Summa Health System Creates Quick Win With Their Caregiver Community By Implementing Sentillion's Clinical Workstation Solution

ANDOVER, Mass., July 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Summa Health System, a major healthcare network that serves a five county region in northeast Ohio, has gone live with Sentillion's single sign-on (SSO) and context management solutions and is systematically rolling it out to more than 4,000 caregi...

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...

Change to Win Statement on Minimum Wage Increase

WASHINGTON, July 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Change to Win executive director Chris Chafe issued the following statement today in support of the minimum wage increase from $6.55 an hour to $7.25. "Today's minimum wage increase is an important step in recovering our economy, rebuilding...

Brookhaven Lab and Hybridyne Imaging Technologies Inc., win R&D 100 award

UPTON, NY The U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory and Hybridyne Imaging Technologies, Inc., of Toronto, Canada, have won a 2009 R&D 100 Award for developing a compact gamma camera for high-resolution imaging of prostate cancer. The camera system, called ProxiScan, is a nucl...

Quest International Repeats Win as Siemens Healthcare Best Global Supplier of the Year

IRVINE, Calif., July 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Quest International, Inc. announced it was once again the recipient of the biennially-conferred Siemens Healthcare's Best Global Supplier of the Year Award. This is the second consecutive year the Irvine, California-based company was presented with the award...

SEIU UHW Members Win Key Vote to Keep Union at Calif. Hospital

Healthcare Workers in Hollister Reject Raid Attempt and Stick with SEIU HOLLISTER, Calif., June 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- SEIU UHW healthcare workers at Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital in Hollister, Calif., voted decisively to stay in SEIU UHW. The election was triggered by the losing par...

Allscripts Clients Win Half of National 'E-Prescriber of the Year' Awards

Three of the Six Physicians Honored by Surescripts Use Allscripts Electronic Health Record and ePrescribing Solutions CHICAGO, June 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Allscripts (Nasdaq: MDRX ) today congratulated three of its clients who together accounted for half of the "E-Prescriber of the Ye...

CetylMax(R) and Flexadren(R) Win Federal Lawsuit - Court Rules Against Imagenetix

SAN DIEGO, June 22 /PRNewswire/ -- CetylMax, LLC and Flexadren, LLC, manufacturers and distributors of tablet form and topical Cetylated Fatty Acids (CFA's) products aiding in joint support and pain relief, announced today that Imagenetix (OTC Bulletin Board: IAGX), the manufacturer of Celadrin, d...

M.A.Z.E. Cord Blood Laboratories Offers Expectant Parents The Chance To Win A $500 Savings Bond

M.A.Z.E. Cord Blood Laboratories is offering a $500 savings bond giveaway for expectant parents. M.A.Z.E. is dedicated to helping parents save money and the giveaway is another chance for parents to save for college. Purchase, NY (PRWEB) June 10, 2009 -- Expectant pare...

Florida's $1 Cigarette Tax Increase a Big Win for Public Health

WASHINGTON, May 28 /PRNewswire/ -- The State of Florida took a major step forward to save lives and protect children yesterday when Governor Charlie Crist signed a $1 per pack surcharge into law. Additionally, the governor and legislature through the budget dramatically increased funding for smoki...

Medical Marketing DVD Helps Doctors and Hospitals Win Patients Despite The Recession

Medical marketing expert Stewart Gandolf has authored a DVD designed to help doctors, dentists, hospitals and other health care organizations attract new patients and grow their revenues despite the recession. Irvine, CA (PRWEB) May 26, 2009 -- Healthcare Success Strate...

Approval of Wisconsin Smoke-Free Legislation Is Historic Win for Health

Statement of Matthew L. Myers President, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids WASHINGTON, May 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Wisconsin Legislature has delivered a historic victory for health and the public's right to breathe clean air by passing legislation to make almost all workplaces, includi...

Want to Help Your Job Hunt? Win a Facelift!

Dr. David W. Kim Announces the Jobseekers Facelift Giveaway Contest SAN FRANCISCO, May 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Sympathetic to the older job applicant, Dr. David W. Kim has established a Jobseekers Facelift Giveaway Contest. As millions compete for a limited number of jobs, older applicants (thos...

South Carolina Dermatologists Win Tennis Fans' Attention With Free Skin Cancer Checks and Sun Safety Tips

Physicians catch high percentage of skin cancers at Women's Dermatologic Society outreach at Family Circle Cup CHARLESTON, S.C., May 6 /PRNewswire/ -- As champions of sun safety and skin health, South Carolina physicians representing the Women's Dermatologic Society (WDS) provided free skin...

