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Medizone International Expands Patent Protection and Discusses Development

SOURCE: Medizone International, Inc. SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwire - September 23, 2010) -  Medizone International, Inc. (OTCBB: MZEI) (OTCQB: MZEI) announced today the Company has filed a fourth U.S. Provisional patent application involving what it terms, "Advanced Oxidative Sterilization Processes." Dr. Michael Shannon, Director of ...

Parents of Children With Autism Recommend Free U.K. Presentation on Treatment Techniques Using The Son-Rise Program(R)

SOURCE: Autism Treatment Center of America LONDON--(Marketwire - September 21, 2010) -  The Autism Treatment Center of America is launching a free lecture series in U.K. cities in October. The lecture details highly effective treatment techniques for use by parents of children with Autism and related developmental difficulties. Lecture attendees have ...

Asbury Place Maryville Breaks Ground on St. Clair Apartments

SOURCE: Asbury Place - Maryville MARYVILLE, TN--(Marketwire - September 21, 2010) -  Asbury, Inc. announced that it will break ground on its St. Clair Apartments project at Asbury Place Maryville today. The groundbreaking will take place at 10:00 a.m. at the Asbury Place Maryville campus, 2648 Sevierville Road, Maryville, TN. The ...

Center for Technology and Aging Report Examines Technologies That Help Improve Transitions From Hospital to Home and Reduce Readmissions

SOURCE: Center for Technology and Aging OAKLAND, CA--(Marketwire - September 16, 2010) -  Every day thousands of patients are readmitted to hospitals because they did not get adequate follow-up care following their previous hospitalization. In fact, 18% of patients are readmitted to a hospital within 30 days of discharge -- and ...

Medizone International Files Sports Facility and Equipment Patent Application

SOURCE: Medizone International, Inc. SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwire - September 16, 2010) - Medizone International, Inc. (OTCBB: MZEI) (OTCQB: MZEI) announced today it has filed a US Provisional patent application covering the use of AsepticSure™ for disinfecting sports equipment and training facilities. Dr. Michael ...

Adelson Medical Research Foundation-Sponsored Research Identifies Two Genes Newly Implicated in Aggressive Form of Ovarian Cancer

SOURCE: Adelson Medical Research Foundation Foundation's Open and Highly Integrated Collaborative Model Brings Together Multi-Disciplinary, Multi-Institutional Scientific Teams to Address Major Unmet Medical Needs NEEDHAM, MA--(Marketwire - September 14, 2010) -  The Dr. Miriam and Sheldon G. Adelson Medical Research Foundation (AMRF), a private foundation funding collaborative translational science programs, announced today ...

Mi-Co Receives SBIR Grant Award From the National Cancer Institute to Study Clinical Trials Data Collection

SOURCE: Mi-Co DURHAM, NC--(Marketwire - September 14, 2010) -  Mi-Co, the Mobile Data Collection company, today announced that it has received a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant award from the National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health. The funded project is to develop a healthcare software solution in ...

INC Research Expands Global Medical Management Team to Maintain High Standards in Emerging Markets

SOURCE: INC Research Medical Directors With Regional Expertise Join in Argentina, China and India RALEIGH, NC--(Marketwire - September 14, 2010) -  INC Research ®, a therapeutically focused contract research organization (CRO) with a trusted process for delivering reliable results, has appointed three new medical directors to oversee the medical management teams in ...

Elsass Elected to U.S. RE Companies Board

SOURCE: U.S. RE Companies, Inc. PEARL RIVER, NY--(Marketwire - September 13, 2010) -  Sanford "Sandy" Elsass, President of Uni-Ter Underwriting Management Corporation (UUMC), has been elected a Director of U.S. RE Companies, Inc., an international financial services and reinsurance brokerage firm, Tal P. Piccione, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, announced. ...

Sage a Preferred Vendor of Massachusetts eHealth Institute

SOURCE: Sage Regional Extension Center Vendor Partnerships Will Increase Quality of Care and Improve Public Health TAMPA, FL--(Marketwire - September 10, 2010) -  Sage North America today announced that the Sage Healthcare Division, a leading provider of electronic health records (EHR) and practice management software, has been named a preferred vendor by ...

Nottingham City Hospital Chooses Quality, Throughput and Flexibility With TomoTherapy(R) Radiation Therapy System for New Facility

SOURCE: TomoTherapy MADISON, WI--(Marketwire - September 9, 2010) - TomoTherapy Incorporated (NASDAQ: TOMO), maker of advanced, integrated radiation therapy solutions for cancer care, today announced that its technology will soon be used to treat cancer patients in Nottingham, England. The Nottingham Radiotherapy Centre will install the TomoTherapy® Hi·Art® treatment system in ...

CEGEDIM : Acquisition of French company Deskom

SOURCE: CEGEDIM BOULOGNE-BILLANCOURT, FRANCE--(Marketwire - September 8, 2010) - Cegedim: acquisition of French company Deskom Deal allows Cegedim to strengthen its positions in the European invoice dematerialization market Paris, September 8, 2010 - Cegedim, a global technology and services company specializing in the healthcare field, announces the acquisition of Deskom, a leading French B-to-B invoice dematerialization ...

