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AdCare Health Systems, Inc. Issues Employment Inducement Grant to New Chief Financial Officer

ATLANTA, May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- AdCare Health Systems, Inc. (NYSE MKT: ADK) (NYSE MKT: ADK.PRA) announced today that it has issued to Ronald W. Fleming, who commenced serving as AdCare's Chief Financial Officer on May 15, 2013, a ten-year warrant to purchase 70,000 shares of AdCare's common stock with an exercise price of $5.90 per share. One-third of the shares underlying the w...

Voices Against Brain Cancer to Host Annual "Sounding Off For A Cure" Benefit Concert

Voices Against Brain Cancer, an organization dedicated to brain cancer research and advocacy, will host the 8th annual “Sounding Off For A Cure” Benefit Concert featuring The Wailers. New York, NY (PRWEB) May 16, 2013 On May 16, Voices Against Brain Cancer, an organization dedicated to brain cancer research and advocacy, will host its 8th Annual “Sounding Off For A Cure” benefit concert o...

AcelRx Pharmaceuticals to Present at the UBS Global Healthcare Conference

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- AcelRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ACRX), a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative therapies for the treatment of acute and breakthrough pain, today announced that Richard King, President and CEO, will present a corporate overview at the UBS Global Healthcare Conference at the Sher...

Audax Health Honored on CNBC’s ‘Disruptor 50’ List

CNBC Names Audax Health as one of Five Healthcare Companies with the Greatest Potential to Disrupt the Industry D.C.-based Audax Health™ was recognized today on the inaugural CNBC Disruptor 50 list of the top 50 private, venture-backed companies, “disrupting the status quo in ten traditional industries.” CNBC sought out privately-owned

Pennsylvania Awarded $1.5 Million Grant from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation to Develop State Healthcare Innovation Model

HARRISBURG, Pa., May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Governor Tom Corbett today announced that Pennsylvania was awarded a $1.5 million grant from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation to design a state healthcare innovation plan. "This initiative is an excellent example of how federal and state government can collaborate for healthcare reform to help cut costs and improve health ca...

HHS announces actions to improve safety and quality of child care

Helping to answer President Obama’s call to ensure quality early education for every American child, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) proposed today a new regulation for public comment that will better ensure children’s health and safety in child care and promote school readiness. Under the proposed rule, states, territories and t...

Biogen Idec Foundation Awards $250,000 to East End House to Develop Genetics Education Program

– GenoExplorers Seeks to Introduce Middle School Students to Genetics Concepts Through Interactive Learning – Today the Biogen Idec Foundation announced a $250,000 grant to East End House to develop, implement and evaluate an interactive out-of-school-time (OST) genetics program for middle school youth in Cambridge.

HHS To Pay $1 Billion For Ideas To Drive Down Health Costs

The availability of a second round of grants -- funded by the health law -- was announced to support approaches to reduce costs and improve care. The initial round, announced last year, funded 107 organizations. CBS News: Gov't To Pay $1 Billion For Innovative Health Care Ideas The U.S. government will award up to $1 billion in grants for innovative health care ideas that drive down medical costs,...

NeoStem (NYSE MKT: NBS) multiple geography IP patents

      Malaysia, Philippines and South Africa   NeoStem experienced geographic expansion of intellectual property protection around its lead product candidate, AMR-001, with the notice of patent grant in Malaysia (MY-147516-A) and notice of re...

Sofia U Professor, Author and LGBTQ Activist Judy Grahn Wins 2013 Independent Publisher Book Award

Grahn’s memoir, A Simple Revolution, takes Silver in the category of Gay/Lesbian Non-Fiction. Palo Alto, CA (PRWEB) May 16, 2013 Internationally acclaimed poet and Sofia University professor, Judy Grahn, has won a silver “IPPY” award on behalf of Independent Publisher, who this year celebrated their 17th Annual Independent Publisher Book Awards. Grahn’s memoir, A Simple Revolution – The...

Children's Medical Grants Now Available from the UnitedHealthcare Children's Foundation

Grants help families pay for children’s medical expenses not covered, or not fully covered, by a commercial health insurance plan More than 5,000 medical grants have been awarded since 2006; apply online at www.uhccf.org The UnitedHealthcare Children’s Foundation (UHCCF) is seeking grant applications from families...

Skystar Bio - Pharmaceutical Company's CEO Discusses Q1 2013 Results - Earnings Call Transcript

Skystar Bio - Pharmaceutical Company (SKBI) Q1 2013 Earnings Conference Call May 16, 2013, 07:45 ET Executives Christopher Chu - Investor Relations Weibing Lu - Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Bing Mei - Chief Financial Officer Scott Cramer – Director of Corporate Development and U.S. Representative Analysts Grant Jonathan - Galehead Presentation Operator Greetings and welco...

