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...
Stereotaxis Names Daniel Johnston as Chief Financial Officer
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Stereotaxis, Inc. (Nasdaq: STXS ) today announced that its Board of Directors has named Daniel J. Johnston (51), as its new
Chief Financial Officer, effective November 15, 2009. He will join Stereotaxis in September, 2009 and repla...
Innovator's Studio launches new forum for Chief Strategy Officers October 26-27, 2009
The Strategy Group announces the October kickoff of a new forum for
chief strategy officers as part of The Innovator's Studio, a collaborative incubator for market-leading health systems seeking to create competitive advantage through value innovation.
Norfolk, Virginia...
NutraCea Announces Additions to Management Team; Chief Operating Officer Extends Employment Contract
PHOENIX, Aug. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NutraCea (OTC: NTRZ), a world leader in stabilized rice bran (SRB), nutrient research and technology, today announced three key personnel moves to further support and strengthen the management team of the Company.
Leo Gingras, Chi...
Locum Leaders Taps Hospitalist as Chief Medical Officer; Strengthens Leadership in Hospital Medicine Recruitment and Job Placement
ALPHARETTA, Ga., Aug. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Locum Leaders http://www.locumleaders.com ) today announced the hire of Robert W. Harrington Jr., MD, FHM as the company's
Chief Medical Officer. Among national locum tenens firms, Locum Leaders is the first to name a hospitalist as its ...
Cardinal Health Names Patricia Morrison Chief Information Officer
DUBLIN, Ohio, July 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cardinal Health today announced the appointment of Patricia Morrison as
chief information officer (CIO), effective Aug. 3.
Morrison, 50, will be responsible for the company's enterprise-wide information technology infrastructure an...
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Raptor Pharmaceuticals Appoints Dr. Patrice P. Rioux as Chief Medical Officer
NOVATO, Calif., April 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Raptor Pharmaceuticals Corp. ("Raptor" or the "Company") (OTC Bulletin Board: RPTP) today announced the appointment of Patrice P. Rioux, M.D., Ph.D., as
Chief Medical Officer ("CMO"). Dr. Rioux will be responsible for the clinical and regulatory a...
OxyBand Technologies, Inc. Hires a Leader in Medical Technology as Chief Technology Officer
SAN FRANCISCO, June 6 /PRNewswire/ -- OxyBand Technologies Inc., San
Francisco, has hired Dr. Olivier Postel to lead the company's bio-medical
technology development and expand the company's intellectual property
portfolio. OxyBand develops innovative therapeutic gas technology for
health, cos...
Ardea Biosciences Appoints John W. Beck Chief Financial Officer, Announces Clinical Development Progress and Reports First Quarter 2008 Financial Results
SAN DIEGO, May 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Ardea Biosciences, Inc.
(Nasdaq: RDEA ), a company focused on the discovery and development of
small- molecule therapeutics for the treatment of HIV, cancer and
inflammatory diseases, including gout, today announced that John W. Beck
has been appoint...
Dr. Peter Nash, Ph.D. Joins Mach One Corporation as Chief Scientist
Leading Developer of Antibody Technologies to Strengthen Management Team
WEST BEND, Wis., April 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Mach One
Corporation (Pink sheets: MNCN), a manufacturer and distributor of products
for animal health, announced today the appointment of Dr. Peter C. Nash,
Ph.D. as Ch...
Molecular Biometrics Hires Denny Sakkas, PhD Renowned Yale Embryologist and International Thought-Leader, as Chief Scientific Officer; Opening U.S. Research Facility
CHESTER, N.J., Jan. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Molecular Biometrics, a
privately-held company developing novel diagnostic tools to more accurately
characterize biologic function in health and disease, today announced that
Denny Sakkas, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Yale University School of
Medicine, an...
