Recent Headlines
Within Specialized Health Services
Charlotte Dermatologist Patrick McElgunn Named to Best Doctors in America List
Best Doctors in America list represents top 5 percent of doctors in U.S. - April 30, 2011 - Piedmont Plastic Surgery and Dermatology
Laser Spine Institute Announces May Seminars
Leader in Endoscopic Spine Surgery Offers Complimentary Medical Presentations and Treatment Options - April 30, 2011 - Laser Spine Institute
Alliance HPT Concludes Healthy, Wealthy and Wise Challenge; 836 Lbs. Lost in 12 Weeks
Alliance Hand and Physical Therapy held its final weigh-in date for all 130 participants of its fitness competition, the Healthy, Wealthy and Wise Challenge, April 7. In twelve weeks, the Healthy, Wealthy and Wise Challenge finished with its contestants collectively losing 836 pounds. Participants... - April 29, 2011 - Alliance Hand and Physical Therapy
Feud Between Emergency Physicians and Urgent Care Physicians Boils Over
A press release issued by the American College of Emergency Physicians has sparked controversy among emergency physicians and urgent care physicians that has boiled over into a feud between industries. - April 29, 2011 - Practice Velocity
Workplace Wellness Programs Available to ReSource Commercial Flooring Network Members
The ReSource Commercial Flooring Network recently announced Tri Wellness as an approved service provider for its members. Tri Wellness provides customized workplace wellness programs that help employers to care for their employees while reducing health-related costs. - April 29, 2011 - Tri Wellness
New York City’s S.L.E. Lupus Foundation Marks May 2011 as Lupus Awareness Month with Activities Across the Boroughs
Awareness-Building Critical for Autoimmune Disease that Affects More Than 60,000 New Yorkers and 1.5 Million People Nationwide. - April 28, 2011 - S.L.E. Lupus Foundation
Newly Released Book by Local Author Dr. Catherine Shanahan Shows Genetic Mutations Common in Children Born After 2000
In her critically acclaimed book Deep Nutrition: Why Your Genes Need Traditional Foods, newly released on Kindle, board certified Family Medicine physician and Cornell-trained geneticist describes shocking mutations and growth deformities appearing in babies and children under 2. These mutations are far more common among children who's mothers ate more than 100gm carbohydrate per day during pregnancy. - April 28, 2011 - Dr. Catherine Shanahan
Bright Side Dental Royal Oak Will Participate in Beaumont Hospital's Recycle-a-Thon
On May 2nd, Bright Side Dental will participate in Beaumont Hospitals E-clutter for kids program. The E-clutter for kid’s program is an effort by Beaumont Children’s Hospital and Children’s Miracle Network to support the Pediatric Speech and Language Disorders Scholarship... - April 28, 2011 - Bright Side Dental
Laser Spine Institute Administrator Named to List of "Surgery Center Administrators to Know"
Jim Stafford Named as One of 135 Great ASC Administrators by Becker’s ASC - April 28, 2011 - Laser Spine Institute
Uniquely Yours Personal Training Organizes 1st Annual Burlington Pushups for Charity and Raises Over $2,500 for Wounded Warrior Project
The 1st annual Burlington Pushups For Charity kicked off with a morning of pushups at the First Church of the Nazarene, pitting the Burlington Police department against the Regular Joe’s & Jane’s. - April 27, 2011 - Uniquely Yours Personal Training
Dr. Karen Sherman Presenting Talk at N.A.V.E.L. Expo
Dr. Sherman will be discussing the tools to changing old emotional patterns. - April 27, 2011 - Dr. Karen Sherman
John A. Sorrentino, DMD, FAGD Donates to Japan Society's Earthquake Relief Fund
John A. Sorrentino, DMD, FAGD donated charitable funds to Japan Society's Earthquake Relief Fund. - April 27, 2011 - John A Sorrentino, DMD, FAGD
DDS Fred Stange Introduces Movie Goggles at His Dental Office
The introduction of movie goggles at Fred Stange’s dental office in Midtown Manhattan has changed the way patients view their dental experience. While having a dental procedure, movie goggles keep patients entertained and distracted from the sounds around them. Patients can choose from a vast array of movies to forget about their phobias. - April 26, 2011 - Fredrick Stange DDs & Associates
Mindful Wellness Expert Hueina Su Applies Muscle Testing to Demonstrate Connection of Negative Thoughts with Emotional and Physical Stress
