News Articles from Monday 5^th of October 2009

17:37: New Complimentary Wallet Card to Tackle Concussions 'Head On'

17:27: Washington's Leading Ladies Join 'Gift of Life Breakfast' Supporting Capital Breast Care Center

17:01: Boston Scientific Announces Exclusive Sponsorship and First Enrollments of MADIT-RIT Clinical Trial

17:00: BioWa Announces Second Japanese License of POTELLIGENT(R) Technology to Otsuka Pharmaceutical

16:48: GlaxoSmithKline Receives Unanimous FDA Panel Approval Recommendation for VOTRIENT(TM)

16:39: Sprouts Farmers Market Marks Its Long-Awaited Debut in Boulder

16:37: The California Wellness Foundation Announces 2009 California Peace Prize Honorees

16:26: Nutrisystem Announces Distribution at Walmart

16:19: HEAL Africa's Founders Conduct Nationwide Tour to Share Best Practices for Rebuilding Congo

16:05: Verenium Announces Proposed Public Offering of Common Stock

16:03: DSS Research Announces Approval as a Home Health Care CAHPS(R) Survey Administrator

16:01: MedQuist Wins Contract at SwedishAmerican Health System

16:00: Accelerant Healthcare Solutions Hopes to Shift 'Paper to Paperless' Paradigm

16:00: ResMed Acquires Laboratoires Narval

16:00: U.S. FDA Authorizes Expansion to 40 Clinical Sites for HeartWare U.S. Bridge-to-Transplant Clinical Trial

15:57: FDA Orders Postmarket Surveillance Studies on Certain Spinal Systems

15:41: National Transitions of Care Coalition Releases Health Care Tools in Spanish and French

15:22: New Florida Law Allows Use of Instant Drug Tests On the Job Site

15:07: AvMed Receives Highest Quality Rating for Both Commercial and Medicare Products From Nation's Top Health Care Quality Evaluator

15:00: NextGenWeb to Live Stream HHS Secretary Sebelius Health Care Policy Discussion with National Journal on October 7

14:57: St. Jude Marks 25th Year of Cancer Survivors Clinic

14:55: President Bill Clinton to Address AdvaMed 2009: The MedTech Conference

14:45: Hard to Treat Diseases (HTDS) Receives Equity Capital Follow Up Report

14:37: USDA Joins FDA Efforts on New Food Safety Regulations

14:29: Gaiam and Celebrity Trainer Bob Greene to Release New Health and Fitness DVD

14:19: Alliance for Regenerative Medicine Names Executive Committee

14:18: New Isopure Plus Line of Adult Nutrition Drinks Offers Clear Protein Solution for Nutritionally Challenged

14:11: T.J. Martell Foundation's Annual Awards Gala Brings Together Legends and Leaders for AIDS, Leukemia and Cancer Research

14:04: Massachusetts Non-Profit Leads the Way Nationally on Women Veterans in Crisis

13:47: Nestle USA Partners With Retailers, Food and Beverage Industry to Launch National Obesity Campaign

13:32: Americans United for Life Responds to New Pew Poll Results Showing Dramatic Drop in Support for Abortion

13:31: New Survey of Financial Services Companies Reveals Over 75 Percent Have No Emergency Plans to Deal With H1N1

13:29: Keiser University to Offer Master of Science Degree in Physician Assistant Program

13:26: FDA Advisory Committee Recommends Approval of PEGINTRON(R) for the Adjuvant Treatment of Stage III Malignant Melanoma

13:23: Empire BlueCross BlueShield to Support 2011 World Police & Fire Games in NYC

13:19: Hanger Orthopedic Group, Inc. Announces Third Quarter 2009 Earnings Release Conference Call

13:00: $16 Million in Federal Stimulus Funding Establishes Seattle as a Hub of Comparative-Effectiveness Research In Cancer

13:00: Federal Stimulus Funding Channels More Than $40 Million to Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

13:00: SRI International Awarded National Institute of Mental Health Contract for Evaluation of Brain Imaging Agents and Medications for Treatment of Mental Disorders

