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ER Visits Mostly by Medicare, Medicaid Recipients

But government study also shows uninsured accounted for almost 1 out of 5 ER patients FRIDAY, July 31 (HealthDay News) -- An estimated 50 million, or 42 percent, of the 120 million visits made in 2006 to U.S. hospital emergency departments were billed to the Medicaid and Medicare pro...

SnoringIsntSexy.com Tops 21,000 Site Visits for Second Month in a Row

Snoring Isn't Sexy, LLC, a company dedicated to disseminating information on dentistry's role in the recognition and management of snoring and sleep apnea, announced today that it received more than 21,000 visits to its web site for the second month in a row. New York, ...

VA Advisory Committee on Women Veterans Visits Dallas

WASHINGTON, July 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As part of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) upgrade of programs and services for women Veterans, the Department's Advisory Committee on Women Veterans, an expert panel that advises VA on issues and programs affecting women Veterans, recently tra...

The Hispanic got milk? Campaign Visits Chicago from July 2 - July 10

CHICAGO, July 8 /PRNewswire/ -- The Hispanic got milk? Milk Mustache Mobile Tour visited Chicago as part of its 75 city tour, including the top 10 Hispanic cities, to reintroduce Hispanics to this nutrient powerhouse and its array of benefits. The tour recently cruised through Chicago hosting ...

Finland Biotech Delegation Visits Sundia

SHANGHAI, May 20 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- A Finland Biotech Delegation visited Sundia MediTech Company, a leading pharmaceutical R&D outsourcing CRO service company in Shanghai, China, in April. The 9 members of the delegation are from Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovatio...

Study finds virtual doctors visits satisfactory for both patients and clinicians

BOSTON Travelers book plane tickets online, bank customers can check their accounts at any computer, and busy families can grocery shop online. Someday, even doctor visits could be among the conveniences offered via the Internet. Researchers considering the feasibility and effectiveness of virtua...

Phish Frontman Trey Anastasio Visits Capitol Hill to Support Drug Courts and Calls on Congress to Put a Drug Court Within Reach of Every American in Need

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Trey Anastasio, lead singer of the rock band Phish and proud Drug Court graduate, visited Capitol Hill on Wednesday, May 6, to participate in a day-long celebration marking the 20th Anniversary of Drug Court. Mr. Anastasio joined the National...

Colgate Bright Smiles, Bright Futures(R) Kids' Initiative Visits Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES, May 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Colgate and the Hispanic Dental Association officially declared April El Mes de la Salud Bucal: Un Mundo de Sonrisas Saludables (Oral Health Month: A World of Healthy Smiles(R)) as part of an ongoing commitment to quality oral care among the Hispanic communit...

Colgate Bright Smiles, Bright Futures(R) Kids' Initiative Visits Union City, NJ

UNION CITY, N.J., May 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Colgate and the Hispanic Dental Association officially declared April El Mes de la Salud Bucal: Un Mundo de Sonrisas Saludables (Oral Health Month: A World of Healthy Smiles(R)) as part of an ongoing commitment to quality oral care among the Hispanic com...

World-renowned neuroscientist visits UTSA on May 5 to discuss the quest for consciousness

(April 29, 2009) -- Until half a century ago, scientists were pursuing the mystery of life. Then Watson and Crick discovered the structure of DNA. Today's neuroscientists are engaged in a similar pursuit for knowledge as they work to unravel the material basis of consciousness. How does the u...

Speaker Pelosi Visits Florida Health Center

- Federal stimulus package provides needed economic boost to primary care services for Floridians - TALLAHASSEE, Fla. , April 20 /PRNewswire/ -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi joined Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz today at the Broward Community and Family Health Center to discuss the positive im...

Pennsylvania Dental Association Cautions Patients: Don't Forgo Dental Visits Because of the Economy

Skipping checkups now is likely to necessitate expensive treatment later HARRISBURG, Pa., March 31 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As the economy remains unsteady and Pennsylvanians continue to cut back their expenses, the Pennsylvania Dental Association (PDA) is stressing the need for people of a...

Miami Heat Fan Favorite and NBA All-Star Alonzo Mourning Visits Florida Legislature, Governor to Urge Needed Coverage for Florida Kidney Patients

Mourning Joins Florida Renal Coalition, National Kidney Foundation of Florida and Patients to Ask for Access to Medigap Secondary Insurance for Florida's Most Vulnerable Kidney Patients, and to Stress Importance of Education and Awareness for Kidney Disease TALLAHASSEE, Fla., March 10 /PRNews...

