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Linda Vista receives Culture Change Initiative grant from Oregon's DHS

Prestige Care, a provider of quality senior care, is pleased to announce that its Linda Vista Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Ashland, Ore. recently earned a Culture Change Initiative grant from Oregon's Department of Human Services (DHS).

30 Oct 2010

NYBC calls for blood donations during Pancreatic and Lung Cancer Awareness Month

November is Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month and Lung Cancer Awareness Month, and New York Blood Center (NYBC) serving more than 20 million people in New York City, Long Island, the Hudson Valley, New Jersey, and parts of Connecticut and Pennsylvania, calls upon our communities to please join the fight against cancer by donating blood. Healthy people of all blood types and ethnicities are encouraged to donate and help save lives. Blood donations are particularly needed from O-negative, B-negative and A-negative types.

30 Oct 2010

Surrogates preference increases for value-laden decisions in ICUs: Report

The decision to stop life-support for incapacitated and critically ill patients is, for surrogate decision makers, often fraught with moral and ethical uncertainty, and long-term emotional consequences. But as difficult as these decisions are, more than half of surrogate decision makers prefer to have full authority over the choice than to share or cede that power to physicians, according to a recent study out of the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.

30 Oct 2010

MNA nurses and Caritas Christi Health Care ratify landmark master agreement

The Massachusetts Nurses Association, the state's largest union of registered nurses and Caritas Christi Health Care, the state's second largest health care network, have announced today the ratification of a landmark master agreement, involving nearly 1,700 registered nurses working at four Caritas facilities including Carney Hospital in Dorchester, Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton, Norwood Hospital in Norwood, and St. Elizabeth's Medical Center in Brighton.

30 Oct 2010

Experts at XXXIII World Congress present new clinical challenges about thrombotic disorders

Pharmaceutical Strategic Initiatives announced today that some of the leading experts in the field of thrombosis and anticoagulation provided their perspective and assessment of new clinical challenges at a recent symposium held at the XXXIII World Congress of the International Society of Hematology held in Jerusalem, Israel on October 12, 2010.

30 Oct 2010

New sculpture to commemorate Sir Frederick Banting

One of the greatest gifts Canada has given the world will be celebrated this Sunday at Banting House National Historic Site of Canada located in London, Ont. with the unveiling of a three-metre high sculpture to commemorate the birth of Sir Frederick Banting's brilliant idea that led to the discovery of insulin. Banting House National Historic Site of Canada is a public site dedicated to the historic significance of Sir Frederick Banting.

30 Oct 2010

UBM's virtual expo offers job opportunities and career development for psychiatrists, mental health professionals

UBM Medica presented the Psychiatric Times Virtual Career Expo on October 6, 2010. The virtual career expo offers job opportunities and career development for psychiatrists and mental health professionals. UBM Studios, a leader in virtual events and virtual business solutions, provided the 3D platform for the event. The event is now available on demand.

30 Oct 2010

Third summit on health care fraud prevention commences on 5th November

On Friday, November 5, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Attorney General Eric Holder will kick-off the third in a series of day-long summits bringing together a wide-array of federal, state, and local partners, beneficiaries, providers, and other interested parties to discuss innovative ways to eliminate fraud within the U.S. health care system.

30 Oct 2010

Annual meeting of INFORMS to take place at Austin Convention Center

When 4,000 experts in everything from laws about using your cell phone while driving to using math to decide whether to punt or pass on fourth down come to Austin on November 7, the city will find itself deluged not only by smart people who use math for a living but also problem solvers who tackle America's greatest threats.

30 Oct 2010

Chicago to host BIO International Convention again in 2013 and 2016

The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) today announces that the BIO International Convention - the global event for biotechnology - will return to Chicago, Ill. in 2013 and 2016.

30 Oct 2010

Denver Examiner selects Cannabis Medical as top stock pick for investors in medical marijuana sector

Cannabis Medical Solutions Inc. a leading company specializing in merchant payment solutions and financial products for the medical marijuana industry, today announced that the Company was featured this week as a top stock pick for investors within the medical marijuana sector by the Denver Examiner and special news report .

