House Energy & Commerce Committee Accepts 'Independence at Home' Pilot Program as Amendment During Health Bill Markup

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 31 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Society of Consultant Pharmacists (ASCP) today applauded members of the House Energy & Commerce Committee for taking steps to coordinate care and bend the cost curve for Medicare's highest cost beneficiaries. Last ...

Children with autism need to be taught in smaller groups, pilot study confirms

NEW YORK, July 1, 2009 Since the 1970s, there has been much debate surrounding the fact that individuals with autism have difficulty in understanding speech in situations where there is background speech or noise. Today, at the annual meeting of the International Multisensory Research Forum (J...

American Dental Association, The Forsyth Institute Collaborate to Pilot Evidence-Based Dentistry Training Course

CHICAGO, June 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Dental Association (ADA) Center for Evidence-Based Dentistry (EBD) and The Forsyth Institute announce the offering of an intensive, five-day training course in evidence-based principles and tools, including systematic reviews and application...

Medical Home Pilot Initiatives Continue to Expand Nationwide

Charleston , S.C. and Rochester , N.Y. Among Latest Markets with Pilot Projects Underway, According to New Reports from HealthLeaders-InterStudy NASHVILLE, Tenn., June 8 /PRNewswire/ -- HealthLeaders-InterStudy, a leading provider of managed care market intelligence, reports that...

New Telehealth Pilot Project to Evaluate Technology Solutions for U.S. Market

LEE'S SUMMIT, Mo., June 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Home for Life Solutions(TM) and Tunstall Healthcare A/S announce a joint effort to design and implement the "Telehealth Pilot Project." The one-year Pilot Project will evaluate the use of wireless telehealth services based on Tunstall technology and produc...

National Medical Interpreter Certification Testing Enters Pilot Phase

BOSTON, May 22 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Board of Certification for Medical Interpreters will begin the pilot phase of the performance exam that will be part of the testing for National Medical Interpreter Certification. Over the next few weeks, 300 interpreters will "test the test" designed to...

Facet Solutions Completes 1 Year Follow-up on U.S. Pilot Study

HOPKINTON, Mass., April 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Facet Solutions, Inc. today announced the publication of its one-year data for the ACADIA(TM) U.S. Pilot Clinical Study. The study utilized the ACADIA(TM) Facet Replacement System for the treatment of lumbar spinal stenosis. The results showed dramatic i...

Missouri DOC Conducting Pilot of 24/7 Alcohol Anklets

Program Aims to Save Tax Dollars, Improve Community Safety JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. , April 7 /PRNewswire/ -- The Missouri Department of Corrections Division of Probation and Parole has launched a new alcohol monitoring Pilot Program aimed at testing the impact of 24/7, continuous alcohol ...

S.C. BlueCross and Palmetto Primary Care Physicians Launch Medical Home Pilot Project

COLUMBIA, S.C., April 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina and Palmetto Primary Care Physicians this month are initiating a year-long patient-centered medical home pilot project that could become a model for South Carolina. The patient-centered medical home, a ...

Kaiser Permanente Pilot Reduces Cardiac Deaths by 73 Percent

Success Relies on Front-line Teams Supported by Technology OAKLAND, Calif., March 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Kaiser Permanente has substantially improved the heart attack survival rate for its members in Colorado through an innovative program that links coronary artery disease patients, and teams...

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Pilot in Medical Technology

S.C. Medical Home Pilot for Diabetes Enrolls 1,110

COLUMBIA, S.C. and NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C., July 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A patient centered medical home pilot project that could become a model for South Carolina has completed its first quarter with 1,110 patients enrolled. It is also attracting the attention of S.C. physicians no...

National Hemovigilance Pilot Program Launches to Track Adverse Events Associated with Blood Transfusion

Goal is to Enhance Patient Safety and Reduce Health Care Costs BETHESDA, Md., May 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Beginning today, nine hospitals will join in a pilot program, contributing data on adverse events associated with blood transfusions. By analyzing the data collected, it w...

