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Czura Thornton to acquire MDS's Central Labs operation

MDS Inc., a leading provider of products and services to the global life sciences markets, today announced that it has signed an agreement to sell its Central Labs operation, which conducts analysis of samples from late-stage clinical trials to Czura Thornton, a private investment group based in Jersey, Channel Islands.

From Danaher 9 Oct 2009

AMHN to air new healthcare video segments of Saddle Ranch Productions on its network

AMHN, Inc., parent company of America’s Minority Health Network, Inc., announced today that Saddle Ranch Productions, Inc. ("Saddle Ranch Productions") completed new healthcare video segments to be immediately aired on its network.

9 Oct 2009

Presidio partners with Cisco, Radianta and Ekahau to host Healthcare Technology Executive Summit

Presidio Networked Solutions, Inc., the leading provider of professional and managed services for the full lifecycle of advanced IT infrastructure solutions, today announced it will host an exclusive Healthcare Technology Executive Summit on October 15, in partnership with Cisco Systems, Radianta and Ekahau.

9 Oct 2009

Environmental Protection Agency grants for students to design sustainable technologies

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded 43 grants to teams of college and university students across the country who will design creative technologies to sustainability challenges in the developed and developing world.

9 Oct 2009

Harris Poll shows physician and consumer interests in mobile healthcare technologies

Mobile healthcare companies can increase adoption of the new technology by understanding their customers' "activation levels" in light of a newly released Harris Poll showing strong physician and consumer interest in the emerging industry.

9 Oct 2009

Cambridge Heart to showcase Microvolt T-Wave Alternans technology at 2009 Annual Meeting Conference

Cambridge Heart, Inc. (OTCBB-CAMH) will participate in the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Association’s 2nd Annual Meeting and Medical Education Conference in Chicago, Illinois October 9th through the 11th, to showcase their Microvolt T-Wave AlternansTM (MTWA) technology designed to identify patients at risk for Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA).

9 Oct 2009

Senate Finance Committee puts forward health care reform framework

“Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus has put forward a bold framework for health care reform that builds on what works and improves what doesn’t. It’s a good start.

9 Oct 2009

NIH grant to the University of Central Florida to conduct research on aphasia

A new University of Central Florida study could help tens of thousands of Chinese-Americans who have difficulty speaking after they suffer from strokes or other illnesses.

9 Oct 2009

Majority of public still says the government is responsible for basic health care: WPO poll

A new poll by WorldPublicOpinion.org (WPO) finds that over the last year, as the health care debate has intensified, a bipartisan consensus that the government is responsible for ensuring access to health care has fractured.

9 Oct 2009

UpLift Nutrition expands its All-Day Energy Spray marketing campaign

UpLift Nutrition, Inc. (www.upliftnutrition.com) announces expansion of marketing efforts and distribution of All-Day Energy Spray™. The company completed a successful 4-week test campaign during the month of September -- which included street marketing at college campuses, in retail stores and at sporting events and sponsorship of a regional MMA event.

9 Oct 2009

National Health Care Compliance Training Week to educate healthcare organizations

Health Care Compliance Strategies, Inc. (HCCS) announced today that it will celebrate National Health Care Compliance Training Week, October 26th through November 1st, by providing free unlimited access to the HCCS Infection Control multimedia online training course and a special Expert Webinar on preventing Identity Theft in healthcare organizations.

9 Oct 2009

Kaiser Permanente to host 16th Annual Mother and Daughter Learning Together Conference

Araceli Mata was 11 years old when she teamed up with her mother to pursue a higher education and a career in law enforcement. Araceli and her mother enrolled in the Kaiser Permanente Mother and Daughter Program, which was established in 1993 to encourage Latinas to focus on the rewards of attending college and establishing a professional career.

9 Oct 2009

Overweight children and youth are just as active, but spend more time in front of TV

The most significant behavioural difference between overweight and non-overweight Canadian boys between age 6 and 17 appears to be the amount of time they spend in front of a television, video or computer screen.

