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2010 American Occupational Health Conference to be held in Orlando

The Nation's largest occupational and environmental medicine conference, the 2010 American Occupational Health Conference (AOHC®) will be held May 2-5 at Rosen Shingle Creek in Orlando, Fla. AOHC is the annual meeting of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM), an international medical society of more 4,000 occupational and environmental physicians and other health care professionals.

4 Dec 2009

MoneyTV features bioengineering and stem cell topics this week

Bioengineering, extracting health products from waste tobacco, stem cells, unemployment, wind energy; this week on MoneyTV, hosted by anchor Donald Baillargeon.

4 Dec 2009

Family Research Council responds to Senate's approval of Mikulski amendment

Family Research Council President Tony Perkins responded today to the U.S. Senate's approval of an amendment authored by U.S. Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) to authorize the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to include abortion as "preventive care" in their guidelines.

4 Dec 2009

Smokefree Innotec's Swiss patent and trademark attorneys start nationalizing PCT patent application

Smokefree Innotec, Inc. announced today that its Swiss patent and trademark attorneys Spierenburg & Partners AG have started nationalizing and regionalizing the PCT patent application for SFIO's Real Smokefree product.

4 Dec 2009

First Edition: December 4, 2009

Today's headlines focus on the Senate's first health bill votes and the behind-the-scenes negotiations regarding the public option.

4 Dec 2009

New discoveries to treat life-threatening blood disorder presented at ASH annual meeting

A genetic variation that may indicate a patient's risk of developing a potentially life-threatening blood disorder if exposed to certain pharmaceutical therapies or chemicals is one of several medical discoveries scientists at cancer diagnostics leader Quest Diagnostics will present during the 51st American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting and Exposition, December 5-8, 2009, in New Orleans, LA.

4 Dec 2009

Sirona announces fourth-quarter and fiscal year end 2009 results

Sirona, the dental technology leader, today announced its financial results for the quarter and fiscal year ended September 30, 2009.

4 Dec 2009

Study shows herbal medicine is effective for treating acute rhinosinusitis

Rhinosinusitis is an inflammatory process involving one or more of the paranasal sinuses that typically follows a viral upper respiratory tract infection (RTI). The term ‘acute rhinosinusitis’ is used instead of ‘acute sinusitis’ because it is the currently internationally accepted terminology.

4 Dec 2009

Internap Network Services completes SAS 70 Type II audit for its company-controlled data centers

Internap Network Services Corporation, a global provider of end-to-end Internet business solutions, today announced it has successfully completed the Statement on Auditing Standards No. 70 (SAS 70) Type II audit for its company-controlled data centers. This activity is part of a continued commitment by Internap to provide advanced services to IT professionals interested in facilities that have demonstrated capabilities against the highest standards for service delivery.

4 Dec 2009

Oncologists optimistic about the potential of clinical trials for personalized medicine

According to a national poll of oncologists and clinical research professionals, there is a high level of optimism about the potential of clinical trials for personalized medicine. While oncologists view cost as a barrier to treatment and research, they think policy initiatives are opportunities to effectively promote personalized medicine.

4 Dec 2009

Severity of injury has the most effect on workers' compensation

The severity of injury and level of impairment -- not the workers' legal fees -- have the most effect on payout for workers' compensation claims among Illinois construction workers, researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health have found.

4 Dec 2009

Healthcare professionals from Kaiser Permanente facilities to leave SEIU and join NUHW

More than 2,300 healthcare professionals at dozens of Kaiser Permanente facilities across Southern California will soon vote on leaving the SEIU to join the National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW).

4 Dec 2009

New Jersey hospitals fight to recover from economic downturn

The recession has dealt a significant blow to New Jersey hospitals, with a new report showing that the statewide 2008 hospital operating margin reached just 0.2 percent, the lowest point since 1999.

4 Dec 2009

New smokers more likely to use menthol cigarettes

Menthol cigarette use is higher among persons who started smoking in the past year (44.6 percent) than among longer-term smokers (31.8 percent) according to a new study by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).

4 Dec 2009

Long term care insurance and the home care option make it easier for Austin couple

After 40 years of exploring the world together, John Austin and his wife, Betty, now have different adventures. Diagnosed with Alzheimer's five years ago, "Betty has become my whole world," Mr. Austin says.

4 Dec 2009

Muscle Flex gets ready for National commercial release of its Beagle StepFit Pedometer

Muscle Flex Inc. announced today that it is ready to go for a Monday, December 7 National commercial release for its Beagle StepFit Pedometer.

4 Dec 2009

Biogen Idec increases its offer to $17.50 for purchase of Facet Biotech shares

Biogen Idec Inc. today announced that it has increased its offer to purchase all of the outstanding shares of Facet Biotech Corporation to $17.50 per share in cash, representing an increase of $3.00 per share, or 21%, over its previous offer.

4 Dec 2009

Reproductive Health Matters' November issue focuses on criminalisation

Elsevier announced today the publication of the November issue of Reproductive Health Matters. Articles in the issue look at criminalisation in relation to a range of global issues: rape and sexual violence; female genital mutilation; selling and buying sex; provision and use of modern contraception and induced abortion; homosexuality, and HIV transmission.

4 Dec 2009

FDA clears TSO3's STERIZONE 125L Sterilizer for expanded use

TSO3 Inc., an innovator in low temperature sterilization technology for medical devices in healthcare settings through the use of ozone, today announced that the Company has received clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration to expand the intended use claims for its TSO3 STERIZONE(R) 125L Sterilizer.

4 Dec 2009

New study shows seasonal flu vaccine awareness is high among Hispanics, but vaccination rates are lower

Although there is high awareness of the need for seasonal influenza vaccines, a new study of Hispanics in one California county shows low rates of actual vaccination, especially among men.

4 Dec 2009

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2010 American Occupational Health Conference to be held in Orlando

MoneyTV features bioengineering and stem cell topics this week

Family Research Council responds to Senate's approval of Mikulski amendment

Smokefree Innotec's Swiss patent and trademark attorneys start nationalizing PCT patent application

First Edition: December 4, 2009

New discoveries to treat life-threatening blood disorder presented at ASH annual meeting

Sirona announces fourth-quarter and fiscal year end 2009 results

Study shows herbal medicine is effective for treating acute rhinosinusitis

Internap Network Services completes SAS 70 Type II audit for its company-controlled data centers

Oncologists optimistic about the potential of clinical trials for personalized medicine

Severity of injury has the most effect on workers' compensation

Healthcare professionals from Kaiser Permanente facilities to leave SEIU and join NUHW

New Jersey hospitals fight to recover from economic downturn

New smokers more likely to use menthol cigarettes

Long term care insurance and the home care option make it easier for Austin couple

Muscle Flex gets ready for National commercial release of its Beagle StepFit Pedometer

Biogen Idec increases its offer to $17.50 for purchase of Facet Biotech shares

Reproductive Health Matters' November issue focuses on criminalisation

FDA clears TSO3's STERIZONE 125L Sterilizer for expanded use

New study shows seasonal flu vaccine awareness is high among Hispanics, but vaccination rates are lower

Real-time Raman monitoring for pharmaceutical hot melt extrusion

Synthetic Psychedelics: A Growing Public Health Concern

How the Vutara VXL simplifies single-molecule imaging

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