RenalGuard(R) Pilot Safety Clinical Trial Data to be Presented at ACC 2009

FRANKLIN, Mass., March 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- PLC Systems Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: PLCSF), a company focused on innovative cardiac and vascular medical device-based technologies, today announced that the first data from its pilot safety trial for RenalGuard(R) will be presented in a poster ...

Impact Medical Solutions Announces Initiation of Pilot Clinical Trial and Listing on Frankfurt Stock Exchange

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif., Feb. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Impact Medical Solutions, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: IMSU), a medical technology company, announced today that it has commenced a pilot clinical study of the Company's proprietary information technology platform, Muscle Pattern Recognition...

Modigene Announces Positive Results of Pilot Toxicity Study of Its Long-Acting Human Growth Hormone hGH-CTP

- Single Injection in Primates Containing 1,000-Times the Dosage Recommended for Humans Shows No Adverse Effects - - Half-Life and AUC Support the Potential for Weekly or Bi-Monthly Dosing Frequency - NES-ZIONA, Israel, Jan. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Modigene Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board:...

Facet Solutions Announces Completion of 6 Month Follow-Up in US Pilot Study

HOPKINTON, Mass., Oct. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Facet Solutions, Inc. today announced the completion of 6 month follow-up on 20 patients from its US IDE Pilot Study. The results show a 78% reduction in Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) scores, and an 80% reduction in Visual Analog Scores (VAS) for sym...

MonoSol Rx Completes Thin Film Escitalopram Oxalate Pilot Product Development

WARREN, N.J., Aug. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- MonoSol Rx, a specialty pharmaceutical company leveraging its proprietary drug delivery technology to develop thin film pharmaceutical products, today announced the completion of pilot product development for its thin film formulation of escitalopram oxalat...

Data from Randomized Pilot Study, Real-World Use of OrbusNeich's Genous(TM) Bio-engineered R stent(TM) to be Presented in Symposium at EuroPCR 2008

Other Data Presentations to Focus on Use of Pro-Healing Stent with AMI Patients and Those Who Cannot Tolerate Dual-Antiplatelet Therapy HONG KONG, May 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Twelve-month follow-up data from both a randomized pilot study and the real-world registry use of OrbusNeich's Genous Bio...

MonoSol Rx Completes Thin Film Ondansetron Pilot Bioequivalence Study

WARREN, N.J., Feb. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- MonoSol Rx, a drug delivery company specializing in dissolving thin film pharmaceutical products, today announced that it has successfully completed a pilot clinical study for its thin film formulation of ondansetron, a selective 5-HT3 receptor antagonist ...

PLC Systems Achieves Successful Early Conclusion of RenalGuard(TM) Pilot Safety Trial

FRANKLIN, Mass., Nov. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- PLC Systems Inc. (Amex: PLC ) today reported that it has discussed the results of its pilot safety study of the RenalGuard System(TM) and Therapy with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Based upon the positive safety data already collecte...

Pilot in Medical Products

Full Handle Laseredge Implant Blade Knife, 6.0 pilot tip

Description: Full Handle Laseredge Implant Blade Knife, 6.0 pilot tip. Blade dimension: 16.5 mm x 6.0 mm x 4.2 mm x 2.4 mm....
Company:Bausch & Lomb Storz

ICD Finder

Description:... A Palm pilot and Desktop utility that you can use. Search for ICD codes in your office on your computer or in the field using your Palm Pilot....
Company:MAX Systems Inc.

SHERIDAN CF® Endotracheal Tubes

Description:... low pressure cuff. Sheridan Endotracheal Tubes offer the features needed by today's healthcare professionals. High level of tactile feedback from pilot balloon Thermosensitive PVC allows the tube to soften at body temperature Smooth tube tip, molded and gently cupped to minimize trauma during intu...
Company:Hudson RCI

SHERIDAN HVT® Endotracheal Tubes

Description:... low pressure cuff. Sheridan Endotracheal Tubes offer the features needed by today's healthcare professionals. High level of tactile feedback from pilot balloon Thermosensitive PVC allows the tube to soften at body temperature Smooth tube tip, molded and gently cupped to minimize trauma during intu...
Company:Hudson RCI

