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FONAR UPRIGHT MRI Customer Wins Jury Decision in Federal Court for Antitrust Lawsuit Versus CareCore National

SOURCE: FONAR Corporation MELVILLE, NY--(Marketwire - December 13, 2010) - FONAR Corporation (NASDAQ: FONR), The Inventor of MR Scanning™, announced today that a provider of outpatient diagnostic services (a FONAR customer) and several Stand-Up MRI diagnostic imaging professional corporations (PCs) received a jury verdict in their favor in an anti-trust ...

Medistem Co-Authors Scientific Publication Detecting Neurodegeneration Before Symptoms Develop

SOURCE: Medistem Inc. MRI Study in Sheep Shows Changes in Brain Structures Associated With Scrapie Infection SAN DIEGO, CA--(Marketwire - December 13, 2010) - Medistem Inc. (PINKSHEETS: MEDS) reported today peer-reviewed publication of a research project using MRI to assess brain changes in sheep infected with scrapie (sheep form of Mad Cow ...

Adamis Pharmaceuticals Announces Phase 3 Meets Primary Endpoint

SOURCE: Adamis Pharmaceuticals Corporation SAN DIEGO, CA--(Marketwire - December 7, 2010) - Adamis Pharmaceuticals Corporation (OTCBB: ADMP) announced the successful completion of a Phase 3 contraceptive trial of the company's contraceptive gel product candidate named Savvy® (C31G). The study met its primary endpoint and was conducted by the Eunice Kennedy ...

Medistem Announces New Management Team

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 ...

TeamStaff, Inc. to Present at the Third Annual LD MICRO Investor Conference

SOURCE: TeamStaff Inc. SOMERSET, NJ--(Marketwire - December 6, 2010) - TeamStaff, Inc. (NASDAQ: TSTF), a leading logistics and healthcare services provider to the Federal Government and Department of Defense announced today that its President and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Zach Parker, will deliver a presentation to investors at the Third Annual ...

CONMED Corporation Receives Clearance From FDA for Novel Tissue Fusion System

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 ...

Allied Healthcare International Inc. to Host Fiscal 2010 Fourth Quarter and Year-End Conference Call and Webcast

SOURCE: Allied Healthcare International Inc. NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - November 24, 2010) - Allied Healthcare International Inc. (NASDAQ: AHCI) will host a conference call and webcast to discuss the financial and operating performance for its fiscal 2010 fourth quarter and year ended September 30, 2010 on Tuesday, December 7, 2010, at ...

Vangent Wins $3.7 Million Contract From Military Health System to Manage Patient Movement Item Tracking System

SOURCE: Vangent Vangent to Manage Award-Winning MHS System That Ensures Medical Equipment Is Accessible and Available for Wounded Warriors ARLINGTON, VA--(Marketwire - October 28, 2010) -  Vangent, Inc., a leading global provider of information management and strategic business process solutions, today announced it was awarded the Patient Movement Item Tracking System (PMITS) ...

XTend Medical Corporation (XMDC) Set to Launch New Website

SOURCE: XTend Medical Corporation SUN VALLEY, CA--(Marketwire - October 28, 2010) -  XTend Medical, (PINKSHEETS: XMDC), a company that specializes in delivering life changing medical technology to healthcare organizations globally, announced today that the company will soon be launching a new website within the next few weeks. The company issued ...

ExamWorks Group, Inc. Announces Pricing of Its Initial Public Offering

SOURCE: ExamWorks Group, Inc. Common Stock Will Begin Trading on NYSE ATLANTA, GA--(Marketwire - October 28, 2010) -  ExamWorks Group, Inc. (NYSE: EXAM), a leading provider of independent medical examinations (IMEs), peer reviews, bill reviews and related services for the insurance and legal industries, today announced the pricing of its initial public ...

XTend Medical Corporation (XMDC) Secures the BioHarp Patents

SOURCE: XTend Medical Corporation SUN VALLEY, CA--(Marketwire - October 22, 2010) -  XTend Medical (PINKSHEETS: XMDC), a company that specializes in delivering life changing medical technology to healthcare organizations globally, has secured the BioHarp patents as the agreement reached through mediation stated. The company released the following statement: ...

Vangent Wins $15.6 Million Contract With Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology

SOURCE: Vangent Ensures Continued Support of the Federal Health Architecture (FHA) Program Management Office (PMO); FHA's CONNECT Solution Also Named a Wall Street Journal "Technology Innovator" ARLINGTON, VA--(Marketwire - October 21, 2010) -  Vangent, Inc., a leading global provider of information management and strategic business process solutions, announced today it was awarded ...

Helix BioPharma Corp. Reports Positive Efficacy and Safety Findings From Phase II Study of Its Topical Interferon Alpha-2b in Patients With Low-Grade…

SOURCE: Helix BioPharma Corp. After Treatment, 71.4% of the Women No Longer Had Potentially Pre-Cancerous Low-Grade CIN 1 or CIN 2 Cervical Lesions AURORA, ON--(Marketwire - October 21, 2010) -  Helix BioPharma Corp. (TSX: HBP) (NYSE Amex: HBP) (FRANKFURT: HBP), a biopharmaceutical company developing drug candidates for the prevention and treatment of ...

