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CRC Health Group, New Life Lodge Drug and Alcohol Addiction Treatment Center Expand Services With Multi-Facility Acquisition

SOURCE: CRC Health Group Additional Five Facilities to Provide Outpatient and In-Home Treatment Services, Options for the One Hundred Thousand-Plus TN Residents Who Need but Do Not Currently Receive Addiction Treatment BURNS, TN--(Marketwire - December 2, 2010) - New Life Lodge drug and alcohol addiction treatment center, in conjunction with parent ...

MMRGlobal Enters Into Agreement With MMX Holdings

SOURCE: MMRGlobal, Inc. MMRPro to Be Offered as Part of Manage My ASC Dashboard Technology LOS ANGELES, CA--(Marketwire - December 2, 2010) - MMRGlobal, Inc. (OTCBB: MMRF) (MMR) and Texas-based MMX Holdings, LLC, today announced integration of MMRPro into the MMX dashboard-based financial and operating management tool for ambulatory surgical centers ...

Premier Diagnostic Health Services Inc. (CNSX:PDH) Announces Its CEO-China Operations Is Travelling to China to Negotiate Contracts With Hospitals

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Dec. 2, 2010) - Premier Diagnostic Health Services Inc. (CNSX:PDH) ("PDH") announces Denis Tusar, CEO - China Operations for PDH, is departing to China, on Saturday, December 4, 2010 to meet with the on-the-ground China Development Team.  ...

Green Carpet Care From Amano Pioneer Eclipse

SOURCE: Amano Pioneer Eclipse SPARTA, NC--(Marketwire - December 1, 2010) - Amano Pioneer Eclipse® ("APEC"), a worldwide manufacturer of professional floor care products, makes it easy to be green even when cleaning carpets. Their EnviroStar Green® carpet care system is an effective and cost saving method to meet many of today's ...

miCARD(R) Introduces Lifesaving Holiday Gift Card

SOURCE: miCARD The miCARD Gift Card Gives Emergency Medical Personnel Instant Access to a User's Critical Medical Information, 24/7, Worldwide SCOTTSDALE, AZ--(Marketwire - December 1, 2010) - The holidays are the perfect time to show loved ones just how much you care. This year give your family and friends the miCARD ...

Cardiothoracic Surgeons Group and The Toledo Hospital Ranked Above Average for Heart Surgery

SOURCE: ProMedica Health System TOLEDO, OH--(Marketwire - December 1, 2010) - Cardiothoracic Surgeons for Northwest Ohio and The Toledo Hospital are now in the nation's top 12% of hospitals for heart surgery. This is according to a three-star comprehensive rating system, developed by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS), which ...

Patient Tracking a Success During BHEPP Emergency Response Drill

SOURCE: Versus Technology, Inc. TRAVERSE CITY, MI--(Marketwire - December 1, 2010) -  Just ten weeks after Versus Technology, Inc. (Versus) (PINKSHEETS: VSTI) was selected to support the Bethesda Hospitals' Emergency Preparedness Partnership (BHEPP) Real-time Locating System (RTLS) initiative, the Versus Advantages™ system was recently utilized during the organization's disaster preparedness drill. ...

Premier Diagnostic Health Services Inc. (CNSX:PDH) Announces the Offering of Two Term Sheets to Raise Funds to Expand Its China Operations

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Dec. 1, 2010) - Premier Diagnostic Health Services Inc. (CNSX:PDH) ("PDH") announces the offering of two non-brokered term sheets to raise a total of $350,000. The two non-brokered term sheets: "Offering A" ...

Medical Travel Pros Health Options Worldwide (HOW) Presents Free Healthcare Webinar

SOURCE: Health Options Worldwide "Health Care Trends and Employers: New Strategies for a Changing Marketplace" PRINCETON, NJ--(Marketwire - November 30, 2010) -  To assist companies in managing their healthcare insurance options and show third party administrators (TPA), insurers and physicians how to react appropriately, Health Options Worldwide (HOW), an online vacation surgery ...

