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Philadelphia Company Installing Solar Energy Plant
Penn Herb Company, Ltd. is installing a 120 kW photovoltaic power system on the roof of Penn Herb Company’s building at 10601 Decatur Road in Philadelphia. This solar power plant will produce an estimated 140,210 kWh of electricity per year. The system will be tied directly into the electric grid, providing clean solar powered energy not only for Penn Herb, but also other residential and commercial electric customers in the area. - November 14, 2009 - Penn Herb Company, Ltd.
1,000,000 Transcripts and Growing
VIVA Transcription reaches industry milestone. - November 14, 2009 - VIVA Transcription Corporation
Four Women & Infants/Alpert Medical School Physicians Accepted as Fellowship Candidates
Four physicians from Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island/The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University have been accepted as fellowship candidates by the American Gynecological & Obstetrical Society. The four fellowship candidates are: Sandra Ann Carson, MD, of Cranston, RI;... - November 14, 2009 - Women & Infants Hospital
"The Economic Report" Show to Feature Preferred Health Technology
The producers of The Economic Report are pleased to announce that Preferred Health Technology Inc. will be featured in an upcoming episode on Improving Productivity/Profitability through Effective Technology as part of the show's Solutions for Rising Costs in Healthcare series. While more and more... - November 14, 2009 - The Economic Report
Increase Your Used Medical Equipment Sales with Video Tours
Advanced features, such as video tours, can help bring an item’s listing to life, even if only virtually, buyers can really get a sense of the item by viewing a video tour of it. - November 14, 2009 - medwow
Avant Healthcare Professionals Unveils New and Improved Website www.AvantHealthcare.com
Avant Healthcare Professionals, a nationwide expert in providing internationally educated nursing and allied health professionals; including Physical and Occupational Therapists, announced today that they have updated their website to better represent the lines of business and healthcare... - November 13, 2009 - Avant Healthcare Professionals
Study Shows Effectiveness of Gamma Knife Treatment
The study is based on the research team’s analysis of 111 patients who initially were treated with whole-brain-radiation-therapy (WBRT) then received stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) to treat the tumor recurrence. - November 13, 2009 - Mount Sinai South Nassau
Andy Houck, Stay at Home Franchise Owner, Invited as Guest Speaker at the Alzheimer’s Association Training Event for Healthcare Professionals
Andy Houck, Stay at Home franchise owner, invited as guest speaker at the Alzheimer’s Association’s Eastern Tennessee Chapter’s spring training event, “Caring and Coping, Together we make a Difference,” sponsored by the East Tennessee Area Agency of Aging on November 12, 2009 at the First Baptist Church of Sevierville. - November 12, 2009 - Stay at Home
Invisalign Teen Now Great Alternative to Braces at Columbus Family Dental Center
Invisalign Teen now available from Dr. Laura Bracken at Columbus Family Dental Center, 901 Third St. Columbus, Indiana. Dr. Laura Bracken is offering 20% off Invisalign. - November 12, 2009 - Columbus Family Dental Center
Dr. James F. Cozzarelli, Board-Certified Orthopedic Surgeon with AOSMI, Offers Free Talk on Treatment of Shoulder Pain at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold, NJ
Dr. James F. Cozzarelli, a board-certified orthopedic surgeon with Advanced Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute (AOSMI), Freehold and Monroe Township, New Jersey, will offer a free public talk to the residents of Monmouth and Middlesex counties on the causes, diagnosis, and treatment of shoulder pain at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold, NJ. Dr. Berkowitz specializes in arthroscopy, total joint replacement, and fracture and trauma care and is an expert on Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS). - November 12, 2009 - Advanced Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute, PC
Swearingen Software Announces the Release of the RISynergy Web Products Suite
Swearingen Software RISynergy Web Products Suite meets the any-time, any-where, web-based demands of Radiology Managers today. With the newest release in Radiology Information System innovation from Swearingen Software, users may now access some of the most frequently used modules online. - November 12, 2009 - Swearingen Software, Inc.