HearUSA Reports Expanded Managed Care Contracts for 2011

SOURCE: HearUSA Expected to Increase Revenues by $3 Million in 2011 WEST PALM BEACH, FL--(Marketwire - October 20, 2010) -  HearUSA, Inc. (NYSE Amex: EAR), the recognized leader in hearing care for the nation's top managed care providers, reported that several of its contracted health partners have expanded or reinstated hearing benefits ...

MELA Sciences Announces MelaFind(R) Pivotal Data Published in Online Edition of Archives of Dermatology

SOURCE: MELA Sciences Peer-Reviewed Publication Also Includes Results of Pilot Reader Study IRVINGTON, NY--(Marketwire - October 19, 2010) -  MELA Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: MELA) today announced that the results of the company's MelaFind® pivotal trial and pilot reader study have been published in the online edition of the journal Archives of ...

Vanguard Health Systems, Inc. Invites You to Join Its 2011 First Quarter Earnings Conference Call/Webcast

SOURCE: Vanguard Health Systems NASHVILLE, TN--(Marketwire - October 18, 2010) -  In conjunction with Vanguard Health Systems, Inc.'s 2011 First Quarter Earnings press release, you are invited to listen to its conference call that will be broadcast live over the Internet with senior management of Vanguard discussing the operating results. ...

Healthnostics Purchases Major Manufacturer of Specialty Medical Products

SOURCE: Healthnostics, Inc. NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - October 12, 2010) -  Healthnostics, Inc., (PINKSHEETS: HNSS), a medical manufacturing and biotechnology analytics company, has purchased a major manufacturer of specialty medical products. There will be an immediate positive impact on revenue and earnings commencing in the 1st Quarter of 2011. Details will ...

JC Data Solutions Contracted by Legacy Reserves, LP to Provide Payment Manager(TM)

SOURCE: JC Data Solutions, Inc. DALLAS, TX--(Marketwire - October 11, 2010) -  JC Data Solutions (PINKSHEETS: JCDS), a provider of innovative and cost-effective solutions for digital office workflow and data management focusing on the Oil & Gas, Legal and Healthcare industries, has entered into an agreement to provide their Payment Manager™ ...

Medistem Signs Commercialization Agreement for Endometrial Regenerative Cells With General Biotechnology LLC

SOURCE: Medistem Agreement Anticipated to Make Menstrual Blood Mesenchymal-Like Stem Cells Available to Researchers SAN DIEGO, CA--(Marketwire - October 7, 2010) - Medistem Inc. (PINKSHEETS: MEDS) announced today it has entered into a commercialization agreement with the Indianapolis-based company, General Biotechnology LLC (http://www.gnrlbiotech.com), for sale of its universal donor Endometrial Regenerative Cells ...

PCTS Announces Record New Contract Signings and 100% Renewal of Existing Customers

SOURCE: Patient Care Technology Systems CHARLOTTE, NC--(Marketwire - October 6, 2010) - Patient Care Technology Systems (PCTS), a subsidiary of Consulier Engineering, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSLR) today announced they have signed a record number of contracts for the year and that 100% of their existing tracking customers have renewed their agreements for ...

February 2nd 2012
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mHealth Users of Remote Health Monitoring to Reach 3 million by 2016: Smartphones Play Leading Role

A burgeoning market for healthcare peripherals and increasing smartphone processing power will result in the number of patients monitored by mobile networks to rise to 3 million by 2016, finds Juniper Research’s latest report on the mHealth sector. Remote patient monitoring, using the smartphone as a hub, will also lower ...
February 2nd 2012
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Centra Health and TeleHealth Services Partner to Launch Enterprise Interactive Patient Education for Patient Satisfaction and Safety

The TIGR system was recently named one of the top 10 technologies of 2011 for empowering patients and their families through the recovery process. With “meaningful use” and patient satisfaction policies changing hospital reimbursements, hospitals have begun expanding the use of these systems to address other challenges such as readmissions, ...
January 31st 2012
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Is Heart Disease Or Stroke A Part Of Your Family History?

How many people do you know who have been affected by heart disease or stroke? How many have been your family members? Fifty-five-year-old Gail had lost nearly everyone in her family to cardiovascular disease and when she lost her father, too, she fell into poor eating habits that made her ...
January 26th 2012
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Brain Tumor Test Could Revolutionize Care of Patients with Low-grade Gliomas

Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have developed what they believe to be the first clinical application of a new imaging technique to diagnose brain tumors. The unique test could preclude the need for surgery in patients whose tumors are located in areas of the brain too dangerous to biopsy. This ...
November 4th 2011
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Piedmont Healthcare and TeleHealth Services Collaborate to Improve Patient Health Initiatives

TeleHealth Services, the nation’s leading provider of healthcare-grade televisions and interactive patient engagement solutions, is partnering with Piedmont Healthcare (PHC) in implementing a comprehensive, customized patient-centered environment designed to improve patient education and provide interactive communication. These technological and process enhancements will help speed patient recovery, reduce readmissions and length ...

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