12:50: Emerging Evidence Shows Strawberries Can Help Lower Cholesterol

12:48: US Oncology, Inc. to Exhibit iKnowMed(TM) at the 2009 ASCO EHR Symposium: Harnessing the EHR: From Incentives to Sustainability

12:47: Hologic to Release Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2009 Operating Results on Monday, November 9, 2009

12:43: Media Advisory: USAction to Mark Ten Years of Building National and Grassroots Progressive Leadership

12:29: Gilbert Hospital to Begin Dialysis Care

12:25: ThromboGenics Announces Results From a Phase IIa Trial Evaluating Microplasmin for the Treatment of Diabetic Macular Edema (MIVI II DME)

12:25: Aurora Health Care Among Six Sites Chosen for National Medicare Collaborative on Geriatric Care

12:12: Expert Panel of Pediatric Liver Specialists Publishes Recommendations for Monitoring and Referral of Children With Chronic Hepatitis B Infections

12:05: Fewer U.S. Schools Selling Less Nutritious Food and Beverages

12:04: Kimberly-Clark Acquires Baylis Medical Company's Pain Management Business

12:04: my1HIE(R) Recognized as Emerging Technology Company of the Year by Automation Alley

12:01: Southwest Airlines Delivers 'Comfort' to Americans Displaced by Disasters

12:00: Conatus Pharmaceuticals to Present at the Montgomery Healthcare Conference

12:00: Study Suggests that NGAL Identifies Acute Kidney Injury Early in ICU Patients

11:48: US HIFU Appoints Arie Belldegrun, M.D. to Board of Directors

11:41: Alabama Dentist Honored With ADA Humanitarian Award

11:39: UnitedHealth Supplying Anti-Healthcare Reform Data to Republican Leadership Through Subsidiary, Lewin Group. U.S. Politics Today Offers Complete Coverage

11:39: MedQuist Signs Transcription and Editing Services Agreement with HealthTrust Purchasing Group

11:37: Dr. Maziar Ghodsian, Medical Director of Brisa Medical Clinic is Offering Free Annual Physical Exams to Southern California Residents

11:37: Fora Care Group Becomes Pioneering Educational Member of the International Society of Vascular Health

11:36: Health Plans Collaborate on Landmark Initiative to Reduce Time, Expense for Physician Office Practice 'Paperwork'

11:26: Kendle Appoints John Needham Executive Director and Global Head, Patient Enrollment Strategy

11:26: PENTAX Medical Company Grants $50,000 to Support the ASGE Ambassador Program for GI Endoscopic Training in Developing Countries

11:24: Abt Associates to Conduct Demonstration Initiative for Federal Office of HIV/AIDS Policy Aimed At HIV Prevention Among Minority Youth

11:23: Butler Hospital Leads National Study of Deep Brain Stimulation for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

11:17: President Obama Mistakenly Invites OPPONENT To Stand Up for Him at White House Today: AAPS Doctors Ask, Is He Having Trouble Finding Supporters?

11:15: Hudson Event: Are Health Cooperatives the Future of Health Care?

11:10: The New Solution to Eldercare for 30 Million Baby Boomers: Care Support of America - 'Trusted Guidance as Your Parents Age'

11:05: Stuart Lazarus, Run to Remember National Director, Will Run All Night Through Bourbon Country

11:05: Bikes Catch a Free Ride: JetBlue Airways Waives Bike Fees for Cyclists Participating in the LIVESTRONG Challenge Austin

11:00: Register Now for the Seattle Sutton's 2010 Slim Down

11:00: International Dyslexia Conference Scheduled In Florida

11:00: Blue Shield of California Awards $29.6 Million in Pay-for-Performance Programs in 2009

11:00: SCAN Health Plan Receives New Four-Year Accreditation for Continuing Medical Education

11:00: The ZigBee Alliance and Continua Health Alliance Collaborate to Expand Telehealth Capabilities

11:00: PEAK Surgical and Medtronic Announce Global Distribution Agreement for the Ear, Nose, and Throat Market

10:58: Study Finds That ONGLYZA(TM) (saxagliptin) When Added to Metformin was Non-Inferior to JANUVIA (sitagliptin) When Added to Metformin in Reducing Hemoglobin (HbA1c) in Adults With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