HealthcareSpy.com Lets Americans Tell Health Care Horror Stories and Good Stories Alike
HealthcareSpy.com, a new Website launched out of Colorado, aims to paint a picture of the current American healthcare system by allowing individuals to post about both their good and bad experiences with medical providers and insurance companies. - November 12, 2009 - HealthcareSpy.com
Trident Workforce Investment Board Prepares One Stop Career System Students for Careers in Healthcare
The Trident One Stop Career System held its 30th graduation ceremony recognizing the thirteen students who completed the Community Healthcare Training Program (CHTP) taught at the Trident One Stop Career Center (TOSCC) in North Charleston. The CHTP is sponsored by the Trident Workforce Investment... - November 12, 2009 - Trident Workforce Investment Board
Physician Compliance Network Provides Expert Chart Review for All Types of Medical Cases
Physician Compliance Network, LLC, a physician owned and operated company, has expanded their core service capabilities to include chart review for medical quality and appropriateness of care for virtually any medical specialty and situation. - November 12, 2009 - Physician Compliance Network
Voluntary Benefits Conference in Los Angeles a Huge Success
The first annual Voluntary Benefits & Limited Medical Conference showcased great attendance in its first year with over 375 attendees, 50 speakers and over 35 exhibitors and sponsors. - November 12, 2009 - Mini Medical & Limited Medical Plan Conference
Symbyos Announces Its ToothIQ Dental Videos Are Now Available for Dentist Websites
Symbyos, the developers of ToothIQ have released their dental animations to dentists for use on their own practice websites via ToothIQPro. - November 11, 2009 - Symbyos
Ronco is Exhibiting at HealthAchieve 2009, November 16-17, 2009 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Ronco will be exhibiting at HealthAchieve 2009, come and discover the latest in hand protection. - November 11, 2009 - RONCO
Orthopedic Surgeons to Discuss Joint Pain, Hip and Knee Replacements
Free seminar to be held at Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center - November 11, 2009 - Arizona Orthopaedic Associates
Interactive Online DiabetesMine™ Health Plan Goes Live at Keas
New personalized health tool created by patient advocate and experienced physician “walks you through” diabetes care. - November 10, 2009 - TnT Initiatives
Rhode Island Chiropractor Dr. Mark Mulak is Now a Certified Chiropractic Sports Physician
Dr. Mark Mulak, a Chiropractor at CitySide Chiropractic Center in Cranston, is now a Certified Chiropractic Sports Physician. The focus of chiropractic sports medicine is conservative management, rehabilitation and performance optimization for athletes. - November 10, 2009 - CitySide Chiropractic Center
Seattle Information Systems Partners with QualityMetric
Seattle Information Systems and QualityMetric sign Reseller Agreement Seattle Information Systems (SIS) announced today that QualityMetric Incorporated, the world renowned outcomes measurement specialist, is an official partner in the company’s efforts to help physicians better assess... - November 09, 2009 - Seattle Information Systems, Inc.
Dr. Ann A. Kiessling, Director of the Bedford Stem Cell Research Foundation Honored with the Jacob Heskel Gabbay Award for Biotechnology and Medicine
101 healthy babies have been born from SPAR, the Special Program of Assisted Reproduction, which allows HIV positive men to safely father children. Dr. Kiessling’s recent work is bridging the gap between assisted reproduction and stem cell science. - November 09, 2009 - Bedford Stem Cell Research Foundation
Hormone Therapy Can be Safe and Effective
Dr. Mickey Barber, the CEO at Cenegenics Carolinas addresses the ongoing concerns about hormone therapy. Cenegenics Carolinas is an age management facility located in Charleston, SC and provides care for patients from around the country. - November 09, 2009 - Cenegenics Carolinas
Adult Stem Cell Preservation Available in the Southeast
