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SciQuest named to Inc. 500|5000 list of fastest-growing, private companies

SciQuest, Inc., a leading provider of on-demand strategic procurement and supplier enablement solutions, was once again named to the Inc. 500|5000 list of the fastest-growing, private companies in America. SciQuest first appeared on the Inc. 500|5000 list in 2007.

27 Aug 2010

MCNA announces $2 million to launch HEAL program for childhood asthma management

The mold that spread like a rash across post-Katrina New Orleans did more than destroy homes - it made children with asthma sick. On the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, experts point to increased sensitivities to environmental asthma triggers as a risk for more severe asthma symptoms and attacks in hundreds of New Orleans children.

27 Aug 2010

Kaiser Permanente expands health plan availability through healthcompare.com

HealthCompare Insurance Services, Inc., a one-stop online guide to help individuals and families easily research, compare, buy and enroll in the right health insurance plan at the right price, announced today that Kaiser Permanente, one of the nation's largest nonprofit health plans serving more than 8.6 million members, is now available to Californians through www.healthcompare.com.

27 Aug 2010

Scaled back premium increases allowed for Calif. insurer; Calif. lawmakers pass bills setting up exchange; Alaska approves Abortion Notification Initiative

California insurance regulators cleared the way Wednesday for Anthem Blue Cross to implement scaled-back rate hikes after a previous increase was canceled amid an uproar over its size.

27 Aug 2010

Researchers recommend traumatic brain injury reclassification for additional funding

Traumatic brain injury, currently considered a singular event by the insurance industry and many health care providers, is instead the beginning of an ongoing process that impacts multiple organ systems and may cause or accelerate other diseases and disorders that can reduce life expectancy, according to research from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston.

27 Aug 2010

Microflex announces acquisition of Black Dragon examination gloves from MedTexx

Microflex Corporation (Lake Forest, IL), a division of BarrierSafe Solutions International® (BSSI), a leading provider of latex and synthetic barrier protection, announced the acquisition of Black Dragon® examination gloves from MedTexx in Englewood, NJ.

27 Aug 2010

Target offers seasonal flu vaccine at $24

Target will help its guests reach their well-being goals by serving as prevention and treatment headquarters throughout this upcoming cold and flu season. Beginning Sept. 1, 2010, the flu vaccine will be available at more than 1,600 Target Pharmacy and Target Clinic locations nationwide.

27 Aug 2010

Cooper Institute receives contract from Texas Department to develop NUTRIGRAM for children

In an effort to curb the alarming rates of obesity in Texas, The Cooper Institute was recently awarded a contract from the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) to develop a nutrition assessment and educational service for students called NUTRIGRAM.

27 Aug 2010

Surgical robots could be used for teleanesthesia: Study

An existing surgical robot could be used to perform complex regional anesthesia procedures—in theory, allowing expert anesthesiologists to perform robot-assisted procedures from remote locations, according to a study in the September issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia, official journal of the International Anesthesia Research Society (IARS).

27 Aug 2010

Queen West Village Family Health Team to provide primary health care for community

Toronto's Queen West neighbourhood and the province's health care system alike will benefit from the August 24 announcement that a Family Health Team will be housed locally at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health.

26 Aug 2010

CDC study examines cost of medical care, productivity losses associated with motor vehicle injuries

In a one-year period, the cost of medical care and productivity losses associated with injuries from motor vehicle crashes exceeded $99 billion - with the cost of direct medical care accounting for $17 billion, according to a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The total annual cost amounts to nearly $500 for each licensed driver in the United States, said the study in the journal Traffic Injury Prevention.

26 Aug 2010

23rd European College of Neuropsychopharmacology Congress to be held 28 Aug - 1 Sep 2010 in Amsterdam

Mental disorders, such as depression, anxiety disorders, addiction and schizophrenia are the core challenge of most health care systems around the world. In the EU alone, each year 27% of the total adult population - this corresponds to 83 Million citizens - suffer from mental disorders. Depression alone affects almost 20 million ranking in the EU as the most disabling disorder of all diseases.

