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Sono-Tek reports financial results for the second-quarter ended August 31, 2009

Sono-Tek Corporation today announced sales of $1,683,883 for the three months ended August 31, 2009, compared to sales of $1,605,482 for the prior year period, an increase of $78,401 or 5%. Sales also increased versus our first quarter by $219,155 or 15% in coating equipment for alternative energy, medical device equipment, food processing equipment and other industrial coating equipment.

13 Oct 2009

Women abused by intimate partners suffer higher rates of medical maladies

Women abused by intimate partners suffer higher rates of a wide variety of doctor-diagnosed medical maladies compared to women who were never abused, according to a new study of more than 3,000 women.

13 Oct 2009

Little Company of Mary Hospital and Health Care Centers to complete Campus Transformation Project

The Board of Directors at Little Company of Mary Hospital and Health Care Centers voted to proceed with the completion of the Campus Transformation Project. Little Company of Mary obtained the Certificate of Need (CON) last spring, making it the boldest construction project since the Sisters opened the original hospital in the midst of the Great Depression - 80 years ago this January. It will create the Southwest Chicago area's first all-private room, private bath acute care hospital that includes a beautiful new Women's Center for Life and Health.

13 Oct 2009

Fully-insured members of Guardian to receive 100% coverage of the administrative cost of H1N1 vaccine

The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America (Guardian), one of the largest mutual life insurers and a leading provider of employee benefits for small and mid-sized companies, today announced that it will cover 100% of the cost associated with the administration of the H1N1 vaccine for employees and their eligible dependents enrolled in a fully-insured Guardian medical plan.

13 Oct 2009

Legendary coach helps raise awareness on osteoarthritis

After leading the U.S. men’s basketball team to Olympic gold last year and two weeks before the start of his 30th season as head coach of Duke University’s men’s basketball team, Mike Krzyzewski (Coach K), 61, is teaming up with the Arthritis Foundation to help raise awareness of the disease that nearly ended his coaching career 10 years ago.

13 Oct 2009

EnviroSystems signs distribution agreement with ZayMat Distributors of Cleveland

Anpath Group, Inc., reported today that its wholly-owned subsidiary, EnviroSystems, Inc. (ESI) has expanded its distribution capabilities with the signing of ZayMat Distributors of Cleveland, OH. ZayMat is owned and managed by Terrell Dillard, the President and Master Franchise Owner of Jan-Pro Cleaning Systems of Greater Cleveland. Anpath previously reported growth in the JanSan market largely based on the growing safety and environmental concerns.

13 Oct 2009

Qwest Communications to provide communications network solution to MPM-managed health care clinics

Memorial Practice Management (MPM) has selected Qwest Communications to provide an advanced communications network solution to connect seven MPM-managed health care clinics in central Washington.

13 Oct 2009

European Patent Office announces intention to grant patent for Phyton Biotech's methods of producing taxanes

Phyton Biotech GmbH, a world leader in plant cell culture technology, reports that the European Patent Office has announced its intention to grant a European patent to Phyton covering methods of producing taxanes such as paclitaxel.

13 Oct 2009

President Obama to sign a healthcare reform package, according to members of Congress

At a healthcare forum hosted by Politics magazine, current and former members of Congress said they believed President Obama would sign some sort of a healthcare reform package, most likely later this year. "There would be too much political damage done if something doesn't pass, so Congress will find a way," said Congressman Michael Burgess, MD (R-TX).

13 Oct 2009

Webinar to discuss the issues surrounding disease management programs

At a time when healthcare is at the top of the national agenda, two issues have emerged as most critical to reform: reducing costs and improving care. Managing chronic illness and improving overall consumer health through personalized disease management and wellness programs are proven to be effective, but today, only those patients and health plan members who are most at risk get personalized attention.

13 Oct 2009

Public lecture at UC Riverside to focus on the evolutionary struggle for cancer

Cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide. Our evolutionary struggle with this disease is the focus of a free, public lecture at UC Riverside.

13 Oct 2009

Comprehensive weight management system from EIRO Research

EIRO Research, a Dallas-based nutritional company, launched EIROfit, a comprehensive and easy-to-use weight management system, at its launch convention on October 9, 2009.