Xytis Names Gordon H. Busenbark as Chief Financial Officer
IRVINE, Calif., Oct. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Xytis Inc., a privately held
biotechnology company focused on developing novel therapeutics to treat
central nervous system (CNS) diseases, today announced that Gordon H.
Busenbark has joined the company as
Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Busenbark
has more...
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Hydrogen Peroxide Liquid Pouches
Description:...hospital departments. This unit dose pouch contains hydrogen Peroxide, which is a mild antiseptic, germicidal and cleansing agent. Hydrogen Peroxide's
chief value is as a cleaning agent for suppurating wounds, inflamed mucous membranes and tracheotomies....
Company:APLICARE Inc.
EyeDoc
Description:...t provides clinical templates for commonly presenting problems based on the
chief complaint. It also contains an exhaustive database to cover rare diagnostic entities. It covers the
chief complaint, present/relevant history, past medical and ocular history, famil...
Company:Penn Medical Informatics Systems, Inc.
AltaPoint EMR
Features:...ults supported) Reactions to medications Reactions to immunizations Chronic illnesses/medications Injuries, surgeries, hospitalization Vitals and
chief complaint Progress notes Complete immunization records Medication list Prescription writing Review of systems Assessment and plan Pictures, x-r...
Company:Altapoint Data Systems, LLC
MediNotes e EMR
Features:... Minimal navigation tab-oriented design
Worklist functionality for improved workflow productivity
Custom Patient Panel Summary
Multiple
chief Complaints
Patient Tracking module
Health Maintenance Reminders
HL7 interface compatibility
Enabled for DOQ-IT program
Global practice ...
Company:MediNotes
PRAXIS® Electronic Medical Records v. 2.19
Features:...s the correct information, without resorting to a boilerplate.
Your front desk staff signs in the patient; your nurse inputs vitals, medications, and
chief complaints.
PRAXIS completes your charting while in the exam.
PRAXIS generates a perfectly HFCA-compliant Super Bill for your billing staff. ...
Company:InforMed
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Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program
...nly concerning the methods and viability of the vaccine manufactured by BioPort , a subsidiary of Emergent BioSolutions Inc.).
Senior
chief Petty Officer John Payhurst administers the first in a series of anthrax vaccinations to one of 6,200 sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. ...
Medicine
...
The components of the medical history are:
chief complaint (CC): the reason for the current medical...ant by the availability of modern lab tests). Four
chief methods are used: inspection , palpation (feel)...ictines , considered the care of the sick as their
chief work of mercy. Barber-surgeons generally had a b...
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Urea Cycle
...es place in the liver and that results in ... Insufficiency of the urea cycle occurs in some genetic ... The Urea Cycle . Urea is the
chief nitrogenous waste of mammals. ... several inherited diseases of the urea cycle caused by mutations in genes ... Linking families, friends an...
Tobacco
...School Policy Guide. Curriculum Planning Guideline for Tobacco Use ... Maryland Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler. The Attorney General is the
chief ... Program to Reduce Youth Access to Tobacco Products ... Tobacco - New York State Smokers' Quitline ... The NYTCP envisions a tobacco -free...
Scrofula
...culosis characterized by swellings ... Scrofula Tuberculosis Infomation on Signs, Symptoms, Cause & Treatment. How it is diagnosed? ... Our
chief remedy in scrofula which corresponds to Hahnemann's ... Scrofula is the Latin word for brood sow, and it is the term applied to ... Scroful...
Propane
...ations. Propane consumer and dealer rebates, training, research, and education programs offered by the Railroad Commission of Texas, the state`s
chief energy agency. At lower temperatures and/or higher pressures propane will become a liquid. ... The exact composition of propane varies slightl...
Pepsin
... Pepsin is an enzyme that is released by the
chief cells in the stomach and that ... structure of human pepsin and its complex with ... Crystalline pepsin " ... pepsin also pepsine n. A dige...
