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Selection of therapeutic workshops to be presented at the Twelfth Annual BIO CEO & Investor Conference

“This year’s BIO CEO & Investor Conference will provide a unique forum to showcase therapeutic areas with key catalysts – from new and dynamic therapies to cutting edge investment opportunities,” said Alan Eisenberg, executive vice president of Emerging Companies & Business Development at BIO.

9 Jan 2010

Interest in studying psychology on the rise

"I hope I will be able to touch the lives of people when they most need help and to offer them advice and guidance."

9 Jan 2010

ZO Skin Health files complaint against Obagi Medical Products

Obagi Medical Products, Inc., a leader in topical aesthetic and therapeutic skin health systems, today announced that it was served January 7, 2010 with a complaint from ZO Skin Health, Inc., a company affiliated with Dr. Zein Obagi, OMP’s original founder.

9 Jan 2010

Home-laundered scrubs have greater bacterial contamination than other alternatives

A study comparing the aerobic bacterial bioburden associated with surgical scrub attire shows significantly greater contamination among home-laundered attire than scrubs laundered by the healthcare facility, scrubs sent out by the facility to a third-party company for laundering, or single-use/disposable scrubs.

9 Jan 2010

New book on baking recipes for people with food allergies

More than 12 million Americans suffer from food allergies, or one in 25. According to The Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network, one in 17 children age three and under have a food allergy, and these numbers are rising rapidly. The rate of peanut allergy alone has doubled over the last ten years.

9 Jan 2010

Kettle Brand Baked Potato Chips and Ashley Koff join to help fans make their “Real Resolutions” a reality

Kettle Foods, maker of Kettle Brand® Baked Potato Chips, is kicking off the New Year by inviting fans to share their “Real Resolutions” for healthy eating and living.

9 Jan 2010

SEIU-UHW members call for NLRB to schedule elections early

Healthcare workers at 26 California hospitals and nursing homes are seeking elections to join more than 55,000 other union members who have already chosen to stay united in the Service Employees International Union - United Healthcare Workers West (SEIU-UHW), rather than switch to an organization formed by the union's ousted leaders.

9 Jan 2010

Clinical Foundations' edition provides comprehensive review of hospital-acquired infections

Clinical Foundations, a patient-focused education program dedicated to helping respiratory care professionals stay current on clinical trends, has recently published a new edition titled “Pathogens Associated with the Intensive Care Unit Environment –Considerations for the Respiratory Therapist.”

9 Jan 2010

"Ultimate Chef America" title to be held during the 2010 Ultimate Chef America tour

A dynamic culinary competition among chefs for the chance to win the "Ultimate Chef America" title will be held during the 2010 Ultimate Chef America tour in cities across the United States.

9 Jan 2010

SIRIUS XM Radio to broadcast medical breakthroughs and milestones of the last ten years

SIRIUS XM Radio today announced that it will broadcast The Dean's List: A Decade in Medicine, an in-depth special exploring the medical breakthroughs and milestones of the last ten years hosted by Dr. Andrew Brotman, Vice Dean for Clinical Affairs, NYU Langone Medical Center, on Doctor Radio, SIRIUS XM's 24/7 health and medical channel.

9 Jan 2010

Gilbert Hospital remains one of the best choices for hospital care in the southeast valley

Gilbert Hospital continued to exceed expectations in 2009. With more than 43,190 patient visits through the emergency department, patient levels remained constant compared to 2008.

9 Jan 2010

Arizona resident achieves weight-loss with Dr. Siegal's COOKIE DIET

Dr. Sanford Siegal developed the concept of a diet based on a hunger-controlling food in the early 1970s while writing a book about substances in food that are particularly satisfying of hunger.

9 Jan 2010

NOTA questions FDA's attempted regulation of on-site tests

The National On-site Testing Associates, Inc. (NOTA) has been revived in response to an attempt by the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to regulate on-site, or point of collection, oral fluids drug and alcohol tests used by many small employers for non-medical purposes. NOTA is an association of manufacturers, users, and distributors of on-site drugs of abuse tests. These tests are sold throughout the world for use in workplace, sports, school, insurance, and criminal justice settings and numerous other non-medical applications. These tests are safe, accurate, cost effective, and easy to use.