10:57: Lupin Licenses US Rights for Proprietary Bioadhesive Technology for Rifaximin to Salix Pharmaceuticals

10:55: Onglyza(R) (saxagliptin) Receives Marketing Authorisation in Europe for the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes

10:48: Nation's Largest Online Autism Research Initiative Launches Research Survey for Grandparents of Children With Autism

10:47: Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida Introduces New Health Cards

10:46: EMD Serono, Inc. Named as a Top Employer by Science Magazine

10:35: Laser Spine Institute Tampa Receives Coveted AAAHC Accreditation

10:30: Bumble Bee Foods Joins Industry and NGOs in Launch of Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation

10:29: AlphaHelix Presents AmpXpress(TM) at the BIOTECHNICA Show

10:29: Covance Inc. Invites You to Join the Webcast of Its Third Quarter 2009 Financial Results Conference Call

10:27: MedPage Today(R) Releases iPhone Application

10:25: Reminder: Media Briefing to Announce Millions of Dollars in Federal Stimulus Funding to Seattle Researchers for Comparative-Effectiveness Research in Cancer

10:15: PepsiCo Joins Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation to Help Reduce Obesity in the U.S.

10:06: VIDEO from Medialink and CIGNA: Don't Stress Out Over Stress, Some of it is Good for You

10:01: Affinion Partners with OptumHealth(SM) Allies

10:01: CCMC Celebrates Case Management Week (Oct. 11-17) With Second Annual Patricia McCollom Scholarship

10:00: Super Jake Foundation Hosts 5th Annual Heroes Bash on Nov. 14 to Benefit Pediatric Cancer Research

10:00: Retailers, NGOs and Food and Beverage Industry Launch National Initiative to Help Reduce Obesity

10:00: China-Biotics, Inc. Announces Closing of Public Offering of Common Stock

10:00: American HealthTech and Vocollect Healthcare Systems Announce an Alliance to Deliver Unified Electronic Medical Records

10:00: IncentOne Introduces Next Generation of Healthy Choice Award(TM) Incentive Solution to Drive Consumer and Provider Engagement

09:53: Emergency Medicine Physicians Announces Six New Contracts With North Carolina Hospitals

09:43: UCSF Scientist Receives Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

09:33: Sequella Receives American Recovery and Reinvestment Funding Through the NIH

09:30: Blood Drives Offer Lessons in Learning

09:15: 8 Ounces a Day of POM Wonderful 100% Pomegranate Juice May Slow Progression of Carotid Intima-Media Thickness (CIMT) in Patients with Elevated Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors, Study Finds

09:00: Health Robotics' CytoCare(TM) Global Expansion Continues With Grifols International in Latin America

09:00: Elekta Impac Software Selected to Present at Electronic Health Records Symposium

09:00: Women's Health Foundation Enters Fall Season With New Grants, Website and Special Events for Chicagoans

09:00: Request for Coverage: Toxic Chemicals Found in Doctors and Nurses

09:00: Starlight Children's Foundation Partners with Little Pickle Press to Create New Model of Cause Partnership to Benefit Children

09:00: Emergency Ultrasound Consultants Announces Strategic Partnership with The Sullivan Group to Reduce Medical Errors and Lower Healthcare Costs

09:00: RadMD Reaches 150th Clinical Trial

09:00: Photos: Bad Habits That Age Your Smile

09:00: Dale Buchanan's Supreme Ultimate Fitness Brings Quick Results to South Florida Residents

09:00: Signostics Introduces the World's Smallest Ultrasound Product for Global Demands of Affordable Healthcare

08:45: Bausch & Lomb Acquires the Commercial Assets of Italian Ophthalmic Pharmaceuticals Company Tubilux

08:38: More Than Half of Americans Surveyed Are Not Worried About Swine Flu, According to New Deloitte Poll

08:30: Cardinal Health Names Mark Blake to Lead Strategy, Corporate Development

08:30: Richard Gephardt and the Council for American Medical Innovation Discuss Incentives Necessary to Protect America's Greatest Innovators at Capitol Hill Briefing

