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Hospital for Special Surgery, Official Hospital of The PGA of America, Launches Website Dedicated to Tracking Steps While Playing GolfNEW YORK, May 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS), the Official Hospital of The PGA of America, announced today the launch of an interactive Website dedicated to The PGA of America's "Let's Move on Course!" health and fitness initiative. Entering its second year as the exclusive supporting sponsor of the program, HSS has customized hss.edu/golf to encourage golfers and golf...

ConforMIS iTotal® CR Knee Replacement System Wins Silver in 2012 Medical Design Excellence AwardsPrivately-held ConforMIS, Inc. today announced that its iTotal® CR Knee Replacement System has been awarded Silver in the “Implant and Tissue-Replacement Products” category of the

UCLA Launches First Face Transplantation Program In Western U.S.LOS ANGELES, May 25, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --The UCLA Health System has launched the UCLA Face Transplantation Program, the first surgical program of its kind in the western United States and one of only a handful in the nation. "Facial transplantation offers the potential to restore humanity to persons who have suffered the devastating loss of their face," said Dr. Kodi Azari, chief of re...

Tissue Regenix extends development partnership with NHS- updateAdds additional comments and share price Regenerative tissue specialist Tissue Regenix (LON:TRX) has agreed a major expansion of its development partnership with the NHS’s blood and transplant unit. The company, which has pioneered a technology...

StreamVenue Healthcare CEO Named People's Choice WinnerCHICAGO, May 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Dallas entrepreneur Clayton Redmon has been named a People's Choice Winner 2012 by Black Enterprise. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120525/DA13928) Redmon, who is CEO and co-founder of StreamVenue Healthcare, was among three entrepreneurs nationwide who received votes online for the Small Business Awards, People's Choice Award presented at...

Tissue Regenix extends development partnership with NHSRegenerative tissue specialist Tissue Regenix (LON:TRX) has agreed a major expansion of its development partnership with the NHS’s blood and transplant unit, NHSBT. The company, which has pioneered a technology that can swap worn out or damage...

Innovative Medical Equipment Launches ThermaZone™ Continuous Thermal Therapy DeviceNew thermoelectric medical device offers controlled heating and cooling therapy without the use of ice. ThermaZone is powerful, compact and lightweight and can provide continuous therapy at temperatures between 38 and 125 degrees fahrenheit. Cleveland, Ohio (PRWEB) May 25, 2012 Innovative Medical Equipment, LLC introduces ThermaZone™, a powerful and practical device that uses thermoelectric tec...

Bel Marra Health Announces The Launch Of Its Newest Product, Joint Rescue, Which Is Being Hailed As The Future Of Joint SupportBel Marra Health, well known for offering high-quality, specially formulated vitamins and nutritional supplements, is pleased to announce the launch of its newest product. Joint Rescue is touted as the “future of joint support.” Toronto, ON (PRWEB) May 25, 2012 Bel Marra Health, well known for offering high-quality, specially formulated vitamins and nutritional supplements, is pleased to anno...

Orthofix International Completes Divestiture of Sports Medicine Business UnitOrthofix International N.V. (NASDAQ:OFIX) (the Company) announced today that it completed the divestiture of its Sports Medicine Business Unit, Breg, Inc., to Water Street Healthcare Partners, a strategic private equity firm focused exclusively on the health care industry. The purchase price was $157.5 million less normal and customary working capital adju...

The Newest Approach for Treating Back Pain. Leading Surgeon Dr. Kaixuan Liu on Advances in Endoscopic Discectomy ProceduresAs many as 90% of Americans suffer back pain at some point in their lives. We spend approximately $50 billion a year in search of relief. Back pain is second only to the common cold as a cause of lost days at work and it is one of the most common reasons to visit a doctor's office or a hospital's emergency department. Edison, NJ (PRWEB) May 24, 2012 As many as 90% of Americans suffer back...

One-Third of Arthritis Patients Also Experience Anxiety, DepressionAllsup highlights importance of working closely with physicians for treatment and when applying for Social Security disability benefits Belleville, IL (PRWEB) May 24, 2012 A new national study finds that one-third of people with arthritis also experience anxiety or depression. This combination of physical and mental impairments points to the complexity of chronic illness and the importance of wor...

UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside Hospital Will Participate in Aetna’s Institutes of Excellence™ Transplant NetworkAetna (NYSE: AET) announced today that UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside Hospital has been designated as a participating facility in Aetna’s Institutes of Excellence™ Transplant Network. The Institutes of Excellence (IOE) is Aetna’s participating network for transplants and transplant-related services. The IOE is comprised of hospitals that...

Three-dimensional limb joint mobility in the early tetrapod IchthyostegaThe origin of tetrapods and the transition from swimming to walking was a pivotal step in the evolution and diversification of terrestrial vertebrates. During this time, modifications of the limbs—particularly the specialization of joints and the s...

Health Tip: Treating Osteoarthritis-- Osteoarthritis, often referred to as "wear-and-tear arthritis," is characterized by the wearing away of the cartilage that covers the ends of bones that form the joints. The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons says the pain condition can be.....