MMRGlobal Settles With Lymphoma Research Foundation

SOURCE: MMRGlobal, Inc. LOS ANGELES, CA--(Marketwire - November 30, 2010) - MMRGlobal, Inc. (OTCBB: MMRF) (MMR) today announced it has signed a settlement agreement with the Lymphoma Research Foundation (LRF), resolving its lawsuit with LRF and giving the Company exclusive control of certain data and tissue samples created during trials ...

Fresh Start Private’s First Facility Operational With Potential Revenue of $120 Million in First Year

SOURCE: Fresh Start Private Management Inc. Fully Certified Medical Center Located Strategically in Orange County, California LOS ANGELES, CA--(Marketwire - November 29, 2010) - Fresh Start Private (OTCQX: CEYY) (PINKSHEETS: CEYY), a leader in the alcohol treatment and rehabilitation industry, today announced that its first facility is operational and able ...

St. Vincent Charity Medical Center Estimates $2.5 Million Savings With Medline Industries, Inc. Prime Vendor Supply Agreement

SOURCE: Medline Industries, Inc. Medline Brand Products and Reduced Distribution Fees Drive Cost Savings MUNDELEIN, IL--(Marketwire - November 29, 2010) - Medline Industries, Inc., the nation's largest privately held manufacturer and distributor of healthcare supplies, announced today the signing of a cost-management prime vendor agreement with Cleveland, Ohio-based St. Vincent Charity Medical ...

The BC Medical Journal Now Interactive and Online

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Nov. 26, 2010) - The BC Medical Journal, BC doctors' flagship medical journal, has completely revitalized its online presence. Beginning today, www.bcmj.org will not only continue with its tight focus on medical stories and advancements that occur in British Columbia, ...

Media Advisory: Hospital Staff to Protest the Attack on Seniors’ Care

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Nov. 25, 2010) - Across Ontario, care for seniors is being compromised by a spate of hospital bed and program cuts and the transfer of elderly ill patients to sub-standard, unregulated care in retirement homes or to languish alone ...

W. Brett Wilson Investment in Anti-Aging, Cancer-Fighting Products a Natural Step

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Nov. 25, 2010) - With aging baby boomers making up nearly a third of Canada's population, the $1.2 billion natural health product industry has naturally caught the eye of well known entrepreneur and strategic investor W. Brett Wilson. Through ...

WEDI and ASC X12 Publish a Revised Companion Guide Template

SOURCE: ASC X12 The Companion Guide Template and Associated Principles Document Will Encourage Consistent Presentation and Content in Proprietary Companion Guides FALLS CHURCH, VA--(Marketwire - November 24, 2010) - The Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI) and Accredited Standards Committee X12 (ASC X12), today released two documents, "Companion Guide Principles - ...

ComplyTrack Poised to Become Key Solution for Risk and Compliance Management Teams in Hospitals Across Ontario as Excellent Care for All Act (ECFAA)…

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Nov. 24, 2010) - The Excellent Care for All Act (ECFAA) is the Ontario government's first step in putting patients first by improving the quality and accountability of the province's health care system. Health care providers and executives will be ...

MoneyTV with Donald Baillargeon, 11/24

SOURCE: MoneyTV; Global Medical Equipment of America, Inc.; Park Place Energy Corporation; BioMedical Technology Solutions, Inc. LOS ANGELES, CA--(Marketwire - November 24, 2010) - On Location in Phoenix, medical equipment sales, shale gas in Bulgaria, rendering biomedical waste harmless; this week on MoneyTV with Donald Baillargeon. MoneyTV is the internationally ...

Cain Brothers Advises Caritas Christi Health Care in Sale to Cerberus Capital Management’s Steward Health Care System

SOURCE: Cain Brothers NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - November 23, 2010) -  Cain Brothers & Company served Boston-based Caritas Christi Health Care (CCHC) as financial adviser in the recently completed successful sale to Steward Health Care System LLC (Steward), a newly formed affiliate of private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management, L.P. (Cerberus). Caritas ...

Quantum Health Recognized as One of America’s Best Places to Work

SOURCE: Quantum Health, Inc. COLUMBUS, OH--(Marketwire - November 23, 2010) - The adage "Choose a job you love and you will never have to work a day in your life" may well be true at Quantum Health. The company, after all, was recently recognized both locally and nationally as of one ...

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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