Economic Turmoil Creates Boom for Medical Tourism
Medical tourism company WorldMed Assist says economic downturn has created an uptick in his business as more people find themselves either without employer-provided insurance or with benefit plans that have been dramatically scaled back. Concord, CA (PRWEB) April 3, 200...Adolescents Exposed to Family Turmoil and Violence Face Stress-related Problems
Adolescents who are chronically exposed to family turmoil, violence, noise, poor housing or other chronic risk factors show more stress-induced physiological strain// than other young people. However, when they have responsive, supportive mothers, they do not experience these negative physiol...After the hurricane it is the turmoil caused by health problems for victims
Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health and The Children's Health Fund had jointly conducted a study and the results say that thousands of sufferers of hurricanes Katrina and Rita are now in turmoil. // They have been inflicted by a host of serious medical and mental health problems, ...Hill-Rom Reports Third Quarter Financial Results
...ce Summary For 2009 Management is increasing full year 2009 adjusted earnings guidance. Soderberg stated, "In spite of unprecedented economic turmoil affecting customer demand, we are in a position to update our guidance because of year to date performance and expense management actions that have im...Hologic Announces Third Quarter Fiscal 2009 Operating Results
...lude without limitation: the continued U.S. and general worldwide economic conditions and related uncertainties, including the recent global financial turmoil and associated economic downturn; the Company's reliance on third party reimbursement policies to support the sales and market acceptance of its produ...Misys - Preliminary Results Interview With CEO
... LONDON, July 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Misys, the banking and healthcare software group, reported continued growth despite the turmoil in financial markets. The group's full year results have been boosted by a market beating performance at its Allscripts/Misys healthcare joint ...Sage Products Named a Top Five Medium Sized Company to Work For In America
...The Great Place to Work Institute evaluates companies in five areas: credibility, respect, fairness, pride and camaraderie. Despite economic turmoil across the country, Sage achieved record sales in 2008 powered by its culture and people. The company continues hiring and expanding its workforce of ...Vets Who Repress Traumatic Memories May Not Be Worse Off
...ell-being of the patient. This widely held view has led many in the mental health field to encourage PTSD patients to openly confront the emotional turmoil of their traumatic past in a therapeutic setting. To test the validity of this assumption, Boscarino and Figley relied on data from telephone and i...Communication Intelligence Corporation Reports Third Quarter 2008 Financial Results
... for the comparable prior year period. "We continue to experience demand for our electronic signature technology in the insurance sector despite the turmoil and volatility in the financial markets. Based upon prior large scale deployments at AEGON/WFG, AIG, Prudential and State Farm, two new customer wins ...Baker Institute report proposes strategies to ensure global energy security
... A new policy report released by Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy suggests strategies to deal with the current turmoil in the global energy markets, including the role of petrodollars in the U.S. credit bubble. "Sharp changes in energy prices are having dramatic eff...Natural Killers Could Lead to New Hepatitis Treatments
...y contrast, he said, immune cells in the lymph nodes and spleen perform their surveillance ensconced within specialized compartments shielded from the turmoil of the bloodstream. “In this case, it looks like NKT cells are doing their surveillance from within the vessels,?he said. The observations revealed...OpenQ Posts a 200% Revenue Growth in the First Half of 2009
... provider of technology and information solutions for the life sciences industry announced today a continuing trend of profitable growth amidst global turmoil in the Life Sciences market. OpenQ posted a phenomenal 200% revenue growth in the first half of 2009 as compared to the same time last year. The excep...Shawn Cross Joins Burrill Merchant Banking
... authorship in the journal Science . "We are delighted to have Shawn on board," said G. Steven Burrill, CEO of Burrill & Company. "Given the turmoil in the capital markets and in investment banking, we see an enormous opportunity to serve the life sciences industry by accelerating the growth of our...Neogen Reports Best Quarter in Its 26-Year History
...-to-quarter comparisons to the prior year," said Lon Bohannon, Neogen's president and chief operating officer. "In particular, the world-wide economic turmoil resulted in some significant currency exchange adjustments that negatively impacted reported second quarter sales. Our increase in unit volume was sub...deCODE genetics Announces Third Quarter 2008 Financial Results
... the fourth quarter the global financial crisis caused significant economic turmoil in Iceland. As a result, the value of the Icelandic krona has declined significantly versus the US dollar. The turmoil in the Icelandic financial sector and economy as a whole have not to date h...Avantium Completes EUR 18 Million Financing Round
...e next phase for our company and enables us to advance our product development programs. Closing this financing round of EUR 18 million in the current turmoil of the financial markets is a clear sign of the strength of the company and the commitment of our new shareholders." Michiel de Haan, General Partne...EducatedInvestor.com Launches to Help Investors Make Informed Decisions
... Guides and upgraded versions of the companys flagship product, The Encyclopedia of Personal Finance , which features the new brand. The financial turmoil of recent years has convinced many investors that they need more basic know-how about money management, said PI CEO and co-founder Joe Saari. We want ...WTN interview: Dr. Jeffrey Grossman, CEO UW Medical Foundation
... that even those institutions that are willing to make the investment, and go in to it with their eyes open, are then winding up with so much internal turmoil and strife amongst physicians and administrators, that we are now hearing those stories increase as well. In essence, this is a matter of people of wa...