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miCARD(R) Partners With GWRRA: Provides Lifesaving Medical Card to Motorcycle Association

SOURCE: miCARD Co-Branded Medical Information Card Gives Emergency Personnel Instant Access to GWRRA Members' Critical Medical Information, 24/7, Worldwide SCOTTSDALE, AZ--(Marketwire - December 7, 2010) - miCARD and Gold Wing Road Riders Association, the world's largest social organization for owners and riders of Honda Gold Wing/Valkyrie motorcycles have partnered to provide ...

CBLPath and Sonic Healthcare Limited Finalize Acquisition

SOURCE: CBLPath Deal Closes in Conjunction With Naming New CEO RYE BROOK, NY--(Marketwire - December 2, 2010) - CBLPath today announced that it is now officially part of Sonic Healthcare Limited's federation of laboratories. CBLPath will work closely with Sonic's clinical laboratory divisions to ...

Type 1 Diabetes Mortality Rates Dropping

SOURCE: American Diabetes Association Concerns Remain for Women, African Americans ALEXANDRIA, VA--(Marketwire - November 26, 2010) - Mortality rates for people with type 1 diabetes are decreasing, but overall remain seven times higher than those of the general population -- likely as a result of long-term complications, a study in the December ...

Hunt Regional Medical Center Becomes the First Hospital in Texas to Implement ClearCount to Prevent Retained Surgical Sponges

SOURCE: Medline Industries, Inc. SmartSponge System, Distributed by Medline, Provides Counting and Detection MUNDELEIN, IL--(Marketwire - October 28, 2010) -  ClearCount Medical Solutions and Medline Industries, Inc. today announced that Hunt Regional Medical Center has become the first Texas hospital to deploy the most comprehensive technology for the prevention retained surgical sponge ...

Sun Healthcare Group, Inc. Announces Anticipated Record and Distribution Dates in Connection With Its Restructuring Plan

SOURCE: Sun Healthcare Group, Inc. IRVINE, CA--(Marketwire - October 26, 2010) -  Sun Healthcare Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: SUNH) today announced details concerning the anticipated timing of Sun's previously announced plan to restructure its business by separating its operating assets and its real estate assets into two separate publicly-traded companies. As previously described, ...

Joint Commission Center for Transforming Healthcare Tackles Miscommunication Among Caregivers

SOURCE: Joint Commission Top U.S. Hospitals Identify Causes, Develop Targeted Solutions to Save Lives OAKBROOK TERRACE, IL--(Marketwire - October 21, 2010) -  An estimated 80 percent of serious medical errors involve miscommunication between caregivers when responsibility for patients is transferred or handed-off. Recognizing this as a critical patient safety issue, a group ...

Miracle-Ear Marks American Diabetes Month(R) With Call to Action

SOURCE: Miracle-Ear Hearing Solutions Provider Has Joined the American Diabetes Association as a National Strategic Partner to Highlight Link Between Diabetes and Hearing Loss PLYMOUTH, MN--(Marketwire - October 20, 2010) - November is American Diabetes Month® and Miracle-Ear is joining in a nationwide call to action to involve individuals and organizations in ...

Omni Bio Announces First Infusion in Phase I/II Clinical Trial of Alpha-1 Antitrypsin in Recently Diagnosed Diabetic Patients

SOURCE: Omni Bio Pharmaceutical, Inc. Treatment Commences at Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes at University of Colorado Denver Anschutz Medical Campus DENVER, CO--(Marketwire - October 18, 2010) -  Omni Bio Pharmaceutical, Inc. ("Omni Bio") (OTCBB: OMBP) today announced that the first patient has been infused in its FDA-cleared Phase I/II ...

Bright Colors for Better Women’s Health

SOURCE: Nutrilite MISSION, KS--(Marketwire - October 18, 2010) - (Family Features) Only about a third of American women are meeting their fruit and vegetable intake recommendations, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And that means they are likely missing out on potentially important breast and ovarian health benefits. ...

FONAR Announces Financial Results for Fiscal 2010

SOURCE: Fonar Corporation MELVILLE, NY--(Marketwire - October 13, 2010) - FONAR Corporation (NASDAQ: FONR), The Inventor of MR Scanning™, today announced its financial results for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010. Total revenues were $31.8 million for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010 as compared to $39.7 million for fiscal 2009. ...