30 Oct 2010

HDL and Virginia governor announce $4.2 million investment for expanding operations

Health Diagnostic Laboratory (HDL, Inc.) and Governor Bob McDonnell have announced an investment of $4.2 million in HDL, Inc. operations, resulting in the creation of 213 new jobs in the City of Richmond. HDL, Inc., located in the Virginia BioTechnology Research Park, will expand its clinical laboratory, diagnostics and clinical trial services, as well as its physician/patient consulting.

30 Oct 2010

Physicians suggest patients who receive MoM hip replacement to pay attention on post-operative pain

Total hip arthroplasty (THA) is one of the most successful surgeries of the past several decades. This procedure has relieved pain and restored movement to hundreds of thousands of people. The decision to have hip replacement surgery should be only made after discussion between the patient and his or her orthopaedic surgeon.

30 Oct 2010

Joslin announces fundraisers to benefit diabetes research

The importance of the research and clinical care work at Joslin Diabetes Center in Boston has been affirmed by a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention predicting that one-third of all U.S. adults will have diabetes by 2050 if current trends continue.

30 Oct 2010

Effective smoking cessation interventions for Latino smokers needed

Latinos who live the United States are more likely to quit smoking when they take part in an intervention program, finds a systematic review of studies conducted by Monica Webb Hooper, Ph.D., and colleagues at the University of Miami.

30 Oct 2010

Life's humanitarian campaign to provide aid to hospitals and clinics in Pakistan

As part of its ongoing efforts to alleviate human suffering, the American relief organization, Life for Relief and Development (Life) in partnership with another humanitarian organization, will be providing two major shipments of children's medicines with a value of over two and half million dollars to hospitals and clinics in Pakistan.

30 Oct 2010

Study classifies best-selling scented household products as carcinogens

A new study led by the University of Washington has revealed that in a test of best-selling scented household products including detergents, dryer sheets, soaps, hand sanitizers, lotions, deodorants, and shampoos, almost a quarter of the chemicals detected were classified as toxic or hazardous under federal law, and some were even classified as possible carcinogens.

30 Oct 2010

Accuray to present CyberKnife Robotic Radiosurgery System at ASTRO Meeting

Accuray Incorporated, a global leader in the field of radiosurgery, announced today that 40 accepted abstracts highlighting the use of the CyberKnife Robotic Radiosurgery System will be presented as posters and presentations at the 52nd Annual Meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO), taking place in San Diego from October 31-November 4.

30 Oct 2010

CONCERTA improves handwriting performance in children with ADHD: Study

Data presented today at a major medical meeting include findings that demonstrate improved handwriting performance in children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) when taking CONCERTA® (OROS® methylphenidate HCl Extended-Release Tablets CII) compared to placebo.

30 Oct 2010

Cipher announces completion of patient enrolment in CIP-ISOTRETINOIN Phase III study for nodular acne

Cipher Pharmaceuticals Inc. today announced that it has completed patient enrolment in its Phase III safety study of CIP-ISOTRETINOIN, the Company's novel, patented formulation of isotretinoin, which is used in the treatment of severe, nodular acne.

30 Oct 2010

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Linda Vista receives Culture Change Initiative grant from Oregon's DHS

NYBC calls for blood donations during Pancreatic and Lung Cancer Awareness Month

Surrogates preference increases for value-laden decisions in ICUs: Report

MNA nurses and Caritas Christi Health Care ratify landmark master agreement

Experts at XXXIII World Congress present new clinical challenges about thrombotic disorders

New sculpture to commemorate Sir Frederick Banting

UBM's virtual expo offers job opportunities and career development for psychiatrists, mental health professionals

Third summit on health care fraud prevention commences on 5th November

Annual meeting of INFORMS to take place at Austin Convention Center

Chicago to host BIO International Convention again in 2013 and 2016

Denver Examiner selects Cannabis Medical as top stock pick for investors in medical marijuana sector

HDL and Virginia governor announce $4.2 million investment for expanding operations

Physicians suggest patients who receive MoM hip replacement to pay attention on post-operative pain

Joslin announces fundraisers to benefit diabetes research

Effective smoking cessation interventions for Latino smokers needed

Life's humanitarian campaign to provide aid to hospitals and clinics in Pakistan

Study classifies best-selling scented household products as carcinogens

Accuray to present CyberKnife Robotic Radiosurgery System at ASTRO Meeting

CONCERTA improves handwriting performance in children with ADHD: Study

Cipher announces completion of patient enrolment in CIP-ISOTRETINOIN Phase III study for nodular acne

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