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DentalPlans.com Launches Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida FamilyBlue Discount Plan

SOURCE: DentalPlans.com Leading Dental Plan and Healthcare Provider to Offer Savings on Dental Care and More PLANTATION, FL--(Marketwire - December 13, 2010) - DentalPlans.com, the definitive source of discount dental plans in the United States, continues to grow as they announce the addition of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of ...

Fresh Start Private Naltrexone Implant Procedure Shows Excellent Potential for Reduction in Alcoholism

SOURCE: Fresh Start Private Management Inc. Naltrexone Reduces the Number of Occasions During Which a Person Is Likely to Drink LOS ANGELES, CA--(Marketwire - December 9, 2010) - Fresh Start Private (OTCQX: CEYY) (PINKSHEETS: CEYY), a leader in the alcohol treatment and rehabilitation industry, provided data today showing that Naltrexone ...

ALDA Pharmaceuticals Corp.: Private Placement

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 ...

Health Options Worldwide Discusses the Rise of Domestic Medical Travel

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 ...

Two Atlanta Business Leaders Appointed to Board of India-US Business Network

SOURCE: Morley Research ATLANTA, GA--(Marketwire - December 7, 2010) - Jane Green, PhD, president of Morley Research Consortium, and Donald Johnson, Chief Operations Officer of Opus Institutional Review Board, have been appointed to the India-US Business Network (IUSBN) Board of Directors. In ...

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 ...

Allied Healthcare International Inc. Reports Fiscal 2010 Fourth Quarter and Year-End Results

SOURCE: Allied Healthcare International Inc. Fiscal 2010 Revenues Increased 8.0%, at Constant Exchange Rates; Fiscal 2010 Operating Income Increased 7.7%, at Constant Exchange Rates & Excluding Acquisition Costs NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - December 7, 2010) - Allied Healthcare International Inc. (NASDAQ: AHCI), a leading provider of flexible healthcare staffing services ...

The Global Awards Announces 2010 Winners; Grand Global Awards Go to Taxi Canada & McCann Healthcare Worldwide Japan

SOURCE: New York Festivals The Global Awards Hosts Award Presentations in New York City and Sydney, Australia NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - December 7, 2010) -   The Global Awards®, honoring the "World's Best Healthcare Advertising™," announced its 2010 award winners Monday, December 6th at a cocktail party held at the Eli Klein Gallery ...

University of Colorado Hospital Selects InterSystems Ensemble for Enterprise Integration

SOURCE: InterSystems Innovative Hospital Evolves From Legacy Integration Platform to Ensemble Technology CAMBRIDGE, MA--(Marketwire - December 6, 2010) - InterSystems Corporation, the global leader in software for connected healthcare, today announced that the University of Colorado Hospital (UCH) has chosen the InterSystems Ensemble® rapid integration and development platform for enterprise-wide integration. ...

Mitchell International and CoreChoice Execute Comprehensive Services Agreement

SOURCE: Mitchell International Leading Medical Bill Review Software & Services Provider Joins With the Nation's Fastest Growing "Super Specialty" Network to Provide Comprehensive Radiological Services to 1st and 3rd Party Claims Payors SAN DIEGO, CA and NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - December 6, 2010) - Mitchell International, Inc., a leading provider of ...

Callidus Software Offers Free Webinar: How to Make MBOs Really Work

SOURCE: Callidus Software Inc. Learn How Philips Healthcare Deployed MBO Programs to Drive Business Execution PLEASANTON, CA--(Marketwire - December 3, 2010) - Callidus Software (NASDAQ: CALD) WHO: G. F. "Will" Williams, senior incentive compensation analyst, Philips Healthcare ...

TomoTherapy Sponsors American Cancer Society’s Fall 2010 Matching Grant Challenge

SOURCE: TomoTherapy TomoTherapy to Match up to $100,000 in Donations by Dec. 15 MADISON, WI--(Marketwire - December 1, 2010) -  TomoTherapy Incorporated (NASDAQ: TOMO), maker of advanced radiation therapy solutions for the treatment of cancer and other diseases, today announced that it is the exclusive sponsor of the American Cancer Society's Fall ...

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 ...

Support is Replacing Stigma for Many Orphans This World AIDS Day, Save the Children Says

SOURCE: Save the Children Video Highlights New Hope for Children Affected by HIV and AIDS as U.S. Efforts to Empower African Community Groups Pay Off WESTPORT, CT--(Marketwire - November 29, 2010) - African community groups are transforming the future for orphans and other children affected by HIV and AIDS thanks to ...

Fresh Start Private Management Inc. Enters Intellectual Property License and Asset Purchase Agreement

SOURCE: Fresh Start Private Management Inc. LOS ANGELES, CA--(Marketwire - November 23, 2010) - Fresh Start Private Management Inc. (OTCBB: CEYY), a leader in the alcohol treatment and rehabilitation industry, today announced that it has entered into an agreement with Fresh Start Private Inc. that was subsequently filed as ...

Assisted Living Concepts, Inc. Responds to New Jersey Actions

SOURCE: Assisted Living Concepts, Inc. MENOMONEE FALLS, WI--(Marketwire - November 22, 2010) - Assisted Living Concepts, Inc. (NYSE: ALC) stated today that it is disappointed with recent actions taken by the New Jersey Department of Health and Human Services and disputes allegations in an order issued by the Department on Friday, ...

Healthmed Services, Ltd. Enters Into Software Development Contract With Veritas Software Systems

SOURCE: Healthmed Services, Ltd. SUNNYVALE, CA--(Marketwire - November 22, 2010) - Healthmed Services, Ltd. (PINKSHEETS: HEME) announced that it has entered into a software development agreement with Veritas Software Systems. Veritas will produce for Healthmed 10 exclusive healthcare software suite systems by December 2011. "Healthmed is committed to bridging the information ...

Midwest Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases Combats Epidemic Outbreaks

SOURCE: University of Cincinnati Foundation The University of Cincinnati's Collaborative Research Center Identifies Effective Treatments for Epidemic and Bio-Terrorism Attacks CINCINNATI, OH--(Marketwire - November 22, 2010) - In the midst of flu season, millions of Americans are rushing to get vaccinated before becoming one of the approximately 200,000 flu victims the Centers ...

Healthmed Services, Ltd. Announces the Launch of HealthTrac

SOURCE: Healthmed Services, Ltd. SUNNYVALE, CA--(Marketwire - November 22, 2010) - Healthmed Services, Ltd. (PINKSHEETS: HEME) is pleased to announce the launch of "HealthTrac" software. HealthTrac is a Web-based open-source practice management solution for hospitals and physicians focusing on creating practice management as well as sales and marketing. Healthmed is ...

Critical Healthcare Management Reporting Made Possible by Redwood Software’s Report2Web

SOURCE: Redwood Software Banner Health Delivers Critical Patient Load, Staffing and Billing Reports MORRISVILLE, NC--(Marketwire - October 29, 2010) -  Banner Health, one of the largest nonprofit healthcare systems in the United States, with more than 23 hospitals in seven states, uses Redwood Software's Report2Web to achieve secure, fast, and efficient delivery ...

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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