Care Share Providing Three Days of Learning & Collaboration for NC Health Care Safety Net Partners

SOURCE: Care Share Health Alliance Regional Workshops Feature Health Reform, Local Successes and the Funders' Perspective RALEIGH, NC--(Marketwire - September 8, 2010) -  Care Share Health Alliance is gathering some of the best health care minds in the state and bringing them together for three interactive meetings across North Carolina this fall. These ...

Fighting for the Families Who Fight for Us: First Ever National Campaign Benefiting Military Families Impacted by Autism Launches

SOURCE: ACT Today! (Autism Care and Treatment Today!) Campaign Kicks Off With PSA Featuring "Criminal Minds" Veteran Actor, Joe Mantegna TARZANA, CA--(Marketwire - September 8, 2010) -  A crisis faces our military families, today. 1 in 88 military children have autism and less than 10 percent are receiving recommended care and treatments. ...

Benefits of TomoTherapy(R) Radiation Therapy Highlighted in 82 Studies to Be Presented at ESTRO 29 in Barcelona

SOURCE: TomoTherapy Researchers Explore Use for Head, Neck, Prostate, Breast and Lung Tumors, as Well as More Complex Blood Cancer and Mesothelioma Treatments MADISON, WS--(Marketwire - September 8, 2010) -  TomoTherapy Incorporated (NASDAQ: TOMO), maker of advanced radiation therapy solutions for cancer care, today announced that 82 studies examining the use of the ...

Renowned Experts, Drs. Craig Johnson and Ovidio Bermudez, Join Eating Recovery Center Clinical Team

SOURCE: Eating Recovery Center Appointments Continue to Elevate Denver as National Hub for Eating Disorders Care DENVER, CO--(Marketwire - September 7, 2010) -  Eating Recovery Center (www.EatingRecoveryCenter.com) today announced that two of the nation's foremost eating disorders experts have joined its executive team. Craig Johnson, PhD, FAED, CEDS, has been named chief clinical ...

Metiscan Nationwide Teleconference Today

SOURCE: Metiscan, Inc. Company to Discuss Shareholder Points of Interest DALLAS, TX--(Marketwire - September 1, 2010) -  Metiscan, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: MTIZ) is pleased to announce that the Company will be hosting a Nationwide Teleconference today, Wednesday, September 1, 2010 at 4:15 PM (Eastern Daylight Time) to update the financial community on points of ...

Ossur Forms Strategic Alliance With Hely & Weber

SOURCE: Ossur Americas New Partnership Gives Ossur Customers More Choices in High-Quality Orthopaedic Soft Goods FOOTHILL RANCH, CA--(Marketwire - September 1, 2010) -  Össur, a global leader in non-invasive orthopaedics, today announced a new strategic alliance with Hely & Weber, a supplier of innovative, high-quality braces and supports. Founded in 1992, founders ...

Metiscan Nationwide Teleconference Set for Tomorrow

SOURCE: Metiscan, Inc Company to Discuss Shareholder Points of Interest DALLAS, TX--(Marketwire - August 31, 2010) -  Metiscan, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: MTIZ) is pleased to announce that the Company will be hosting a nationwide teleconference on Wednesday, September 1, 2010 at 4:15 PM (Eastern Daylight Time) and will discuss points of interest that ...

Sunshine Heart Announces First Minimally Invasive Thoracotomy Procedures Performed for the C-Pulse(R) Heart Assist System

SOURCE: SHC Saint Luke's Mid America Heart and Vascular Institute in Kansas City Successfully Implants Innovative Heart Failure Therapy through a Small Incision MINNEAPOLIS, MN--(Marketwire - August 31, 2010) -  Sunshine Heart Inc., a global medical device company focused on innovative technologies for moderate heart failure, today announced that its C-Pulse® Heart ...

March 20th 2012
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Poll: Americans Overwhelmingly Support Strong Medical Device Safety Oversight

A new Consumer Reports poll shows overwhelming public support for strong medical device safety oversight. The poll was released just as House and Senate Committees have issued draft legislation to reauthorize the statute governing medical devices and at a time when the FDA's process for reviewing new implants has ...
March 15th 2012
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US Healthcare Costs Annual Growth Rates Decelerate in January 2012

The S&P Healthcare Economic Composite Index indicates that the average per capita cost of healthcare services covered by commercial insurance and Medicare programs increased by 5.21% over the 12-months ending January 2012. This was a decline from the +5.30% annual growth rate posted for December 2011. As measured by the S&P ...
March 14th 2012
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Mevion Medical Systems Receives CE Marking Certification for the MEVION S250 Proton Therapy System

Mevion Medical Systems, a radiation therapy company dedicated to advancing the treatment of cancer, has received CE Marking certification for the MEVION S250 Proton Therapy System. This important commercial milestone indicates that Mevion has completed its development in compliance with the European Union's Medical Device Directive. The CE Marking allows ...
March 12th 2012
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Unilife Launches Free Investor Relations App for the iPhone

Unilife Corporation ("Unilife" or "Company") (NASDAQ: UNIS; ASX: UNS) has released its investor relations app, now available for free at the App Store™ on the iPhone®. The Unilife investor relations app for iPhone allows users to navigate the Company's investor relations materials, as well as receive a stock quote and other ...
March 8th 2012
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HealthSouth Declares Dividend

HealthSouth Corporation (NYSE:HLS) today announced that its board of directors has declared a regular quarterly dividend of $16.25 per share on its 6.5% Series A Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock, payable on April 16, 2012, to holders of record on April 2, 2012.

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