Bio-Corkscrew™ Suture Anchor

Description:...ment and identifying post strand during arthroscopic knot tying. Bio-Corkscrews with 2 mm FiberTape are also available. The punch is used to create a pilot hole before the implant is inserted. In hard bone, the tap is needed. The 3.7 mm Bio-Corkscrew is used in double row rotator cuff repairs, in the medi...
Company:Arthrex

Bio-Corkscrew™ Suture Anchor w/NeedlePunch Needles

Description:...djacent to the tissue before removing the handle to ensure suture slide ability for easy suture passing and knot tying. The punch is used to create a pilot hole before the implant is inserted. In hard bone, the tap or punch/tap combo are needed. The 6.5 mm implant should only be used in soft bone....
Company:Arthrex

Bio-Corkscrew™ Suture Anchor w/Needles

Description:...ture comes with a 26 mm 1/2 circle, tapered cutting needle swedged-on and housed in a trap door on the inserter handle. The punch is used to create a pilot hole before the implant is inserted. In hard bone, the tap or combo punch/tap are needed. The 6.5 mm implant should only be used in soft bone....
Company:Arthrex

Bio-FASTak® Suture Anchor

Description:...ak w/Needles. The Spear with trocar is used for percutaneous insertion or through a cannula. The Conical Point Obturator is then used to make a small pilot hole and to provide a coined surface to avoid skiving of the tap, which is always used. Two other cannulated inserters are available: the Offset Clear...
Company:Arthrex

Bio-SutureTak™ Suture Anchor

Description:... percutaneous insertion or through a cannula. A Blunt Tip Obturator is also in the instrument set. The Bio-SutureTak Punch can be used to make a small pilot hole and to provide a coined surface to avoid skiving of the drill which is always used. Two other cannulated inserters are available: the Offset Clea...
Company:Arthrex

Bio-Post and Washer System

Description:... maintain an elevated washer position during screw insertion. The three-pronged driver maximizes insertion torque strength and alleviates stripping. A pilot hole is predrilled and decorticated prior to screw insertion. The smooth, concave-shaped washer option is used to securely trap attached sutures ...
Company:Arthrex

Pilot in Medical Dictionary

Occupational Health

... an ... Occupational Health Services staff includes board-certified occupational ... Centers of Occupational Health and Education (COHE) pilot ... The Harris Occupational Health Clinic at Harris Methodist Fort Worth Hospital... Occupational Health . Orthopedics. Outpatient Services...

MIBG

...ne ( MIBG ) imaging is a direct, noninvasive in vivo ... 123I- MIBG imaging in diabetic CAN is also reviewed, highlighting the advantages ... A pilot Phase II Study of Targeted Radiotherapy with 131I- MIBG and Arsenic Trioxide in Patients with Resistant Neuroblastoma or Malignant Chromaffin Cell Tu...

Flat foot

... tend to over-pronate (roll-inward) which places a lot of ... Flat Foot ® Insoles ... In lay terms a pronated foot appears flat , like out pilot above. ... FLAT FEET CAN HURT! ... I have treated painful flat feet in some patients merely by having ... Flat Feet : symptoms, cause, ...

Dental Health

...tters and e-mail reminders, shopping, and more. Our professional Dental Team is committed to comfortable ... The Dental Health Center. 19645 pilot Knob Road. Farmington, Minnesota 55024. PH: (651) 463 2300 ... Dermatology (Skin Health ) Digestive System (Gastroenterology and ... Heart and Va...

Alpha

...lfa or alpha in Wiktionary , the free dictionary. ... Alpha channel, describing transparency and opacity in computer graphics ... Flight & pilot Training. Flight Lessons. Alpha One Flight School. Call Today. Plymouth, MA. Alpha takes the volatility (price risk) of a mutual fund and comp...

Pilot in Biological News

Plankton Power and RTDC announce proposed algae-to-biofuels pilot facility on Cape Cod

Wellfleet, Mass. and Woods Hole, Mass., August 4, 2009 Plankton Power and the Regional Technology Development Corp. (RTDC) of Cape Cod announced today the establishment of a public-private consortium focused on building a leading-edge facility to produce renewable biofuels from algae. Under the le...

