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Field Poll: California Nurses Association Most Favorably Viewed Group in Healthcare Arena

High Approval Ratings Consistent with Public's Support of 'Medicare for All' or Single-payer Healthcare OAKLAND, Calif., May 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With talk of a new effort to enact healthcare reform surfacing in Sacramento, a new field poll this week illustrates that...

Premature Babies In ICU Can Be Viewed Online: Parents Rejoice

An online service that been launched on a trial basis in Singapore would enable parents and relatives to view babies kept in the intensive care unit//. A camera hooked up beside the baby's cot in the neonatal intensive care unit allows tired parents to view the live footage on 3G-enabled mobile pho...

Hard To Treat Diseases (HTDS) Chile Flu Vaccine Tender

...Hope is tendering between 2,000,000 to 5,000,000 doses of Flu vaccine, for the Chilean market. Mellow Hope product specifications and details can be viewed by visiting our web page directly http://www.mellowhope.com/en/ProductView.asp?ID=51 This is an important update to our followers. The company wi...

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

...ncial data portion of this release. More complete information is contained in the Company's 10-Q, which was filed with the SEC today and can be viewed on the Company's website at http://www.ensigngroup.net . 2009 EPS Guidance Reaffirmed; Revenue Guidance Revised In light of recently...

White House Launches 'Fishy' Expedition

...ble they are simply looking to use this information to intimidate and if possible silence their opponents?" Tony Perkins' video response can be viewed at: http://www.frcblog.com/2009/08/video-the-white-house-gone-fishin/ ...

NBCH Calls for Cost Containment and System Transformation in Health Care Reform Legislation

...rce the importance of establishing a health care system built on value, with a clear return for every dollar spent. The letter to the President can be viewed on NBCH's web site here . "We can all agree that the current path we are on is unsustainable," said Andrew Webber, president and CEO of NBCH...

US Oncology Reports Second Quarter Operating Results

...additional information that is not directly available in a GAAP presentation. As a non-GAAP measure, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA should not be viewed as alternatives to the Company's GAAP financial statements, but should be read as a supplement to, and in conjunction with, the Company's GAAP financi...

New Research Suggests Most Are Willing to Make Tradeoffs and Would Embrace Comprehensive Health Care Reform

...egan to understand all the ways in which they pay for health care (taxes, wages, insurance premiums, etc.) they grew concerned over a system that they viewed as simultaneously cost intensive and largely flawed, and expressed greater openness to paying more for a system that works. Participants shif...

Surgical Masks Help Ward Off Flu, Maybe

...Also, cases of seasonal flu and swine flu that are resistant to Tamiflu have been seen. More information The guidelines for face masks can be viewed at the CDC . SOURCES: Benjamin Cowling, Ph.D., assistant professor, School of Public Health, The University of Hong Kong; Art...

Uroplasty Reports First Fiscal Quarter Results

...tor issues, expect the competitive product impact on sales to stabilize and, overall, we remain optimistic the Macroplastique line will continue to be viewed as the 'gold standard' for bulking agents," said Mr. Kaysen. "Looking ahead, we expect sales of our Macroplastique product in the U.S. to conti...

Does the Crowded TNF Market Really Need Two New Agents? Rheumatologists Provide Insight in the Wave One Report of LaunchTrends(TM): SIMPONI and CIMZIA

...l, but the loading dose, large volume, two injection requirement, and potential patient confusion are also noted as product disadvantages. Simponi is viewed as being significantly easier to administer. The Rheumatologists surveyed, however, view the products as extremely similar. While both Simponi and C...

HMS Holdings Corp. Announces Q2 2009 Results and Raises 2009 Guidance

...djusted EBITDA information is useful to investors for these reasons. Both EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA are non-GAAP financial measures and should not be viewed as an alternative to GAAP measures of performance. Management believes the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure is net income and has provi...

WebMD Announces Second Quarter Financial Results

...gs before interest, taxes, non-cash and other items (which we refer to as "Adjusted EBITDA") and related per share amounts. Adjusted EBITDA should be viewed as supplemental to, and not as an alternative for, "income (loss) from continuing operations" or "net income (loss)" calculated in accordance with GAA...

HLTH Corporation Announces Second Quarter Financial Results

...gs before interest, taxes, non-cash and other items (which we refer to as "Adjusted EBITDA") and related per share amounts. Adjusted EBITDA should be viewed as supplemental to, and not as an alternative for, "consolidated income (loss) from continuing operations" or "net (loss) income attributable to HLTH ...

