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Alere to Attend Jefferies 2013 Global Healthcare Conference on June 4th

WALTHAM, Mass., May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Alere Inc. (NYSE: ALR), a global leader in enabling individuals to take charge of their health at home through the merger of rapid diagnostics and health information technology, announced today that it will attend the Jefferies 2013 Global Healthcare Conference being held on June 3 - 6 at the Grand Hyatt, New York City.  Jon Russell, Vi...

Alere to Attend Goldman Sachs 34th Annual Global Healthcare Conference on June 13th

WALTHAM, Mass., May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Alere Inc. (NYSE: ALR), a global leader in enabling individuals to take charge of their health at home through the merger of rapid diagnostics and health information technology, announced today that it will attend the Goldman Sachs 34th Annual Global Healthcare Conference being held on June 11 - 13 at the Terranea Resort in Rancho Palos Verd...

New U.S. Study Indicates That Biomet’s Oxford Partial Knee Patients Were More Likely to Be Satisfied Than Total Knee Patients in Ability to Perform Activities of Daily Living

Biomet, Inc., a global leader in the manufacture of orthopaedic and biotechnology products, announces the presentation of research that included an evaluation of patient satisfaction with its Oxford Partial Knee. The study reports that patients in the study who received the Oxford Partial Knee were 1.8 times more likely than total knee replacement recipien...

Amedisys to Present at Investor Conferences

Amedisys, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMED), one of America's leading home health and hospice companies, today announced that it will participate in the following upcoming investor conferences: Deutsche Bank 38th Annual Health Care ConferenceBoston, MAWednesday, May 29, 2013Presentation Time: 9:20 a.m. ETPresenter(s): Ronald A. LaBorde, President and Chief Fina...

Patients Honor Dr. Ileana Calinoiu, MD for Compassion

Dr. Ileana Calinoiu, MD of Bellevue, WA, is ranked among the top physicians in the nation based on patient reviews. BELLEVUE, Wash., May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Patients' Choice has announced that Dr. Ileana Calinoiu, MD was one of a select few physicians honored with the prestigious 2012 Compassionate Doctor Certification. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130523/DC1...

EvergreenHealth Receives Qualis Health's 2013 Award of Excellence in Healthcare Quality

KIRKLAND, Wash., May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- EvergreenHealth was today announced as a recipient of Qualis Health's 2013 Award of Excellence in Healthcare Quality. The award is in recognition of EvergreenHealth's program to reduce the occurrence of delirium among older hospitalized patients. Since 2002, Qualis Health Awards of Excellence in Healthcare Quality have recognized outstanding or...

Laguna Beach Dentist Dr. Richard Sterling and His Patients are All Smiles Celebrating 35 Years

LAGUNA BEACH, Calif., May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- It seems there are few medical professionals people dislike visiting more than the dentist. But the patients of Laguna Beach dentist, Dr. Richard Sterling, don't share that sentiment. His experience, artistic eye, gentle approach and communication skills are what keep his patients coming back, not just for routine cleanings, but for the arr...

Segmentation is Key to LEO Maximizing Marketing Success

Précis:  "A successful segmentation plan lets you get the return you expect. You have to do your homework, you have to prepare carefully, know what you're aiming at, who your customer base...

Gazzang Provides HIPAA-Compliant Data Security to Tonic Health

Tonic to Share Tips on Securing HIPAA Data in the Cloud in Upcoming Webinar Gazzang, the Big Data security experts, today announced that Tonic Health is using Gazzang’s data encryption and key management solutions to secure sensitive clinical and patient data collected via Tonic’s innovative mobile device application. Tonic�...

Key vildagliptin data in The Lancet show for the first time individualized HbA1c treatment goals can be reached in elderly type 2 diabetes patients with no major tolerability issues

Novartis International AG / Key vildagliptin data in The Lancet show for the first time individualized HbA1c treatment goals can be reached in elderly type 2 diabetes patients with no major tolerability issues . Processed and transmitted by Thomson Reuters ONE. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. INTERVAL study marks first assessment of the feasibility of set...

CareAnyware and Cornell University Partner to Help Reduce Rehospitalizations by 39% in Clinically Depressed Home Health Patients

NIH-Funded Study Reveals How Modern Technology Can Be Used to Enforce Clinical Best Practices That Improve Patient Outcomes and Reduce Costs Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) May 23, 2013 CareAnyware, a Brightree company and leading provider of home health and hospice software solutions, and Cornell University announced today results of a recent study that showed significant reductions in rehospitalization rat...

Echo Therapeutics Announces Successful Unveiling of Symphony® CGM System

PHILADELPHIA, May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Echo Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: ECTE), a company developing its needle-free Symphony® CGM System as a non-invasive, wireless, transdermal continuous glucose monitoring system, today announced the successful unveiling and demonstration of its Symphony CGM System during a live webcast following yesterday's annual stockholders meeting.  Addit...