Mindful wellness expert and life coach Hueina Su keynotes to breast cancer survivors on connection of negative thoughts and emotions with stress on the body using muscle testing. - April 26, 2011 - Beyond Horizon Coaching
Hypnotic Therapeutics Recently Launches Virtual Gastric Band Hypnosis; Proven Safer and More Effective Than Lap-Band® Surgery
The Virtual Gastric Lap Band® Hypnotherapy is offered in the US and exclusively through Hypnotic Therapeutics. In recent years, Lap-Band® surgery has become popular. A viable alternative, Gastric Band Hypnosis or Virtual Gastric Band Hypnosis is increasingly popular in the UK. Now, based on the very same popular and successful European approach to weight loss is offered in the U.S. - April 25, 2011 - Hypnotic Therapeutics
Cocktail Reception Kicks Off the 2011 Maurer Foundation Pink Diamond Dinner
Cocktails, scrumptious appetizers, and great networking the evening of April 12 marked the official kick-off of the Maurer Foundation Pink Diamond Dinner this June. The reception was a celebratory preview of the Pink Diamond Dinner, the Maurer Foundation’s annual gala dedicated to raising money for breast health education. To register for or sponsor the Pink Diamond Dinner, held June 11 at Villa Lombardi's in Holbrook, please visit www.pinkdiamondinner.com. - April 25, 2011 - The Maurer Foundation
Laser Spine Institute Chief Corporate Ops Officer to Serve on Univ. of Tampa Board of Counselors
Jimmy St. Louis Serves on Board of Higher Education - April 24, 2011 - Laser Spine Institute
Spring Hill’s Snodgrass-King Pediatric Dentists Snags 2011 Sizzle Award
The Spring Hill pediatric dentists of Snodgrass-King Pediatric Dental Associates recently announced a Sizzle Award given by Franklin Is and Southern Exposure Magazine to Snodgrass-King. This is their fourth time in five years to receive the award, according to the Spring Hill pediatric dentist. - April 23, 2011 - Spring Hill Pediatric Dentist
Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Success Rates Hit 85 Percent at PCP
The Perry Clayman Clinic (PCP) one of the UK’s leading drug and alcohol rehabilitation provider’s report success rates of 85% and credit new services as key to unprecedented progress in the field. - April 23, 2011 - Rehab Today
Stem Cell-Based Product for Aiding Hair Growth Launched by BioRegenerative Sciences, Inc.
BioRegenerative Sciences, Inc. releases a new stem cell-based product for aiding hair growth in women. The new product, called Hair Stemulating Complex for Women, was developed using BRS' stem cell released molecules technology called S2RM Technology. - April 22, 2011 - BioRegenerative Sciences, Inc.
Beverly Hills DDS Dental Implants Specialists Are Having Contests and Free Giveaways - iPad 2 and Free Consultations Including X-Rays
The team at Beverly Hills DDS is offering the chance to win the recently released iPad 2, with entry forms available on the dental clinic’s blog. Dr. Alan E Zweig, the clinic’s lead dentist is also providing an unheard of opportunity to have a free consultation and X-Rays worth $156. - April 22, 2011 - Dr. Alan E Zweig
The Perry Clayman Clinic Chelmsford Records Record Success Rate
The Perry Clayman Clinic Chelmsford has recently released their latest performance report which shows an unprecedented 83% success rate. - April 21, 2011 - Rehab Today
Dr. Karen Sherman Interviewed by WKRS, 1220AM on Breaking Bad Habits
"Most people live on "auto-pilot" and continue to act out bad habits. But there are ways to make changes and live a life of choice," according to Dr. Sherman. - April 21, 2011 - Dr. Karen Sherman
MarijuanaDoctors.com Names VTE Global as National Sales Partner
The seasoned sales firm is targeting physicians from all legal cannabis states for the nation’s number one service agency for medical marijuana doctors. - April 21, 2011 - Medical Cannabis Network
Research Finds "Dispense as Written" Prescriptions May Add $7.7 Billion to Annual Health Care Costs
Approximately five percent of prescriptions submitted by CVS Caremark Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) members in a 30-day period during 2009 included a "dispense as written" designation, costing the health care system up to $7.7 billion annually. - April 21, 2011 - Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Research Shows Rapid Adoption of Newer, More Expensive Prostate Cancer Treatments