FRC: The Truth Hurts Planned Parenthood and NARAL

...and the National Abortion Rights Action League against FRC Action's new TV ad on abortion funding in President Obama's health care plan. The ad can be viewed at www.frcaction.org/takeover . "In a letter sent today to Planned Parenthood's President Cecile Richards, I challenged her to join me in ...

Wolters Kluwer Health Launches Interactive Platform for Pharmacology Journal Content

...ce of articles bought individually. AdisOnline users also can access: Featured Articles and Collections Most Cited, Most viewed and Most Emailed articles My Favorites, a user-customizable content area Powerful new search features New options for article deliv...

Obama White House Can Save $3.7 Trillion and Extend Lifespan 29+ Years, Predicts Revolutionary A4M Healthcare Plan

... lifespan of each of our nation's residents by up to 29 productive, vital years. Complete references, supporting data, and projections may be viewed at: http://www.waaam.org/twelve_points_summary.php . CONTACT: Catherine Cebula PHONE: (877) 572-0608 WEBSITE: www.worldhealt...

Call to the Youth of America: Palms for Life Fund Launches Film Competition to Document Hunger in the United States

...and voting beginning October 16th, World Food Day. "By empowering the public to vote for their favorite films, we are ensuring that the films get viewed and the problem is exposed. Change begins with awareness," says Project Manager, Sandra Ciccone, adding that "awareness to this issue needs ...

HeartWare to Webcast Annual Meeting

...Martin Place, Sydney at 7:00 pm US Eastern today, July 29 (9:00 am Sydney time on July 30, 2009). The Annual Meeting will be webcast and may be viewed at the Company's website ( www.heartware.com ) by selecting "HeartWare International Annual General Meeting - Webcast" under the section titled Corp...

US HIFU Secures $5 Million Financing From MMV Financial

...nce or radical intervention which are at opposite ends of the spectrum. Focal therapy may represent an optimal hybrid between the extremes that can be viewed as therapeutic surveillance, an approach that seeks to find a balance between cancer control and quality of life considerations. We have secured finan...

Comprehensive Online Video Added to Media Categories Tracked by BurrellesLuce

...s to reach the rapidly growing online-video audience." Shannon said comScore's Video Metrix has reported that 78.6 percent of all Internet users viewed online video during April 2009. He also cited a recent study conducted by Cisco Visual Networking Index, which predicts that online video will consti...

ViroPharma Incorporated Reports Second Quarter 2009 Financial Results

...ompany's financial performance is enhanced as a result of our disclosing these non-GAAP financial measures. Non-GAAP adjusted net income should not be viewed in isolation, or as a substitute for or superior to reported or GAAP net (loss) income. ViroPharma's definition of non-GAAP financial measures may dif...

Valve Repair First in New England Done With Robotic Device

...ure, using the da Vinci Surgical System, had never previously been performed in New England. During the eight-hour procedure, Dr. Arvind Agnihotri viewed the surgical area as a three-dimensional environment, magnified to 10 times its actual size. Agnihotri, a cardiac surgeon, controlled the da Vinci's a...

Personality in a Cup

...ced it in 2006, following a growing trend in Hispanic food advertising that uses wit and humor to reach audiences. GOT MILK? gifts and recipes can be viewed at www.gotmilk.com and www.tomaleche.com . The CMPB is funded by all California milk processors and administered by the California Department ...

NBTY Reports Third Quarter Results

... $55 million for the fiscal third quarter of 2008. As this division varies its promotional strategy throughout the fiscal year, its results should be viewed on an annual and not quarterly basis. For the fiscal third quarter of 2009, compared with the prior like quarter, gross profit percentage for...

Assara Laser Hair Removal Centers (New York, NY) Receives 2008 New York Award for Cosmetology & Personal Hygiene Salons by the U.S.C.A.

...ard in the Laser Hair Removal category by the U.S. Commerce Association (the "USCA"). (The USACA press release announcing this award may be viewed online at http://www.us-ca.org/P5Q-NW4-J7 ) "We are very excited about receiving this award and appreciate the recognition of our efforts in...

SpeechEasy Seeks Proposals For Future Research Studies

...y researchers with a background or experience in the field of fluency and fluency disorders to apply for this grant." The complete RFP can be viewed online at http://www.speecheasy.com/rfp/RFP2009.pdf About SpeechEasy SpeechEasy is a portable, fluency-enhancing device that helps a high perc...