HHS Office for Civil Rights launches campaign to increase awareness of HIPAA rights among HIV-positive Black men

WASHINGTON, May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is proud to launch the Information Is Powerful Medicine campaign.  The campaign aims to increase awareness of HIPAA rights and benefits among HIV-positive Black men who have sex with men (MSM). The launch will coincide with the official start of Black Pride in Washingt...

TOPS Comprehensive Breast Center Study Validates the Benefits of New 3D Mammography Technology in Breast Cancer Screening

TOPS Comprehensive Breast Center Hosts First Large-scale U.S. Clinical Study on the Benefits of 3D Mammography (Breast Tomosynthesis) The first large-scale U.S. study comparing conventional 2D mammography screening exams alone versus 2D mammography with the addition of 3D mammography (breast tomosynthesis) technology has been completed at TOPS Comprehe...

The long road to ensuring patient safety in NHS hospitals

In 1995, 18 month old Joshua Loveday was scheduled to undergo a complicated “switch” heart operation at Bristol Royal Infirmary. But behind the scenes, desperate last minute attempts were being made...

Two in five health professionals think quality of leadership in NHS is "poor" or "very poor"

Many senior health professionals and managers doubt the ability of NHS leaders to improve the quality of patient care, says the health think tank the King’s Fund.In a survey of some 900 NHS...

Antibiotics: A new understanding of sulfonamide nervous system side effects

Since the discovery of Prontosil in 1932, sulfonamide antibiotics have been used to combat a wide spectrum of bacterial infections, from acne to chlamydia and pneumonia. However, their side effects can include serious neurological problems like nause...

Top 5 Pharmaceutical Company Inoculates Global Operations Against FCPA Violations

Company Expands Global Use of Aravo Solutions Across Business Units to Ensure Best-Practice Due Diligence Processes Aravo Solutions, Inc., the leading provider of cloud-based Supplier Lifecycle Management (SLM) solutions and supplier risk services, announced today that a Fortune 500 Top 5 Pharmaceutical customer has elected to expand its use of Aravo S...

U.S Specialty Drug Spending to Rise 67% by 2015

Précis:  US spending on specialty drugs – drugs aimed at chronic, complex diseases such as cancer, multiple sclerosis (MS) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) – will increase by 67% by the end of 2015,...

Mission Health Ranks Among Nation's Best For Both High-quality Patient Care and a Valued Work Culture

ASHEVILLE, N.C., May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Mission Health is among the top healthcare institutions recognized nationally for extraordinary dedication to two vital aspects of modern healthcare – providing high-quality, innovative patient care, while at the same time keeping its more than 9,500 valued employees "engaged, healthy and motivated." The annual Becker's Hospital Review and B...

ERBA Diagnostics Exhibits at EuroMedlab Conference in Milan, Italy

ERBA Diagnostics, Inc. (NYSE MKT: ERB), a fully integrated in vitro diagnostics company, is pleased to announce its participation at the Euromedlab conference in Milan, Italy, May 19th thru May 23rd. EuroMedlab is the European Congress of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine. ERBA Diagnostics along with its recently acquired subsidiaries DRE...

Baxter to Present at the Goldman Sachs 34th Annual Global Healthcare Conference

Baxter International Inc. (NYSE: BAX) announced today that it will present at the Goldman Sachs 34th Annual Global Healthcare Conference on Tuesday, June 11, 2013 at 4:40 p.m. (CT). The live webcast of Baxter’s presentation can be accessed from the Baxter corporate website at www.baxter.com and will be available for replay through July 10, 2013....

MDH Radiology Introduces Integrated Breast Imaging Solutions

NEW YORK, April 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- In response to a growing demand for high quality, technology-forward access to breast health, internationally renowned radiologist Monica Denisse Hurvitz has founded MDH Radiology.  The new company, led by Dr. Hurvitz, is poised to fill a nationwide gap in women's breast health by delivering a full scope of services to healthcare providers. ...

Amag Slumps on Ferahame Recall in Switzerland

NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of Amag Pharmaceuticals Inc. sank Wednesday after the company said it is taking a batch of its anemia drug Feraheme off the market following the death of a patient. THE SPARK: Amag said its partner Takeda Pharmaceutical is ta...

New collaboration between U-M Health System and St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor offers region specialized geriatric care

ANN ARBOR, Mich., May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In a joint effort to improve health outcomes for the region's older adult patient population, the University of Michigan Health System and St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor will collaborate to open a medical care unit specializing in geriatric care. The new UM-SJMAA Acute Care for Elders (ACE) unit brings together the area's foremost geriatr...