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Thirteen Courage Center Youth Athletes Take Top Honors in National Sports Competition

MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Thirteen Minnesota youth athletes, who compete through Courage Center, recently returned home celebrating individual and team triumphs at the week-long National Junior Disability Championships (NJDC). More than 250 qualifying athletes from across North...

President's Council Announces Top 5 Winners of 2009 National President's Challenge

Alaska takes top spot for 2nd year WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports today recognized Alaska, Washington, D.C., Guam, Maryland and Wyoming as winners of the 2009 National President...

Medicines Top Source of Kids' Poisonings

Over 70,000 children per year take painkillers, other drugs and end up in the ER, CDC says TUESDAY, Aug. 4 (HealthDay News) -- The leading cause of accidental poisonings among American children can be found in the family medicine cabinet, a new government report shows. Each year in ...

Texas on Top of Cancer Research: Dallas Regional Chamber Hosts Forum on New $3 Billion Fund

DALLAS, July 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- When Texas voters approved a ballot measure to create the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT), they took a major step forward in making Texas a hub for cancer research activity. Texas now has a $3 billion fund investing in ...

Pregnant Women, Health-Care Workers Top Swine Flu Vaccine Candidates

CDC advisory panel outlines priorities for a fall flu shot rollout WEDNESDAY, July 29 (HealthDay News) -- Women who are pregnant, children six months and older, and health care workers should all get top priority when the H1N1 swine flu vaccine arrives this fall, a U.S. government ad...

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...

Ohio Man Top Bidder for Preakness Winner's Halter, First of Five Items in Horse's Season-Long Auction Series

SANTA ROSA, Calif., July 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Rick Weekley of Mason, Ohio, outbid all comers to gain the training halter worn by champion racehorse Rachel Alexandra prior to her historic victory in the Preakness this year--the first win by a filly in that race since 1924. The winning ...

Birdies for Breast Cancer Announces Fifth Annual Charity Golf Classic Hosted by Top Women's Golfer, Cristie Kerr

NEW YORK, July 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Birdies for Breast Cancer, the nonprofit organization established by Cristie Kerr in 2003 with a mission to raise funds and awareness for breast cancer, announced today the fifth annual charity golf classic will be held at Liberty National. The even...

BayCare Named to Top 100 Best Companies To Work For in Florida by Florida Trend Magazine

CLEARWATER, Fla., July 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- BayCare Health System today announced that it has been recognized as one of Florida's Best Companies To Work For by Florida Trend magazine . The rankings, which recognized 100 small, medium and large companies, were comp...

Eleven Veterinary Students Win Top Awards at Morris Animal Foundation's Annual Research Competition

DENVER, July 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Eleven innovative veterinary students from around the world were honored for research projects that improved the lives of companion animals and wildlife. The students, whose projects were funded through Morris Animal Foundation's (MAF) Veterina...

Ethicon Endo-Surgery Holds Metabolic Surgery Scientific Forum Featuring Research By Top Scientists

CINCINNATI, July 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Ethicon Endo-Surgery held a scientific symposium at the 26th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) where four leading researchers shared innovative thinking coupled with mounting data about how the bioch...

Photos: Compete Releases Top Insurance and Physician Web Sites for June 2009

BOSTON, July 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Compete, a TNS Media company, today released its ranking of the top ten Insurance and Physician sites for June 2009, which is based on data from the company's panel of two million US-based internet users. In the past month, overall unique visitors (UVs) to...

Houston Northwest Medical Center's Bariatric Program Rated Top 15% in the Nation by HealthGrades

HOUSTON, July 28 /PRNewswire/ -- A new study from HealthGrades, an independent healthcare ratings organization, finds that Houston Northwest Medical Center has received a Five-Star Rating and has been rated among the top 15% of hospitals nationwide for Bariatric Surgery in 2009...

Study: Bariatric surgery patients have 67 percent lower chance of complications at top hospitals

Golden, CO (July 28, 2009) The HealthGrades Fourth Annual Bariatric Surgery Trends in American Hospitals Study released today identifies 88 hospitals as "best" performers (five-star rated), with mortality rates, complication rates and patient lengths of stay that are dramatically lower than poor...

Dr. Robert L. Williamson III Once Again Selected As One of America's Top Dentists

The Consumer Research Counsel of America has named Raleigh NC dentist Dr. Robert L. Williamson one of America's Top Dentists. Raleigh, North Carolina (PRWEB) July 23, 2009 -- For yet another year, Raleigh Dentist Dr. Robert L. Williamson III has received an award for ...