Try Your Luck with 'Scratch & Win with Uno Chicago Grill'!

Donate blood to the American Red Cross and receive a scratch ticket from Uno Chicago Grill(R) worth $5, $10, $15 or pizza for a year DEDHAM, Mass., April 29 /PRNewswire/ -- During the month of May, all presenting donors at American Red Cross blood drives in Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Co...

Rice students win NASA national design award

It would be terrible if the first humans to reach Mars stepped onto the surface to discover their legs could no longer hold them. A team of Rice University students is working to make sure that doesn't happen. Five senior bioengineering students have designed a device to help astronauts keep t...

CAMH scientist first psychiatrist to win Royal College Medal Award in Medicine

Dr. Jeffrey Meyer, and Head of Neurochemical Imaging in the Mood Disorders at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), is the first psychiatrist to be honoured with the Royal College Medal Award in Medicine in the award's 60 year history. For over 30 years, scientists believed that ...

GDFII/L&P Sucralose Win Over Competitor Tate & Lyle

EXETER, Calif., April 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading Sucralose manufacturer Guangdong Food Industry Institute/L&P Food Ingredient Co. Ltd. (GDFII/L&P) today announced that the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) in Washington, D.C. ruled in its favor in a Section 337 patent dispute (docke...

Bone Up On Calcium and Vitamin D for a Chance to Win a Family Vacation to Yellowstone National Park

Test Your Nutrition Knowledge at CountryCrock.com and You Could Also Win a $25 Visa(R) Gift Card Instantly ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J., March 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Do you know how much calcium you need each day? Or which foods are good sources of vitamin D? If you are curious about answers to these a...

South Dakota's New Smoke-Free Law Is Historic Win for Health

WASHINGTON, March 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is a statement of Matthew L. Myers, President, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids : (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080918/CFTFKLOGO ) All South Dakota workplaces, including restaurants and bars, will be ...

EMC Document Sciences(R) xPression(R) Helps Independence Blue Cross Win Recognition as 2009 Celent Model Carrier

Leading Health Insurer Saves Millions of Dollars in Paper, Printing and Mailing Costs While Reducing Environmental Impact HOPKINTON, Mass., March 18 /PRNewswire/ -- EMC Corporation (NYSE: EMC ), the world leader in information infrastructure solutions, today announced that Independence Blue...

Consumers Win Major Victory Over Seafood Scaremongers

California Appellate Court Rejects Desperate Attempt To Stigmatize a Health Food SAN FRANCISCO, March 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today the First Appellate Court of California upheld the original verdict in a 2006 case which established that the trace levels of mercury in canned tuna are na...

How to Win the Battle with Adult ADD in the Workplace

Buckeye Psychiatry, LLC (Dublin, Ohio), the psychiatric practice of Adam Brandemihl, M.D., Board Certified Psychiatrist, offers tips on how to keep your job while battling Adult ADD. He discusses ten ways of coping with adult ADD in the workplace. Dublin, OH (PRWEB) Mar...

Change to Win Statement on White House Health Care Forum

WASHINGTON, March 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Change to Win chair Anna Burger issued the following statement about today's White House Forum on Health Reform, which was attended by various Change to Win leaders. "There are few challenges we face as a nation that are as complex and conse...

Team of orthopedic surgeons and kinesiologists win hippest of awards

This release is available in French . Montreal, February 26, 2009 A team of orthopedic surgeons and kinesiologists from the Universit de Montral and its affiliated Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital Research Centre will be honoured with the Hip Society's John Charnley Award the most prestigio...

Egyptian Doctor, Nicaraguan NGO Win 2009 UN Population Award

UNITED NATIONS, N.Y., Feb. 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- An Egyptian doctor, Mahmoud Fathalla, and a Nicaraguan non-governmental organization, Movimiento Comunal Nicaraguense (MCN), have won this year's United Nations Population Award. The Award is given to individuals and institutions for outst...

Elsevier Titles Win Four PROSE Awards From Association of American Publishers

PHILADELPHIA, February 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- - Awards Confirm Elsevier's Leadership in Medical E-Products and Books in Clinical Medicine, Nursing and Allied Health - Elsevier's Procedures Consult Named Top E-Product Elsevier, the leading publisher of scientific, tec...