New approach to dental visits may ease kids' fears

Cincinnati, OH, February 20, 2009 -- For many children, a trip to the doctor or dentist is a stressful experience. The sensory environment (i.e., the sounds, smells, and lights associated with the clinical setting) can cause a child's anxiety levels to rise. This is especially true in children w...

Physician Home Visits Centerpiece of New AmeriChoice and INSPIRIS Partnership in Philadelphia

House calls to chronically ill Medicaid patients designed to provide care and to teach self-management skills BRENTWOOD, Tenn. and PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Chronically ill members of AmeriChoice of Pennsylvania, Inc.'s Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance plans (...

The Web Project visits The House of Good Health in Malawi

The Web Project sponsors HIV charity in Malawi Africa (PRWEB) December 24, 2008 -- Having decided to help support a charitable cause it didn't take long for The Web Project to find The House of Good Health in Senga Bay, Malawi. Known locally as Nyumba Ya Thanzi, the c...

CSC Survey Reveals Hospitals Find Current Recession Far Worse Than Last Downturn; Emergency Visits to Climb

74 Percent of Hospitals Have Already Begun Taking Measures To Avoid Fiscal Crisis FALLS CHURCH, Va., Dec. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Nearly nine in ten hospital executives believe the current economic crisis will impact their facilities more heavily than the downturn of 2001 - 2002, according t...

Hospital visits for respiratory illnesses spiked during Southern California wildfires

Irvine, Calif., Nov. 18, 2008 Raging wildfires that engulfed Southern California earlier this decade not only destroyed neighborhoods laying in their path, they also caused significant health problems for many who lived outside the fires' reach. An analysis of hospital and emergency departmen...

Reese Witherspoon Visits Brazil to Spread Message of Female Empowerment as Avon's Global Ambassador

SAO PAULO, Brazil, Aug. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Avon Global Ambassador, Reese Witherspoon, will travel to Sao Paulo, Brazil to celebrate the success of the company's first-ever global fundraising product, the Women's Empowerment Bracelet, which has sold 1.5 million since launching in March. Reese...

Report: ER Visits Skyrocket

Sutter Express Care Clinics Provide Simple, Affordable Alternative SACRAMENTO, Calif., Aug. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Emergency rooms are increasingly crowded. The number of hospital emergency department visits nationwide jumped a whopping 32 percent from 1996-2006, according to a newly released re...

ER, Doctor Visits Topped 1 Billion in 2006

As America grows older, that's an average of 4 a year per person, CDC report says WEDNESDAY, Aug. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Americans made about 1.1 billion visits to physician offices and hospital outpatient and emergency departments in 2006, which works out to an average of four visits p...

UNICEF Ambassador Clay Aiken Visits North-West Somalia

UNICEF is making a difference in Somalia despite difficult circumstances; Urges world to remember Somali children NAIROBI, Kenya, July 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- UNICEF Ambassador Clay Aiken, today ended a five-day visit to the troubled east African nation of Somalia and called...

Hurried doctor visits may leave patients feeling forgetful

Have you ever been whisked through a doctor's visit, and afterward were unable to remember what the doctor said? A University of Rochester Medical Center study disclosed that doctors don't often take the steps necessary to help patients recall medical instructions. The study, published online ...

Emile Hirsch Visits the Democratic Republic of Congo With International Aid Agency Oxfam

BOSTON, June 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Actor Emile Hirsch joined with international agency Oxfam to raise awareness about the ongoing humanitarian crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Emile spent five days visiting the country which has suffered one of the most deadly conflicts since...

Avon Global Ambassador Reese Witherspoon Visits Japan for First Time in Historic Role

Reese Witherspoon Participates in Traditional Tea Ceremony, Meets with Breast Cancer Survivors, and Introduces Women's Empowerment Bracelet in Asia Strides Made To Reduce Violence Against Women, as Half a Million Bracelets Sold in the Un...

Primary care visits reduce hospital utilization among Medicare beneficiaries at the end of life

Boston, MA Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have found that primary care visits reduce hospital utilization among Medicare beneficiaries at the end of life. The recently published study appears in the Journal of General Internal Medicine. According to researchers, me...

Real Time, Face-to-Face Doctor Visits Now Available Online

MIAMI, May 23 /PRNewswire/ -- MDWebLive.com, offering live video medical consultations via webcam between patients and board-certified doctors from multiple specialties has been launched in Miami by AmeriGroup Holdings, Inc. The service allows patients the opportunity to interact with their ...

