Medical & Health News
Maintain a healthy dose of the latest news on the medical and health industry. From addiction, allergies and alternative medicine to healthcare management, insurance, plastic surgery and veterinary medicine, don’t miss out on the most recent medical and health announcements.
Giordano Asks Court for Stay in Custody Case
The children of Alaina Giordano -- a Durham cancer survivor who is battling Stage 4 breast cancer -- would be moved to Chicago June 17 without the intervention of the judge in the original custody case. - June 02, 2011 - Alaina Giordano
Laser Spine Institute Director of Spinal Diagnostics Named Top Pain Management Physician
Robert Gruber Chosen as One of 70 Best Pain Management Physicians by Becker’s Orthopedic, Spine & Pain Management. - June 02, 2011 - Laser Spine Institute
DBTech and Iatric Systems Team Up to Deliver Full-Featured Document Management to MEDITECH Clients
Community hospitals can now seamlessly integrate easy-to-use document management, workflow automation, electronic forms & reporting into MEDITECH. - June 02, 2011 - Dbtech
Corengi Launches New Animated Video to Help Type 2 Diabetes Patients Better Understand Clinical Trials
www.corengi.com simplifies clinical research with new educational video and matching engine to help diabetes patients identify suitable trials. - June 01, 2011 - Corengi, Inc.
HotSpring World Springs Into Action for Children
HotSpring World, the leading supplier of hot tubs and spas throughout the UK, has been working with top children's charities in a range of fund-raising activities at its network of hot tub showrooms across the country. - May 28, 2011 - HotSpring World
Medical Scrubs Mall Announces Contest to Win an iPad2
Medical Scrubs Mall is holding a contest, in which medical professionals will compete to win a brand new iPad2. Voting will take place on the company’s website from June 27th to August 25th, and winners will be announced on August 26th. One contestant with the most votes will be the grand prize winner. For more information about the contest and for complete rules and regulations, please visit www.medicalscrubsmall.com/contest. - May 28, 2011 - Medical Scrubs Mall
Changing Your Hairstyle Can Benefit the Susan G. Komen Foundation
Jazzy Girls Beauty Boutique launches iRock My Pink, an educational campaign and national tour to support their newly formed partnership with the Susan G. Komen Foundation. - May 27, 2011 - Jazzy Girls Beauty Boutique
Kenneth Rozenberg Brings On-Site Dialysis to NYC at Bronx Center for Rehabilitation & Healthcare
Operated by CEO Kenneth Rozenberg, the Bronx Center for Rehabilitation & Healthcare offers high tech, on-site dialysis to provide its patients with the highest level of care. Learn more about Kenneth Rozenberg at www.KennethRozenberg.com. - May 27, 2011 - Kenneth Rozenberg - Centers for Specialty Care Group
Evolute Implements HIPAA 5010 Solution at DAKOTACARE
Evolute is working closely with DAKOTACARE in the development, design, mapping, and implementation of its HIPAA 5010 solution using Microsoft BizTalk Server, a state-of-the-art solution that provides exceptional handling of payment processing, supply chain visibility, improved patient tracking, clinical activity monitoring, multi-channel interaction, and near real-time decision support. - May 26, 2011 - Evolute Consolidated Holdings Inc.
