Over 25,000 Pharmacists and Technicians Access PTCB Funded Web-Based Continuing Education Programs
WASHINGTON, July 17 /PRNewswire/ -- The Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) is proud to announce that over 25,000 pharmacists and technicians have accessed two web-based and podcast continuing education (CE) programs developed in collaboration with the American Society of Heal...Emily's Law for Regulating Pharmacy Technicians Signed by Ohio Governor
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- SB 203, known as Emily's Law, has received Governor Ted Strickland's signature today, making the law official in the state of Ohio. Named after Emily Jerry, Emily's Law will provide strict requirements and regulations for pharmacy technicians. The law,...Mercy Ships Ensures That Liberian Technicians "know how to fix it"
Mentoring Biomedical Technicians Program in Liberia completes successful first year Monrovia, Liberia (Vocus) November 14, 2008 -- One of the biggest challenges to providing increased access to health care for Liberia's citizens is the availability of functional medical...Wanted: Orange County, California Licensed Pharmacy Technicians
Despite Rising Unemployment, the Healthcare Industry Continues to Show Strength in California COSTA MESA, Calif., July 24 /PRNewswire/ -- While U.S. unemployment rose to 9.5% in June, Adecco USA continues to see job opportunities for qualified professionals in the Orange Cou...Wanted: Oklahoma City Licensed Pharmacy Technicians
OKLAHOMA CITY, July 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- While U.S. unemployment rose to 9.5% in June, Adecco USA continues to see job opportunities for qualified professionals in the Oklahoma City, Oklahoma area. Despite the fact that Oklahoma's unemployment rate is over 6%, Adecco USA cu...Apollo And Stanford Team To Train Emergency Medical Technicians
The collaboration between Apollo Hospitals and the Stanford Emergency Medicine International, US, would be marked by a launch of a first-ever international programme for training of emergency medical technicians in India//. The one-year full time programme would be conducted at Apollo Hospitals, Hy...NetMotion Wireless Boosts Mobile Productivity for Bell Ambulance
...oftware, today announced that it has been selected by Bell Ambulance to enable seamless roaming and data connectivity for its mobile emergency medical technicians (EMTs) and paramedics. Based in Milwaukee, Wis., Bell provides both emergency and non-emergency ambulance services to residents in its community. The ...HealthYes! Provides Free Preventive Screening in Support of Round Rock Express
...g medical conditions and diseases: heart disease, stroke, abdominal aortic aneurysm, peripheral artery disease and osteoporosis. The company's team of technicians is formally trained to conduct screenings and all results are reviewed by locally based, board-certified radiologists. More than a quality screeni...Newly Published Article Details How PGS Techniques Directly Effect Successful Pregnancy Outcomes
...ixation, how many chromosomes should be analyzed, and error rate criteria. As previous studies have shown, improper technique as well as inexperienced technicians or inadequate training, can lead to extremely increased error rates and ultimately IVF failure. "The problem is, entire studies have been conduc...Genzyme Announces Presentation of New Positive Data on Carticel(R)
...c surgeon trained in the use of Carticel provides Genzyme with a biopsy of healthy cartilage taken from a patient's knee in an arthroscopic procedure. technicians at Genzyme's cell culture laboratory in Cambridge, MA, use proprietary methods to grow millions of cells from this biopsy. The cells are then delivere...'Superbug' Outbreak Calls for Immediate Increased Attention on Infection Control
... of remediation include infection control containments, negative air pressure, and materials and processes that destroy and remove the bacteria. "Our technicians determine potential areas of MRSA contamination and isolate and restrict the areas as a first order of business," said Al Draper, director of restorat...Flexible Biopsy Forceps and Related Products
Description:... On the other hand, with conscientious and competent maintenance, flexible biopsy forceps can have a virtually indefinite lifespan. The very capable technicians at Mobile Instrument take great pride in these complex repairs. Using only brand new, top of the line replacement parts, we repair all sizes and brand...ISI Ultra-Light Specialty Table
Description:... ISI Ultra-Light Specialty Table offers the ultimate accessibility for surgeons, technicians and equipment during upper extremity surgeries....Vidiera NsD Nucleic Acid Sample Detection Platform
Description:...era NsD has the capacity to run two 96-well plates, and the second plate can be added while the first plate is running. This plate flexibility allows technicians to add rush samples during the run. Vidiera NsD significantly reduces technician time required to separate nucleic acids for further analysis,...Invacare Check 02 Plus™ Concentrator Analyzer
Description:...s necessary for performing concentrator checks. Introducing the Invacare Check O2 Plus ™, an efficient and cost-effective analyzer designed with technicians in mind. It checks oxygen concentration (%), flow rate (L-min), and patient outlet pressure (psi-kPa) on any oxygen concentrator. What is more, it nev...Insta-Mold Stethoscope Earmolds
Description:... add comfort and enhance hearing abilities in noisy medical environments such as ambulance paramedics, Flight-for-Life helicopter personnel, emergency technicians and military field medics. These molds are specific in design and can be fabricated to fit just about any stethoscope used in today's industry to e...Energy-saving method checks refrigerant level in air conditioners