Cenegenics Carolinas, an age management facility located in Charleston, is now offering adult stem cell preservation. This modern medical breakthrough is performed with a simple blood draw, and can help adult patients battle cancer, heart disease, and many other medical issues they may face in the future. - November 09, 2009 - Cenegenics Carolinas
Cahill Dental Care Centre Are Excited to Welcome New Dentist to Their Team
The team at the Cahill Dental Care Centre are delighted by the arrival of Chris Waith, who joined the practice earlier this month. - November 09, 2009 - Cahill Dental Care Centre
MarketsandMarkets: Global Wireless and Mobile Backhaul Equipment Market Worth US$38.0 Billion by 2014
The growing trend of globalization has been a pivotal factor in the market growth of telecommunications; and thus acts as a market driver for wireless data transfer and the wireless backhaul market as well. - November 09, 2009 - marketsandmarkets
Kavapoint Releases Multiple iPhone Apps for Medical Professionals
Kavapoint has updated multiple of their medical apps for the medical community including ICU Pearls, On Call Notes, iEmergency, and iEmergency PRO. - November 08, 2009 - Kavapoint LLC
Highlands-Cashiers Hospital Provided Internist by The Carlisle Group
“We’ve had a wonderful experience, we have had wonderful success, and the results are really paying off." - Ken Shull, President and CEO of Highlands-Cashiers Hospital. - November 08, 2009 - The Carlisle Group
Oconee Medical Center Enjoys Physician Recruiting Success with The Carlisle Group
”TCG’s Procurement has been surprisingly effective for what we need. We look forward to a continued relationship with them.” - November 08, 2009 - The Carlisle Group
Creating Electronic Health Records – Breaking Through the Data Input Barrier
New White Paper from RokkSoft Discusses the Challenges for Healthcare Service Providers in Creating Electronic Records. - November 08, 2009 - RokkSoft Solutions Corp
Botox Training: IAPAM Announces 2010 Training Dates for Physicians
Presented by the IAPAM, the Botox & Dermal Filler Training Bootcamp and the Advanced Dermal Filler Training Program announces their dates for 2010. Through the IAPAM's industry-leading aesthetic medicine educational programs, physicians will continue to recieve the most intensive, hands-on cosmetic injectable and Botox training available in North America. - November 08, 2009 - International Association for Physicians in Aesthetic Medicine
RMA of New York Joins LIVESTRONG, Assisting Men and Women Affected by Cancer
Dr. Alan Copperman, co-medical director of RMA of New York, and Fertile Hope Advisor joins The Fertility Advisory Committee of The Lance Armstrong Foundation. - November 08, 2009 - Reproductive Medicine Associates
Classical Ballet, Modern, Jazz and Tap Dance School - Fund Raising Event - Dance for Life - Le Ballet Theatral De Montreal
The dance school Le Ballet Théâtral de Montréal, founded and directed by Monique Goyer, is please to announce that it will take part in the fund raising event “DANSEZ POUR LA VIE” (Dance for Life, www.dansezpourlavie.ca) hosted by the Quebec division of the Canadian Hemophile Society, this event will be on the 14 November, 2009. www.btmtl.com. - November 07, 2009 - Le Ballet Theatral de Montreal
Dr. Bagdonas Inducted Into Prestigious Trauma Care Association
South Nassau Communities Hospital’s director of trauma and surgical critical care, Richard A. Bagdonas, M.D., has been inducted into the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma. The American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST), headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, is the... - November 07, 2009 - Mount Sinai South Nassau
Hospital Curtain Solutions, Inc. Launches New Eco-Friendly Website
Hospital Curtain Solutions' plan to 'green' the hospital cubicle curtain industry begins with the creation of a new website that makes it easy for healthcare facilities to purchase contemporary, eco-conscious cubicle curtains, cubicle track and hardware with the click of a mouse. - November 07, 2009 - Hospital Curtain Solutions, Inc.