HRC Fertility Today Announced Receipt of Daniel A. Potter Summer Internship
Daniel A. Potter MD and HRC Fertility, a leading fertility clinic, announced today The 2011 Daniel A. Potter, MD Summer Internship has been awarded to Travis Morgan, 22, of Anaheim Hills, CA. - May 26, 2011 - HRC Fertility
Community Health Centers Benefit from New Agreement Between Community Health Ventures and TIDI Products
Today, TIDI and Community Health Ventures (CHV), the business development affiliate of the National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC), announce a new agreement that expands the list of favorably priced TIDI single use Infection Prevention Products available to health centers through CHV’s Value in Purchasing (ViP) program. - May 26, 2011 - NACHC | VIP
Ted Titmus Announces New Inventions
Ted Titmus releases saliva based tests that can detect diseases, medical conditions and ingested substances in seconds. - May 26, 2011 - Ttest USA
Medical Tourism Association™ Travels “Across the Pond” to Spread the Word
The 2011 Travel Distribution Summit held in London was host to the top travel agents, airlines, hotels and affiliated business entities from around the globe. It served as a platform for the MTA to educate these companies about the industry. - May 26, 2011 - Medical Tourism Association™
New Release of Top 10 Reasons to Attend the Largest Voluntary Benefits & Limited Medical Conference in the Country, Oct. 26th-28th in Chicago
The announcement of the 3rd Annual Voluntary Benefits & Limited Medical Conference “Top 10 Reasons to Attend the Largest Voluntary Benefits & Limited Medical Conference in the Country” has been released. The Voluntary Benefits & Limited Medical Conference is a national... - May 26, 2011 - Mini Medical & Limited Medical Plan Conference
New Endowment for Future NEI Center at Florida International University
The future NEI Center(TM) has found a home at the Department of Molecular Microbiology and Infectious Diseases at the Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine at the Florida International University. - May 25, 2011 - PANDORA Org
The Medial Tourism Association Announces an Exclusive Ministerial Summit at WMT&GHC Oct. 25-28
The MTA Announces an Exclusive Ministerial Summit, Part of the 4th Annual World Medical Tourism and Global Healthcare Congress October 25-28 in Chicago. - May 25, 2011 - Medical Tourism Association™
Elizabeth P. Papez, Partner, Winston & Strawn LLP to Speak at KC’s Strategies to Deal With the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act Live Webcast
The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series, the leading producer of regulatory focused webcasts, has announced today that Elizabeth P. Papez, Partner, Winston & Strawn LLP will speak at the Knowledge Congress’ webcast entitled: “Strategies to Deal With the... - May 25, 2011 - The Knowledge Group
Sidney Clevinger, M.D. Joins BioRegenerative Sciences as Medical Director
Dr. Sidney Clevinger, M.D. joins BioRegenerative Sciences, Inc. as medical director. Dr. Clevinger is a practicing physician, clinical trial scientist, and successful entrepreneur. - May 25, 2011 - BioRegenerative Sciences, Inc.
Breast Cancer Survivors Don’t Have to Live Without Breasts
Bill ensures that women know their rights for reconstructive surgery - May 24, 2011 - Columbus Institute of Plastic Surgery
Multi-Dimensional iPad® Solution Extends Unbound Medicine Platform - Delivers Content, Communications, and Community to Mobile Health Professionals
Unbound Medicine, a leader in knowledge management solutions for healthcare, today announced the extension of the Unbound™ Platform with multi-dimensional capabilities for Apple's iPad®. This latest platform enhancement delivers in one application instant lookup of trusted content, powerful content personalization, push communications alerts, and knowledge sharing among friends and colleagues. - May 24, 2011 - Unbound Medicine
Ameridose Reveals Strong First Quarter Sustainability Results
Ameridose, LLC, nationwide provider of sterile admixing services to hospital pharmacies, is pleased to share impressive sustainability results for the first quarter of 2011. The combined total of recycled materials generated from Ameridose facilities in the first quarter approached half a million... - May 24, 2011 - Ameridose, LLC
Thousands Participate in Lupus Foundation of America’s Fourth Annual New York City Walk for Lupus Now® to Support Lupus Research and Education Programs
On Saturday, May 21, 2011 the South Street Seaport was filled with purple passion as nearly 5,000 people living with lupus and their families and friends walked together to bring greater attention to lupus and raise urgently needed funds for lupus research, education, and support programs during... - May 24, 2011 - Lupus Foundation of America, Inc.
