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Caretech Solutions to implement CareWorks content management system for Blessing Health System

CareTech Solutions, Inc. (www.caretechsolutions.com), an information technology (IT) and Web products and services provider for hospitals and health systems nationwide, announced today it has signed an agreement to provide Web services to Blessing Health System (www.blessinghospital.org), based in Quincy, Ill.

25 Aug 2009

Second-quarter results enable Meridian achieve a 3-year compound annual growth rate of 72.8 percent

Meridian announced today strong results for the second quarter of 2009, with this being the second consecutive quarter of exceptional revenue and earnings. These results will undoubtedly help Meridian and its parent company, Visionary Integration Professionals (VIP), end 2009 with an exceptional three-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR). Between 2008 and 2005, Meridian and VIP posted a CAGR of 72.8 percent.

24 Aug 2009

Staywell Custom Communications partners with Self Care Decisions to provide online applications for health care providers

Custom health communications company StayWell Custom Communications (SCC), a division of MediMedia USA, has announced an exclusive strategic alliance with Self Care Decisions, LLC, the leading provider of decision-support care guides for consumers via the Internet and mobile applications.

24 Aug 2009

DS Waters of America forges alliance with breast cancer advocacy group

DS Waters of America, Inc., a leader in the home and office bottled water, filtration and office coffee delivery service today announced it has entered a three-year alliance with Susan G. Komen for the Cure(R), the world's largest breast cancer advocacy group.

24 Aug 2009

ERF Wireless reports Q2 2009 financials

ERF Wireless (OTCBB:ERFW) has announced that the company has filed its Form 10-Q with the Securities and Exchange Commission reporting results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2009.

23 Aug 2009

Agreement between Kodak and MyMedicalRecords to provide enhanced electronic patient information online to doctors

A new independent software vendor (ISV) agreement between Kodak and MyMedicalRecords, Inc. (MMR), a subsidiary of MMR Information Systems, Inc. (OTCBB: MMRF), will enhance how doctors provide electronic patient information online.

22 Aug 2009

Astro-Med declares profit in their second-quarter results

Astro-Med, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALOT) reports net income of $585,000, equal to 8 cents per diluted share, on sales of $16,416,000 for the Second Quarter ended August 1, 2009.

21 Aug 2009

National Health Partners issues guidance for third-quarter 2009

National Health Partners, Inc. (OTCBB: NHPR), a leading provider of unique discount healthcare membership programs, announced that it expects to generate positive cash flows from operating activities of almost $100,000 during August, representing the first time in the company’s history that it has achieved positive cash flows from operating activities for a full month.

21 Aug 2009

Expectant mothers cautioned against using home fetal Doppler devices

Mums-to-be are being advised not to use personal monitors (Doppler devices) to listen to their baby's heartbeat at home over fears that they may lead to delays in seeking help for reduced fetal movements.

21 Aug 2009

Cognitive behavioural therapy effective when delivered in online by a therapist

Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) seems to be effective when delivered online in real time by a therapist, with benefits maintained over 8 months. This method of delivery could broaden access to CBT in primary care. These are the conclusions of an article in this week's Global Mental Health special edition of The Lancet, written by Dr David Kessler, NIHR National School for Primary Care Research, University of Bristol and colleagues.

21 Aug 2009

Link found between teenage viewership and alcohol advertising on cable television

A new study from the Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth, in collaboration with UCLA, has found a striking correlation between teenage viewership and the frequency of alcohol advertising on cable television. The findings show that ads for beer, spirits and "alcopop" aired much more frequently when more teens were watching.

21 Aug 2009

Obama appeals to doubters: Health care plan a 'moral obligation'

Politico reports on the various paths the White House could take regarding strategy for passage of a health care reform bill. "No matter which way they go, the White House and congressional Democrats face long odds, and no guarantee of a bill at the end of the process.

20 Aug 2009

Zila starts proxy vote on proposed merger with TOLMAR Holding

Zila, Inc. announced that Proxy Statements and Proxies have been mailed to its stockholders in order to allow them to vote on the proposed merger with a subsidiary of TOLMAR Holding, Inc. Under the terms of the merger agreement, if approved by the stockholders, each Zila stockholder would be entitled to receive $0.45 per share in cash. Tolmar is a privately held, pharmaceutical research, development, manufacturing and commercial operations company.