08:30: PharmAthene Executives Featured in Anthrax Pathogen Training Video for U.S. Department of Homeland Security

08:30: Misonix, Inc. Announces the Sale of Sonora Medical Systems for $8 Million

08:30: NeoStem, Inc. Appoints Vice President of Sales and Marketing

08:30: Regado Biosciences To Present at the 2009 Japan Biopharma Partnering Conference on October 6, 2009

08:30: SEC Closes Investigation of PharmaNet Development Group and Recommends No Action

08:20: New Free Short Film, 'Reducing Infant Mortality,' Exposes How U.S. Health Care System Fails Mothers and Babies and Costs Taxpayers Billions

08:15: Thomas F. Frist, III Elected to SAIC Board of Directors

08:05: 'United Nations of Providers and Payers' Brings Together Dental Providers and Payers to Improve Efficiency and Quality of Transactional Services

08:00: Phil Douglas Elected ALTHA President

08:00: Community Access Opens the Doors of Its Supportive Housing Sites to the Community in Commemoration of World Mental Health Awareness Month

08:00: Lincare Holdings Inc. Extends Terms of Employment Agreements with Executive Officers

08:00: Peregrine Pharmaceuticals Reports Positive Results From Phase II Bavituximab Lung Cancer Trial

08:00: Tianyin Pharmaceutical, Co. Announces Cash Dividend to Common Shareholders - Record Date October 30, 2009

08:00: Methodist Hospital Adopts New Technology Solutions to Improve Care for California Patients and Reduce Operating Costs

08:00: Gold's Gym Poll Reveals Biggest Fitness Etiquette Blunders and How to Avoid Them

08:00: Data on VIVUS' Qnexa To Be Featured at The Obesity Society Annual Meeting

08:00: BJC Healthcare Chooses Omnicell OptiFlex Solutions for the OR and Cath Lab

08:00: Oncothyreon announces appointment of Douglas E. Williams, Ph.D., to board of directors

07:58: Transdel Pharmaceuticals to Host Conference Call and Webcast on Tuesday, October 6, 2009 to Announce Top-Line Phase 3 Study Results for Lead Topical Pain Drug Ketotransdel(R)

07:50: Alcohol Education Program for College Campuses Gets a Face-Lift

07:45: avVaa World Health Care Products Inc. Announces DRTV Media Test Launches Today

07:30: Cumberland Pharmaceuticals Announces Presentation of Caldolor Data at American Academy of Pain Management Meeting

07:00: Genome Quebec and Montreal Heart Institute Pharmacogenomics Centre Deploys Isilon IQ in Next Generation of Drug Development

07:00: Sigma-Aldrich(R) and Sangamo BioSciences Announce Major Expansion of ZFP Technology License Agreement

07:00: /R E P E A T -- DiagnoCure signs distribution agreement in the UK for its colorectal cancer test/

06:00: ICFH Elects New Board Member Whilly Bermudez

06:00: Oral Cancer Foundation to Donate Screening Devices to Free Clinics

06:00: New Government Research Finds One in Every 100 Children Has Autism, of Whom Nearly 40% Are Recovered

06:00: Wonderful(R) Pistachios Invites America to "Get Crackin'"

06:00: As Schools Reopen in Indonesia, World Vision Says Children's Basic Needs Still Not Being Met

05:00: Trapeze Networks Announces Trapeze Medical, Bringing Medical-Grade Mobility to Healthcare Market

05:00: Cord Blood America Continues to Reduce Debt; Three Notes Retired

04:00: Frost & Sullivan Lauds Viatronix as European Medical Imaging Emerging Company of the Year

03:01: New ANTEK MultiTek(TM) by PAC Provides Fast, All-in-One Testing for Sulfur, Nitrogen, Halides

03:00: New Corporate Wellness Course Endorsed by Skillsactive

02:30: The Japanese Cancer Association and Debiopharm Group Present the JCA-Mauvernay Award to Dr Ushijima for his Oncology Research

02:00: DiagnoCure signs distribution agreement in the UK for its colorectal cancer test

00:01: National Report Shines Light on Lupus 50-Year Treatment Drought