WellPoint Recovers and Saves $75 Million Through Anti-Fraud Programs and Investigations in 2008

84 cases referred to law enforcement; 21 criminal convictions secured INDIANAPOLIS, July 1 /PRNewswire/ --WellPoint, Inc. (NYSE: WLP ) announced today that its Fraud and Abuse department, working with its affiliated health plans, recovered and saved almost $75 million in 2008 as a result ...

Al Copeland Day Lives on Through Efforts To Cure Merkel Cell Carcinoma

20th Anniversary of Al Copeland Day Honored with $150K Donation to the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute NEW ORLEANS, June 30 /PRNewswire/ -- After losing a battle to Merkel Cell Carcinoma, an aggressive and deadly form of skin cancer, the memory of Al Copeland will be honored t...

BCBSNC Sees Improved Health Quality, Lower Costs Through Financial Rewards to Physicians

• $4.2 million in rewards paid to doctors during Bridges to Excellence quality program • Study finds lower health care spending per patient among recognized physicians • Patients incur fewer costly imaging tests, ER visits Chapel Hill, NC (Vocus) June 23,...

'7 Proven Steps: How to Defeat Stress Without Going Through the Embarrassment of Counseling': Proven Ways to Defeat Stress

BLOOMINGTON, Ind., June 17 /PRNewswire/ -- As job loss, bankruptcy, and divorce skyrocket with the global recession, the people facing these troubling financial hardships are struggling to cope. The burden of these concerns can be agonizing, affecting both mental and physical health. Dr. Joe Theu'...

'She Just Wanted to Dance Again': Navigate the Exchange of Parent-Caregiving Relationships Through Example, Advice

PORT ORANGE, Fla., June 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Suddenly it happens, with the excruciating impact of a blow with a two-by-four. We find ourselves needing to parent our parents. Author Cheryl Jenkins, in her new book, "She Just Wanted to Dance Again," ( published by iUniverse ), encounters the in...

Salient Mobility Launches the 'Text For a Cause(TM)' Campaign in Raising Awareness Through Wireless Health Tips

ATLANTA, June 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Salient Mobility LLC, a leading provider of mobile content, today announced the launch of the 2009 " Text For a Cause(TM) " campaign, which will enable wireless participants to receive health related tips from organizations such as the Georgia Cancer Foundation ...

Tasty Baking Company Supports the Fight Against Childhood Cancer Through Partnership with Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation

Tastykake re-issues Alex's Lemon Krimpets for summer months; 10% of all sales to be donated to ALSF PHILADELPHIA, June 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Tasty Baking Company (Nasdaq: TSTY ), makers of the Tastykake snack line, today affirmed its ongoing support of Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundatio...

Microlife WatchBP Invites Medical Professionals for a 'New way through together' at ESH Meeting

WIDNAU, Switzerland, June 12 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- According to National Stroke Association, high blood pressure is the one of the top two stroke risk factors. To measure true blood pressure is crucial and indispensable for hypertension treatment and management. From perspectives of primary ca...

FFF Enterprises Announces Return Guarantee For Flu Vaccine Through Its MyFluVaccine Program

Innovative program removes the risk of excess flu vaccine inventory with up to 100% Return Guarantee. (Vocus) June 10, 2009 -- FFF Enterprises, Inc., the nation’s most trusted distributor of flu vaccine, has launched a first-of-its-kind up to 100% Return Guarant...

VIVUS' Qnexa Shows Significantly Improved Blood Sugar Control Through Weight Loss In Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

- Year-Long Phase 2 Diabetes Study Results Presented at ADA Annual Meeting - NEW ORLEANS, June 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- VIVUS, Inc. (Nasdaq: VVUS ), a biopharmaceutical company developing innovative, next-generation therapies to address unmet needs in obesity, diabetes and sexual health...

Morehead Webinar on Driving Physician Retention through Engagement

Morehead shares research, best practices and proven model for driving physician retention. Charlotte, NC (Vocus) June 3, 2009 -- Morehead Associates will host a webinar on Wednesday, June 24, 2009 at 1:00 p.m. EST titled "Driving Physician Retention through Engag...

The First High Performance Sports Water - AquaHydrate - to Offer Ionic Minerals Through Exclusive Agreement With Natural Foods Pioneer, Trace Minerals Research

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif., June 2 /PRNewswire/ -- AquaGenus today announced an exclusive agreement with Trace Minerals Research (TMR) -- a leader for over 35 years in the natural foods movement -- to include their all-natural, ionic minerals for the first time in a bottled water. The minerals are ...

MDS Announces Strategy to Focus MDS Pharma Services on Early Stage Operations - Discovery Through Phase IIa

Company to Divest Late Stage Operations, Signs Agreement to Sell Phase II-IV Operations to INC Research TORONTO, June 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - MDS Inc. (TSX: MDS; NYSE: MDZ ), a leading provider of products and services to the global life sciences markets, today announced that i...

MU researchers offer insights for advancing health communication through digital media

COLUMBIA, Mo. Digital media are changing the environment for communicating health information. In a new book, "Health Communication and the New Media Landscape," University of Missouri researchers examine how the digital media revolution is affecting health and health care in the United States. E...

Brain Can 'See' Objects Through Touch

Tactile input plays a key role in visualization, study finds THURSDAY, May 28 (HealthDay News) -- Touch alone can activate areas of the brain triggered when people look at objects, a finding that shows that these regions process information about objects using different types of sensor...