Northside Nurses Take Their Case Directly to Corporate Brass
Nurses from Northside Medical Center are attending the Community Health Systems' annual shareholders meeting in New York City today to voice concerns about the company's plan to adopt a staffing model that could hurt the quality of patient care. The nurses carried shareholder proxies that allowed th... |
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Baby Boomers Urged to Get Tested for Hepatitis C Virus
Saint Luke's Liver Disease Management Center says testing is key to saving lives, 'silent infection' rampant among baby boomersIf you're a baby boomer, you may not know that odds are high that you're carrying the hepatitis C virus, putting yourself at risk for illness that can range from minor to li... |
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Boston Scientific Long Term Data Demonstrate Bronchial Thermoplasty Treatment Benefits Persist Out to Five Years in Patients with Severe Asthma
Five-year data from the Asthma Intervention Research 2 (AIR2) clinical trial presented today demonstrated that the Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) Alair® Bronchial Thermoplasty (BT) System continues to show therapy benefits in adult patients with severe uncontrolled asthma. Bronchial Ther... |
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Flabby Upper Arms Due to Body Type, Age or Weight Loss May Need More than Diet and Exercise to Tone
Many Women Seeking Toned Arms as the Weather Heats Up May Find Benefit in Plastic Surgery OptionsBody type, age or significant weight loss can prevent some women from achieving tight and toned upper arms despite diligent efforts with diet and exercise, but relatively simple surgical options may offe... |
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Study Finds Vitamin C Can Kill Drug-Resistant TB
In a striking, unexpected discovery, researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have determined that vitamin C kills drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) bacteria in laboratory culture. The finding suggests that vitamin C added to existing TB drugs could shorten TB therapy,... |
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Health workers say funding disparities pose major threat to Massachusetts community hospitals
Caregivers call on state senate for change to Medicaid funding approachA new advocacy campaign by the state's largest healthcare union is targeting what caregivers say is a major threat to the quality healthcare services that the public has come to depend on from local community and safety net hospi... |
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Free Vaginal Mesh Webinar Offered: Registration Now Open
The Life Care Solutions Group is hosting a free transvaginal mesh webinar where attendees can have questions answered by a leading medical expert in the field.The Life Care Solutions Group is hosting a free vaginal mesh webinar that will provide those with questions about related health complication... |
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Concerns About Poor Patient Care Conditions Forces UMass Medical Center Nurses To Conduct One-Day Strike on Thursday, May 23
Management Walked Out of Talks on Tuesday, Refusing to Address Nurses' Staffing Concerns Threatens to Impose Four-Day Lockout After the Strike, Subjecting Patients to Substandard Care by Replacement Nurses Drawn from All Over the CountryIn response to deteriorating patient care conditions, the 1,100... |
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First Aid Shot Therapy®, Inc. ("F.A.S.T.") Completes Series A Financing Round
Consumer Healthcare Company Focused on Over-the-Counter (OTC) Therapies in Liquid 'Shot' Form to Launch First Products in U.S. in Summer 2013First Aid Shot Therapy®, Inc. ("F.A.S.T."), a consumer healthcare company focused on over-the-counter (OTC) therapies in liquid 'shot' (40ml / 1.35oz.) form, t... |
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EPIC Creates Healthcare Engagement Video Series
Videos help companies to better understand and manage benefits and key healthcare changesEPIC (Edgewood Partners Insurance Center), a retail property, casualty and employee benefits insurance brokerage and consultancy, announced today their release of the first in a series of Healthcare Engagement V... |
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MemorialCare Health System in Southern California Receives Advisory Board National Physician Partnership Award for Care Quality
Selected from more than 1,000 hospitals nationally representing 500,000+ physiciansMemorialCare Health System is one of two organizations chosen from more than 1,000 hospitals nationwide to receive the prestigious 2013 Crimson Physician Partnership Award presented by The Advisory Board at its Scotts... |
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Covenant Health and MemorialCare Health System Receive National Honors for Improving Care Quality, Creating $20M in Savings
The Advisory Board Company recognizes two prominent health systems for successful collaboration with physiciansTwo prominent health systems were chosen from more than 1,000 hospitals nationwide to receive the 2013 Crimson Physician Partnership Awards presented today by The Advisory Board Company at ... |
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Safe Kids Eastside Offers Essential Safety Tips for Summer
Safe Kids Eastside, a newly established coalition for child safety and injury prevention, was recently formed in partnership with several trusted community organizations.Safe Kids Eastside is a local coalition of Safe Kids Worldwide, a global organization dedicated to protecting children from uninte... |
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Hotels.com® and "Katie" to Reward Weight-Loss Challengers of Atlanta with 10 All Inclusive Vacations to Mexico
Online travel expert shows support of overall wellness and healthy travel with prizes to Mexico's RIU Resorts presented on an episode of "Katie."Hotels.com® was featured on Katie Couric's daytime talk show, "Katie" (check local listings) on May 20th, 2013 to help to continue to motivate city employe... |