Low-intensity case management cuts COPD-related hospital visits in half

ATS 2008, TORONTOA new study has found that patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who are at high risk for hospitalization or emergency room visits from exacerbations or complications benefit from simple low-intensity case management. While a model of intensive case managemen...

Stanford Professor Barry M. Trost Visits WuXi PharmaTech and Gives Two Seminars

SHANGHAI, China, May 21 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- WuXi PharmaTech (NYSE: WX), a leading pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device research and development outsourcing company with operations in China and the United States, is proud to announce that the distinguished Stanford University Pro...

First Major Chinese Medical Delegation Visits Minnesota

HealthPartners hosts nine physicians from Chongqing Bureau of Health BLOOMINGTON, Minn., May 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- HealthPartners Institute for Medical Education is hosting the first major medical delegation of Chinese physicians ever to visit Minnesota. During their three-month st...

Reduced emergency room visits for elderly patients attributed to 'virtual' health care team approach

Elderly patients suffering from chronic illnesses who receive virtual care from a team of medical experts linked together via phone, fax and e-mail, make fewer emergency visits than patients who do not receive this kind of coordinated team care approach according to a new study by Rush University ...

State Health Secretary Visits City of Chester for 'Cover the Uninsured' Week

In Delaware County, nearly 24,000 adults under the age of 64 are uninsured CHESTER, Pa., May 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- If the Senate approves Pennsylvania Access to Basic Care, Health Secretary Dr. Calvin B. Johnson today said tens of thousands of uninsured Pennsylvania citizens would h...

Combining Internet With Office Visits Cut Heart Attack Risks

Enhanced doctor-patient communication showed big drops in blood pressure, disease scores SUNDAY, March 30 (HealthDay News) -- Whether it's done in person or electronically, good doctor-patient communication helps reduce the risk of heart disease, says a Temple University School of Medi...

Pennsylvania Health Secretary Visits Westmoreland County to Urge Passage of Health Insurance for All Pennsylvanians

GREENSBURG, Pa., March 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Secretary of Health Dr. Calvin B. Johnson met with healthcare professionals at the Westmoreland County State Health Center in Greensburg to discuss Governor Edward G. Rendell's plan to provide access to health insurance to hundreds of thousan...

Health Secretary Visits Lawrence County to Call for Health Insurance for All Pennsylvanians

ELLWOOD CITY, Pa., March 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Secretary of Health Dr. Calvin B. Johnson met health care workers at the Ellwood City Area family Center in Ellwood City to discuss Governor Edward G. Rendell's plan to provide access to health insurance to hundreds of thousands of uninsure...

Pennsylvania Health Secretary Visits Mercer County to Call for Health Insurance for All Pennsylvanians

SHARON, Pa., March 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Secretary of Health Dr. Calvin B. Johnson today met with healthcare professionals at the Primary Health Net Medical Clinic in Sharon and ERASE Coalition/Minority Health Center in Farrell to discuss Governor Edward G. Rendell's plan to provide acc...

Tsongas Visits Lawrence-based Medical Device Maker NxStage Medical, Inc.

Lauds Company for Healthcare Innovation, Creating Local Jobs LAWRENCE, Mass., Feb. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Fifth District Congresswoman Niki Tsongas visited local medical device manufacturer NxStage Medical, Inc., at the company's headquarters in Lawrence last week. NxStage Medical ...

First Lady Laura Bush Visits AED/Netmark Malaria-Control Project in Ghana

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/-- First Lady Laura Bush today visited the Maamobi Polyclinic in the Greater Accra region of Ghana to see firsthand two interventions being implemented by AED to control malaria. Through its NetMark project, AED is working with Ghana's commercial ...

A Reminder to Parents: Early Dental Visits Essential to Children's Health

American Dental Association Kicks Off National Children's Dental Health Month With Outreach Events and Advice to Parents CHICAGO, Feb. 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- February is National Children's Dental Health Month. It's sponsored each year by the American Dental Association (ADA) to rais...

Patient Safety Authority Visits Facilities for Information on Wrong-Site Surgery

Analysis shows facilities can learn much from each other in regard to the right way and wrong way to prevent wrong-site surgeries HARRISBURG, Pa., Jan. 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- While reports of wrong-site surgeries in the Commonwealth have decreased during 2007, some facilities contin...