Technology in Therapy Certificate Programmes - from Email to Avatars
To meet the training needs of individuals and organizations seeking to deliver online mental health services, the Online Therapy Institute has launched several online modules ranging from email to avatars. - May 23, 2011 - Online Therapy Institute
Namaste Hospice to Provide Access to Free Medical Cannabis for Patients Who Qualify and Can Benefit from Its Use
Namaste Hospice, in its drive to provide leading edge services to manage symptoms of patients with terminal illness, has elected to offer access to medical cannabis (also known as medical marijuana) to patients who – based on a physician’s assessment – medically qualify and can... - May 21, 2011 - Namaste Hospice
Uniform Advantage Introduces New Line of Scrubs: Sea Grape Scrubs
Uniform Advantage recently revealed its newest line of scrubs called Sea Grape Scrubs. For additional information about Sea Grape Scrubs and the different styles and colors offered, please visit www.UniformAdvantage.com. - May 19, 2011 - Uniform Advantage
Siemens Recognized by Computerworld Magazine as a 2011 Honors Laureate
Healthcare Unit of Global Innovator Creates Landmark Online Environment Using 6Connex Virtual Experience Platform - May 18, 2011 - 6Connex
Practice Velocity® Helps Urgent Care Physicians Earn Government Stimulus Dollars
Practice Veloticy's VelociDoc® Tablet EMR is now ONC-ATCB 2011/2012 certified to meet meaningful use criteria for government stimulus programs. - May 18, 2011 - Practice Velocity
Wave Medical Launches Duplicate Therapy Checker - Most Powerful Drug Interaction Checker Now Supports Duplicate Therapy
Wave Medical, the leading provider of developer drug data and clinical decision support information and technology for healthcare systems and professionals, today announced the addition of duplicate therapy checking to its robust drug interaction checker. “As more and more drugs come on the... - May 18, 2011 - Wave Medical
NewProductHelp.com to be at Forefront of Marketing Efforts for Strap-on Gelcuffs Concept
Tyra W., Ohio resident and inventor, has contracted South Florida invention assistance leader NewProductHelp.com to represent her Strap-on Gelcuffs concept to potential licensees over the next 2 years. An innovative and effective new product designed to bring much needed relief to computer users,... - May 18, 2011 - New Product Help, Inc.
Business Literacy and Financial Literacy Go Hand in Hand for Self-Employed Seeking Personal Insurance
Life insurance and income protection insurance for ordinary employees involves little more than ticking a checkbox on the super fund application form; however, for self-employed people taking out a life insurance policy can be a bit more of a challenge. Recently, however, leading financial product... - May 16, 2011 - Rate Detective
ExitCare, LLC and American Academy of Urgent Care Medicine Announce Partnership
ExitCare has partnered with the American Academy of Urgent Care Medicine (AAUCM) to offer the ExitCare Patient Education System to AAUCM members. - May 15, 2011 - American Academy of Urgent Care Medicine
Harvard Medical Students' Top Ranked Medical App VisualDx Mobile Released for Android Devices
Logical Images, Inc., the expert source for professional visual diagnostic decision support, has released its VisualDx Mobile medical app for Android devices. The company’s premier medical app released in 2010 for Apple devices was recently ranked as one of the top five medical apps by... - May 14, 2011 - Logical Images Inc
The 2nd Annual Global Benefits Conference Announces Lloyds TSB International as Bronze Sponsor October 25-28, 2011
Lloyds TSB International is part of the wider Lloyds Banking Group, which has a presence in more than 35 countries, 30 million customers and over 100,000 employees and is one of the oldest and largest banking institutions in the world. - May 13, 2011 - Global Benefits Association
Healthaxis’ Enhanced Self-Service Applications Significantly Improve Member and Administrator Access
Healthaxis recently launched its latest Web-based self-service portals for member, administrator and provider access to comprehensive health plan information. Healthaxis’ Self-Service solutions extend the capabilities of core benefits technologies to include critical information exchange and... - May 13, 2011 - Healthaxis
Avant Healthcare Professionals Selected as Finalist for 2011 ACG SMART Award
Avant Healthcare Professionals was recently selected as a finalist for the Association for Corporate Growth (ACG) award. Each year the ACG Orlando recognizes companies based on the value they bring to the region in terms of corporate culture, growth, business creativity and economic contribution. - May 13, 2011 - Avant Healthcare Professionals
Status Solutions and Stryker to Demonstrate Alert Engine/ Wireless Smart Bed Integration