3 new informatics pilot projects to aid clinical and translational scientists nationwide

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded three contracts for pilot projects to improve informatics support for researchers conducting small- to medium-sized clinical studies. Each of the two-year contracts, which will total up to an estimated $4 million, represents a collaboration among...

A pilot program for harvesting Kodiak rockfish

In 2007, fishing for Pacific Rockfish (Sebastes sp.) took place in the Central Gulf of Alaska under a 5-year pilot program that incorporated fishery cooperatives instead of the usual race for fish. Results after the first year indicate increased retention rates, reduced bycatch of non-target spec...

BGSU undergraduates to pilot groundbreaking genome project

BOWLING GREEN, O.Bowling Green State University biology undergraduates will soon be contributing to the body of knowledge in genomics while they learn. The University has been selected as one of 12 institutions nationwide to pilot the new Microbial Genome Annotation research program through the U....

Is there a pilot in the insect?

When they fly, insects use their vision for piloting, just like human pilots. The electric signals from their facetted eyes travel through specialized neurons to stimulate the wing muscles, which let the insects correct their flight and avoid crashes. Could these same neurons be used in a sort of "...

University of Minnesota research leads to new technology to protect human health

...nology Institute (BTI) developed the enzyme, melamine deaminase, used in the MaxDiscovery Melamine Test kit and the enzyme will be produced in the BTI pilot Plant fermentation facilities. Melamine deaminase works by breaking one of the C-N bonds in melamine to release ammonia, which can be detected by a si...

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology increases impact, international reach

... efforts to share and learn from each other. That is why SIR is initiating an International Affiliate Program, online-only access to its journal, as a pilot program for the next 12 months," added the interventional radiologist who is an adjunct professor at Boston University and the chair of the diagnostic...

Researchers achieve major breakthrough with water desalination system

...ting new desalination plants, creating and testing pilot facilities is one of the most expensive and time-c...Traditionally, small yet very expensive stationary pilot plants are constructed to determine the feasibilit...practice in the industry of constructing different pilot plants, often from scratch, in order to evaluate a...

Laboring without the labor bed: It's a good thing

... (Toronto: July 6, 2009) A University of Toronto pilot study that re-conceptualized the hospital labour room by removing the standard, clinical bed and adding relaxation-promoting equipment had a 28 per c...

Who goes abroad for fertility treatment and why?

...a delay at home, and treatment that was illegal at home, for example for single women or homosexual couples, was not reimbursed at all. "This was a pilot study carried out in a small number of countries, and hence has limitations", said Dr. Shenfield. "However, it confirms information already gathered...

Pilot in Biological Technology

IIVS Announces Initiation by EPA of a Pilot Program to Evaluate Non-Animal Eye-Irritation Methods

GAITHERSBURG, Md. , July 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The EPA has initiated a new program to evaluate the use of non-animal methods to replace the Draize test for eye irritation labeling for antimicrobial cleaning products. The is the first program of its kind and demonstrates the Ag...

Catilin Receives Renewable Energy Award for Pilot Plant

Iowa Department of Economic Development Awards Funds to Catilin, Inc. AMES, Iowa, March 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Catilin, Inc., a leading catalyst technology company for biofuels, announced today a Demonstration Fund award of $150,000 by the Iowa Department of Economic Development. The award is ta...

Novavax Announces Operational Status of Its Vaccine Pilot Plant and Commercial Launch Facility

ROCKVILLE, Md., Jan. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Novavax, Inc. (Nasdaq: NVAX ) announced today that all equipment in its new Good Manufacturing Practice ("GMP") Pilot Plant to manufacture pandemic and seasonal influenza vaccine clinical supplies and commercial batches at a 1,000 liter scale...

Alimera Sciences Begins Pilot Study to Assess Safety and Efficacy of Iluvien(TM) in Patients With Bilateral Geographic Atrophy Due to AMD

ATLANTA, Dec. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Alimera Sciences Inc., a privately held biopharmaceutical company that specializes in the research, development and commercialization of prescription ophthalmic pharmaceuticals, today reported that enrollment has begun for a pilot study to assess the safety and eff...

