Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and Hospitals Report Second Quarter 2009 Financial Results
OAKLAND, Calif., Aug. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Kaiser Foundation
Health Plan, Inc., Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, and their subsidiaries (KFHP/H) reported today a combined total operating revenue of $10.5 billion for the quarter ended June 30, 2009, compared to $10.1 billion in the second quarte...
Lifeclinic to Showcase Health Stations and Health Communicator at the National Association of Chain Drug Stores 2009 Pharmacy and Technology Conference
Lifeclinic and LearnSomething Team-Up to and Unveil the
Health Communicator
Burtonsville, MD (PRWEB) August 7, 2009 -- Lifeclinic International, Inc. , the world's leading manufacturer and distributor of automated blood pressure monitors and
health testing stations, wi...
Ex-House Aging Committee Chief of Staff Bob Weiner Warns of Insurance Control Over Health Bill Outcome, Praises House Version, 'Disappointed' by Senate; Weiner and Policy Analyst Jordan Osserman Offer Bill's 'Prognosis'
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- "The differences between the House and Senate
health care reform bills aren't just for wonky policy experts," say former Chief of Staff to the House Aging Committee Bob Weiner and Analyst Jordan Osserman. "They translate to real differ...
Expanding Health Coverage May Not Improve Access
Innovations in financing, delivery of care are needed to close gaps, experts say,,,,
FRIDAY, Aug. 7 (HealthDay News) -- Even if Congress extends
health coverage to the nation's 46 million uninsured Americans, there's no guarantee that everyone will have access to care -- unless payment...
Electronic Health Records Help Cardiac Patients Remain Healthy
DENVER, Aug. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- An innovative program that cut cardiac deaths by 73 percent by linking coronary artery disease patients and teams of pharmacists, nurses, primary care doctors, and cardiologists with an electronic
health record also kept the patients healthy two years ...
Marathon Health Expands Midwest Presence
Marathon Health, a leading provider of onsite employee
health services and technology solutions, today announced the opening of a Chicago field office to better support its Midwest client base and facilitate the continued growth in this region.
Burlington, VT (PRWEB) Au...
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Labopharm files New Drug Submission with Health Canada for novel antidepressant
LAVAL, QC, Aug. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Labopharm Inc. (TSX: DDS; NASDAQ: DDSS ) today announced it has filed a New Drug Submission (NDS) with the Therapeutic Products Directorate of
Health Canada for its novel formulation of the antidepressant trazodone.
"We are pleased to file our New Dru...
July 2009 Mayo Clinic Health Letter Highlights a Positive Outlook, Bell's Palsy and Heart Valve Repair
Studies Show a Sunny Outlook is Good for Health, Longer Life
ROCHESTER, Minn., July 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Here are highlights from the July issue of Mayo Clinic
Health Letter. You may cite this publication as often as you wish. Reprinting is allowed for a fee. Mayo...
International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health Features Discovery of Asbestos-Related Pain Origin from Scientists at the Karmanos Cancer Institute in Detroit
DETROIT, July 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Scientists at the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute's National Center for Vermiculite and Asbestos-Related Cancers (NCVAC) have discovered a probable reason for the unrelenting chest pain experienced in certain patients with asbestos-r...
CEL-SCI to Present Data from Multikine Clinical Trials at National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Cancer Institute (NCI) Seminar Series
VIENNA, Va., July 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CEL-SCI Corporation (NYSE Amex: CVM ), a late stage cancer immunotherapy company, announced today that Dr. Eyal Talor, CEL-SCI's Senior Vice President of Research and Manufacturing, has been invited to present to the NIH, NCI's Clinical Cent...
UNT Health Science Center's Groundbreaking Research Applied to Protecting Brain After Traumatic Injury
FORT WORTH, Texas, July 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In groundbreaking research, scientists at the University of North Texas
Health Science Center at Fort Worth have determined that rapid estrogen administration can protect the brain following brain injury. These findings are now being tested ...
SUNY Youth Sports Institute Convenes Top Experts in NYC Next Week to Present Research & Analysis on Energy Drink Health Impacts
- Thirteen Renowned Medical Experts Slated to Attend First National Symposium -
CORTLAND, N.Y., June 25 /PRNewswire/ -- The first national symposium designed to explore the
health impacts of energy drinks will be held next week in New York City when thirteen top experts gather to present rese...
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Stedman's Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing, 5th Ed.