9 Jan 2010

LehmanMillet adds two new accounts: Myriad Genetics and Breathe Technologies

HealthSTAR's LehmanMillet, the leading agency devoted to working with health care companies changing standards of care, today announced the addition of two new accounts: Myriad Genetics and Breathe Technologies.

9 Jan 2010

Phonak's "Hear the World Tour" exhibit to raise hearing loss awareness at Miami

The Hear the World initiative by Phonak will bring the Hear the World Tour - a traveling photography exhibit - to Macy's at Dadeland Mall (Miami, FL) to raise awareness about hearing loss, a growing issue that affects 31 million Americans. After officially joining forces in October 2009, Phonak and Macy's kicked-off a cross-country hearing awareness tour that debuted in Dallas and San Francisco in the fall.

9 Jan 2010

U.S. Government supports ICPD; next five years crucial to meet reproductive healthcare goals

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton delivered a major speech today to mark the 15th anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD). Her strong message showed top-level U.S. Government support for the ICPD and other such UN goals, including the Millennium Development Goals, by 2015.

9 Jan 2010

EON Reality supports BBU with immersive EON Icube environment for virtual reality therapy project

EON Reality, the world's leading interactive 3D software provider, supports the Babes-Bolyai University (BBU), in Cluj-Napoca, Romania with an immersive EON Icube environment for a virtual reality therapy project.

9 Jan 2010

Study suggests participating in volunteer activities may prevent frailty in older adults

Frailty is a geriatric condition marked by weight loss, low energy and strength, and low physical activity. UCLA researchers followed 1,072 healthy adults aged 70 to 79 between 1988 and 1991 to determine if productive activities - specifically volunteering, paid work and child care - prevent the onset of frailty.

9 Jan 2010

U.S. Government's interoperable identity management standards meet NHIN’s requirements

Achieving the secure nationwide exchange of health information and patient medical information using the Internet will be advanced by adopting existing standards, technology and currently used approaches to authenticate digital identities, according to testimony presented today to the National Health Information Network (NHIN) committee advising on the development of a nationwide health information infrastructure. The testimony was delivered by SAFE-BioPharma Association, the non-profit that developed and maintains the SAFE-BioPharma® digital identity and signature standard.

9 Jan 2010

Baskin-Robbins introduces BRight Choices treats

Baskin-Robbins, America's favorite neighborhood ice cream shop, is ringing in the New Year with an expanded line-up of BRight Choices(TM) treats. BRight Choices are better-for-you light ice cream options including fat free, dairy free, no sugar added and light ice cream.

9 Jan 2010

Medical News

Selection of therapeutic workshops to be presented at the Twelfth Annual BIO CEO & Investor Conference

Interest in studying psychology on the rise

ZO Skin Health files complaint against Obagi Medical Products

Home-laundered scrubs have greater bacterial contamination than other alternatives

New book on baking recipes for people with food allergies

Kettle Brand Baked Potato Chips and Ashley Koff join to help fans make their “Real Resolutions” a reality

SEIU-UHW members call for NLRB to schedule elections early

Clinical Foundations' edition provides comprehensive review of hospital-acquired infections

"Ultimate Chef America" title to be held during the 2010 Ultimate Chef America tour

SIRIUS XM Radio to broadcast medical breakthroughs and milestones of the last ten years

Gilbert Hospital remains one of the best choices for hospital care in the southeast valley

Arizona resident achieves weight-loss with Dr. Siegal's COOKIE DIET

NOTA questions FDA's attempted regulation of on-site tests

LehmanMillet adds two new accounts: Myriad Genetics and Breathe Technologies

Phonak's "Hear the World Tour" exhibit to raise hearing loss awareness at Miami

U.S. Government supports ICPD; next five years crucial to meet reproductive healthcare goals

EON Reality supports BBU with immersive EON Icube environment for virtual reality therapy project

Study suggests participating in volunteer activities may prevent frailty in older adults

U.S. Government's interoperable identity management standards meet NHIN’s requirements

Baskin-Robbins introduces BRight Choices treats

Evolving spectrophotometry for modern biopharma workflows

Scaling B-cell cloning workflows for antibody development

Fluidics in Modern Healthcare & Medical Device Innovation

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