Microchip Biotechnologies, Inc. Awarded Contract Under US Army Commercialization Pilot Program

DUBLIN, Calif., Sept. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Microchip Biotechnologies, Inc. (MBI) has been awarded a $625,000 contract under the inaugural US Army Commercialization Pilot Program for the development of a Universal Sample Preparation Module (USPM). The Commercialization Pilot Program is a new prog...

POET Announces That Cellulosic Ethanol Pilot Facility Will Be Operational This Year

Production of cellulosic ethanol in Scotland, S.D. to start in Q4 '08. Sioux Falls, S.D. (Vocus) August 13, 2008 -- At the American Coalition for Ethanol conference, http://www.poet.com [POET] announced that construction will be completed on a $4 million pilot-scale c...

Start of First Fingertip Payment Pilot in the Netherlands

UTRECHT and ZAANDAM, The Netherlands, June 17 /PRNewswire/ -- - Equens and Albert Heijn Develop Innovative Payment Method Today the payment processor Equens and supermarket chain Albert Heijn will begin a pilot with Tip2Pay - pay with your fingertip. For a period of six months, customers o...

Applied Isotope Technologies will Exclusively Supply Biochemimarker(TM) Discovery Products for a Unique Pilot Study on Autism

PITTSBURGH, May 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Applied Isotope Technologies ("AIT") announced today that the company's Biochemimarker(TM) Discovery Products will be exclusively used for the analyses of samples from autistic children for metabolic biochemical assessment when they are placed in an Environmen...

IntelliPharmaCeutics Announces Successful Completion of a Pilot Clinical Trial for its Abuse and Alcohol Resistant Sustained Release Oxycodone

TORONTO, March 27 /PRNewswire/ - IntelliPharmaCeutics Ltd. (Delaware) is pleased to announce significant results from a recently completed pilot clinical trial for its new abuse-resistant, alcohol-resistant once-a-day oral oxycodone formulation by its operating company IntelliPharmaCeutics Cor...

FrontPath Health Coalition To Lead Community-wide Group in Pilot Program

National Grant To Assist Local Efforts To Improve Diabetes Care PERRYSBURG, Ohio, Feb. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- A groundbreaking, Northwest Ohio program to improve the medical, humanistic and financial elements of diabetes care will receive funding from the National Business Coalition on Health ...

Pilot in Biological Products

Fermentation Services from Wisconsin Bioproducts

Description:... Versatile state of the Art GLP facility with capabilities from shake flask to dual 38,000 L fermentation. Coordinated process development from pilot scale to production. Aseptic operation capable of simultaneous production runs in Batch, Fed-Batch, and Continuous Modes. Hosts include: Bacteria, Y...
Company:Wisconsin Bioproducts

Hybridoma Development from QED Bioscience Inc.

Description:...imated Completion Time: 5-6 months ($8,925.00) GMP Ascites Production QED offers complete programs for ascites production, from small R&D scale to pilot lot production to large-scale production. We are a USDA-registered research facility, and we comply with all federal guidelines for care and use of la...
Company:QED Bioscience Inc.

Pilot in Biological Dictionary

Stele

...Beilin Museum Stele Forest at Hotels.com. Hotels.com offers Beilin Museum Stele Forest hotel reviews from people like you. Maarek Stele was a pilot in the Imperial Navy and one of the Emperor's Hands. ... Over the course of several campaigns, Stele fought against the forces of the ... Stele ...

Longitudinal axis

...ends lengthwise through the nose and tail is called the longitudinal axis . ... Flight control surfaces Aircraft flight control surfaces allow a pilot to adjust ... This differential lift causes bank rotation around the longitudinal axis . ... longitudinal adj. Of or relating to longitude or ...

ATP

... ATP , Inc was founded on July 1, 1955. ... Today, ATP is still privately held. ... ATP Airline Training Programs prepare students for airline pilot careers with an ... Finish with ATP and receive credit for previous training and experience. ... ATP ( ) n. An adenosine-derived nucleotide, C ...