Amergence Group Acquires Altitude Organic Licensing Corporation

SOURCE: The Amergence Group DENVER, CO and PHOENIX, AZ--(Marketwire - October 8, 2010) -  The Amergence Group (PINKSHEETS: AMNG), a company that focuses on developing, nurturing, and rapidly expanding selected emerging or "disruptive" companies across a wide range of industries and disciplines, announced today that it has completed the successful ...

SpeechSwitch, Inc. (USOTC: SSWC) SEC Filings Continue

SOURCE: SpeechSwitch, Inc. FLEMINGTON, NJ--(Marketwire - October 8, 2010) -  Ken Glynn, President of SpeechSwitch, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: SSWC), reported today that another of the required SEC documents to bring the company current was submitted today for EDGAR review. The first quarter 2009 Form 10-Q has been completed and submitted to Marketwire for ...

Spina Bifida Association Launches New Program and Asks You to Educate Yourself and Loved Ones During Spina Bifida Awareness Month

SOURCE: Spina Bifida Association Through Education SBA Hopes to Help More Families Learn About the Birth Defect WASHINGTON, DC--(Marketwire - October 5, 2010) -  Did you know that birth defects occur in 7 out of every 10,000 live births in the U.S.? And Spina Bifida is the most common permanently disabling birth defect? In ...

Pulse Systems’ 2011 Pulse Complete EHR Receives ONC-ATCB 2011/2012 Certification

SOURCE: Pulse Systems, Inc. WICHITA, KS--(Marketwire - October 1, 2010) -  Pulse Systems, Inc. announced today that 2011 Pulse Complete EHR, Version 2011, is 2011/2012 compliant and was certified as a Complete EHR on September 30, 2010 by the Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT®), an ONC-ATCB, in accordance with ...

eFUEL EFN, Corp. Is Pleased to Announce That Riverside Assisted Living, Inc. (RAL) Has Executed a Letter of Intent and Understanding

SOURCE: eFUEL EFN Corp. TAMPA, FL--(Marketwire - September 30, 2010) -  eFUEL EFN, Corp. (PINKSHEETS: EFLN) is pleased to announce that Riverside Assisted Living, Inc. (RAL) and eFUEL have executed a Letter of Intent and Understanding with regard to the following: ...

SpeechSwitch, Inc. (USOTC: SSWC) SEC Filings Begin

SOURCE: SpeechSwitch, Inc. FLEMINGTON, NJ--(Marketwire - September 27, 2010) -  Ken Glynn, President of SpeechSwitch, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: SSWC), reported today that the first of required SEC documents to bring the company current was submitted today for EDGAR review. The third quarter, 2008 Form 10-Q has been completed and submitted to Marketwire for ...

Virtual Pharma Rep(TM) Partners With digitalDVM(TM) to Launch virtualVetRep(TM) for the Animal Health Industry

SOURCE: Virtual Pharma Rep Virtual Pharma RepTM E-Detailing Platform Brings a New Virtual Sales Approach to the Animal Health Industry OAK BROOK, IL--(Marketwire - September 2, 2010) -  Virtual Pharma Rep™, a leader in e-detailing marketing strategies, announced today that the company has entered into an agreement to provide their patent-pending e-detailing ...

Youth Invited to Audition for Recovery Acres Society’s presentation of Moscow Ballet’s SWAN LAKE

CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - Aug. 31, 2010) - This Saturday, Recovery Acres (Calgary) Society and Moscow Ballet will host open auditions for Swan Lake on Saturday, September 4, 9:00AM at Ballet Classique, 176 Bedford Drive NE. The accepted applicants will perform on November ...

Dako: New H&E Solution Delivers World Class Efficiency and Quality

SOURCE: Dako Denmark A/S GLOSTRUP, DENMARK--(Marketwire - August 31, 2010) - Dako, a leading player in the field of advanced staining, launches a new staining solution for H&E. The pathology laboratories today are facing many constraining factors; finding and retaining trained laboratory staff is more difficult, and the need for more ...

Sage Intergy Meaningful Use Edition Now Available

SOURCE: Sage One Software Solution for All a Practice's Needs With Enhancements Designed to Meet Key Industry Certifications, Such as the CCHIT 2011 Ambulatory EHR Certification TAMPA, FL--(Marketwire - August 30, 2010) -  Sage North America today announced that its Sage Healthcare Division has released Sage Intergy version 6.10 and the new ...

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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