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CCA launches 2010 Excellence Awards Programme to recognise phenomenal change in customer service CCA Excellence Awards is the most respected and sought-after programme, unique through its peer group judging process. The judging panel includes professionals from all sectors and senior executives with wide-ranging experience in customer contact. http://www.news-medical.net/news/20100202/CCA-launches-2010-Excellence-Awards-Programme-to-recognise-phenomenal-change-in-customer-service.aspx
Video Guidance designs integrated distance learning program for NWHSU Eden Prairie-based Video Guidance, the leading visual communications provider in the Upper Midwest, has designed an integrated distance learning program for Northwestern Health Sciences University (NWHSU) located in Bloomington, Minn. http://www.news-medical.net/news/20100119/Video-Guidance-designs-integrated-distance-learning-program-for-NWHSU.aspx
3-D software uses real patient data; offers virtual reality technology for doctors and students James Oliver picked up an Xbox game controller, looked up to a video screen and used the device's buttons and joystick to fly through a patient's chest cavity for an up-close look at the bottom of the heart. http://www.news-medical.net/news/20091112/3-D-software-uses-real-patient-data3b-offers-virtual-reality-technology-for-doctors-and-students.aspx
Hypothalamic dysfunction can cause Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Dr. Oz's guest Jacob Teitelbaum, MD, best-selling author of From Fatigued to Fantastic! (Avery Penguin Group) and Pain Free 1-2-3 (McGraw-Hill), suffered from CFS when he was in medical school and had to drop out for a year to recover. http://www.news-medical.net/news/20091024/Hypothalamic-dysfunction-can-cause-Chronic-Fatigue-Syndrome.aspx
EmEx recognizes Aurora BayCare Medical Center in Wisconsin as Emergency Center of Excellence Aurora BayCare Medical Center in Green Bay, Wisconsin, is the first U.S. hospital to be verified as an Emergency Center of Excellence(TM) by Emergency Excellence (EmEx), a company specializing in emergency department benchmarking. At the annual meeting of the Emergency Nurses Association in Baltimore, Emergency Excellence recognized Aurora BayCare Medical Center's dedication to excellent emergency care. http://www.news-medical.net/news/20091007/EmEx-recognizes-Aurora-BayCare-Medical-Center-in-Wisconsin-as-Emergency-Center-of-Excellence.aspx
Aurora Baycare Honored as Emergency Center of Excellence Aurora BayCare Medical Center in Green Bay, Wisconsin, is the first U.S. hospital to be verified as an Emergency Center of Excellence(TM) by Emergency Excellence (EmEx), a company specializing in emergency department benchmarking. At the annual meeting of the American College of Emergency Physicians in Boston, Emergency Excellence recognized Aurora BayCare Medical Center's dedication to excellent emergency care. EmEx developed the award in response to the 2006 Institute of Medicine's call for emergency medicine improvement and to motivate emergency care providers to achieve a higher standard of quality. http://www.news-medical.net/news/20091003/Aurora-Baycare-Honored-as-Emergency-Center-of-Excellence.aspx
Muscle Flex to participate in the Andre Agassi's 14th Annual Grand Slam for Children Muscle Flex Inc. announced today that its Muscle Flex VATA Brasil Sports & Active Wear Line will be included in the "Andre Agassi's 14th Annual Grand Slam for Children" Gift Basket by Lash Fary and Distinctive Assets. http://www.news-medical.net/news/20090918/Muscle-Flex-to-participate-in-the-Andre-Agassis-14th-Annual-Grand-Slam-for-Children.aspx
Miniature camera to provide live images of inside of the body The world's first 'fantastic voyage' in which a miniature camera will broadcast live images of the inside of the body is set to take place this Sunday. http://www.news-medical.net/news/20090911/Miniature-camera-to-provide-live-images-of-inside-of-the-body.aspx
CardioWest Total Artificial Heart recipient going strong for more than 10 months Over the last five years, Jim Hennigan has had four different hearts beating in his chest… the heart he was born with, two donor hearts and a Total Artificial Heart. http://www.news-medical.net/news/20090902/CardioWest-Total-Artificial-Heart-recipient-going-strong-for-more-than-10-months.aspx
New study will look at effects of breastfeeding on children, mothers and employers A team of researchers at the Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER) at the University of Essex has been awarded funding to carry out the most comprehensive study of its kind on breastfeeding. http://www.news-medical.net/news/2009/03/31/47680.aspx
Marathon champion McCann loses second battle with cancer The Commonwealth Games gold medallist Kerryn McCann has died from cancer at the age of 41. http://www.news-medical.net/news/2008/12/08/43841.aspx
DIY high-tech microscope A resourceful lecturer at the University of Essex has turned his hand to a spot of DIY and built a high-tech microscope that will transform the university's ability to undertake specialist medical and biological research. http://www.news-medical.net/news/2008/11/03/42315.aspx
African plant root, Paullinia pinnata, may be the answer to MRSA A plant root used in Africa as a traditional remedy could hold the key to combating the potentially fatal Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) infection, according to research findings presented today at the British Pharmaceutical Conference in Manchester. http://www.news-medical.net/news/2006/09/04/19846.aspx
England supporters could experience euphoria for several months without the assistance of drugs England supporters could experience boundless euphoria for several months without the assistance of drugs if England wins the world cup, but is this state sustainable, asks Professor Keith Kendrick. http://www.news-medical.net/news/2006/06/28/18613.aspx
Controlled delivery of peptide nanofibers for myocardial protection Reminiscent of the 1966 sci-fi thriller Fantastic Voyage, where a surgical team is miniaturized and injected into a dying man, researchers from Harvard Medical School have used injectable self-assembling peptide nanofibers loaded with the pro-survival factor PDGF-BB to protect rat cardiomyocytes from injury and subsequent heart failure. http://www.news-medical.net/news/2005/12/15/15029.aspx
Key to stem cell transplant success is tricking immune system Tricking the body's immune system into ignoring stem cells will be the key to successful stem cell transplants, according to Professor Maggie Dallman, Imperial College London, speaking this week at the BA Festival of Science. http://www.news-medical.net/news/2005/09/10/13074.aspx
Doing the Moonwalk for fun and money In a major effort to raise awareness as well as cash for research, thousands of women wearing elaborately decorated bras walked a marathon-length route through the night in UK capital, London. http://www.news-medical.net/news/2005/06/20/11146.aspx
Michael Egan puts poker machine taxes ahead of health concerns The Australian Medical Association (NSW) states that it is bitterly disappointed that NSW Treasurer Michael Egan is putting taxes ahead of the lives and health of NSW residents. http://www.news-medical.net/news/2004/10/05/5293.aspx
Cancer could be inactivated by RNA library CANCER RESEARCH UK and the Netherlands Cancer Institute have completed the first stage of a landmark initiative to systematically uncover the function of our genes, the charities announce today. http://www.news-medical.net/news/2004/04/14/527.aspx
Three of the world’s top women chemists visit UK to inspire young scientists Three of the world’s top women chemists are visiting the UK this week (29 March - 2 April) to tour institutions and talk about their research with the aim of inspiring young scientists to emulate their achievements. The inaugural Rosalind Franklin International Lectureship Programme has been masterminded by Professor Susan Gibson, Imperial College London, who funded the initiative with her prize money from the Royal Society Rosalind Franklin Award. http://www.news-medical.net/news/2004/03/29/175.aspx
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