Orthopnea
...ight © 2004 by the Texas Heart® Institute, Houston ... the insidious onset of fatigue, orthopnea , and dyspnea due to progressive right ...
chief Complaint: Reason given by patient for seeking surgical ... Cardiovascular: Chest pain, orthopnea , dyspnea on exertion, claudication, extremity ed...
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ID Analytics Appoints Chief Information Officer
Jim Pathman Oversees Software Development, Operations, Information Technology and Security Teams
SAN DIEGO, March 9 /PRNewswire/ -- ID Analytics, Inc., the leader in on-demand identity intelligence, announced today that Jim Pathman has joined the company as its
chief information officer. Path...
ID Analytics Appoints Chief Information Officer
Jim Pathman Oversees Software Development, Operations, Information Technology and Security Teams
SAN DIEGO, March 9 /PRNewswire/ -- ID Analytics, Inc., the leader in on-demand identity intelligence, announced today that Jim Pathman has joined the company as its
chief information officer. Path...
Funding and bureaucracy, not access to journals, are chief obstacles to scientific productivity
The single most important issue obstructing the productivity of biomedical scientists today is the culture of research funding. This finding challenges the belief of some that the lack of "open access" to journal content is a major barrier to scientific productivity.
A survey of 883 biomedical s...
Highest ever winter water temperatures recorded
...005 as part of her PhD in the Quantitiative Marine Science program a joint initiative of CSIRO and the University of Tasmania.
The St Helens-based
chief Executive of the Tasmanian Rock Lobster Association, Rodney Treloggen, said he was not aware of any reports of Indian Ocean species but he said fisher...
Marine microbes creating green waves in industry
...stainable process in the synthesis of valuable chemicals by both the pharmaceutical and agrochemical industries."
Commenting on the findings, BBSRC
chief Executive Professor Doug Kell, said: "Green and White biotechnologies are going to be an increasingly important part of the manufacturing landscape. L...
Plankton Power and RTDC announce proposed algae-to-biofuels pilot facility on Cape Cod
...I and MBL's combined scientific power to bear on a critical national need," noted WHOI Executive Vice President Larry Madin and Joshua Hamilton,
chief Academic and Scientific Officer of MBL, in a joint statement. "We look forward to applying our institutions' collective expertise and complementary...
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Novavax Announces Appointment of Frederick W. Driscoll as Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
ROCKVILLE, Md., Aug. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Novavax, Inc. (Nasdaq: NVAX ) announced today the appointment of Frederick W. Driscoll as Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer and treasurer. Mr. Driscoll will report to Dr. Rahul Singhvi, Novavax's President and
Chief Executive Officer. ...
Oramed Pharmaceuticals was Awarded a NIS 3.1 Million Grant From the Israeli Office of the Chief Scientist
JERUSALEM, Israel, August 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Oramed
Pharmaceuticals Inc. (OTCBB: ORMP.OB) ( http://www.oramed.com ), a developer
of oral delivery systems, today reported that its wholly owned Israeli
subsidiary, Oramed Ltd., was awarded a government grant amounting to a total
net amo...
Atherotech Taps Canyons Medical Center Director, Lipidologist as Chief Medical Officer
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., July 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Michael Cobble, M.D., director of Canyons Medical Center in Sandy, Utah, has been appointed as
Chief Medical Officer of Atherotech, Inc.
Cobble is a primary care physician, board-certified lipidologist and certified hypertension sp...
BioNeutral Group's CEO, Stephen Browand and Chief Scientist, Dr. Andrew Kielbania to Appear on WVOX 1460 AM 'In Focus' Radio Show Hosted by Dr. Dan Miller
NEWARK, N.J., July 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BioNeutral Group, Inc. ("BioNeutral") (OTC Bulletin Board: BONU), a chemical technology-based Life Science company announced today that CEO, Stephen Browand and
Chief Scientist, Dr. Andrew Kielbania will appear on WVOX AM's "In Focus" radio show...
