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UNEVE opens new library as a dedication to Dallas College president

The Universidad Estatal Del Valle de Ecatepec, a public university located near Mexico City, recently dedicated its new campus library to Dr. Fabrizio Mancini, president of Dallas-based Parker College of Chiropractic.

2 Apr 2011

WCRI finds higher costs per workers' compensation claim in New Jersey

The average cost per workers' compensation claim in New Jersey was 16 percent higher than the median of 16 states analyzed in a study by the Workers Compensation Research Institute.

2 Apr 2011

U.S. News ranks Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center as No. 1 hospital in Philadelphia

Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center has been ranked highest in southern New Jersey - placing above all other southern New Jersey hospitals in the Philadelphia Metropolitan area of U.S. News & World Report's first-ever Best regional hospitals.

2 Apr 2011

Students are taught importance of connecting with community at Faculty of Nursing

In the Faculty of Nursing, students are taught the importance of connecting with the community, and nursing professor Vera Caine has come up with a way for students to not only learn about working in the community, but also to actually be a part of it.

2 Apr 2011

Faculty member of Capella University co-authors new book that focuses on healthcare leadership

Nick Coppola, PhD, MHA, FACHE, a faculty member in the Harold Abel School of Social and Behavioral Sciences at Capella University, an accredited online university that has built its reputation by providing high quality online degree programs for working adults, has co-authored a book that focuses on healthcare leadership.

2 Apr 2011

FDA issues two proposals on menu labeling rule in restaurants, retail food establishments

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today issued two proposed regulations regarding calorie labeling on menus and menu boards in chain restaurants, retail food establishments, and vending machines.

2 Apr 2011

Eli Lilly to launch Connecting Hearts Abroad program

Eli Lilly and Company's new global service program, Connecting Hearts Abroad, is set to launch. Through the program, the company is sending 200 Lilly Ambassadors to assist people and communities that often lack basic resources.

2 Apr 2011

AANS to hold its 79th Annual Scientific Meeting at Colorado Convention Center

The American Association of Neurological Surgeons will hold its 79th Annual Scientific Meeting at the Colorado Convention Center, April 9-13, 2011. The AANS is expected to host more than 6,000 attendees, with an estimated 3,000 medical professionals including neurosurgeons, neurosurgical residents, medical students, neuroscience nurses, clinical specialists, physician assistants and allied health professionals.

2 Apr 2011

Courtroom action: June 8 will mark important date for health law

That's the day when oral arguments will be held regarding the Obama administration's 11th Circuit appeal of the ruling in the multi-state challenge to the health overhaul.

2 Apr 2011

APA to host 2011 Psychologically Healthy Workplace Conference in Chicago

The American Psychological Association's 2011 Psychologically Healthy Workplace Conference will be held April 8-9 in Chicago.

2 Apr 2011

The Economist examines factors contributing to antimicrobial resistance

"Antibiotic resistance has now become a costly and dangerous problem," The Economist writes in an article examining the factors that have contributed to the global rise of antibiotic resistant bacteria, ahead of next week's World Health Day dedicated to the issue.

2 Apr 2011

CCEI offers course on child abuse in honor of National Child Abuse Prevention Month

ChildCare Education Institute, a nationally accredited, IACET CEU granting, distance training institution dedicated exclusively to the child care industry, offers new users the opportunity to try online learning by taking the course CCEI112A: Child Abuse: Signs of Abuse and Reporting Requirements for Early Childhood Professionals at no cost for the month of April, in honor of National Child Abuse Prevention Month.

2 Apr 2011

Funds at risk: What services does Title X support?

In places like Unity Health Care's Upper Cardozo clinic in the Columbia Heights neighborhood of Washington, D.C., doctors, nurses and other health care providers are too busy treating patients to focus on the fights happening across town.

2 Apr 2011

CAS-Carrera awarded $3.5M SIF grant from EMCF

The New York based Children's Aid Society Carrera Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Program has been awarded a $3.5 million Social Innovation Fund grant from the Edna McConnell Clark Foundation to deepen the program's impact in New York City and replicate it nationally.

2 Apr 2011

Series of new clinical trials confirm range of viable treatment options for HCV patients

Highly anticipated data from a number of clinical trials presented for the first time at the International Liver CongressTM confirmed that a range of new proteases inhibitors will help treat patients who have previously failed therapy for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C.

2 Apr 2011

VSP launches mobile version for members to access vision care information

VSP Vision Care today launched the mobile version of vsp.com that allows members to access their vision care information from anywhere. Using a smartphone device, VSP members have access to features including: find a doctor, check your benefits, access your vision card and browse the eyewear gallery.

2 Apr 2011

New research identifies diverse barriers to breast cancer screening and treatment

A landmark breast health care publication reveals a multitude of barriers that keep women of developing nations from being screened and treated for breast cancer - but offers tools to help countries improve their breast care programs.

2 Apr 2011

Skilled Healthcare Group's RCO signs operating lease for Lindenwood Nursing Home in Omaha

Skilled Healthcare Group, Inc. today announced that its wholly owned company, The Rehabilitation Center of Omaha, LLC has signed an operating lease for 10 years for Lindenwood Nursing Home in Omaha, Nebraska with two additional five-year extensions. The lease also provides RCO with a purchase option and the landlord with a sale option, beginning in year six of the lease.

2 Apr 2011

KCP commends CMS for eliminating 'transition adjustment' imposed on new ESRD PPS

Kidney Care Partners, a broad-based coalition of patient advocates, dialysis professionals, care providers and manufacturers, commends the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for eliminating the so-called "transition adjustment" imposed on dialysis facilities as part of the new Medicare end-stage renal disease prospective payment system.

2 Apr 2011

HSBS announces RFP to Head Start centers nationwide

Head Start Body Start National Center for Physical Development and Outdoor Play today announced a Request for Proposals to Head Start centers nationwide. Approximately $2 million is available through the HSBS Play Space Grant Awards to improve Head Start centers' outdoor play spaces with an emphasis on creating an environment that helps to increase physical play.

2 Apr 2011

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UNEVE opens new library as a dedication to Dallas College president

WCRI finds higher costs per workers' compensation claim in New Jersey

U.S. News ranks Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center as No. 1 hospital in Philadelphia

Students are taught importance of connecting with community at Faculty of Nursing

Faculty member of Capella University co-authors new book that focuses on healthcare leadership

FDA issues two proposals on menu labeling rule in restaurants, retail food establishments

Eli Lilly to launch Connecting Hearts Abroad program

AANS to hold its 79th Annual Scientific Meeting at Colorado Convention Center

Courtroom action: June 8 will mark important date for health law

APA to host 2011 Psychologically Healthy Workplace Conference in Chicago

The Economist examines factors contributing to antimicrobial resistance

CCEI offers course on child abuse in honor of National Child Abuse Prevention Month

Funds at risk: What services does Title X support?

CAS-Carrera awarded $3.5M SIF grant from EMCF

Series of new clinical trials confirm range of viable treatment options for HCV patients

VSP launches mobile version for members to access vision care information

New research identifies diverse barriers to breast cancer screening and treatment

Skilled Healthcare Group's RCO signs operating lease for Lindenwood Nursing Home in Omaha

KCP commends CMS for eliminating 'transition adjustment' imposed on new ESRD PPS

HSBS announces RFP to Head Start centers nationwide

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