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Philips Healthcare selects Callidus Software's Objective Management solution to manage its sales force

Callidus Software Inc., the leader in Sales Performance Management (SPM), today announced that Philips Healthcare has selected Callidus Monaco's Objective Management solution to develop and manage its sales force. Under the agreement, signed in the fourth quarter of 2009, Philips Healthcare will use Callidus' application to deploy and manage strategic sales objectives for its sales representatives in the United States.

From Philips Healthcare 9 Jan 2010

The Jean Coutu Group reports financial results for third-quarter of fiscal year 2010

The Jean Coutu Group (PJC) Inc. (the "Company" or the "Jean Coutu Group") reported its financial results today for the third quarter of fiscal year 2010 ended November 28, 2009.

9 Jan 2010

Gene therapy may help correct molecular flaws that cause brain disease

Neuroscientists have forged an unlikely molecular union as part of their fight against diseases of the brain and nervous system.

9 Jan 2010

Physiotherapy not "alternative" medicine or "voodoo", says CPA

The Canadian Physiotherapy Association (CPA) was surprised and dismayed to read articles in two of North America's most prestigious newspapers which question the use of certain commonly used physiotherapy treatments for musculoskeletal injuries. The articles, titled "Some physical therapy may be a stretch" and "Treat me, but no tricks please" suggest that ice, heat, ultrasound and other modalities are "voodoo" treatments.

9 Jan 2010

European Society of Cardiology warns public about risk factors involved in obesity, diabetes and hypertension

Following the sudden death yesterday of the former French government minister Philippe Séguin, who suffered a fatal heart attack, aged 66, the European Society of Cardiology is warning the public of the dangers of leaving risk factors such as hyperlipidemia, hypertension or diabetes untreated. Other major risk factors for coronary artery disease are smoking or being overweight.

9 Jan 2010

Bruce Bodaken releases statement on FVPF's International Center

The elimination of domestic violence has been a core objective of Blue Shield of California's charitable endeavors for more than a decade.

9 Jan 2010

Maryland seafood processor to stop fish distribution for non-compliance of food safety laws

The FDA today announced that a Maryland seafood processor delivering fresh, frozen, and ready-to-eat seafood in Virginia, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey, and Washington, D.C., is to stop processing and distributing adulterated fish and seafood because it is not compliant with federal food safety laws.

9 Jan 2010

SeraCare Life Sciences launches new products to aid discovery and development of drugs and diagnostics

SeraCare Life Sciences, Inc. announced today that the Company has added five new, differentiated products to its portfolio to meet the needs of SeraCare’s growing customer base in the life sciences industry.

9 Jan 2010

NCD to release report on workforce infrastructure for people with disabilities

The National Council on Disability (NCD) will release a report on workforce infrastructure for people with disabilities at the JW Marriott Houston, 5150 Westheimer, Houston, TX, from 9:15 a.m. until 10:15 a.m. on Wednesday, January 20, 2010.

9 Jan 2010

Los Alamos National Laboratory identifies 'Top 10 Laboratory science stories of 2009'

Los Alamos National Laboratory (www.lanl.gov) has identified the Top 10 Laboratory science stories of 2009 based on global viewership of online media content and major programmatic milestones.

9 Jan 2010

Americans encouraged to get H1N1 flu vaccine during National Influenza Vaccination Week

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and its Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced a nationwide effort to encourage more Americans to get the H1N1 flu vaccine during National Influenza Vaccination Week, January 10–16, 2010.

9 Jan 2010

Results of EpiCept's Special Meeting of Stockholders announced

EpiCept Corporation announced today the results of its Special Meeting of Stockholders held on January 7, 2010 in Tarrytown, NY.

9 Jan 2010

Nominations open for 2010 National Courage Award

Nominations are now being accepted for the 2010 National Courage Award. Since 1980, Minnesota-based Courage Center has presented the National Courage Award, which recognizes an individual's contributions to the health, welfare and rehabilitation of people with disabilities.