Atlanta Sports Medicine Doctor Spero Karas Wins 'Atlanta's Top Doctors' Honor Again

Atlanta Magazine has named Dr. Spero G. Karas among the top Orthopedic Surgeons in the greater Atlanta metro area for the second consecutive time. Dr. Karas was recognized by his peers and key medical leaders for being a 'highly skilled, exceptional,' and 'most-trusted' sports medicine specialis...

National Report Ranks Oklahoma as a Top State for Mental Health Services

OKLAHOMA CITY, July 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Over the past three years, Oklahoma has risen from a "D" to a "B" grade in the 2009 National Alliance on Mental Illness' Grading the States Report -- a state-by-state assessment of the nation's public mental health care syste...

Leading Los Angeles Clinic (laserandveinclinic.com) Provides Top Notch Aesthetic Laser Surgery

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif., July 20 /PRNewswire/ -- The Renaissance Laser and Vein Institute offers patients top quality aesthetic laser surgery with minimal downtime. More and more Southern California residents are opting for aesthetic laser surgery to stay looking their best. Despite ...

Sage Products Named a Top Five Medium Sized Company to Work For In America

CARY, Ill., July 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Sage Products, Inc. has been named one of the country's premier businesses, achieving a ranking of No. 5 on the list of the Best Medium Sized Companies to Work For In America by the Great Place to Work(R) Institute and the Society for Human Resour...

National Jewish Health Named Top Respiratory Hospital for 12th Consecutive Year

DENVER, July 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- For the twelfth year in a row, National Jewish Health has been named the best respiratory hospital in the nation by U.S. News & World Report . "We are gratified that board-certified pulmonologists around the country continue to re...

Virtual Nose Jobs to Lead This Year's Top Plastic Surgery Trends

FaceTouchUp.com, a New Online Virtual Plastic Surgery Tool, Gives Rhinoplasty Candidates Access to Affordable, Advanced Imaging Applications and More Accurate 'After' Photos Toronto, ON (PRWEB) July 16, 2009 -- Gone are the days of cutting out the facial features of som...

Hospital for Special Surgery Remains Top Hospital in Northeast in U.S. News & World Report's 'America's Best Hospitals' List for Orthopedics

NEW YORK, July 16 /PRNewswire/ -- For the 19(th) consecutive year, Hospital for Special Surgery has ranked above all other hospitals in the Northeast in orthopedics. Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) ranks second in the nation in orthopedics by U.S. News & World Report in its 20...

CTG Named to Healthcare Informatics Annual Ranking of the Top 100 Healthcare IT Providers

BUFFALO, N.Y., July 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CTG (Nasdaq: CTGX ), an international information technology (IT) solutions and services company, announced today that it was named by Healthcare Informatics to its annual ranking of the 100 largest healthcare IT providers, the Healthc...

realbuzz.com Top 10 Diets

LONDON, July 15 /PRNewswire/ -- realbuzz.com is here to ensure that you have everything you could possibly need to live a healthy, active life and we've been looking at the most popular diets. So, before you pack that dreaded bikini or those too-tight shorts and head off for your annual summer...

Resurrection Medical Center Among Top 5% of Hospitals Nationwide for Women's Health

CHICAGO, July 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Resurrection Medical Center was presented with the 2009/2010 Women's Health Excellence Award(TM) from HealthGrades, the nation's leading independent healthcare ratings organization, based on a newly released study of patient outcomes. Hospit...

OraVerse (R) Selected by Dentistry Today Magazine as One of the Top 100 Products of 2009

SAN DIEGO, July 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Novalar Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a dental specialty pharmaceutical company today announced that OraVerse(R), the company's premier dental pharmaceutical product, has been selected by leading dental industry magazine Dentistry Today as one of its Top ...

AUL President to Senate Judiciary Committee: Ask Top 10 Questions to Judge Sotomayor

WASHINGTON, July 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today Americans United for Life (AUL) President & CEO Dr. Charmaine Yoest released a memo to Senate Judiciary Committee members, urging them to ask Judge Sotomayor the "Top Ten" most important questions pertaining to abortion, its regulations...

