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The Canadian Medical Hall of Fame scholarship award announced for 2009

Four 18-year olds with stellar high school careers are heading off to university with some extra change in their pockets. The students have been named the 2009 recipients of The Canadian Medical Hall of Fame / Great-West Life, London Life and Canada Life Scholarship Award.

24 Aug 2009

Medical students experience life inside nursing home

A novel program in New York gives medical students the chance to experience life as nursing home patients and learn about geriatrics, a field in desperate need of more professionals.

24 Aug 2009

Capital Earnings & Research to launch prostate cancer awareness campaign

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24 Aug 2009

MIT to honor Dr. Khine of Shrink Nanotechnologies as one of the top 35 global innovators

Shrink Nanotechnologies, Inc. (“Shrink”) (OTCBB: INKN), an innovative nanotechnology company that develops products, licenses its patent-pending technologies and acquires related assets in three core vertical markets: (i) solar energy production, (ii) medical diagnostics and sensors and (iii) biotechnology research and development tools, today announced that Dr. Michelle Khine, Ph.D., the scientific founder of Shrink’s nanofabrication platform, was named by MIT Technology Review as one of the top 35 global innovators under the age of 35.

24 Aug 2009

U.S. stands divided on Obama with positive and negative ratings

As the summer winds down, President Obama’s job numbers continue to move in a downward way. In June, 54% of U.S. adults gave him positive ratings and 46% gave the president negative marks.

24 Aug 2009

Missing doctoral student's family and friends establishes the Rescue Resource Fund

The Family and friends of David Gimelfarb have established the Rescue Resource Fund in support of agencies involved in a search and rescue operation currently underway in Costa Rica. David, a doctoral student at the Adler School of Professional Psychology, went missing last week while vacationing in the northern part of Costa Rica.

24 Aug 2009

The Canadian Red Cross supports local emergency measures after tornado encounter

The Canadian Red Cross is reminding all individuals and families about the importance of emergency preparedness, after a tornado touched down in the City of Vaughan last night.

24 Aug 2009

American Council on Exercise reveals fitness and nutrition tips for students

As students all across the country flock to college campuses this month, The American Council on Exercise (ACE), America's leading authority on fitness and one of the largest fitness certification, education and training organizations in the world, today revealed its top ten fitness and nutrition tips for remaining in good health for the 2009 school year.

22 Aug 2009

Sunwin management to discuss growth strategies at the 2009 Rodman & Renshaw Annual Global Investment Conference

Sunwin International Neutraceuticals, Inc. (OTCBB: SUWN), a leader in the production and distribution of Chinese herbs, veterinary medicines and one of the world's leading producers of all natural, zero calorie stevia in China, will present at the Rodman & Renshaw Annual Global Investment Conference taking place at the New York Palace Hotel September 9-11 as part of the Asia Track program on September 10th at 8:45 AM.

21 Aug 2009

Vendor-neutral sales performance management community launched by SPM leader Callidus Software

Callidus Software Inc. (NASDAQ: CALD), the leader in Sales Performance Management (SPM), today launched OpenCommissions, the industry's only vendor-neutral sales performance management community. OpenCommissions includes discussion groups on best practices, sales and compensation that allow members to exchange experiences, share opinions and give advice.

21 Aug 2009

Condom Olympics event to select an ambassador from Miss Universe contestants to spread messages about HIV prevention

The Miss Universe contestants continued preparations for Sunday night's pageant by competing today in the Condom Olympics - tossing water-filled condoms to test their strength and playing "Wild Fire Infection" games that demonstrate the serious side of HIV infection.

21 Aug 2009

HCCA's Research Compliance Conference to address Compliance Issues in International Clinical Trials

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21 Aug 2009

WFP says more than 1M Kenyans need food aid due to drought; India increases food distribution to deal with drought

More than 1 million Kenyans living in prolonged drought conditions are not getting the food aid they need, Gabrielle Menezes, a spokeswoman for the U.N.'s World Food Program (WFP), said recently, the Associated Press reports. She said WFP already provides emergency food aid to about 2.5 million people in Kenya, but another 1.3 million still need help.