New research from the Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center (DF/BWCC) shows that newer, more expensive treatment options for prostate cancer were adopted rapidly and widely during 2002 - 2005 without proof of their cost-effectiveness. - April 21, 2011 - Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Emperor’s College Students Continue to Excel on NCCAOM® and California Acupuncture Licensing Exams in 2010
First time test takers from Emperor’s College score well above national average - April 20, 2011 - Emperor's College of Traditional Oriental Medicine
After Hours Pediatrics Urgent Care Connects Parents to Medical Information with Smartphone App
Tampa Bay parents now have convenient, on-the-go access to symptoms, diseases and pediatric information from After Hours Pediatrics with free iTriage healthcare app - April 20, 2011 - iTriage, LLC
Laser Spine Institute Chief Corporate Operations Officer to Serve on Best Buddies Advisory Council
Jimmy St. Louis Continues Involvement at Nonprofit Organization’s Business Buddies Tampa Bay Location - April 20, 2011 - Laser Spine Institute
NNPSA Plastic Surgeons in Reno Now Offering HCG Weight Loss Diet
Reno, NV the NNPSA (Northern Nevada Plastic Surgery) clinic has just announced that their surgeons in Reno have introduced the HCG weight loss diet into their medical practice’s services. The comprehensive diet comes in a 23 or 42 day program. It involves an oral or intramuscular injection of... - April 20, 2011 - NNPSA
BioRegenerative Sciences, Inc. Launches Extra Virgin Olive Oil Soap Bar to Complement Stem Cell-Based Cosmeceuticals
BioRegenerative Sciences, Inc. launches extra virgin olive oil soap bar to complement stem cell-based cosmeceuticals. Using pure, cold extracted, unfiltered extra virgin olive oil from Mission Olive Trees in Sonoma, CA that were originally brought to the New World by Spanish Missionaries in the... - April 19, 2011 - BioRegenerative Sciences, Inc.
Breast Cancer Wellness Coach and Motivatonal Speaker Hueina Su Keynotes on Taming Invisible Chaos and Relieving Emotional Stress for Cancer Survivors
Mindful wellness expert, inspirational speaker and life coach Hueina Su was the keynote speaker addressing the invisible chaos and root causes of stress to breast cancer patients and survivors at a breast cancer conference. - April 18, 2011 - Beyond Horizon Coaching
Memorial Health Bariatrics Again Named Center of Excellence
Memorial Health Bariatrics, the weight-loss surgery program at Memorial University Medical Center, has been renewed as a Center of Excellence by the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS). The program was first designated a Center of Excellence in 2008. Memorial Health... - April 18, 2011 - Memorial Health
"What Weather Teaches" with Founders of Shaman’s Circle on April 19 "Why Shamanism Now?" Radio Show
On her radio show "Why Shamanism Now? A Practical Path to Authenticity,” teacher, author and founder of the Last Mask Center for Shamanic Healing Christina Pratt welcomes Nan Moss and David Corbin of The Shaman’s Circle as part of series featuring guests from the Society of Shamanic Practitioners. Pratt talks to Moss and Corbin about and the intimate relationship between our inner states, the weather and our ability to transform the damage humans are doing to the environment. - April 17, 2011 - Last Mask Center for Shamanic Healing
Compass to Care Childhood Cancer Foundation Launches “A Cup for a Child’s Cure”
The foundation’s inaugural event to be hosted by Starbucks at Comer Children’s Hospital at the University of Chicago on April 19, 2011 - April 17, 2011 - Compass to Care
S.L.E. Lupus Foundation Gathers Manhattan’s Most Stylish to Raise Funds and Awareness for the Fight Against Lupus
3rd Annual Handbag Auction and Luncheon Honors NBC’s Dr. Nancy Snyderman and Designer Mary Norton - April 16, 2011 - S.L.E. Lupus Foundation
The OC Breast Cancer Fundraiser – a Huge Success
Fighting together with OCBCF against breast cancer, a successful fundraiser took place with the sponsorship and contribution of CosmetiCare, the Newport Beach Plastic Surgery Center and Med Spa where Orange County breast reduction and reconstruction (for breast cancer survivors who have undergone a mastectomy) is one of their most honorable services. - April 16, 2011 - CosmetiCare
University of California, Irvine to Hold CME Approved Spine Surgery Symposium on June 3, 2011 in Orange County, California