Over the past several months, Stryker and Status Solutions designed and developed an integration to drive alerts from Stryker’s iBed Wireless smart bed system to SARA’s robust alerting engine. Status Solutions and Stryker are exhibiting at this week’s Atlantic Canada Clinical Engineering Society (ACCES) conference and exhibition in St. John’s, Newfoundland, and will be demonstrating the integration. - May 12, 2011 - Status Solutions
Russian American Dental Association to Award Children for Anti-Smoking Artwork at Red Carpet Ceremony
The Russian American Dental Association is going to award prizes to children for the best anti-smoking artwork at annual red carpet ceremony. The association's "Kids 4 Kids" booklet is also going to be handed out to attendees. - May 12, 2011 - Russian American Dental Association
Medical Tourism Association Partners with EuroSpaClub International for Wellness Program Expansion
The Medical Tourism Association™ and EuroSpaClub International have announced their partnership in execution of several new consumer and employer education projects and initiatives throughout Europe, Russia and CIS for wellness and preventative health. The countries covered under this partnership include Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, Montenegro, Russia (Russian Federation), Ukraine, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Italy, Croatia and Portugal. - May 12, 2011 - Medical Tourism Association™
PEPID Launches Duplicate Therapy Checker
Most powerful drug interaction checker now supports duplicate therapy. - May 12, 2011 - PEPID, LLC
Brain Pain: Tracking Triggers Key to Headache Cure
Lifestyle sleuthing is the best way to corner the prime suspects behind headache pain, says noted Encino dentist Allan Melnick. Armed with the facts, medical professionals can customize treatment to free patients from debilitating migraines, TMJ and tension headaches. - May 11, 2011 - Allan Melnick DDS
Eagle Biosciences Announces the Launch of Mouse Monoclonal Antibody Isotyping ELISA Kit
Eagle Biosciences introduces a simple ELISA where up to 12 individual samples can be assayed for heavy chain anti-IgG1, IgG2a, IgG2b, IgG3, IgA, and IgM as well as light chain kappa and lambda in one 96-well ELISA plate. - May 11, 2011 - Eagle Biosciences, Inc.
Healthagen’s iTriage Consumer Healthcare App Now Available on Android Tablets
New iTriage version optimized for Android 3.0 (Honeycomb) extends mobile device reach - May 11, 2011 - iTriage, LLC
SGS Korea Lab Becomes a Certified Body Technical Lab for Medical Devices
On 18 April 2011, SGS Testing Korea Co., Ltd. has been accredited as a Certified Body Technical Lab (CBTL) for Medical Devices and their relevant IEC standards. The lab is the fourth CBTL within the SGS network, joining the labs in the US, Belgium and Spain. - May 11, 2011 - SGS
Tremendous Growth Fuels Voicebrook National Sales Expansion
Voicebrook expands sales team in Western and Central Regions; Demand for solutions increase by nearly 600% - May 10, 2011 - Voicebrook, Inc.
American Academy of Urgent Care Medicine Announces Partnership with Medical Media Solutions, Inc. for Patient Waiting Area Digital Content
The AAUCM has partnered with Medical Media Solutions to bring digital education content to patients. - May 08, 2011 - American Academy of Urgent Care Medicine
Julian Lennon Leads World Lupus Day Observance on May 10
Musician and philanthropist Julian Lennon, newly appointed Global Ambassador for the Lupus Foundation of America (LFA), is encouraging people around the world to join with him to observe World Lupus Day on May 10. Julian is asking the public take a pledge to increase awareness of lupus, a devastating and life-altering autoimmune disease that affects at least five million people worldwide. Supporters can make their pledge and find resources to raise understanding of lupus at worldlupusday.org. - May 07, 2011 - Lupus Foundation of America, Inc.
Caring Transitions’ Additions Earn Industry Praise
Industry experts in senior relocation are taking note of the ongoing growth and expansion of Caring Transitions territories and its growing network of professional affiliations – most recently partnering with Tag Sell It, Pak Mail and 1-800-GOT-JUNK? As a national franchise specializing in... - May 07, 2011 - Caring Transitions
curasan AG Receives License for Ceracell® Dental in the USA
curasan AG has received FDA certification for its new granular bone regeneration material Ceracell® Dental - May 07, 2011 - curasan AG
Volunteers from Laser Spine Institute Participate in the Spine Foundation’s Mission Trip to Ecuador
The Spine Foundation Sponsors Medical and Orthopedic Mission Trip - May 06, 2011 - Laser Spine Institute
Medical Development Group Announces June 1, 2011 Forum Event – “Computer Assisted Diagnostics: Opportunities & Obstacles”
As computers grow in power and shrink in size and cost, the use of sophisticated computation for diagnostic purposes is spreading rapidly for areas including high-specificity diagnostic imaging, in vitro analysis, anatomical modeling, and many more. Explore three of the rapidly growing applications of this new capability, guided by speakers at the forefront of these research areas. - May 06, 2011 - Medical Development Group