AAPS Applauds the Resignation of TMB President Roberta Kalafut, Mari Robinson Should Resign Next

TUCSON, Ariz., Dec. 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Roberta Kalafut, D.O., just announced her resignation as President of the Texas Medical Board, possibly bringing to a close the worst abuses of power by the TMB against good physicians. Kalafut's tenure was marked by unjust disciplinary actions, p...

Supermodel Helena Houdova & Roberta Armani Host 2nd Annual Sunflower Children Poker Benefit

NEW YORK, Nov. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- On Friday, November 21, 2008, at Gotham Hall in New York City, Sunflower Children Founder/Supermodel Helena Houdova and socialite Roberta Armani, host the 2nd annual Sunflower Children Poker fundraiser. Russell Simmons joins as co-host, while Olympic Gold Medal...

Chindex International, CEO, Roberta Lipson Named Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year(R) 2008 Award Finalist in Greater Washington

BETHESDA, Maryland, May 22 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Chindex International (Nasdaq: CHDX ) today announced that CEO, Roberta Lipson was named as a finalist for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year(R) 2008 Award in the Greater Washington Region. According to Ernst & Young LLP, the awards pr...

Chindex International, Inc. Launches World-Class Cancer Treatment Center

...on in Beijing's medical community. Chindex intends to host a formal ceremony to celebrate the opening of the New Hope Center later in the year. roberta Lipson, President and CEO of Chindex, commented from Beijing, "We are bringing renewed hope to cancer patients in China through providing diagnosis an...

Highmark Inc. Awards $14,000 to 28 Pennsylvania Nonprofit Organizations

... community. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- FGC&M Community roberta Thomas, documentation analyst, Dauphin Outreach Feeding volunteers with the FGC&M Community Program Outreach F...

Parsippany Takes Top Honors in New Jersey's First-Ever Toxic Waistlines Contest

...t cards and a $1,000 check went to: Robert Zanfino (Lincoln Park) who lost 28% (54.5 lbs) and 13 inches off his waist line roberta Waffenfeld (Parsippany) who lost 24% (52 lbs) and 9 inches off her waist line Susan Graziano (Parsippany) who lost 20% (36.4 lbs) and 5.5 inc...

The Canned Food Alliance Answers the Call for 'Back To Basics' With Essential Kitchen Toolkit

...ive advice on how to prepare and serve easy, quick and healthful meals, the Canned Food Alliance partnered with food and nutrition author and educator roberta L. Duyff, MS, RD, FADA, a home economics expert and dietitian who is also certified in Family and Consumer Sciences. Together, the CFA and Duyff creat...

Chindex International and Vital Images Sign Reseller Agreement

...iologists, cardiologists, oncologists, and other medical specialists to create 2D, 3D and 4D images of human anatomy from CT and MR image data. roberta Lipson, president and chief executive officer of Chindex, stated, "Today's announcement is one more step in our strategy to drive long-term growth thr...

Chindex International, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year Fiscal 2009 Financial Results

...nal medical personnel in Beijing and Shanghai hospitals, increased direct patient care costs and increased medical products selling activities. roberta Lipson, President and CEO of Chindex, commented, "During the fourth quarter and full year, we achieved our goals to make substantial progress on our K...

Sally Field, Phil and Jan Fenty, and Michelle King Robson to Be Honored at Benefit for Osteoporosis and Bone Health Awareness

...ssed away in October 2008. About the Legends of Osteoporosis Dr. Riggs is an expert in osteoporosis and bone biology. He is the Purvis and roberta Tabor Professor of Medicine Emeritus at Mayo Clinic College of Medicine in Rochester, Minn. Dr. Riggs previously served as president of the National O...

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Inhaled Nitric Oxide Data Presented at European Academy of Pediatrics Meeting

...ed in a statistically significant improvement in both the short- and long-term pulmonary outcome for pre-term infants at high risk for BPD," commented roberta A. Ballard, MD, Professor of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, and Emeritus Professor of Pediatrics and Obstetrics and Gynecology, ...

In celebration of World Hospice and Palliative Care Day, FHSSA Announces Seven New Partnerships Between U.S. Organizations and African Hospices

.... Donald Schumacher, FHSSA President and CEO. "This is a central focus for FHSSA in advancing its partnership initiative." "I am very excited," said roberta Spencer, Director of Support Services at The Center for Hospice and Palliative Care in South Bend, IN. "We feel what we are doing as a Hospice program...

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Roberta A. Pagon receives lifetime award in genetics from March of Dimes

...ical decisions is the 2009 recipient of the March of Dimes/Colonel Harland Sanders Award for lifetime achievement in the field of genetic sciences. roberta "Bonnie" Pagon, MD, professor of Pediatrics at the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle, developed the Web site genetests.org in 199...

Research yields new clues to how we locate objects in space

...in our direct line of sight. In a new report in Current Directions in Psychological Science , a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, roberta L Klatzky, Bing Wu and George Stetten of Carnegie Mellon University suggest that we can locate objects in space by accurately combining features from ...

Natural and social sciences: ICSU embraces the need to work more closely together

... field cannot merely provide services for the otherthey both must be involved in setting research goals. And you need to choose the right people, said roberta Balstad of the Center for Research on Environmental Decisions, at Columbia University in New York, and a member of CSPR. Over the years, ICSU has act...

Improved estrogen reception may sharpen fuzzy memory

...g foundation for the role of estrogen receptor alpha in mediating estrogen action in the hippocampus to restore select types of memory function," said roberta Diaz Brinton, Ph.D., a professor of pharmacology and pharmaceutical sciences and biomedical engineering at the University of Southern California, who ...