Analyst Briefing Presentation on the Global Stem Cells Market to be Held on 18th November, 2009
Analyst Briefing on Global Stem Cells Market by MarketsandMarkets. - November 07, 2009 - marketsandmarkets
SensorTech Corporation Receives the 2009 InnoVision Small Enterprise Award
SensorTech Corporation has been awarded the 2009 InnoVision award in the Small Enterprise category. The Small Enterprise Award Recognizes a small business entity, defined as an organization with fewer than 50 full-time employees or less than $20 million in revenue, for the innovative application or development of a technology-based product, process or service. - November 06, 2009 - sensortech corporation
MD-IT Helps Establish National Effort to Accelerate Secure Electronic Exchange of Medical Records
Health care is the largest industry in the US unable to routinely send and receive information over the internet. Due to concerns about security and privacy of personal health information (PHI), virtually all of the millions of patient records exchanged among providers are faxed or mailed. Records that originate as digital files end up as less useful paper records when received. Many more patient records are never sent due to this inefficient means of information sharing. - November 06, 2009 - MD-IT
Arizona Orthopaedic Associates Offers Alternative to Traditional Hip Replacement Surgery
Anterior Hip Replacement Procedure Minimizes Pain and Shortens Recovery Time. - November 06, 2009 - Arizona Orthopaedic Associates
Partial Knee Replacements Can Lead to Greater Mobility, Less Pain and Shorter Recovery Times
Minimally Invasive Oxford Knee Procedure Being Used by Arizona Orthopaedic Associates at Gateway. - November 06, 2009 - Arizona Orthopaedic Associates
Emergency Medicine Physicians Sponsors Video Contest
Emergency Medicine Physicians (EMP), a company that supplies residency-trained and board-certified emergency physicians to staff and manage hospital emergency departments across the United States, is holding a “Best in Emergency Medicine” video challenge through December 11, 2009. EMP... - November 06, 2009 - Emergency Medicine Physicians (EMP)
Center for Spinal Disorders Continues Support of Patient Education by Working with Top Pain Resource, Spine-Health
The Center of Spinal Disorders is pleased to announce its latest effort for providing continuous education to patients with spinal disorders via participation in the new Spine Center Excellence Program of leading back pain and neck pain resource, Spine-health.com. - November 05, 2009 - Spine-health LLC
Prevalence of Dyslexia Spurs Dyslexia Help Center to Assist Those Who Suffer
In order to assist the estimated 10 percent of the U.S. population struggles with Dyslexia, Reading Horizons has compiled a webpage dedicated to providing free resources and information to help those who are impacted by Dyslexia. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, projects that the... - November 05, 2009 - Reading Horizons
Broadwest and Three Palm Software Announce Partnership
Broadwest and Three Palm Software today announced that they have signed a partnership agreement, in which Broadwest will distribute Three Palm Software’s WorkstationOne™ product. WorkstationOne will be on display at RSNA’09 in booth 1506. Under this agreement, Broadwest will... - November 05, 2009 - Broadwest Corporation
Henry Ford Hospital Study: Hepatitis B Does Not Increase Risk for Pancreatic Cancer
A Henry Ford Hospital study found that hepatitis B does not increase the risk for pancreatic cancer - and that only age is a contributing factor. The results contradict a previous study in 2008 that suggested a link between pancreatic cancer and previous hepatitis B infection. Hepatitis B is an inflammation of the liver caused by a viral infection. - November 05, 2009 - Henry Ford Health System
MarketsandMarkets: Global Stem Cell and Advanced Technologies Market Worth US$ 88.3 Billion by 2014
The stem cell market is growing rapidly due to increasing regulatory approval and public acceptance bodies. The benefits of stem cell therapy are attracting an increasing number of patients. - November 05, 2009 - marketsandmarkets
Medimpex United Workman’s Compensation and Drug Testing: What Employers Need to Know About Drug Testing Reimbursement
Some Employers do not want the bother or expenses of randomly testing their employees on a consistent basis, and will opt for pre-employment screening instead. They figure if they pass one drug test, that they can be trusted. Also, it is viewed as the simplest and cheapest way to screen out drug users from being hired; pre-employment tests are also considered an effective deterrent. - November 04, 2009 - Medimpex United Inc
NuU Medspa Sponsors 17th Annual Cocktails for a Cause
NuU Medspa sponsored all level donations to benefit pediatric medical research at Children’s Memorial Hospital and the Children’s Memorial Research Center (CMRC). Through support and generous donations from local vendors and businesses, the CMRC met their goal of $200,000 in donations. - November 04, 2009 - NuU Unlimited
IAPAM Symposium Adds New Botox Training Video to Help Physicians Succeed
Physicians can now revisit the preeminent educational experience they receive while attending the IAPAM's Aesthetic Medicine Symposium, by using the IAPAM's 3 new clinical training DVD's, offering focused instruction on: botox training, dermal filler training and microdermabrasion training. - November 04, 2009 - International Association for Physicians in Aesthetic Medicine
Immanuel Senior Living Partners with Avantas for Health Staffing Solution
Avantas expands its Healthcare Pool to serve Senior Health and Assisted Living Communities in Omaha and Lincoln. - November 04, 2009 - Avantas, LLC.