40 Northwest Hospital Physicians Named Among Seattle's Top Doctors by Seattle Magazine

SEATTLE, July 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Northwest Hospital & Medical Center today announced that 40 doctors affiliated with the hospital have been recognized among "Seattle's top doctors" in the July 2009 issue of Seattle Magazine. The magazine's annual Top Doctors list is based on a ...

Parsippany Takes Top Honors in New Jersey's First-Ever Toxic Waistlines Contest

PARSIPPANY, N.J., July 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Parsippany took top honors in the state's first-ever 100-day "Toxic Waistlines" Contest, which began on March 1st and ended on June 2nd. With participating residents losing an average of 4.167 inches off their waist lines and a combined 494.9 pounds, Pars...

Netsmart Technologies Ranked in Healthcare Informatics Top 100

GREAT RIVER, N.Y., July 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Netsmart Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of software and services for health and human services organizations, today announced it is ranked #41 in the Healthcare Informatics Top 100 listing of healthcare information technology (HIT) providers fo...

Telerent Leasing Corporation Recognized with Monitor's Top 100 Award

RALEIGH, N.C., July 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Telerent Leasing Corporation, a North Carolina-based, independent leasing company specializing in hospitality and healthcare FF&E and Equipment Leases, has been recognized by The Monitor , the leading publication in the equipment and finance industry, as ...

Karen J. Osterle Recognized as a Top Psychotherapist in Washingtonian Magazine

Washingtonian Surveys Area Mental Health Professionals for Their Selections Washington, DC (PRWEB) July 7, 2009 -- Karen J. Osterle, LICSW, was identified as a "Top Therapist" in the July 2009 issue of Washingtonian magazine. Washingtonian is the re...

Recoveries Secured by Philadelphia Personal Injury Law Firm Feldman Shepherd Rank among Top 50 in Pennsylvania and Top 100 in U.S.

Feldman, Shepherd, Wohlgelernter, Tanner, Weinstock & Dodig in 2008 secured four regionally and nationally ranked recoveries on behalf of construction and motor vehicle accident victims and their families. Philadelphia, PA (PRWEB) July 2, 2009 - The Philadelphia pe...

Identafi(TM) 3000 Picked by Dentistry Today Magazine as One of the Top 100 Products of 2009

HOUSTON, July 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Trimira LLC's Identafi(TM) 3000 oral cancer detection device has been picked by leading dental industry magazine Dentistry Today as one of its Top 100 Products. The full results of the 23rd annual competition will be published in the July issue. Dentistry ...

Zografia Receives Top Identity Award From Nashville AIGA

NASHVILLE, Tenn., July 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Zografia, a leading design firm in Nashville, received the "Best of Identity" CASE award from the Nashville chapter of AIGA, the professional association of design. The CASE awards recognize leaders in graphic design and celebrate the relationship between b...

Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation awards $2.7M to 7 top young clinical investigators

New York, NY -- The Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation named 4 new Damon Runyon Clinical Investigators at its April 2009 Clinical Investigator Award Committee review. The recipients of this prestigious, three-year award are outstanding early career physician-scientists conducting patient-orie...

Houston Northwest Medical Center Recognized in the Top 15% of the Nation for Maternity Care Services from HealthGrades

HOUSTON, June 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Houston Northwest Medical Center announced today that HealthGrades, an independent healthcare ratings company, recognized them among the top 15% of hospitals for Maternity Care services as a recipient of a 5-Star Rating for 2009/2010. Houston Northwest Medical Cen...

Clearly Contacts Named to BC Business Magazine Top 100 Public Companies List

Clearly Contacts, the world's largest online vision care retailer, announced today that the Company has been named to BC Business Magazines' Top 100 Public Companies list for the fifth consecutive year. Clearly Contacts, under parent company name, Coastal Contacts Inc, appears 59th on the list t...

Medical Transcription Services Company MxSecure, Inc. Announces Top Ten Dictation Tips for Physicians

Medical Transcription Services Company MxSecure, Inc. Announces Top Ten Dictation Tips for Physicians: Technique, technology: powerful partners for creating high quality medical transcriptions. Scottsdale, AZ, (PRWEB) June 25, 2009 -- Medical transcription services an...

PatientAssistance.com Releases the Top 20 Most Popular Searches for Patient Assistance Programs

Patient Assistance ( www.PatientAssistance.com ), which connects those who can't afford their prescription medications with available patient assistance programs run by pharmaceutical companies, releases a list of the top 20 patient assistance programs searched for on the organization's Web site, ...
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