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EncounterPRO Electronic Health Record
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SOAPware The Electronic Health Record
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Touchscreen EHR - Electronic Health Record
Description: Clinic Pro Software developed a touchscreen EHR and is scheduled for release in late spring. While a user can choose to use a mouse, the touchscreen allows the practitioner to maintain eye contact while recording encounter results. If portability is an issue, Clinic Pro EHR also runs on a pen table...
Company:ClinicPro Medical Software
Dairylands Health Information Management
Description: Dairylands
Health Information Management solutions provides healthcare organizations a suite of integrated applications for managing patient records, optimizing reimbursement and regulatory compliance....
Company:Dairyland Healthcare Solutions
Charting Plus Electronic Health Record
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Acute care
...ssociated with care rendered in an emergency department, ambulatory care clinic, or other short term stay facility. An important aspect of the current
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American Dietetic Association
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New insights into health and environmental effects of carbon nanoparticles
A new study raises the possibility that flies and other insects that encounter nanomaterial "hot spots," or spills, near manufacturing facilities in the future could pick up and transport nanoparticles on their bodies, transferring the particles to other flies or habitats in the environment. The s...
Lead-based consumer paint remains a global public health threat
CINCINNATIAlthough lead content in paint has been restricted in the United States since 1978, University of Cincinnati (UC) environmental
health researchers say in major countries from three continents there is still widespread failure to acknowledge its danger and companies continue to sell consu...
Scientists uncork a potential secret of red wine's health benefits
Scientists from Scotland and Singapore have unraveled a mystery that has perplexed scientists since red wine was first discovered to have
health benefits: how does resveratrol control inflammation? New research published in the August 2009 print issue of The FASEB Journal ( http://www.fasebj.org...
1 in 6 health workers won't report in flu pandemic -- study by Ben-Gurion U. researchers
BEER-SHEVA, ISRAEL -- July 28, 2009 A study conducted by researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) and John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public
Health indicates that approximately 16 percent of public
health care workers will not report for work in a pandemic flu emergency, regardles...
Most older long-term cancer survivors have poor health habits
A new study finds that most older long-term cancer survivors who are interested in diet and exercise actually have poor
health habits. The study also reveals that those survivors who do exercise and watch their diet have improved physical
health and quality of life. Published in the September 1, ...
Scripps-led study shows ocean health plays vital role in coral reef recovery
The new research study led by scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego suggests that by improving overall ocean health, corals are better able to recover from bleaching events, which occur when rising sea temperatures force corals to expel their symbiotic algae, known as z...
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The Foundation for National Institutes of Health Announces Unprecedented Product Donation by sanofi-aventis in the U.S.
BETHESDA, Md. and BRIDGEWATER, N.J., Aug. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Today, the Foundation for the National Institutes of
Health and sanofi-aventis announced an unprecedented donation by the global pharmaceutical leader providing approximately $1.3 million in pharmaceutical th...
Genomic Health Announces Second Quarter 2009 Financial Results and Business Progress
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Aug 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Genomic Health, Inc. (Nasdaq: GHDX ) today reported financial results and business progress for the quarter ended June 30, 2009.
Total revenue increased to $36.6 million in the second quarter of 2009 compared w...
National Institutes of Health Chooses Web of Science(R) to Power electronic Scientific Portfolio Assistant (eSPA)
PHILADELPHIA and LONDON, Aug. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Thomson Reuters with Discovery Logic, Inc. today announced that the National Institutes of
Health (NIH) has chosen Web of Science ((R)) data to power the NIH electronic Scientific Portfolio Assistant ( eSPA ). eSPA is an information tech...
International Milk Genomics & Human Health Symposium Speaker Program Announced
The speaker program for the 6th International Symposium on Milk Genomics & Human
Health has been released. The three-day event will be held September 28-29, 2009 at the Mercure Paris Porte de Versailles Expo Hotel in Paris, France. The agenda for the 6th annual meeting includes presentations ...
Cardinal Health Completes Biotech Acquisition
DUBLIN, Ohio, Aug. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cardinal
Health today announced it has agreed to acquire the assets of privately held Biotech, an operator of Positron Emission Tomography (PET) cyclotrons and nuclear pharmacies in the Southwestern United States.
Cardinal Health...
Digitas Health Expands Adding Two Key Locations
PHILADELPHIA, July 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Digitas Health, Medical Marketing & Media magazine's 2009 Agency of the Year, today announces the opening of two key new locations in London and Boston. This move is a strategic part of the agency's 2010 growth plan. Digitas
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PixCell IIe LCM Instrument with PixCell II Image Archiving Workstation (220 volts) from Arcturus, now part of Molecular Devices
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cGMP Safe Deposit Facility from European Collection of Cell Cultures (ECACC)
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