...ure changes. Automotive air conditioning units equipped with the new refrigerant-charge system could activate a warning light on a car's dashboard. technicians servicing home air conditioners might simply plug a personal digital assistant into the unit to read the refrigerant-charge information, Braun said. ...From cars to cancer: UH professor employs auto industry tools for tumor therapy
... is under way at the University of Houston to use technologies with origins in the automobile industry to develop new tools that will help doctors and technicians better plan radiation therapy for patients with head and neck cancer. Dr. Ali Kamrani, founding director of the Design and Free Form Fabrication La...UC Davis launches 'One Health' care for wild mountain gorillas and human neighbors
...irector, veterinarian Michael Cranfield, will join the UC Davis staff while continuing to oversee the work of the project's seven veterinarians and 12 technicians and staff members in Rwanda, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. "The collaboration with UC Davis will help improve the health and wel...Caltech scientists show why anti-HIV antibodies are ineffective at blocking infection
... "Examination of the contributions of size and avidity to the neutralization mechanisms of the anti-HIV antibodies b12 and 4E10," are Caltech research technicians Priyanthi Gnanapragasam, Rachel Galimidi, and Christopher Foglesong, and senior research specialist Anthony West, Jr. The work described in the pap...6 young ASU faculty earn NSF Career awards
...ave many limitations. For example, the reagents that are used are expensive, the probes have limited life spans and the systems require highly trained technicians to operate them. Above all, it is almost impossible to find probes to target each type of molecule researchers want to study. Chae is solving the p...New deep-sea observatory goes live
...ment to study the effects of ocean acidification on seafloor animals. MBARI technicians will use remotely operated vehicles (robot submarines) to plug these instru...uled the trawl-resistant frame up to the surface. Working around the clock, technicians on board the ship replaced the failed underwater connector, then lowered th...New meat-eating dinosaur from Argentina had bird-like breathing system
...rica. Its closest cousin in North American, Allosaurus, had gone extinct millions of years earlier and was replaced by tyrannosaurs." Laboratory technicians spent years cleaning and CT-scanning the bones, which were embedded in hard rock, to finally reveal the evidence of air sacs within Aerosteon's body c...Meat-eating dinosaur from Argentina had bird-like breathing system
...o understand that its bones preserved hallmark features of a bird-like respiratory system. Arriving at that understanding took some time. Laboratory technicians spent years cleaning and CT-scanning the bones, which were embedded in hard rock, to finally reveal the evidence of air sacs within Aerosteon's body c...Rice University establishes National Corrosion Center
... in the U.S. To develop the center, Rice is working closely with NACE International, an association of more than 20,000 scientists, engineers and technicians around the world who are involved in virtually every industry and aspect of corrosion prevention and control. Rice will collaborate with others in...Rapid test for pathogens developed by K-State researchers
... , and resistance to the 45 most common antibiotics used to treat human and animal illnesses caused by these pathogens. When a sample is submitted, technicians extract and fluorescently label total DNA, and run a microarray to check whether a particular gene is present. Narayanan said the next step will be to...ETC Biomedical Announces Chamber Sale in India
... the need for operator dive time management and paper recordkeeping while ensuring comprehensive documentation of the procedure. These features enable technicians to focus their attention on patient care and management, making your team more effective and efficient. ETC chambers remain the leader in prov...Sechrist Industries, World Leader in Hyperbaric Chambers, Announces Edward Pulwer as President/CEO
...intaining rigid control of quality and exacting specifications. Sechrist supports its many hyperbaric healthcare customers through a team of certified technicians available worldwide. Sechrist Industries headquarters are located in Anaheim, Calif. More information can be found at www.SechristUSA.com o...Stanford researchers find a quicker, cheaper way to sort isotopes
.... One machine can cost as much as a million dollars. In addition to being expensive and large, mass spectrometers now in use require specially trained technicians to operate them. Zare's device, which employs what is called cavity ring-down spectroscopy, has potential applications in fields as varied as med...Environmental Tectonics Corporation Expands BioMedical Systems Division Sales Staff
...e need for operator dive time management and paper recordkeeping while ensuring comprehensive documentation of the procedure. (O.S.C.A.R.(TM)) enables technicians to focus their attention on patient care and management. Gene Davis, President of the BioMedical Division stated "The hyperbaric community at la...Thermo Scientific IEC Centra-CL3 from Thermo Scientific
Description:... speed and accuracies to the nearest 50 rpm, select temperatures with 1C increments, as well as automatic speed calculation of the g-force. Laboratory technicians can be confident that the CL3 series will provide you a quality performance with accurate results. Capable of reaching 4C from 20C in ~7 minutes with ...ICS-1500 Standard Integrated IC System from Dionex Corporation
Description:... Recommended flow rate: 0.42.0 mL/min Features: Inject sample and collect data. The intuitive user interface lets your technicians (new and experienced) take control and focus on what mattersthe results. Enhance productivity and throughput with powerful automation that ensures t...