9 Jan 2010

American Clinical Laboratory Association lauds ADA's recommendation of HbA1C test for diabetes

The American Clinical Laboratory Association's Results for Life Campaign today applauded the American Diabetes Association for its decision to recommend the hemoglobin A1C laboratory test as a means of diagnosing diabetes and identifying pre-diabetes.

9 Jan 2010

Medicare, fraud and abuse remains top health law issues for 2010

Health care reform will change, if not send shock waves through, virtually the entire field of health care law. That is the consensus of 24 health law practitioners from BNA's Health Law Reporter advisory board, in a survey conducted in December 2009.

9 Jan 2010

EGS announces improved clinical outcomes from its new TIF procedure

EndoGastric Solutions (EGS), the recognized leader in the emerging field of Natural Orifice Surgery (NOS), today announced that data from two single-center series demonstrate improved clinical outcomes from a third-generation technique for its Transoral Incisionless Fundoplication (TIF) procedure. The data includes two case series totaling nearly 70 patients from two independent investigators, Reginald Bell, MD (Swedish Medical Center, Englewood, CO), and William Barnes, MD (Livingston Hospital and Healthcare Services, Inc., Salem, KY).

9 Jan 2010

Elysium Internet to exhibit direct navigation patient acquisition program

Elysium Internet, Inc., a next generation Local Internet advertising and digital media Company, today announced that it will exhibit its performance based, direct navigation patient acquisition program at the North Carolina Foot and Ankle Society's Winter Seminar, next week.

9 Jan 2010

Apollo Health Street launches two service lines to expand hospital revenue cycle management solutions

Apollo Health Street, a developer of world-class solutions that tackle healthcare’s toughest financial and IT challenges, is expanding their hospital revenue cycle management solutions by launching two service lines to help providers recover revenue they are due from denied and zero balance claims.

9 Jan 2010

Winter months presents a good opportunity to test our homes for radon

Keeping our homes more tightly closed during the winter months allows indoor air pollutants to build up in higher concentrations. It presents a good opportunity to test our homes for radon, a colourless, odourless gas that is produced from the natural breakdown of uranium in rocks and soil.

9 Jan 2010

KLAS survey reveals client confidence in athenaClinicals EHR

athenahealth, Inc., a leading provider of internet-based business services to physician practices, today announced that according to a new KLAS report Ambulatory EMR: On Track for Meaningful Use?, athenaClinicalsSM, the Company’s web-based electronic health record (EHR) service offering, achieved 100% client confidence in its ability to enable them to meet 2011 Meaningful Use standards under the HITECH Act.

9 Jan 2010

Medical News

Philips Healthcare selects Callidus Software's Objective Management solution to manage its sales force

The Jean Coutu Group reports financial results for third-quarter of fiscal year 2010

Gene therapy may help correct molecular flaws that cause brain disease

Physiotherapy not "alternative" medicine or "voodoo", says CPA

European Society of Cardiology warns public about risk factors involved in obesity, diabetes and hypertension

Bruce Bodaken releases statement on FVPF's International Center

Maryland seafood processor to stop fish distribution for non-compliance of food safety laws

SeraCare Life Sciences launches new products to aid discovery and development of drugs and diagnostics

NCD to release report on workforce infrastructure for people with disabilities

Los Alamos National Laboratory identifies 'Top 10 Laboratory science stories of 2009'

Americans encouraged to get H1N1 flu vaccine during National Influenza Vaccination Week

Results of EpiCept's Special Meeting of Stockholders announced

Nominations open for 2010 National Courage Award

American Clinical Laboratory Association lauds ADA's recommendation of HbA1C test for diabetes

Medicare, fraud and abuse remains top health law issues for 2010

EGS announces improved clinical outcomes from its new TIF procedure

Elysium Internet to exhibit direct navigation patient acquisition program

Apollo Health Street launches two service lines to expand hospital revenue cycle management solutions

Winter months presents a good opportunity to test our homes for radon

KLAS survey reveals client confidence in athenaClinicals EHR

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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