SOURCE: LIVESTRONG Supporters Host More Than 1,000 Events Around the World to Raise Cancer Awareness AUSTIN, TX--(Marketwire - October 1, 2010) -  On Saturday, October 2nd, more than 1,000 events throughout the world will take place to mark LIVESTRONG Day, the annual global day of action to celebrate survivorship and work ...

SOURCE: Medline Industries, Inc. Governor Mark Parkinson Speaks to 150 Long-Term Care Leaders Exploring Changing Expectations for Quality Resident Care MUNDELEIN, IL--(Marketwire - September 29, 2010) -  Despite traditional differences among the chief constituents of long-term care, the new survey process can be a "win-win" for everyone, which will drive significant quality ...

SOURCE: Methodist Center for Orthopaedic Surgery at Willowbrook HOUSTON, TX--(Marketwire - September 28, 2010) -  Four nationally recognized orthopedic surgeons from the Methodist Center for Orthopaedic Surgery are now seeing patients in northwest Houston at Methodist Willowbrook Hospital.  The Willowbrook center, which provides comprehensive ...

SOURCE: Pacific Quest HILO, HI--(Marketwire - September 28, 2010) -  Pacific Quest is proud to announce that Jason Adams, Ph.D. and Lindsey Baldwin, MSW have joined their wilderness therapy clinical team and Rob Jarrett has joined their admissions team. Jason is a Licensed Clinical ...

SOURCE: Spiracur, Inc. Interim Analysis Shows Non-Inferiority of SNaP Wound Care System Compared to Kinetic Concepts, Inc. Wound V.A.C. Therapy System SUNNYVALE, CA--(Marketwire - September 24, 2010) - Spiracur, Inc. today announced important results from a clinical study highlighting the safety and efficacy of its SNaP Wound Care System for the treatment ...

SOURCE: Portola Pharmaceuticals SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwire - September 23, 2010) - Portola Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced the appointment of Jean-Jacques Bienaimé to the company's board of directors. Mr. Bienaimé currently serves as chief executive officer of BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. He is chairman of the board of NeurogesX, Inc., a member of ...

SOURCE: UV Flu Technologies, Inc. CENTERVILLE, MA--(Marketwire - September 22, 2010) -  UV Flu Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB: UVFT) (the "Company") announced today that in response to recent outbreaks of drug resistant superbugs such as NDM-1, and persistent occurrences of highly contagious strains of bacteria such as MRSA, the Company is implementing ...

SOURCE: Autism Treatment Center of America LONDON--(Marketwire - September 21, 2010) -  The Autism Treatment Center of America is launching a free lecture series in U.K. cities in October. The lecture details highly effective treatment techniques for use by parents of children with Autism and related developmental difficulties. Lecture attendees have ...

SOURCE: Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute WAYNE, PA--(Marketwire - September 16, 2010) -  Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) recently published a document, "Methods for Antimicrobial Dilution and Disk Susceptibility Testing of Infrequently Isolated or Fastidious Bacteria; Approved Guideline -- Second Edition" (M45-A2). This document provides guidance to clinical or public ...

SOURCE: ECG Management Consultants, Inc. WASHINGTON, DC--(Marketwire - September 14, 2010) -  ECG Management Consultants, Inc., one of the nation's premier healthcare management consulting firms, announces the return of Mr. Franklin D. Campbell, Principal, to the company's Academic Healthcare Division. Mr. Campbell's return to the firm further expands the breadth and depth ...

SOURCE: Mi-Co DURHAM, NC--(Marketwire - September 14, 2010) -  Mi-Co, the Mobile Data Collection company, today announced that it has received a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant award from the National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health. The funded project is to develop a healthcare software solution in ...

SOURCE: Patient Care Technology Systems System Will Track Medical Equipment and Have the Ability to Expand Into Other Key Departments CHARLOTTE, NC--(Marketwire - September 8, 2010) -  Patient Care Technology Systems (PCTS), a subsidiary of Consulier Engineering, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSLR), today announced that St. John's Hospital in Springfield, IL has selected the ...

SOURCE: Eating Recovery Center Appointments Continue to Elevate Denver as National Hub for Eating Disorders Care DENVER, CO--(Marketwire - September 7, 2010) -  Eating Recovery Center (www.EatingRecoveryCenter.com) today announced that two of the nation's foremost eating disorders experts have joined its executive team. Craig Johnson, PhD, FAED, CEDS, has been named chief clinical ...

SOURCE: StayWell Custom Communications EVANSTON, IL--(Marketwire - September 1, 2010) -  Custom health communications company StayWell Custom Communications (SCC), a division of MediMedia USA, has announced that Bob Noel has joined the organization as Vice President of Professional Services. In his new role, ...

SOURCE: Aegis Therapeutics LLC SAN DIEGO, CA--(Marketwire - September 1, 2010) -  Recombinant human beta-interferon reduces the frequency of multiple sclerosis (MS) exacerbations and improves MS outcome measures. Unfortunately, current beta-interferon drug products form aggregates that provoke a neutralizing antibody response in MS patients, significantly reducing the effectiveness of the drug. ...

SOURCE: Micro Imaging Technology, Inc. SAN CLEMENTE, CA--(Marketwire - August 31, 2010) -  Micro Identification Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB: MMTC) is a California-based public company that has developed, patented and produces a rapid microbial identification (ID) System that revolutionizes the bacteria ID process and can annually save thousands of lives and tens ...

SOURCE: Neurotech Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd. SUWON, SOUTH KOREA--(Marketwire - August 30, 2010) - Neurotech Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd. has begun dosing in the Phase 1 clinical testing of AAD-2004. AAD-2004 was developed as a dual function drug to remove free radicals and PGE2, the key mediators of nerve injury in Alzheimer's disease ...

SOURCE: Western University of Health Sciences POMONA, CA--(Marketwire - August 26, 2010) - Western University of Health Sciences is addressing California's dire need for more health care workers thanks to visionary leadership, California State University Chancellor Charles Reed, EdD, said during his keynote address for the dedication of the Health Education ...

SOURCE: GoHealthInsurance How to Go Back-to-School Health Insurance Shopping CHICAGO, IL--(Marketwire - August 24, 2010) -  As the back-to-school season approaches, students and parents shouldn't forget about health insurance after budgeting for tuition, books, and other school costs. Students who face a temporary gap in coverage or don't have any health insurance ...

SOURCE: Acsys Interactive, Inc Survey of Digital, Integrated and Emerging Marketing Launches FARMINGTON, CT--(Marketwire - August 23, 2010) - For the first time, hospital marketers can harness the power of the crowd to get data on how other hospitals are using emerging marketing techniques. The Hospital Industry Crowdsourced Survey of Digital, Integrated ...