Test Your Vitamin D Knowledge: Wellesse Liquid Sunshine Instant Win and Sweepstakes

FERNDALE, Wash., Jan. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Wellesse, manufacturers of new Liquid Vitamin D3, has launched an online promotion that challenges participants to assess their vitamin knowledge for a chance to win healthy prizes - including a personal nutrition consultation and a year's supply of liquid ...

A Month Left to Enter the 'Get Screened' Video Contest for a Chance to Win Up to $2,500

Contest throws a spotlight on the importance of colorectal-cancer screening SEATTLE, Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- There's still a month left for movie makers to enter Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center's "Get Screened" video contest - a creative challenge to help shine a spotlight on the i...

South Florida Dermatologists Win Over Golf Fans With Sun Safety Outreach at LPGA Playoffs

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., Dec. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- In a region saturated with sunshine, South Florida physicians won the attention of appreciative golf enthusiasts at the recent ADT Championship LPGA Playoffs in West Palm Beach with free skin cancer screenings and sun safety education presented by the ...

Three Chef-Dietitians Win CanolaInfo Recipe Contest

WINNIPEG, Manitoba, Nov. 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Dietitians don't just talk about eating healthfully, they make healthy foods, too. Members of the American Dietetic Association's (ADA's) Food and Culinary Professionals (FCP) practice group participated in a 2008 "Fast, Fresh & Flavorful"...

McCann Healthcare Worldwide Agencies Again Win Most Awards at RX Club Show 2008

NEW YORK, Nov. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- For the second year in a row and the third time in the last four years , McCann Healthcare Worldwide's agency network won more creative awards than any other agency network at the 22nd annual international RX Club Show. Nine McCann Healthcare Worldwi...

Lilly and International Council of Nurses Win Partnership Award From the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Business Civic Leadership Center

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY ) and the International Council of Nurses (ICN) won a Corporate Citizenship Award at The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Business Civic Leadership Center (BCLC)'s 9th annual dinner and celebration last night at the National ...

People Caring for Aging Parents Can Win $2,000 of Free Housecleaning

AgingCare.com Hosts Contest in Honor of National Family Caregiver Month NAPLES, Fla., Nov. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- In honor of National Family Caregivers Month, AgingCare.com wants to make a deserving caregiver's life a little easier. AgingCare.com is holding a contest. The prize? $2,000 of free ho...

Millions Follow Erik Compton's Quest to Win a PGA TOUR Card and Build Awareness for Organ Donation

BROOKSVILLE, Fla., Nov. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- With a story that continues to captivate millions of Americans and offer hope to thousands of those awaiting lifesaving transplants, golfer and double heart transplant recipient Erik Compton will continue to champion the cause of organ donation as he ...

Abington Memorial One of Just Six Hospitals in the U.S. to Win Magnet Prize

One of the most prestigious awards in nursing, The Magnet Prize, was awarded to Abington Memorial Hospital (AMH) for its Daily CARE Plan at the National Magnet Conference recently in Salt Lake City, UT. This was the sixth year the award was presented. Abington, PA (Voc...

U of T professor first Canadian woman to win prestigious international science prize

TORONTO, ON. Eugenia Kumacheva of the University of Toronto's Department of Chemistry has been cited as one of the world's top women scientists. The L'Oral-UNESCO Women in Science prize only one of five awarded each year is being awarded to Kumacheva for her work in designing and developin...

The National Association of Health Services Executives (NAHSE) Congratulates President-Elect Barack Obama on Historic Win

The National Association of Health Services Executives (NAHSE) would like to congratulate President-elect Barack Obama on his inspirational and historic win. Washington, DC (PRWEB) November 10, 2008 -- The National Association of Health Services Executives (NAHSE) wou...

United Healthcare Workers Win New Contract with Horizon West

Local union outpaces national SEIU in securing rights for members and non-union workers SACRAMENTO, Calif., Nov. 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ - Workers at six Sacramento-area nursing homes voted by more than 97 percent to approve a groundbreaking new contract with Horizon West, achieving import...

Sweepstakes Offers Viewers Chance to Win 'Your Turn to Get Exiled' Experience

Win Tickets to MTV Movie Awards, Opportunity to Participate in Trip to Africa with UN Foundation's Nothing but Nets Washington, D.C. (PRWEB) November 3, 2008 -- The United Nations Foundation is partnering with MTV to give fans of the MTV hit show, Exiled, a chance to ...