26 Aug 2010

SNM supports U.S. Senate's introduction of CARE Act

SNM supports the U.S. Senate in its introduction of the Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2010, S. 3737. The proposed legislation, which was introduced in August by Sen. Mike Enzi [R-WY], aims to ensure that minimum education and credentialing standards for nuclear medicine technologists are set at the state level.

26 Aug 2010

New article examines education practices, priorities for deaf-blind children

Deaf-blind children can be isolated and disconnected from people and activities. Without individualized support, they cannot access visual and auditory information and often complete school unable to seek future education, employment, or independent living. Providing appropriate special education and related services for deaf-blind children poses unique challenges.

26 Aug 2010

CCEI to introduce professional development course to prevent Bloodborne Pathogens among children

ChildCare Education Institute, a distance training institution dedicated to providing online training to the child care industry, is proud to announce the addition of a new professional development course for early child care professionals about preventing the spread of Bloodborne Pathogens

26 Aug 2010

AACN selects five new Minority Nurse Faculty Scholars through national scholarship program

Today, the American Association of Colleges of Nursing is pleased to announce that five new Minority Nurse Faculty Scholars have been selected through a national scholarship program funded by the Johnson & Johnson Campaign for Nursing's Future.

26 Aug 2010

Tree Top enters Letter of Intent with WorldWithoutBlindness

Recently Tree Top, entered into a Letter of Intent with WorldWithoutBlindness, LLC, ("WWB"), a not-for-profit medical corporation whose expressed mission is "to prevent blindness through screening and early disease detection, patient information, physician education and vision science research." During due diligence, Tree Top's management, along with WWB related medical staff, identified that more work needed to be done to successfully implement WWB's business model.

26 Aug 2010

Study finds 90% of adult population of Valencia have cavities

A research study has for the first time revealed data about dental cavities, periodontal disease, oral treatment needs, the use of dental prostheses and dental hygiene habits among the adult population in the Valencia region. The results show that 90% of people have cavities and 20-35% need prostheses.

26 Aug 2010

Elsevier provides four key electronic textbook titles for UCI School of Medicine

Elsevier, a world-leading publisher of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, announced today it will provide four key electronic textbook titles for UC Irvine School of Medicine's new program that gives Apple iPads to its first-year medical students.

26 Aug 2010

Lack of awareness among referring physicians limits intervention in venous system: MRG

Millennium Research Group (MRG), the global authority on medical technology market intelligence, finds that although venous procedures are set to grow by more than 10% through 2013, a lack of awareness among referring physicians is a major roadblock in increased interventions in the venous system.

26 Aug 2010

Education News and Research

SciQuest named to Inc. 500|5000 list of fastest-growing, private companies

MCNA announces $2 million to launch HEAL program for childhood asthma management

Kaiser Permanente expands health plan availability through healthcompare.com

Scaled back premium increases allowed for Calif. insurer; Calif. lawmakers pass bills setting up exchange; Alaska approves Abortion Notification Initiative

Researchers recommend traumatic brain injury reclassification for additional funding

Microflex announces acquisition of Black Dragon examination gloves from MedTexx

Target offers seasonal flu vaccine at $24

Cooper Institute receives contract from Texas Department to develop NUTRIGRAM for children

Surgical robots could be used for teleanesthesia: Study

Queen West Village Family Health Team to provide primary health care for community

CDC study examines cost of medical care, productivity losses associated with motor vehicle injuries

23rd European College of Neuropsychopharmacology Congress to be held 28 Aug - 1 Sep 2010 in Amsterdam

SNM supports U.S. Senate's introduction of CARE Act

New article examines education practices, priorities for deaf-blind children

CCEI to introduce professional development course to prevent Bloodborne Pathogens among children

AACN selects five new Minority Nurse Faculty Scholars through national scholarship program

Tree Top enters Letter of Intent with WorldWithoutBlindness

Study finds 90% of adult population of Valencia have cavities

Elsevier provides four key electronic textbook titles for UCI School of Medicine

Lack of awareness among referring physicians limits intervention in venous system: MRG

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