Kendle Appoints Stephen Cutler, PhD Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
CINCINNATI, July 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Kendle (Nasdaq: KNDL ), a leading, global full-service clinical research organization, today appointed Stephen Cutler, PhD, as the Company's new Senior Vice President and
Chief Operating Officer (COO) effective immediately. Dr. Cutler bring...
FlowCardia, Inc. Appoints Chris Barys to Chief Operating Officer
SUNNYVALE, Calif., July 23 /PRNewswire/ -- FlowCardia, Inc., a worldwide leader in the development of endovascular devices for the treatment of chronic total occlusions (CTOs), today announced the appointment of Chris Barys to the position of
Chief Operating Officer. Chris previousl...
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Alfred Russel Wallace
...In reality, Wallace developed his own distinct evolutionary views which divirged from Darwin's, and was considered by many (especially Darwin) to be a
chief thinker on evolution in his day whose ideas could not be ignored. He is among the most cited naturalists in Darwin's Descent of Man , often in stro...
Anatomy
...logy, surgery, medicine and pathology intelligible; and, secondly, to give the non-expert inquirer, or the worker in some other branch of science, the
chief theories on which the modern scientific groundwork of anatomy is built.
Major body systems:
Integumentary system
Muscular system
Nervo...
Ernst Haeckel
...f the first to consider psychology as a branch of physiology . He also proposed many now ubiquitous terms including " phylum " and " ecology ." His
chief interests lay in evolution and life development processes in general, including development of nonrandom form, which culminated in the beautifully i...
Histone
... In biology, histones are the
chief proteins of chromatin . They act as spools around which DNA winds and they play a role in gene regulation .
Histones are found in the nuclei o...
Magnetic resonance imaging
...dy a particular region within an organism or sample, but gives relatively little information about the chemical or physical nature of that region--its
chief value is in being able to distinguish the properties of that region relative to those of surrounding regions. MR spectroscopy, however, provides a we...
Neuron
... demyelination of peripheral nerves. Neurons with demyelinated axons do not conduct electrical signals properly.
Neurons and glia make up the two
chief cell types of the central nervous system. There are far more glial cells than neurons, and recent experimental results have suggested that glial ce...
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Uric acid
...4N4O3. uric acid n. A semisolid compound, C 5 H 4 N 4 O 3 , that is a nitrogenous end product of protein and purine metabolism and is the
chief nitrogenous High uric acid level — Overview covers definition, possible causes of this symptom. ... Uric acid is waste produced during the ...
Urea cycle
...condition that can cause ... Most patients with urea cycle disorders will need to stay in the hospital at ... The Urea Cycle . Urea is the
chief nitrogenous waste of mammals. ... several inherited diseases of the urea cycle caused by mutations in genes ... Cincinnati Children's Hospital ...
Urea
... functional group. urea n. A water-soluble compound, CO(NH 2 ) 2 , that is the major nitrogenous end product of protein metabolism and is the
chief nitrogenous urea cycle n. The sequence of chemical reactions that takes place in the liver and that results in ... 3 ATP + 2 H2O urea + Fum...
Parathyroid glands
... ear, nose and throat ... Where are the parathyroid glands located? ... Primary hyperparathyroidism, parathyroid gland hyperplasia, primary
chief cell ... stain images ( parathyroid glands are on upper left): cytokeratin cocktail; ... We provide information on Parathyroid Glands , Par...
Nephron
... Nephron is the basic structural and functional unit of the kidney. Its
chief function is to regulate the concentration of water and soluble substances like sodium salts by filtering the blood, reabsorbing what is needed and exc...
Molecular Genetics
... ... Molecular Carcinogenesis. Molecular Genetics . Chromosome Stability ... The Laboratory of Molecular Genetics (LMG), led by Laboratory
chief John W. Drake, Ph.D. ... A Free Open-source software simulation that integrates genetics , biochemistry, molecular biology, and evolution to s...