The UC Irvine Dept of Orthopedic Surgery is proud to announce the 2011 UC Irvine Spine Symposium. The CME accredited symposium will include world reknowned faculty from UC Irvine, UCSF, UCLA, USC, and UCSD. Various spine topics will be discussed, ranging from the diagnosis of back and neck pain, diagnostic studies, pain management, and current and future surgical therapies. - April 16, 2011 - Irvine Spine Center
Skin Matters Medical Centre: Approaching the One Year Anniversary of Introducing Ulthera to Vancouver, BC
Ulthera is the first and only technology to visualize beneath the skin surface in combination with a non-invasive delivery of energy at depths previously not achieved with lasers or radio frequency. - April 16, 2011 - Skin Matters Medical Centre
Complementary Oral Cancer Screening at NYC Smile Design
Leading cosmetic dentists in New York City, Dr. Ramin Tabib and Dr. Elisa Mello, at NYC Smile Design, are offering complementary oral cancer screenings on April 25-27, 2011. - April 15, 2011 - NYC Smile Design
Governor Scott Names Local Physician to State Board of Medicine - Dr. James Orr is the Only Southwest Floridian to Serve on Board
Dr. James Orr, a local Florida physician, is appointed to the Florida Board of Medicine - April 15, 2011 - 21st Century Oncology
EMP Announces Video Contest Winner
Emergency Medicine Physicians has announced the results of the Second Annual Residency Video contest. - April 15, 2011 - Emergency Medicine Physicians (EMP)
Buddy Up for Breast Health
21st Century Oncology launches program to promote Breast Health - April 14, 2011 - 21st Century Oncology
Advanced Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute in Freehold Announces Scholarship Opportunity in the Freehold Regional School District
The orthopedic surgeons at Advanced Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute (AOSMI) of Freehold, Monroe, and Wall townships have announced that they will be awarding two scholarships to seniors attending a high school in the Freehold Regional School District in New Jersey - April 13, 2011 - Advanced Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute, PC
Gainesville OB/GYN Surgeon Performs First Single-Incision Hysterectomy in North Florida
All About Women OB/GYN clinic founder Dr. Anthony Agrios performs single-incision surgery with high-tech daVinci Surgery system. - April 13, 2011 - All About Women Obstetrics and Gynecology
BioRegenerative Sciences, Inc. Releases Stem Cell-Based, Anti-Aging Cosmeceuticals at A4M Congress
Stem cell-based anti-aging cosmeceuticals for the promotion of healthy, youthful, beautiful skin were released by BioRegenerative Sciences, Inc. at the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine in Orlando, FL in April, 2011. - April 12, 2011 - BioRegenerative Sciences, Inc.
Practice Velocity Announces Membership to Health Level Seven (HL7) International
Practice Velocity, LLC, a medical software company that produces the VelociDoc® electronic medical record, adds perspective of urgent care industry to voting process as new organizational member of HL7 International. - April 12, 2011 - Practice Velocity
Breast Cancer Patients and Survivors Find Inspiration, Hope and Guidance Sailing Through Breast Cancer Journey at Breast Cancer Conference
Mindful wellness expert and life coach Hueina Su was the keynote speaker inspiring and guiding nearly one hundred breast cancer patients and survivors at a breast cancer conference. - April 12, 2011 - Beyond Horizon Coaching
Christina Pratt Talks About "Spirit Teachers and Better Humans" on April 12 "Why Shamanism Now?"
On her radio show "Why Shamanism Now? A Practical Path to Authenticity,” teacher, author, and founder of the Last Mask Center for Shamanic Healing Christina Pratt talks about how spirits are teachers who help us to be better humans and why it is important for us to seek them out. - April 10, 2011 - Last Mask Center for Shamanic Healing
Lupus Research Institute Enthusiastically Supports Plans to Reduce Ethnic and Racial Health Disparities Announced by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
The Lupus Research Institute and its National Coalition of state and local organizations welcomes the two strategies announced today by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to strengthen and expand community-led efforts to achieve health equity across the nation. The Lupus... - April 09, 2011 - Lupus Research Institute