9 Oct 2009

Calcium to cure cardiovascular problems

Calcium is crucial for heart regeneration by cardiac stem cells following cardiovascular problems say scientists in an article to be published in the journal Circulation Research this 9th of October.

9 Oct 2009

Keep oral health in mind during Thanksgiving Day

This weekend, as your family celebrates Thanksgiving Day, it's important to keep your oral health in mind. When preparing your holiday meal, include foods that are nutritious and beneficial for your teeth and gums.

9 Oct 2009

Ford Motor Company , United Auto Workers collaborate to support March of Dimes

The leaders of Ford Motor Company and the United Auto Workers are not only joining forces to help revitalize America's auto industry - they're also coming together to support the March of Dimes and raise $100 million to give babies a healthy start in life.

9 Oct 2009

Breathe Easy, Stay Healthy Campaign for reducing toxic air pollution in Pittsburgh

Today, Citizens for Pennsylvania’s Future (PennFuture), joined by leaders from the Group Against Smog and Pollution (GASP) and Clean Water Action, along with Dr. Evelyn O. Talbott of the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health Department of Epidemiology and Allegheny County Council President Richard Fitzgerald, announced a major new campaign to reduce the fine soot pollution responsible for Pittsburgh’s number one ranking for dirtiest air for two years running.

9 Oct 2009

Perot Systems forms alliance with medical groups to offer health information technology services

The American Medical Group Association (AMGA), the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) and Perot Systems Corporation (www.perotsystems.com) today announced the formation of an alliance (Alliance) that will utilize the deep healthcare expertise of the three organizations to offer electronic health record (EHR)-related training and implementation services to newly established Health Information Technology (HIT) Regional Extension Centers (Extension Centers).

9 Oct 2009

Elsevier and PUMP donate books to schools and medical universities in Midwest China

Elsevier, a world-leading publisher of medical information products and services, announced today that in cooperation with Peking University Medical Press (PUMP) it has donated over 5,000 books to medical universities, colleges and schools in Midwest China.

9 Oct 2009

Bicycling is a way to fight Parkinson's disease for an 81-year old patient

Bob Wilson is not a quitter, and the Parkinson's Center of Oregon at Oregon Health & Science University will benefit from his steely determination October 10 when he and other members of "Team Bob" mount specially constructed bicycles for a fund-raising outing at The Springs at Tanasbourne.

9 Oct 2009

Medical News

Czura Thornton to acquire MDS's Central Labs operation

AMHN to air new healthcare video segments of Saddle Ranch Productions on its network

Presidio partners with Cisco, Radianta and Ekahau to host Healthcare Technology Executive Summit

Environmental Protection Agency grants for students to design sustainable technologies

Harris Poll shows physician and consumer interests in mobile healthcare technologies

Cambridge Heart to showcase Microvolt T-Wave Alternans technology at 2009 Annual Meeting Conference

Senate Finance Committee puts forward health care reform framework

NIH grant to the University of Central Florida to conduct research on aphasia

Majority of public still says the government is responsible for basic health care: WPO poll

UpLift Nutrition expands its All-Day Energy Spray marketing campaign

National Health Care Compliance Training Week to educate healthcare organizations

Kaiser Permanente to host 16th Annual Mother and Daughter Learning Together Conference

Overweight children and youth are just as active, but spend more time in front of TV

Calcium to cure cardiovascular problems

Keep oral health in mind during Thanksgiving Day

Ford Motor Company , United Auto Workers collaborate to support March of Dimes

Breathe Easy, Stay Healthy Campaign for reducing toxic air pollution in Pittsburgh

Perot Systems forms alliance with medical groups to offer health information technology services

Elsevier and PUMP donate books to schools and medical universities in Midwest China

Bicycling is a way to fight Parkinson's disease for an 81-year old patient

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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