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Efficient medical treatments to be showcased at SIR's 36th Annual Scientific Meeting

The Society of Interventional Radiology will feature minimally invasive scientific advances and new discoveries in treating a host of diseases at its 36th Annual Scientific Meeting March 26–31 at McCormick Place (West) in Chicago, Ill. The theme of the meeting is "IR Rising: Leading Image-guided Medicine," chosen to reflect interventional radiology's continued revolutionizing of modern medicine.

5 Mar 2011

Core Performance uses IBM software to help consumers reach their fitness goals

IBM today announced that a leading provider of corporate fitness services is using business rules software to customize individual workouts to help consumers reach their fitness goals in the New Year.

5 Mar 2011

Deal Search Online: Pharma is the single most active sector in decade's health care M&A market

According to Deal Search Online, an Irving Levin Associates M&A database, there has been a total of 1,431 pharmaceutical M&A deals, totaling $632.3 billion dollars committed to the industry during the ten-year period ended December 31, 2010.

5 Mar 2011

Walgreens joins Care Continuum Alliance as new member

The Care Continuum Alliance today announced its newest member: Walgreens, the nation's largest drugstore chain and a health and wellness leader.

5 Mar 2011

U.N. panel recommends reparations fund for victims of sexual violence in DRC

A high-level U.N. panel on Thursday recommended that the international community "create a special reparations fund for victims of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo," following an assessment of the conditions faced by survivors of such acts, Agence France-Presse reports.

5 Mar 2011

GW Health Policy Researchers play a major role in AJPM supplement

GW Health Policy Researchers, led by Wilhelmine Miller, Ph.D., associate research professor in the School of Public Health and Health Services, Department of Health Policy, played a major role in the supplement of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

5 Mar 2011

Study examines effectiveness of active video games for improving health, fitness

A multidisciplinary team from the Universitat Politècnica de València, Universitat de València, Universitat Jaume I, University General Hospital from Valencia and the Biomedical Research Network Centre on Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition (CIBERobn) is developing a study on the effectiveness of active video games in children and teenagers (know as "exergaming platforms") for exercising and improving their health and fitness.

5 Mar 2011

Senate Republicans urge White House to withdraw Berwick nomination

The Obama administration used a "recess appointment" last July to appoint Donald Berwick to head the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Yesterday, 42 GOP senators signed on to a letter asking that this appointment be withdrawn.

5 Mar 2011

Psychiatrist releases new book on wide range of issues about life

Most immigrants fantasize about finding the American Dream, often associating fame with material wealth. Many give up in their quest because it takes hard work and discipline. But obstacles and failures should be learning experiences, not total barriers.

5 Mar 2011

WSJ: A windfall for HCA investors

Meanwhile, a report by Health Care For America Now details profits for the nation's five largest insurers and draws a strong reaction from the industry.

5 Mar 2011

NFBI to hold seminar on everyday tips and techniques for blind people in Burlington

The National Federation of the Blind of Iowa, Iowa's largest consumer group of blind people, will hold its third technology seminar titled "Independence Is Easy -- Do You Know What I Know?" on Saturday, March 12. The seminar will be held at the Comfort Suites in Burlington.

5 Mar 2011

Physicians, care provider organizations near deadline for processing submittals to CMS for 2010 PQRI

Covisint, a Compuware company, today announced that physicians and care provider organizations are nearing the absolute deadline for processing submittals to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for the 2010 Physician Quality Reporting Initiative. Leveraging Covisint DocSite PQRI, physicians and practice managers can now submit 2010 PQRI data through March 15, 2011.

5 Mar 2011

First Lady to discuss Let's Move! initiative on childhood obesity during NLC Conference

Michelle Obama, First Lady of the United States of America, will address city leaders during the National League of Cities' 2011 Congressional City Conference on March 15th in Washington, DC. The conference sessions will focus on federal policy issues and an economic growth agenda for America's hometowns and the country.

5 Mar 2011

FLSPMP moves to set record straight on issue of patient privacy, PDMP

The Florida Society of Pain Management Providers moves to set the record straight on the issue of patient privacy and the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program.

5 Mar 2011

DaVita earns recognition in Fortune's Most Admired Companies list

DaVita Inc., a leading provider of kidney care services for those diagnosed with end stage renal disease and chronic kidney disease, has been honored as one of the 2011 Fortune World's Most Admired Companies, and ranked second in the Health Care: Medical Facilities industry.

5 Mar 2011

Two influential business groups back Crystal Lake hospital plan

Mercy Health System recently received the backing of two influential business groups that support the building of a new state-of-the-art hospital in Crystal Lake that will create jobs and spur economic growth.

5 Mar 2011

American Express, TakePart announce final round of Members Project winners

American Express and TakePart announced today the final round of Members Project winners, chosen by the public through online voting. These five organizations will collectively receive $1 million in funding from American Express to advance their missions of serving communities around the country.

5 Mar 2011

Medical professionals vote to become part of UAPD

A group of medical professionals working at the thirteen clinics that make up the Northeast Valley Health Corporation voted last week to unionize, becoming part of the Union of American Physicians and Dentists in the process. Today, representatives of UAPD formally filed a request to bargain with NEVHC.

5 Mar 2011

Prestige Assisted Living at Sierra Vista to host educational speaker series that explores memory care issues

How can caregivers recognize the difference between normal age-related memory lapses and memory loss related to dementia? Prestige Assisted Living at Sierra Vista will host an educational speaker series that offers insight into memory care issues, beginning in March.

5 Mar 2011

Philips introduces new innovative and cost-effective solutions for radiology at ECR 2011

At the European Congress of Radiology 2011, Royal Philips Electronics is ushering in a new era in radiology science with Imaging 2.0, a concept fueled by integration of technology, clinician and patient.

5 Mar 2011

Healthcare News

Efficient medical treatments to be showcased at SIR's 36th Annual Scientific Meeting

Core Performance uses IBM software to help consumers reach their fitness goals

Deal Search Online: Pharma is the single most active sector in decade's health care M&A market

Walgreens joins Care Continuum Alliance as new member

U.N. panel recommends reparations fund for victims of sexual violence in DRC

GW Health Policy Researchers play a major role in AJPM supplement

Study examines effectiveness of active video games for improving health, fitness

Senate Republicans urge White House to withdraw Berwick nomination

Psychiatrist releases new book on wide range of issues about life

WSJ: A windfall for HCA investors

NFBI to hold seminar on everyday tips and techniques for blind people in Burlington

Physicians, care provider organizations near deadline for processing submittals to CMS for 2010 PQRI

First Lady to discuss Let's Move! initiative on childhood obesity during NLC Conference

FLSPMP moves to set record straight on issue of patient privacy, PDMP

DaVita earns recognition in Fortune's Most Admired Companies list

Two influential business groups back Crystal Lake hospital plan

American Express, TakePart announce final round of Members Project winners

Medical professionals vote to become part of UAPD

Prestige Assisted Living at Sierra Vista to host educational speaker series that explores memory care issues

Philips introduces new innovative and cost-effective solutions for radiology at ECR 2011

Exploring the nanoscale: How AFM is transforming cosmetic science

Innovating Texture and Culture in Plant-Based Foods

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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