Women's health-related scientific findings presented by University of Pittsburgh researchers

... for LDL and HDL cholesterol, even after adjustment for race, age, smoking and body weight. Additional authors include James M. Roberts, M.D., and roberta B. Ness, M.D., M.P.H., both of the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. This is Abstract No. 204. Dr. Catov is presenting a poster at 10 a....

Protein sensor for fatty acid buildup in mitochondria

...king and speaking. "The new understanding of PanK2 activity and its location in the cell suggests a potential treatment strategy for PKAN," said roberta Leonardi, Ph.D., a postdoctoral fellow in the St. Jude Infectious Diseases department and first author of the PNAS article. "For example, reducing th...

MetaChip provides quick, efficient toxicity screening of potential drugs

...ed to last approximately 30 months. "This is the first microbicide safety and effectiveness trial of this magnitude to be conducted by NIAID," says roberta J. Black, Ph.D., Topical Microbicide Team Leader in NIAID's Division of AIDS. "It is a critical trial evaluating two topical microbicides with differi...

International trial of two microbicides begins

...ed to last approximately 30 months. "This is the first microbicide safety and effectiveness trial of this magnitude to be conducted by NIAID," says roberta J. Black, Ph.D., Topical Microbicide Team Leader in NIAID's Division of AIDS. "It is a critical trial evaluating two topical microbicides with differi...

Poor prenatal nutrition permanently damages function of insulin-producing cells in the pancreas

...lino Hernandez-Valencia, M.D.; also Carolyn Reamer, Simon Fisher, M.D., Ph.D., Allison Joszi, Ph.D., Michael Hirshman, Aysin Oge, M.D., Shana Walrond, roberta Przybyla, Carol N. Boozer, D.Sc., of St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center in New York, and Laurie Goodyear, Ph.D., head of the Section on Metabolism a...

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WTN Interview: Roberta Gassman

Editors Note: Wisconsins Department of Workforce Development , (DWD) is charged with building and strengthening the states workforce. The department has several initiatives underway to create high-end jobs, increase wages, address workforce shortages and provide re-employment and re-training se...

RF Technologies(R) Installs Safe Place(R) Solution for Pediatric and Infant Security at ProHealth Care's Waukesha Memorial Hospital

...tem. We conducted a thorough analysis of infant and pediatric security vendors. RF Technologies and its Safe Place solution really impressed us," said roberta Sonnentag, Clinical Manager LDRP and GYN Services at ProHealth Care's Waukesha Memorial Hospital. "Not only were we amazed by the technology but also ...

Chindex International, Inc. Announces Fiscal 2008 Year End and Fourth Quarter Results

...uivalents and restricted cash of $80.4 million, total assets of $136.0 million, a current ratio of 4.51:1 and stockholders' equity of $87.4 million. roberta Lipson, President and CEO of Chindex, commented on the results: "We continue to see great opportunity for our healthcare businesses in China -- the wo...

Georgia Showcases its Bioscience Leadership at 2008 Bio International Convention

...ir, Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics; Associate Director, Emory Vaccine Center, Emory University School of Medicine. b. roberta B. Carey, PhD, Chief, Clinical and Environmental Microbiology Branch, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Diseas...

Chindex International Announces Shelf Registration, Related Strategy and Guidance

...rs. The terms of any offering under the shelf registration statement will be established at the time of the offering. In connection with the filing, roberta Lipson, the Company's Chief Executive Officer, elaborated on the related strategy: "Here in China, the healthcare industry continues to grow rapidly i...

Chindex's United Family Hospitals and Clinics and NBC Enter into Healthcare Services Agreement

...ympics from Beijing, China, August 8-24. The announcement was made today by roberta Lipson, CEO of Chindex and Chairman of United Family Hospitals and Clinics....he doctors, nurses, and staff of United Family Hospitals and Clinics," says roberta Lipson, CEO of Chindex and Chairman of United Family Hospitals and Clinics....

Department of Health & Human Services Names Dr. Eric Rose to National Biodefense Science Board

...ship in this critical endeavor." Other members of the board include Patricia Quinlisk, M.D., Chair, Ruth Berkelman, M.D., Stephen V. Cantrill, M.D., roberta Carlin, M.S., J.D., Albert J. Di Rienzo, Kenneth L. Dretchen, Ph.D., John D. Grabenstein, R.Ph., Ph.D, James J. James Brigadier General (Retired), M.D...

HHS Secretary Leavitt Announces Members of the National Biodefense Science Board

...ment and has been involved in disaster education for more than two decades. Dr. Cantrill is board certified in the practice of emergency medicine. roberta Carlin, M.S., J.D. Ms. Carlin is executive director of the American Association on Health and Disability (AAHD). She has been involved in the disa...

Unwrapping Political Perks for the Holidays

...ouch potato syndrome) before he leaves the Bush administration for a private career. Doyles Cabinet secretaries: For Marc Marotta, Scott Hassett, roberta Gassman, Donsia Strong Hill and Jorge Gomez, theres only one gift that would matter: Senate confirmation. Practically, it doesnt make much of a differ...

UW and business leaders outline need for educated workers

...ive edges in technology. Wisconsins secretary of workforce development, roberta Gassman , expressed the importance of the connection between education and ...ity to build Wisconsins economy on education. Read an interview with roberta Gassman Dick Vander Woude, manager of public affairs for the Wisconsi...