United Spinal And The Buoniconti Fund Team Up To Improve Peer Support For People Living With Spinal Cord Injuries And Disorders

NEW YORK, May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- United Spinal Association and The Buoniconti Fund today announced their plans to create a coordinated national network of peer support groups called the "Spinal Network" that will set higher standards in assisting people living with spinal cord injuries and disorders (SCI/D). (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110413/MM82757LOGO ) Th...

Strathspey Crown Announces Appointment Of Vikram Malik As A Managing Partner

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Strathspey Crown, LLC, a leading growth equity firm specializing in lifestyle healthcare, announced today that Mr. Vikram Malik has joined as a Managing Partner of the Firm. In his new capacity, Mr. Malik will play a strategic role as the fund grows and expands to include additional verticals under the lifestyle heal...

DebMed Announces US Patent

CHARLOTTE, N.C., May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- DebMed®, creator of the world's first electronic hand hygiene compliance monitoring system based on the World Health Organization's (WHO's) Five Moments for Hand Hygiene, today announced the issuance of US Patent # 8,427,323 by the US Patent & Trademark Office for the technology integrated within the DebMed® GMS™ (Group Monitor...

Elevation of Brain Magnesium Reverses Memory Deficits in Alzheimer Mice

HAYWARD, Calif., May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Scientists at the Center for Learning and Memory, Tsinghua University, Beijing, and the California-based biopharmaceutical company Magceutics, Inc. (www.magceutics.com) have demonstrated a novel therapy for reversing memory decline in mice with Alzheimer's Disease. By increasing brain magnesium levels, they find significant cognitive improvement in adv...

College of Nursing wins grant to implement community health and wellness program

The Ohio State University College of Nursing and Making a Difference, Inc. have teamed up to win a $60,000 dollar grant from The Ohio State University Office of Outreach and Engagement to address health disparities by implementing a comprehensive com...

Prima BioMed Issues the Following Notice to Stockholders of the Company

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA -- (Marketwired) -- 05/16/13 -- Prima BioMed Ltd (ASX: PRR) (NASDAQ: PBMD) (ISIN: US74154B2034) ("Prima", the "Company") has announced in pursuant to shareholder approval received at yesterday's general meeting, the Company has today issued 13,287,500 fully paid ordinary shares (Shares) to its directors and 1,250,000 Shares to certain institutional investors on the same terms an...

Clemson receives $5M for alliance to increase African-Americans in computer sciences

(Clemson University) The National Science Foundation has awarded Clemson University a $5 million grant to launch the Institute for African-American Mentoring in Computing Sciences.

Philanthropy: The difficult art of giving

William H. Schneider reflects on the centenary of the Rockefeller Foundation, which began the postdoc and the grant, and led to the World Health Organization.

Colorado BioScience Association Applauds Signing of The Colorado Advanced Industries Acceleration Act (HB 1001) by Gov. John Hickenlooper

Colorado BioScience Association Applauds Act Designed to Grow Colorado’s High-Tech Sectors The Colorado BioScience Association (CBSA) applauds the signing of The Colorado Advanced Industries Acceleration Act (HB 1001) by Gov. John Hickenlooper today at the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley. The announcement is made by CBSA President & CE...

Breakthrough Designations Reach 13

One of the outcomes of the 2012 Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act (FDASIA) was the creation of the “Breakthrough Therapy” designation.  The new law allows FDA to grant a Breakthrough Therapy designation to drugs showing earl...

Searching for Genetic Causes of Autism in African American Children

National autism researchers, experts and advocates will meet on May 17 to discuss how the Los Angeles community can support UCLA’s first-of-its-kind, $10 million NIH-funded autism research regarding genetic causes of autism in African American children. Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) May 15, 2013 Dr. Daniel Geschwind, a renowned autism scientist and researcher at UCLA, will be joined by Assemblymember...

New Drug Payment/Delivery Models Sought For CMS Innovation Grants

“High-cost physician-administered drugs” are listed among the priority areas for models to reduce outpatient costs. CMS seeks proposals to test new models for Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children’s Health Insurance Program.

SEIU-ULTCW Selected as Covered California Grant Partner

LOS ANGELES, May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- SEIU United Long Term Care Workers' Union (ULTCW) is proud to announce that it has been selected as a grant partner by Covered California and the recipient of a $1 million outreach and education grant. The partnership and funding will be used over an 8-month period beginning July 1, 2013, to bring increased awareness about new healthcare benefits and...