SOURCE: Metropolitan Anesthesia Consultants Healthcare Executive to Lead Operations and Business Development at Leading Physician-Only Anesthesia Group DALLAS, TX--(Marketwire - December 13, 2010) - Metropolitan Anesthesia Consultants (www.metroanesthesia.com), one of the largest physician-only anesthesia groups in North Texas, today announced that is has appointed Amanda O'Neal, FACHE as its Chief ...

SOURCE: MMRGlobal, Inc. LOS ANGELES, CA--(Marketwire - December 13, 2010) -  MMRGlobal, Inc. (OTCBB: MMRF) ("MMR") today announced that Sunil Singhil has been named Executive Vice President and a member of the Executive Committee, succeeding Rich Teich, who will focus on the sales, marketing and installation support for MMRPro and MMRPatientView, ...

SOURCE: Assisted Living Concepts, Inc. MENOMONEE FALLS, WI--(Marketwire - December 10, 2010) - Assisted Living Concepts, Inc. (NYSE: ALC) reported that the previously announced reorganization of its largest shareholder, Scotia Investments Limited, has been completed and that the shares of Class A and Class B Common Stock of Assisted Living ...

SOURCE: Marathon Health BURLINGTON, VT--(Marketwire - December 9, 2010) - Marathon Health today announced that health program engagement rates achieved for Accellent, Inc exceeded prediction by 27%. Marathon Health achieved a 97% engagement rate of the target population identified in March 2009 as being at high risk for a chronic ...

SOURCE: Manchester Manor Health Care Center Achievement in Excellence Awarded for Exemplary Delivery of Quality Long Term Care MANCHESTER, CT--(Marketwire - December 9, 2010) - Manchester Manor Health Care Center has been recognized as a 2010 recipient of the National Quality Award at the level of Gold - Excellence in Quality ...

SOURCE: Surrex EHR Solutions EL SEGUNDO, CA--(Marketwire - December 9, 2010) -  Surrex EHR Solutions (www.surrex-ehr.com), a rapidly growing US based Healthcare IT Consulting firm, and gloStream (www.glostream.com), the world's only provider of a Meaningful Use ready Electronic Health Records system (EHR) with MS Office built directly in, today announced the ...

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Dec. 8, 2010) - ALDA Pharmaceuticals Corp. (TSX VENTURE:APH)(OTCQB:APCSF) (the "Company" or "ALDA") announces that it is undertaking a non-brokered private placement of up 2,000,000 units of the Company (the "Units") at a price of $0.10 per Unit ...

SOURCE: Appirio Healthcare Company, Its CIO and Vice President of Information Services Honored for Using Cloud and Mobile Technologies to Improve Patient Care and Transform an Industry SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwire - December 8, 2010) - Salesforce.com Dreamforce Conference -- Appirio has selected RehabCare as Cloud Pioneer of the Year, an annual award ...

SOURCE: Health Options Worldwide PRINCETON, NJ--(Marketwire - December 7, 2010) - More employers and insurance companies are providing domestic medical travel incentives such as waived deductibles; coinsurance plans and covered travel expenses if employees will simply travel within the United States for healthcare travel or to another region or city ...

SOURCE: SK & A, A Cegedim Company IRVINE, CA--(Marketwire - December 7, 2010) - SK&A, A Cegedim Company, a leading provider of healthcare information solutions and research, today announced the launch of its new web video series, "My Data Dilemma." The series will feature SK&A clients from industries such as ...

SOURCE: ICare4autism Mayor of Jerusalem Pledges Support in City Hall Ceremony NEW YORK, NY and JERUSALEM--(Marketwire - December 7, 2010) - The International Center for Autism Research and Education (ICare4autism), a New York-based charity, announced plans to create the world's first Global Autism Center on Mt. Scopus in Israel, dedicated to catalyzing breakthrough ...

SOURCE: Radient Pharmaceuticals Corporation TUSTIN, CA--(Marketwire - December 7, 2010) -   Radient Pharmaceuticals Corporation (RPC) (NYSE Amex: RPC) in partnership with Jaiva Technologies, today announced the formation of NuVax Therapeutics, Inc. ("NuVax") -- a wholly owned subsidiary of Radient Pharmaceuticals. The formation of NuVax Therapeutics is a strategic move on the ...

SOURCE: StepStoneMed Medical Educators Endorse the Virtual Patient Approach as a Highly Effective, Innovative Way to Bridge the Learning Gap Between Textbook and Patient Bedside HOUSTON, TX--(Marketwire - December 7, 2010) - StepStoneMed™, the emerging leader in innovative solutions for medical education, today announced a new and innovative virtual patient module, ...

SOURCE: Hair Fairies LOS ANGELES, CA--(Marketwire - December 7, 2010) - Announced today, Santa Claus and some very special helpers will be visiting Hair Fairies salons (www.hairfairies.com) nationwide. Santa will be on site every Saturday in December through Christmas to deliver cheer, take photos, listen to wish lists and hand ...

SOURCE: CONMED Corporation UTICA, NY--(Marketwire - December 7, 2010) - CONMED Corporation (NASDAQ: CNMD) announced today that HealthTrust Purchasing Group, LP (HealthTrust), a leading healthcare group purchasing organization, recently awarded three separate, multi-year purchasing agreements with two of CONMED's business units, Linvatec and Endoscopic Technologies. ...

SOURCE: Medistem Inc. Internationally Renowned Drug Developers Join Adult Stem Cell Company SAN DIEGO, CA--(Marketwire - December 7, 2010) - Medistem Inc. (PINKSHEETS: MEDS) announced today the appointment of Dr. Vladimir Bogin as President and Chairman of the Board, Dr. Sergey Sablin as Vice President and Board Member, and Vladimir Zaharchook as ...

SOURCE: BioElectronics Corporation HealFast® Therapy Quick Relief Loop Announced at the 56th Annual AAEP (American Association of Equine Practitioners) Convention BALTIMORE, MD--(Marketwire - December 6, 2010) - eMarkets Group LLC, the distributor of HealFast® Therapy, disposable drug-free anti-inflammatory medical devices manufactured by BioElectronics Corporation (PINKSHEETS: BIEL), today announced the introduction of ...

SOURCE: CONMED Corporation UTICA, NY--(Marketwire - December 3, 2010) - CONMED Corporation (NASDAQ: CNMD), a medical technology company specializing in medical devices for surgical and patient monitoring markets, announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has given marketing clearance for the Company's thermal energy based tissue fusion system ...

SOURCE: ASC X12 CHICAGO, IL--(Marketwire - December 2, 2010) - Based on mutual interest in the use of effective and productive electronic data interchange standards in the health care industry, the Healthcare Information and Management Systems (HIMSS) and the Accredited Standards Committee X12 (ASC X12) signed a Memorandum of Understanding ...

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 ...