20 Aug 2009

Pfizer collaborates with Private Access to address concerns regarding research and clinical trials

Recognizing that patient participation in clinical trials is the key to progress in medical research, Pfizer Inc announced today that it has entered into a collaboration with Private Access, the innovator in privacy-enhanced search technology, to create a new online community aimed at increasing clinical trial awareness and participation. The site will be the first to focus on patient privacy rights to connect patients, physicians and researchers with tailored information, tools and technology that will lead to more informed decisions about patient care, including clinical trial participation industry-wide.

20 Aug 2009

Nutrisystem's 28-Day program maintains an affordable per-meal cost

Nutrisystem, Inc., a leading provider of weight management products and services that are delivered directly to the customers' doors, announced today that its popular 28-Day Nutrisystem Select program now includes an additional week of delicious fresh-frozen entrees - all for the same low monthly cost.

20 Aug 2009

Co-op proposal continues to draw White House defensiveness, Liberals' ire

The Hill reports on Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius' backpedaling on comments she made Sunday that a public option "isn't essential" to a reform package: "'Here's the bottom line. Absolutely nothing has changed. We continue to support the public option that will help lower costs, give American consumers more choice and keep private insurers honest,' Sebelius said. 'The public option is a very good way to do this,' she added" (Youngman, 8/18).

20 Aug 2009

Covering Kids & Families Michigan campaign aims to enroll 50,000 children in healthcare coverage plans

As Michigan's children head back to school, the Michigan Cover the Uninsured Network (MCTUN) and some of the state's leading organizations are making a special outreach effort to ensure that eligible children and families have access to free and/or low cost health coverage through the state's Medicaid and MIChild programs.

20 Aug 2009

Survey aims to better understand daily needs of unpaid caregivers of people with diabetes

Chevy Chase, MD-The Hormone Foundation, the public education affiliate of The Endocrine Society, in collaboration with the National Alliance for Caregiving, today released key findings from a first-of-its-kind survey (http://www.hormone.org/Public/diabetes_caregiver.cfm) aimed at better understanding the daily needs and struggles of unpaid caregivers of people with diabetes.

19 Aug 2009

Seniors in U.S. overwhelmingly satisfied with their current Medicare coverage

Seniors in the U.S. are overwhelmingly satisfied with their current Medicare coverage, according to a survey released today by Silverlink Communications and Suffolk University in Boston. Of the more than 2,600 Medicare beneficiaries surveyed, more than 94% indicate that they are satisfied with their coverage, with just 6% expressing dissatisfaction.

19 Aug 2009

e-infrastructure to tackle diseases

Disease knows no borders and now researchers in Europe and the Mediterranean shoreline are using electronic infrastructures (e-Infrastructures) to coordinate and cooperate internationally.

19 Aug 2009

Internet News and Research

Caretech Solutions to implement CareWorks content management system for Blessing Health System

Second-quarter results enable Meridian achieve a 3-year compound annual growth rate of 72.8 percent

Staywell Custom Communications partners with Self Care Decisions to provide online applications for health care providers

DS Waters of America forges alliance with breast cancer advocacy group

ERF Wireless reports Q2 2009 financials

Agreement between Kodak and MyMedicalRecords to provide enhanced electronic patient information online to doctors

Astro-Med declares profit in their second-quarter results

National Health Partners issues guidance for third-quarter 2009

Expectant mothers cautioned against using home fetal Doppler devices

Cognitive behavioural therapy effective when delivered in online by a therapist

Link found between teenage viewership and alcohol advertising on cable television

Obama appeals to doubters: Health care plan a 'moral obligation'

Zila starts proxy vote on proposed merger with TOLMAR Holding

Pfizer collaborates with Private Access to address concerns regarding research and clinical trials

Nutrisystem's 28-Day program maintains an affordable per-meal cost

Co-op proposal continues to draw White House defensiveness, Liberals' ire

Covering Kids & Families Michigan campaign aims to enroll 50,000 children in healthcare coverage plans

Survey aims to better understand daily needs of unpaid caregivers of people with diabetes

Seniors in U.S. overwhelmingly satisfied with their current Medicare coverage

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