VA Medical Imaging Reaches Record Level

...-- were recovered from VistA Imaging at the New Orleans VA Medical Center, even though the optical servers had been underwater. These images could be viewed remotely from any VA site and that capability enabled VA to continue providing treatment to Veterans displaced by Katrina when they visited another VA...

Are Patients Becoming Victims in Hospital Overcrowding Turf Wars? Experts Ask

...lem to someone else and ignoring the underlying issue -- badly managed patient flow." Solutions do exist. Overcrowding is no longer viewed as an ER problem, but as a hospital-wide problem caused by time lags in the movement of patients. It is generally attributed to bad communications. ...

Omnicell Announces Second Quarter 2009 Results

...ty of Omnicell's core operating results on a period to period basis because such items are not related to Omnicell's ongoing core operating results as viewed by management. We define our "core operating results" as those revenues recorded in a particular period and the expenses incurred within that period t...

Council for American Medical Innovation Names Debra R. Lappin President

...ment in the life sciences, and ensuring the growth of highly skilled and trained work force in the United States. The complete policy platform can be viewed online at: www.americanmedicalinnovation.org . About the Council for American Medical Innovation The United States faces seriou...

Majority of Public Maintains Support for Addressing Health Care Reform Now

...esults based on subgroups, the margin of sampling error is higher. The full question wording, results, charts and a brief on the poll can be viewed online at http://www.kff.org/kaiserpolls/posr072309pkg.cfm . The Kaiser Family Foundation is a non-profit private operating foundation,...

First Anniversary of New War on Cancer Marks Many Advances

...ntion and Survivorship (July 23, 2008, National Press Club, Washington, D.C.) are available from the CRI contacts listed below, and the photos can be viewed at www.nctacancer.org/events/ncta/photos/index.html . About the Lance Armstrong Foundation At the Lance Armstrong Foundation, w...

CancerCare Launches New Program to Help Multiple Myeloma Patients Cover Transportation Costs

... To receive a Door to Door transportation grant, patients must meet certain eligibility criteria and complete an application form. The form can be viewed on the Cancer Care website at www.cancercare.org . For more information about the Cancer Care Door to Door program, contact Jeanie M. Ba...

Internet May Be Newest Venue for Teen Tobacco Exposure

...k all of their page views for a 30-day period. The researchers then searched those pages for tobacco-related content. In all, the study volunteers viewed 1.2 million Web pages. Of those, 8,702 (0.72 percent) contained tobacco or smoking content. Pro-tobacco messages were found on 1,916 pages and anti...

Colonoscopy Beats 'Camera Pill' at Catching Colon Cancer

...identify," she observed. "And although the prep for the capsule exam is more arduous than the prep for a colonoscopy, it seems that the experience was viewed as convenient, safe and tolerable." "I think that in certain patient populations --those incapable of undergoing a colonoscopy because they are ver...

Hard To Treat Diseases (HTDS.PK) Tender Order To Indonesia

...that the company is now preparing for the tender business of 250,000 doses of MEVAC-ACYW in Indonesia. The product specifications and details can be viewed by visiting this web page directly http://www.mellowhope.com/en/ProductView.asp?ID=51 . This is the second completed batch exported to Indonesia th...

Wonderbox Technologies(R) Announces 2nd Annual Super User of the Year

...all happen, and pleased to accept the Super User award this year," she adds. Ethan Foxman, President of GDS, adds "The team at GDS has always viewed Molly as an internal champion on the Enterprise System. It is great to see that the Wonderbox staff sees Molly in a similar light." "Molly's...

PharmaTelevision Launches New Premium Content Service

...ls about the value of PharmaTelevision from industry leading figures can be viewed online at http://www.pharmatelevision.com/VideoHandler.aspx?ID=166&Type=flv A promotional Video about PharmaTelevision can be viewed online at: http://www.pharmatelevision.com/VideoHandler.aspx?ID=270 ...

New SAFC Hitech(R) Product Roadmap Plots Route for Future Generation Semiconductor Materials

...n is possible with conventional Flash memories, offers greater storage capacity and superior performance for memory devices and is a technology widely viewed as a strong replacement candidate for NAND Flash. For further information, visit SAFC Hitech during Semicon West at booth 5465 in the North ...