21 Aug 2009

The American Hospital Association endorses the EXTENSION Healthid smart card system

The American Hospital Association, through its subsidiary, AHA Solutions, Inc., has announced its exclusive endorsement of EXTENSION® HealthID™. HealthID™ is a secure smart card that holds individual patient data for use by the hospitals to improve the care experience. Hospitals are able to quickly find and use patient’s information within an individual facility or across their system or network. The benefits of the smart card include providing much improved patient experiences and streamlined administrative costs.

21 Aug 2009

California Health & Longevity Institute experts share healthy cooking menus with Oak Park Unified School District cafeteria staff

Children and teens returning to school in the Oak Park Unified School District this September have healthier options for school lunches, thanks to nutrition experts at California Health & Longevity Institute.

21 Aug 2009

University Of Phoenix and Odessa Chambliss Quality Of Life Fund collaborate to offer nursing scholarships

University of Phoenix today announced a partnership with Odessa Chambliss Quality of Life Fund to provide access to nursing education and help ensure the future of quality healthcare. Through this partnership, two full-tuition scholarships will be offered to nurses pursuing advanced degrees in the state of Florida.

21 Aug 2009

Foreign-trained doctors practising in Canada declining substantially

Since the 1970s, the percentage of foreign-trained doctors practising in Canada has declined considerably. A new report released by the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) shows the number of international medical graduates (IMGs), as a proportion of the physician workforce in Canada, decreased from 33% in the 1970s to 22% in 2007.

21 Aug 2009

Southern Research's Birmingham campus to have a Comprehensive Chemical Biology Center

Southern Research Institute today announced that it has been selected as one of 11 organizations to help establish the National Cancer Institute's (NCI) Chemical Biology Consortium (CBC)--a program meant to coordinate and accelerate the discovery and development of new therapeutic agents to treat cancer patients. Southern Research will establish one of NCI's five Comprehensive Chemical Biology Centers at its Birmingham campus.

21 Aug 2009

UnitedHealth Group to follow the CDC’s guidance on administration of the swine flu vaccine

UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) announced today that the company will cover the administration of the H1N1 (swine flu) vaccine for its members whose health benefit plans cover immunizations, and also cover the administration of the vaccine for members whose plans currently do not include immunizations and do not plan to in the future.

21 Aug 2009

FDA permits Worldheart for bridge-to-transplant study of the Levacor Ventricular Assist Device

World Heart Corporation (WorldHeart) - (Nasdaq: WHRT) announced today that it has received FDA conditional approval to begin a bridge-to-transplant (BTT) study of the Levacor Ventricular Assist Device (VAD) at ten US centers.

21 Aug 2009

Miscellaneous News

The Canadian Medical Hall of Fame scholarship award announced for 2009

Medical students experience life inside nursing home

Capital Earnings & Research to launch prostate cancer awareness campaign

MIT to honor Dr. Khine of Shrink Nanotechnologies as one of the top 35 global innovators

U.S. stands divided on Obama with positive and negative ratings

Missing doctoral student's family and friends establishes the Rescue Resource Fund

The Canadian Red Cross supports local emergency measures after tornado encounter

American Council on Exercise reveals fitness and nutrition tips for students

Sunwin management to discuss growth strategies at the 2009 Rodman & Renshaw Annual Global Investment Conference

Vendor-neutral sales performance management community launched by SPM leader Callidus Software

Condom Olympics event to select an ambassador from Miss Universe contestants to spread messages about HIV prevention

HCCA's Research Compliance Conference to address Compliance Issues in International Clinical Trials

WFP says more than 1M Kenyans need food aid due to drought; India increases food distribution to deal with drought

The American Hospital Association endorses the EXTENSION Healthid smart card system

California Health & Longevity Institute experts share healthy cooking menus with Oak Park Unified School District cafeteria staff

University Of Phoenix and Odessa Chambliss Quality Of Life Fund collaborate to offer nursing scholarships

Foreign-trained doctors practising in Canada declining substantially

Southern Research's Birmingham campus to have a Comprehensive Chemical Biology Center

UnitedHealth Group to follow the CDC’s guidance on administration of the swine flu vaccine

FDA permits Worldheart for bridge-to-transplant study of the Levacor Ventricular Assist Device

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