13 Oct 2009

Cognitive abilites other than memory may decline prior to clinical diagnosis in patients with Alzheimer's disease

Cognitive abilities other than memory, including visuospatial skills needed to perceive relationships between objects, may decline years prior to a clinical diagnosis in patients with Alzheimer's disease, according to a report in the October issue of Archives of Neurology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

13 Oct 2009

Study demonstrates coexistence of visuospatial and phonological disorders in dyslexics

Chinese-speaking children with dyslexia have a disorder that is distinctly different, and perhaps more complicated and severe, than that of English speakers. Those differences can be seen in the brain and in the performance of Chinese children on visual and oral language tasks, reveals a report published online on October 12th in Current Biology, a Cell Press publication.

13 Oct 2009

University of Florida to build a new research facility in Orlando

The University of Florida (UF) has reached a milestone in its efforts to build a research facility in Orlando at the emerging Lake Nona Medical City. A ceremony marking the official signing of the agreements was held immediately preceding the formal dedication of Burnham Institute for Medical Research’s (Burnham) Lake Nona campus.

13 Oct 2009

Health care reform should include transparency requirements for PBMs: Consumer groups

More than 30 groups representing consumer, labor and Medicare beneficiaries have joined a growing coalition urging Congress to support transparency requirements for pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) in the health care reform proposals being considered by Congress.

13 Oct 2009

Sandata Technologies and Allscripts sign agreement to implement Santrax

Sandata Technologies, Inc., a leading nationwide provider of information technology solutions to the home healthcare and social services communities, today announced an agreement with Allscripts the leader in software, services, information, and connectivity solutions for physicians, hospitals and post-acute providers, making Santrax the preferred electronic time and attendance provider for current and future home care agency clients of Allscripts.

13 Oct 2009

Democrats and reform advocates lash back at insurers

Reactions and Democratic push back are beginning to be evident after the release Monday of an insurance industry-sponsored report (.pdf) that warns premiums could wind up costing $4,000 more by the end of decade if a proposed health overhaul is implemented, the Associated Press reports. The report isn't "worth the paper it's written on," AARP Executive Vice President John Rother said. The retiree's association has supported health reform (Alonso-Zaldivar and Werner, 10/12).

12 Oct 2009

NiTi Surgical Solutions to showcase its investigational bowel anastomosis device at the 95th ACS Congress

NiTi™ Surgical Solutions, an innovative surgical device company, today announced that it will showcase its new, investigational bowel anastomosis device this week at the American College of Surgeons (ACS) 95th Annual Clinical Congress in Chicago, Illinois. The device, which will be marketed as BowelRing™, represents the company’s next advancement in its innovative BioDynamix™ Anastomosis Technology platform.

12 Oct 2009

This Halloween GOT MILK? asks children to make healthier choices

This Halloween, with the help of GOT MILK?, children across California will pledge to not be tricked into bingeing on candy and sweets on All Hallow's Eve.

12 Oct 2009

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Sono-Tek reports financial results for the second-quarter ended August 31, 2009

Women abused by intimate partners suffer higher rates of medical maladies

Little Company of Mary Hospital and Health Care Centers to complete Campus Transformation Project

Fully-insured members of Guardian to receive 100% coverage of the administrative cost of H1N1 vaccine

Legendary coach helps raise awareness on osteoarthritis

EnviroSystems signs distribution agreement with ZayMat Distributors of Cleveland

Qwest Communications to provide communications network solution to MPM-managed health care clinics

European Patent Office announces intention to grant patent for Phyton Biotech's methods of producing taxanes

President Obama to sign a healthcare reform package, according to members of Congress

Webinar to discuss the issues surrounding disease management programs

Public lecture at UC Riverside to focus on the evolutionary struggle for cancer

Comprehensive weight management system from EIRO Research

Cognitive abilites other than memory may decline prior to clinical diagnosis in patients with Alzheimer's disease

Study demonstrates coexistence of visuospatial and phonological disorders in dyslexics

University of Florida to build a new research facility in Orlando

Health care reform should include transparency requirements for PBMs: Consumer groups

Sandata Technologies and Allscripts sign agreement to implement Santrax

Democrats and reform advocates lash back at insurers

NiTi Surgical Solutions to showcase its investigational bowel anastomosis device at the 95th ACS Congress

This Halloween GOT MILK? asks children to make healthier choices

Flow chemistry, AI, and NMR: A next-gen approach to scalable API production

Digital pathology and the PathoVerse: A conversation with Dr. Singh

Bioprocess Efficiency with Cell Density Monitoring

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