Corbin Bleu Asks Fans to Join Him in Brightening the Lives of Seriously Ill Children
LOS ANGELES, July 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Starlight Children's Foundation is pleased to announce that Corbin Bleu, the organization's national spokesperson, has started a fundraising campaign to encourage his fans to get involved with Starlight and support its mission to help seriously i...AHIMA Enters Multinational Arena to Support HIM Worldwide Advancement
Leading HIM professional association in U.S. officially opens first Global Services Office CHICAGO, July 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Health Information Management Association today announced the official opening of a Global Services Office in Brussels, Belgi...Indy Lights Racer Charlie Kimball Doesn't Let Diabetes Slow Him Down
American Race Car Driver Partners with Novo Nordisk and Proves His High Performance Career is Possible with Diabetes PRINCETON, N.J., April 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Novo Nordisk, a world leader in diabetes care, today announced a partnership with 24-year-old race car driver, Charlie Kimball, now ...If Your Child Says School Makes Him Sick - He Might Be Right
Study Identifies 435 Schools with Toxic Air Pollution While EPA Shirks Responsibility FALLS CHURCH, Va., Dec. 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- This morning USA TODAY released their study of schools where the outside air poses an unacceptable health risk from chemical contamination to young ch...Young Man With Severe Disabilities Wins Right to Services From State Enabling Him to Live At Home
Equip for Equality Obtains Federal Injunction Against the State for Violation of the ADA's Integration Mandate CHICAGO, June 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following two years of federal court litigation under the ADA's "integration mandate," Equip for Equality has obtained a permanent injunc...The Injured Obese Child: Let's Give Him Some Ankle Support
Obese Children are More Likely to Suffer from Lower Body Injuries CINCINNATI, May 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In comparison to non-obese children, obese children are significantly more likely to have lower body injuries, such as in their ankles and legs. The Cincinnati Children's Hospital Me...Cognition Therapeutics Closes Series A Financing to Advance Drug Candidates for Alzheimer's Disease
.... Susan Catalano. After initial investment and relocation to Pittsburgh, the company secured Dr. Hank Safferstein as President and CEO, bringing with him more than 15 years of leadership experience in drug development, commercialization and marketing for a number of public and private companies. www....Music & Medicine: Unique Collaboration Combines Performing Arts and Science
...ed hardware. "Dr. Kondraske modified what Dr. Chesky had to fit our needs," she said. "Because we both have history with him, we're rolling him into this project, and he will be included in any proposals for additional funding." Patterson said despite the distance between the three ca...Scottsdale Facility to Be First in U.S. to Showcase True REST Technology
... project manager/business analyst in both the IT field and commercial real estate industry. He also was an assistant manager of a retail store, giving him a rounded experience that led to his new role of Founder of True REST. Contact: Nick Janicki 3939 S Illinois St Chandler, AZ 85...WORLD'S First Robotic Assisted Kidney Transplant Performed at Saint Barnabas Medical Center
...he program into one of the largest kidney and pancreas transplant centers in the United States. Dr. Geffner's expertise in transplant surgery has led him to achieve medical "firsts" in New Jersey regarding transplant surgery, including performing a transplant on the youngest pediatric patient in the sta...VA Studies Advanced Prosthetic Arm
...hetic and Sensory Aids Service who lost his left arm during combat in Vietnam, said he was "brought to tears" recently when the prosthetic arm allowed him to smoothly bring a water bottle to his mouth and drink. "Learning to use the controls is not difficult," he said, due in part to a sensor in the art...FSU Historian's Arctic research has him sitting on top of the world
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- It's one of the coldest and most remote areas on Earth, but the Arctic region has long held great strategic interest for a number of nations. Now, a Florida State University researcher is leading an international team that is working to produce one of the most comprehensive h...Venomous sea snakes play heads or tails with their predators
...crevices hunting for food. Rasmussen was momentarily distracted by a second snake, but when looking back he was surprised to see the "head" was facing him while the tail probed the coral. Rasmussen's surprise grew when he saw a second head emerge from the coral instead of the expected tail. It was only w...Martin Hensen, head of e-strategies, UCB Germany: Making e-marketing more than just an add-on
...ll as customer classification to personalize and individualize marketing efforts. And such personalization and individualization, Hensen says, reminds him of Web 2.0. But he questions whether pharma is ready for Web 2.0. The health system is 100% regulated, Hensen says, making it Health 1.0. But pharma...Down Under dinosaur burrow discovery provides climate change clues
...nd the first fossil crayfish burrows from the same area. Martin teaches a seminar at Emory on modern-day animal tracking, a skill that he says aids him in finding signs of prehistoric life. "It's important to do as much field work as possible, because it gives your mind a better library of search imag...Mount Sinai's Dr. Benjamin tenOever to be honored by White House
...comes with $500,000 in research funding over a five year span. The Department of Defense, which nominated Dr. tenOever, will match this amount, giving him $1 million for research over five years. Dr. tenOever's lab focuses on developing novel vaccine strategies to combat influenza virus and other emergi...AACR applauds nomination of Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D., to be the new NIH director
...rking with Dr. Collins as new scientific discoveries transform the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cancer. The AACR urges the Senate to confirm him with haste. ...Fire your CIO? If he's not implementing strategy, show him the door
IT spending in the healthcare industry is soaring, as are demands for the CIO's attention: electronic health records, patient privacy, computerized physician order entry , and the like, combined with the standard fare of maintaining IT operations faced by CIOs in other industries. The C-suite...The Law Offices of Brian D. Witzer Wins 6+ Million Dollar Verdict
...pharmacist, prescribed it to her for gout. Plaintiff disputed the diagnosis and alleged that she did not have gout. The doctor claimed that she told him she had gout and described pain in her toe consistent with gout. He prescribed Allopurinol in order to prevent a recurrence of an acute gout attack. ...China Sky One Medical, Inc. Appoints New Independent Director
...management consulting will play a vital role in our development as a leading manufacturer of pharmaceuticals in China. We look forward to working with him as we continue to strengthen our corporate governance. We would also like to thank Mr. Jiang for his contributions to the Board over the last two year...New clues about a hydrogen fuel catalyst
...archers examine a catalyst's structure when the catalyst is at a standstill, but that is like trying to figure out how an athlete performs by watching him sleep. Additional experiments were performed in EMSL, DOE's Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory on the PNNL campus. The data from the vario...