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Adhesives and Sealants, Activated Carbon, Prefabricated Housing - Unbiased and Trusted Off-the-Shelf Market Research for Business Decision Makers
Business decision makers have more access to information on almost any industrial market or company than before, but analytical insight is scarce. Global Information in partnership with Freedonia provides off-the-shelf market research with accurate and reliable forecasts, trend analysis and competit... |
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Golf Provides Exercise Opportunities for All Ages and Abilities
The PGA of America shares the fitness benefits of golf during National Physical Fitness & Sports MonthA round of golf is not only an enjoyable way to spend an afternoon outdoors, it's also a great way to exercise. The World Golf Foundation and Golf 20/20 commissioned The Walker Research Group to id... |
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CA BOTANA International Introduces New Peptide Formulations
CA BOTANA International has created several novel peptide formulations that improve the skin's ability to defy aging, and that provide a more youthful, vibrant appearance to the skin. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130517/AQ16286LOGO) Bioactive peptides of high purity (>95%) and proven e... |
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LipiGesic® M Migraine Treatment Product Shown to be as Effective as Prescription Based Medications
PuraMed BioScience®, Inc., (OTCBB:PMBS), a researcher, developer, and marketer of over-the-counter (OTC) medicinal and healthcare products, announced the results of clinical trials that found its over-the-counter migraine medication product, LipiGesic® M, has "robust efficacy".With recent statistics... |
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Father To Medical Association: Apologize, Our Children's Death Is Not A "Publicity Stunt"
The following is being released by Consumer Watchdog:The father of a seven and ten year old killed by a drug addicted driver who received thousands of pills she should never have had called on the California Medical Association to apologize for calling the effort by families injured by medical negli... |
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Terumo Medical Corporation Obtains Withdrawal By Vascular Solutions Of The R-Band™ Radial Hemostasis Device
Court Enters Order Under Which Vascular Solutions Will Cease Manufacture, Sales and Distribution of R-BandTerumo Medical Corporation (Terumo), today announced that it was pleased with the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey's Order approving an agreement of the parties under which Vas... |
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Direct Relief Makes $30 Million in Medical Inventory Available for Tornado Relief and Recovery Efforts
$100k Initial Cash Committed for Affected CommunitiesAs the wide-ranging effects of the Midwest tornadoes continue to be assessed, Direct Relief today committed an initial $100,000 and its entire $30 million stockpile of available medical inventories to support medical relief and recovery efforts in... |
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Changing Cancer's Environment To Halt Its Spread
Study clarifies roles of anti-angiogenic proteins in discouraging metastasis and reveals potential anti-metastasis drugBy studying the roles two proteins, thrombospondin-1 and prosaposin, play in discouraging cancer metastasis, a trans-Atlantic research team has identified a five-amino acid fragment... |
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European Medicines Agency (EMA) Accepts Veloxis' Marketing Authorization Application (MAA) for LCP-Tacro for Treatment of Kidney Transplant Patients
Veloxis Pharmaceuticals A/S (OMX: VELO) today announced that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) accepted for review the company's Marketing Authorization Application (MAA) to market LCP-Tacro for the prevention of organ rejection in kidney transplant patients in the European Union. Veloxis expects... |
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FTC Reports First Increase in Tobacco Marketing Since 2003, Underscoring Need for Continued Vigilance in Fighting Tobacco Use
The following is a Statement of Matthew L. Myers President, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids:(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080918/CFTFKLOGO) It is troubling news for our nation's health that marketing expenditures for cigarettes and smokeless tobacco increased by nearly four percent to $8... |
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Ogilvy Public Relations Receives Grand Challenges Explorations Grant For Groundbreaking Research in Global Health and Development
Ogilvy Public Relations announced today that it is a Grand Challenges Explorations winner, an initiative funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Ogilvy PR will pursue an innovative global health and development research project, titled "Cause Generation: A Platform to Define a Generation's C... |
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The CementBloc helps the world fill up on happiness with their new : ) fuel™ app
The CementBloc, a multichannel health and wellness creative agency, is happy to announce the launch of its happiness app, : ) fuel ™(pronounced happy fuel), now available at the Apple App store. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130521/NY18360 ): ) fuel ™is a social application that fuel... |
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New Data Show Long-Term Benefit of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Difficult-to-Treat Patients with Depression using NeuroStar TMS Therapy System
Largest clinical study evaluating durability of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) shows depression patients maintained remission through 52 weeks with the NeuroStarNew data released today at the annual meeting of the American Psychiatric Association show that the NeuroStar TMS Therapy System® ... |
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