Cooper Green Mercy Hospital Goes Live with Stockell Healthcare's InsightCS® System to Address Its Patient Access and Patient Accounting RequirementsST. LOUIS, Mo., May 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Stockell Healthcare Systems, Inc. is pleased to announce that its InsightCS® Revenue Cycle Information Management system is up and running at Cooper Green Mercy Hospital in Birmingham, Alabama. The system is providing the Jefferson County community hospital with a complete suite of built-in Patient Access (Scheduling, Registration, ADT) and P...

Bay Point Urgent Care Makes Summer SaferBay Point Urgent Care provides families with important summer "beat the heat" options. Tampa Florida (PRWEB) May 24, 2012 Bay Point Urgent Care understands that as the last school bell of the school year rings, children race outside eager for their long anticipated summer vacation. With all of the fun and activities that people can participate in during summer, people have to keep in mi...

US Drug Watchdog Now Calls Its Defective Metal on Metal Hip Implant Victims Compensation Initiative Their Most Important Defective Medical Device Campaign EverThe US Drug Watchdog is now calling their defective, or failed metal-on-metal hip implant compensation, and representation initiative, its largest medical device victims campaign ever, because up to 500,000 US citizens are involved. The goals of this campaign is compensation for what a victim of a metal-on-metal hip implant failure will have to go through, and making certain every victim of a meta...

Foundation Radiology Group Receives 3 Year Re-accreditation from the Joint CommissionFoundation Radiology Group has received re-accreditation from the Joint Commission by demonstrating compliance with the organization’s rigorous performance standards for healthcare quality and safety. Pittsburgh, PA (PRWEB) May 24, 2012 Foundation Radiology Group is pleased to announce it has received re-accreditation from the Joint Commission by demonstrating compliance with the organization�...

Biostem U.S., Corporation Announces $5,000,000 Financing Agreement Through Private Placement of Stock CLEARWATER, FL -- (Marketwire) -- 05/24/12 -- Biostem U.S., Corporation, (OTCQB: HAIR) (PINKSHEETS: HAIR) (Biostem, the Company), a fully reporting public company in the stem cell regenerative medicine sciences sector, announces a $5,000,000 financing agreement through private placement of stock. CEO, Dwight Brunoehler, announced today that the company has signed an agreement with a funder to i...

CONMED Corporation to Host Investor and Analyst Meeting at CONMED Linvatec Facilities in Largo, Florida UTICA, NY -- (Marketwire) -- 05/24/12 -- CONMED Corporation (NASDAQ: CNMD) announced today that it will host an investor and analyst meeting on Friday, June 8, 2012, at CONMED Linvatec's surgical training facilities in Largo, Florida. This meeting will be webcast live from 8:30 am - 12:30 pm Eastern Time, and by replay. To access the webcast and presentation slides, please enter the Company's w...

CuraLase Expands with New Franchise in TexasMYRTLE BEACH, S.C., May 23, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- CuraLase Global, a franchisor of laser therapy treatment centers for pain, has extended its footprint into Texas with a new franchise in the Houston area. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120523/CG13148) Dr. Sabrina Lahiri, owner of the Lahiri Plastic Surgery Center that includes her plastic surgery practice, a fully credited su...

Breakthrough Technology Chronic Pain-Relief Device, ICE-O-therm, Uses Simultaneous Heat and ColdCanadian medical device manufacturer Saringer Life Science Technologies Inc. is proud to launch their newest, patented product; ICE-O-therm for Chronic Pain Relief. Toronto, Ontario (PRWEB) May 23, 2012 Saringer Life Science Technologies Inc., a Canadian medical device manufacturer, has re-launched their newest hot and cold therapy device, patented product, ICE-O-therm. The ICE-O-therm is a small...

Musculoskeletal Network Reports from American Pain Society MeetingNORWALK, Conn., May 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- UBM Medica US today announced that Musculoskeletal Network, an online resource for unique and efficient updates on management of musculoskeletal disorders, now provides research highlights from the 31st Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Pain Society (APS) held in Honolulu. More than 1.5 billion persons worldwide experience chronic pain, ac...

Texas Workers Compensation Dept. Adopts Medical Treatment Guidelines Recommending STAR™ Ankle Replacement System ExclusivelySmall Bone Innovations, Inc. (SBi), a leading, privately held orthopedics company focused exclusively on arthroplasty and joint-related trauma technologies and treatments for the small bones and joints, reported that the Texas Dept. of Insurance - Division of Workers Compensation (DWC) is recommending coverage of SBi’s STAR™ total ankle replacement tre...

Breakthrough Technology Chronic Pain-Relief Device ICE-O-therm, Uses Simultaneous Heat And ColdCanadian medical device manufacturer Saringer Life Science Technologies Inc. is proud to launch their newest, patented product; ICE-O-therm for Chronic Pain Relief. Toronto, Ontario (PRWEB) May 23, 2012 Saringer Life Science Technologies Inc., a Canadian medical device manufacturer, has re-launched their newest hot and cold therapy device, patented product, ICE-O-therm. The ICE-O-therm is a small...

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